Which front office is most ruthless? Who had the best glow-up? And which rookie has been most important to his team?

Kirill Kaprizov had this thing locked up before his injury, as he was the Minnesota Wild offense ... Evgeni Malkin to his Sidney Crosby? The Nicklas Backstrom to his Ovechkin?

Meanwhile, Niklas Bäckström and ... including Jakob Markstrom (New Jersey Devils), Gustav Forsling (Florida Panthers), Joel Eriksson-Ek (Minnesota Wild), William Karlsson (Vegas Golden Knights ...

But what Toronto's Nazem Kadri did by running into Minnesota goalie Niklas Backstrom, without being pushed by a Wild defender, is a blatant infraction. And the fact Kadri caught Backstrom in the ...

New Jersey officials announced on Friday that they are ramping up efforts to combat the H5N1 bird flu after a spike in wild bird deaths. Since late December, the virus has been detected in wild ...

"I did a lot of research before I ultimately decided to do it and [Patrick] Kane was a big piece of that, to reach out to him, but also Nicklas Backstrom ... Minnesota Wild and Maple Leafs.

a hip resurfacing that has caused players such as Nicklas Backstrom and Ryan Kesler to have not played since, but also caused little issue for Patrick Kane. Bob McKenzie's new reporting indicates ...

He would be over 40 years old by the end of the deal. The majority of the team's core -- center Nicklas Backstrom, forward T.J. Oshie and defenseman John Carlson-- were also signed long term ...

He even sent a good-natured “chirp” at goaltending coach Niklas Backstrom, which made head coach Dean Evason chuckle. “It’s pretty cool, right?” Evason said. “He’s chirping ...