With about three weeks left of the 2022-23 NHL regular season, there are three teams that have clinched a playoff spot and four that have been mathematically eliminated.Those numbers will both increase in the days ahead, as it's another jam-packed week on the schedule. But which games will have the most importance when it comes to the playoff races? Which…

Florida Panthers prospect Mackie Samoskevich scored less than a minute into overtime, and the Michigan Wolverines earned their 27th trip to the Frozen Four with a 2-1 victory over Penn State on Sunday night in Allentown, Pennsylvania.The Wolverines, a team filled with NHL draft picks and prospects, will join Quinnipiac, Boston University and Minnesota in the men's hockey national semifinals…

LOS ANGELES -- Viktor Arvidsson had two goals for the second straight game, Adrian Kempe also scored twice and the Los Angeles Kings extended their point streak to a franchise-record 12 games in a 7-6 win over the St. Louis Blues on Sunday night.Alex Iafallo and Trevor Moore also scored during a five-goal first period, and Drew Doughty scored for…

Los Angeles Kings forward Blake Lizotte received a one-game suspension from the NHL on Sunday for cross-checking Winnipeg Jets defenseman Josh Morrissey.Lizotte had a hearing with the league's Department of Player Safety earlier Sunday. The suspension means he is ineligible to play in Sunday night's home game against the St. Louis Blues.He was assessed a five-minute major and a match…