The Colorado Avalanche practiced Sunday, and it looked like they didn’t have a care in the world. There were laughter and hijinks galore during the spirited practice at the Family Sports Center. The Western Conference Final against the Vegas Golden Knights doesn’t start until Game 1 at Ball Arena on Wednesday (8 p.

The NHL announced that the Colorado Avalanche will be playing their first game of the Western Conference finals next Wednesday.

The NHL released the starting date of the Western Conference final, plus two possible starting dates for the Eastern Conference final.

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Mitch Marner scored a tremendous goal 62 seconds after the opening faceoff, Pavel Dorofeyev scored twice in the third period and the Vegas Golden Knights cruised into the Western Conference finals with a 5-1 victory over Anaheim Ducks in Game 6 of the second round Thursday night.

The NHL fined John Tortorella $100,000 after the Vegas Golden Knights head coach did not fulfill his media obligations May 14, skipping his postgame session with reporters after his team clinched a berth in the Western Conference finals.

Former Boston Bruins coach Bruce Cassidy is being linked to the Los Angeles Kings opening.

Relive the historic night Connor Hellebuyck and Mark Scheifele silenced Nashville in a high-stakes Game 7, propelling Winnipeg to its first ever deep postseason run.