The Latest Breaking News from Vegas

DALLAS — The Stars will be hiring a new coach this summer, following the departure of Rick Bowness on Friday afternoon.

SEATTLE — Watching the just-completed opening round of the Stanley Cup playoffs underscored yet again how difficult it is to win a championship.

Vegas announced the news on Monday after falling short of expectations this season.

Hockey Twitter has zero love for Vegas.

The Dallas Stars will have to wait a little while longer to clinch a playoff spot.

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Tuesday night’s edition of the Freeway Faceoff stalled early, hit the gas, weaved through traffic and slammed the brakes on the Ducks’ hopes of playing spoiler as the Kings earned a 2-1 victory that brought them a significant step closer to their first postseason appearance since 2018.

There was a time back at the season’s opening when pundits suggested the two most recent NHL expansion squads squaring off Wednesday night were likely to be playoff teams this spring.

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MINNEAPOLIS — The gap the Wild has to close in the Western Conference has been looming over the franchise ever since it was bounced out of the playoffs last season, fading in Game 7 after a burly first-round battle with the Golden Knights.

The Green Bay Packers shocked the NFL on Thursday night by trading star Davante Adams to the Las Vegas Raiders, leaving quarterback Aaron Rodgers with a big new contract but no No. 1 receiver.