Rantanen notched an assist, two blocked shots and two PIM in Thursday's 4-3 loss to the Oilers.

A weekly gauge of the players who are controlling substantial buzz around the league. When a player is included on this list it may not be a good thing -- it means that they are capturing a large amount of the hockey world's attention.

Entering the second half of the season, the Jets are on top of the Central Division and Kyle Connor is the least talked about contender in this year's scoring race. With 22 goals

WINNIPEG – Kyle Connor scored the sixth hat trick of his ... much-deserved attention on Saturday after containing MacKinnon, Rantanen and Drouin in the 3-0 win over Colorado.

The Colorado Avalanche may soon face a defining decision on star Mikko Rantanen with the forward playing the final year of his contract with the Avs. According to TVA Sports’ Renaud Lavoie ...

The Jets are an excellent team worthy of an all-in approach. Who should be their ideal targets at the trade deadline?

Has Penguins GM Kyle Dubas deserved the criticism for the team's state? Should the Devils trade Simon Nemec? Would you rather MacKinnon or Draisaitl in the playoffs? And more.

While everyone is talking about Mitch Marner and John Tavares with the Toronto Maple Leafs, the other member of the “Big Three” free agents this summer is Mikko Rantanen of the Colorado Avalanche.  Like the others listed above,

Kyle Connor and Mark Scheifele each had a goal and an assist. The Jets have won three in a row and seven of eight to improve to 26-10-1. Down 2-0 early in the second, Winnipeg tied it with goals ...

Kyle Connor and Nikolaj Ehlers each had two assists. Juuse Saros stopped 25 shots for Nashville.

Devon Toews scored with 37 seconds left in overtime, and the Colorado Avalanche rallied to beat the New York Rangers 3-2 in Denver on Tuesday night. Artturi Lehkonen and Parker Kelly also scored, Nathan MacKinnon had two assists and Mackenzie Blackwood made 27 saves for Colorado.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Kent Johnson and Kirill Marchenko scored in the shootout as the Columbus Blue Jackets rallied to defeat the Philadelphia Flyers 3-2 on Tuesday night.