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.

Maxim Tsyplakov laid a brutal hit against Philadelphia on Thursday, and now the Islanders forward has been suspended for three games. The New York Islanders came away losers 5-3 to the Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday night,

Connor McDavid scored the game's lone goal and Stuart Skinner provided a shutout to power the host Edmonton Oilers to a 1-0 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Monday. Leon Draisaitl and Darnell Nurse picked up assists as McDavid scored on his 28th birthday.

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ST. PAUL, Minn. — Connor McDavid continues setting records and moving up scoring lists.

At 11:29 of the third period, Edmonton star Connor McDavid rushed into the L.A. end ... Edmonton doesn’t need to become the 1974 Philadelphia Flyers, but if that’s the way the game is going to unfold, the Oilers can’t pretend otherwise.

The inaugural Connor McDavid OHL Top Prospects Game takes place on Wednesday, Jan. 14th, and the rosters for Team East and Team West are officially set.

McDonald’s Canada released a teaser on TikTok for a new advertising campaign centered around Edmonton Oilers’ captain Connor McDavid and Toronto Maple Leafs’ captain Auston Matthews.

The Los Angeles Kings forward has received a $5,000 fine for slew-footing Edmonton Oilers forward Connor McDavid during their game on Monday, the NHL's department of player safety announced.

January 14 - Connor McDavid ... goals in the first period. Flyers 4, Panthers 3 Noah Cates scored his second goal of the game with 5:51 remaining to propel host Philadelphia to a comeback win ...

Evan Bouchard scored the winning goal late in the third period, capping the Edmonton Oilers' rally from a three-goal deficit to beat the Colorado Avalanche 4-3 in Denver on Thursday night. Bouchard also had an assist,