The 4 Nations Face-Off was a game-changer. How will the NHL capitalize on it -- and what comes next for its midseason events?

The NBA All-Star game has become something of a joke, where even the skills competition has become irrelevant. It was a similar story for the NHL, which has tried countless formats over the ...

There’s a growing argument that the NHL-hosted 4 Nations Face-Off international tournament was so spectacularly successful it may damage the league’s plans for future standard All-Star Games.

There was no satellite TV in those days, so one of the few chances fans got to see players from a different NHL conference ...

ST. LOUIS – Let’s talk All-Star Games. One league ditched it. Another tweaked it. And the results? Rather obvious. It’s not often the NHL gets a dunk on the NBA, but this weekend ...

SPORTS Team Matthews center Auston Matthews (34 ) of the Toronto Maple Leafs and right wing William Nylander (88 ) of the Toronto Maple Leafs and defenseman Morgan Rielly (44 ) of the Toronto Maple ...

This was never going to be a series of slow, throwaway All-Star Games, in which hits and even defense are nonexistent. This has certainly been no dull skills competition. This was the NHL’s ...

"We know the full-blown World Cup is going to be sensational." Sources told ESPN that the future of the NHL All-Star Game beyond next season has yet to be determined. The NHL All-Star Game isn't ...

of the Toronto Maple Leafs acknowledge the crowd after winning the 2024 NHL All-Star Game against Team McDavid at Scotiabank Arena on Feb. 3. It worked because of buy-in from the players and ...