For some NHL players – mostly as a result of sheer bad luck – their best-laid career plans disintegrate because of consistent injuries. That's what's happening to Montreal Canadiens center Kirby Dach.

The sun is setting on an incredible era of Pittsburgh Penguins hockey. After making the playoffs for 16 straight seasons and winning Stanley Cups in 2009, 2016 and 2017 on the backs of Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, Kris Letang, and Marc-Andre Fleury, they are now headed for their third consecutive playoff absence.

As a key member of the Stanley Cup-champion Florida Panthers and Team Canada at the 4 Nations Face-Off, veteran forward Sam Reinhart has blossomed into one of the biggest big-game players in the hockey world. And in this feature story from THN's 2015 Future Watch edition, Reinhart was profiled as he cut his NHL teeth as a member of the Buffalo Sabres:

The St. Louis Blues signed defenseman Tyler Tucker (75) to a two-year extension on Friday. (Jeff Curry-Imagn Images)

The NHL’s trade deadline is one week away, and there are already some Stanley Cup contenders nobody should want to face in the playoffs. But some others are nearly there.

As Black History Month wraps up, the hockey world has given praise to very deserving names from the past and present, including Angela James, Grant Fuhr, Jarome Iginla and many others.

At one point, it looked grim for the Pittsburgh Penguins, who were down 3-0 to the Philadelphia Flyers at PPG Paints Arena. Moreover, it was a mere 48 hours since the visitors thumped the home team 6-1.

The Hockey News Big Show is back with a new episode one week away from the NHL trade deadline.

In 1993, the Montreal Canadiens dispatched the Wayne Gretzky-captained Los Angeles Kings in five games, with three games going past regulation. Since then, outside of a minor trade involving defenseman Frédéric Allard and forward Nate Schnarr, it's been relatively quiet. Is there something in the works between these two teams? Let's shelf that connection for now.

Ivan Barbashev was on pace to obliterate his career-highs before suffering an upper-body injury that forced him to miss 10 games, but since returning from the 4 Nations Face-Off, the Vegas Golden Knights forward seems to have found his offensive game once again.