With three rounds of hockey still to come, here’s a long list of players who’ve taken the first steps toward winning the second-most important trophy handed out each June.

@dixononsports has the story. sprtsnt.ca/4ab16Qq

What’s the rush, Eastern Conference favourites?

The New York Rangers became the third team on that side of the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs draw to take a 3-0 stranglehold on a series, downing the Washington Capitals on Friday. (Ryan Dixon) sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/pl…

Last spring Dallas left Vegas down 0-2. This time it’s going there in a huge hole….

With the first taste of overtime this post-season, the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs have officially begun — and of course it was Carter Verhaeghe who sniped the game-winner. Ryan Dixon has more playoff takeaways. sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/pl…

A rematch of a West final from 11 months go where the losing squad dropped the first two games of the series on the road in OT...in a combined time of 2:47...after both games were tied in the final 3 mins. Narrow margins, friends!

The Winnipeg Jets and Colorado Avalanche both see themselves as contenders. But only one team gets to move on. So, which team will it be? Ryan Dixon looks closer at the Stanley Cup playoffs first-round matchup. sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/20…

John Gruden of the Toronto Marlies talks about the pressure of being a head coach, while another job at the NHL level could be in the offing.

@dixononsports has the story from Toronto. sprtsnt.ca/4aVDCQ7

He joins Sam Reinhart and Jonathan Marchessault as 40-plus goal guys who could hit the open market in July.

It can’t be said frequently or ferociously enough: there’s really nothing like high-stakes hockey.

@dixononsports has the story from the NHL this past weekend. sprtsnt.ca/3vS4K3I

With one week to go in the season — and with this being the final power rankings of a dazzling 2023-24 campaign — Ryan Dixon is shining a light on that one story that defined the year for each of the NHL's 32 clubs. sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/nh…

The Seattle Kraken are the latest reminder of a hard truth in the NHL: progression is rarely linear, writes Ryan Dixon is this week's edition of Weekend Takeaways. sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/we…

From top to bottom, every club has a 2023-24 MVP, and Ryan Dixon is here to offer up the much-deserved stick-taps in this week's Power Rankings. sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/nh…

Welcome to alliteration Wednesday in the NHL:
Tampa-Toronto
New Jersey-New York
Kraken-Kings
Canucks-Coyotes

Will Nathan MacKinnon finally win his first Hart Trophy? Perhaps, but the competition he faces is outrageous.

With that in mind, Ryan Dixon examines the case for all four leading MVP candidates as we come down the stretch ⤵️ sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/wi…

In his latest power rankings, Ryan Dixon provides a 32-team check-in to identify players and squads that are finishing with more menace than they started, while noting a few who have sagged. sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/nh…

After a slow start to the season, Alex Ovechkin has reignited his chase for Gretzky's goal record with a red-hot stretch. (@dixononsports) sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/we…

Any time you surrender a goal 19 seconds into the contest, you’re starting the game with one foot in the grave.

The Leafs found themselves trailing quickly in Philly and stayed behind the rest of the night. (Ryan Dixon) sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/ma…

You can’t start a conversation about winners and losers of the 2024 trade deadline anywhere else than with the defending champions.

The Golden Knights once again are primed to make a run. (Ryan Dixon)

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With the final, frantic swap talk happening ahead of Friday’s trade deadline, Ryan Dixon is using this edition of the Power Rankings to take a quick peek at the GM situation for all 32 teams. sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/nh…

One trade has already worked out tremendously. Will the Jets make more?