Dallas Stars defenseman Miro Heiskanen is week to week with a lower-body injury sustained on a big hit from Vegas captain Mark Stone, a setback that leaves the standout from

LAS VEGAS — The risk-reward part of it for the best NHL players is obvious. You get to represent your country, wear its sweater and compete for a title. You are also vulnerable, like with any game, to injury.

Heiskanen was injured in the third period of the Stars’ 4-3 overtime victory over Vegas on Tuesday after taking the hit from Stone, who fell toward Heiskanen’s left knee and thigh after getting tripped.

After becoming the first Finnish-born player to captain a Stanley Cup champion, Aleksander Barkov was named captain of Team Finland for the upcoming 2025 4 Nations Face-Off on Thursday.

Las Vegas is home to a large percentage of Hawaiians, the second-most after Honolulu in the U.S. Credit in part Boyd Gaming's California hotel, which has been drawing tourists — many who have become locals — for 50 years.

Two-thirds of the way through its snowy season, the state’s valleys remain largely snow-free and snowpack is sporadic across Nevada’s mountains.

Barkov will lead fellow Finnish Cats Anton Lundell, Eetu Luostarinen and Niko Mikkola at tournament from Feb. 12-20

Adin Hill is getting ready to represent Team Canada at the 4 Nations Face-Off next month. At Wednesday's Vegas Golden Knights practice, the goaltender debuted his new gear for the event.

With its powerful camera, the French Navy surveillance plane scouring the Baltic Sea zoomed in on a cargo ship plowing the waters below — closer, closer and closer still until the camera operator could make out details on the vessel's front deck and smoke pouring from its chimney.

The Vegas Golden Knights recently announced that Alex Pietrangelo would not be participating in the upcoming 4 Nations Face-Off. According to the Golden Knights

Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has repeatedly made it clear that Greenland is not for sale, despite Trump's insistence that he plans to 'get' the territory.

Florida Panthers coach Paul Maurice did not seem to be in the mood to be reminded that after Sunday’s loss in Las Vegas, his team’s schedule starts to loosen up a bit. Sunday’s game, after all, was their last west of the Rockies this season with Florida leaving its time zone for games in St.