The NHL playoffs are off to a heavy-hitting start. Teams are laying nearly 80 hits a game early in the first round after the ...

A still-getting-his-feet-beneath-him Rantanen is still a really good Rantanen. But really good isn’t good enough against the revamped Avs.

It will be the first where Mikko Rantanen is one of the bad guys. “Yeah,” Avs coach Jared Bednar said matter-of-factly when asked if facing Rantanen in the playoffs will be surreal.

Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs didn’t go to plan for the Dallas Stars, falling 5-1 to the Colorado Avalanche, and it wasn’t a game Stars defenseman Mikko Rantanen will remember fondly ...

DENVER --Mikko Rantanen has not looked like himself through ... Entering this season, he was tied with Mark Messier for sixth in NHL history among those who had played at least 74 games.

FRISCO, Texas — Mikko Rantanen was at ease Friday when talking ... Blackwood since has posted a 22-12-3 mark with a 2.33 GAA and .913 save percentage. The home team won all three meetings ...