Vancouver Canucks star Elias Pettersson has lost out on a $245,000 down payment made for a luxury home in Sweden despite winning a legal battle over the failed purchase.

One Elias Pettersson is at the center of the Vancouver Canucks' trade drama. The other is a feel-good story and an addition to the NHL's history of players with the same names.

While the Vancouver Canucks may have temporarily saved their season with a 2-1 win over the Washington Capitals on Saturday night, the trade rumours and turmoil

Canucks management's next steps with their star centers are crucial in the wake of Friday's three-team blockbuster.

The Winnipeg Jets lead the NHL power rankings for the first time since November, but it's tight at the top. Plus, the blockbuster Rantanen trade has another big winner.

Barring any injuries, the Toronto Maple Leafs will have at least one player on each of the 4 Nations Face-Off rosters next month. Sweden’s lone Leafs representative, William Nylander, is no stranger to the national team program.

It’s been a rough season for the Buffalo Sabres, who rank 30th in the NHL standings. While we knew they had a high ceiling and a low floor, few expected the floor to be this low.

The club is last in the Eastern Conference with an 18-26-5 record and, barring an unprecedented run, the playoff drought that’s chased off season-ticket holders will reach 14 years.

How far down the Oilers' pecking order has Skinner dropped? He played 13:34 in Thursday's 6-2 win over Vancouver − and that was his biggest ice time total since Dec. 3.

Ron MacLean: “We’ll come back to the cap, and Mitch Marner is UFA too, but first Crosby, this opens the door for this speculation that the Cole Harbour kids will be together now that they’ve moved Rantanen. Is that a possibility?”

Toronto's Auston Matthews and Colorado's Nathan MacKinnon are the highest-paid NHL players this season, but Edmonton's Leon Draisaitl will pass them.