EDMONTON - What was supposed to be a weekend of tee times, warm weather and relaxation for the Edmonton Oilers has been replaced by two-a-day sessions of lung-busting line rushes, special teams drills and hours of chalk talk and breaking down v...
MONTREAL - Montreal Canadiens forward Andrei Kostitsyn will be sidelined indefinitely after undergoing surgery on his left knee Friday.
The 24-year-old left winger has not played since being hit by the Florida Panthers' Keith Ballard duri...
BARRIE, Ont. - Alex Pietrangelo's return to the Ontario Hockey League will come with a new team.
The Niagara IceDogs shipped the 19-year-old defenceman to the Barrie Colts along with forward Chris DeSousa and goalie Petteri Simila on Frid...
On Monday, Jan. 11, the NHL Network presents a special 30-minute edition of "On The Fly: Central Scouting Mid-Season Rankings," airing at 7:00 p.m. ET. It will also be streamed live on NHL.com.
Defenseman Cam Fowler and left wing Tay...
Team USA's junior gold brings the fast-forward development of the national program to light, while the C change in the nation's capital was only a matter of time, Wes Goldstein says.
For the first time in more than a year, goaltender Rick DiPietro will take the ice for the New York Islanders.
According to the team, DiPietro will get the start Friday night in Dallas, his first since Jan. 2, 2009.
The 28-year-old ...
CALGARY - Hockey Canada has suspended its French-language shopping website after being made aware of several translation errors.
The site (boutique.hockeyCanada.ca) has been online since October 2009 and was created by Vancouver-based Ela...
Erik Christensen's career has been quite a journey to this point, but he seems to have hit his stride with the Rangers. Our Michael Hurcomb touches on his value and others in his latest edition of Playing the Waiver Wire.
Erik Christensen's career has been quite a journey to this point, but he seems to have hit his stride with the Rangers. Our Michael Hurcomb touches on his value and others in his latest edition of Playing the Waiver Wire.
Ryan Kesler of the Vancouver Canucks, Adrian Aucoin of the Phoenix Coyotes and Eric Belanger of the Minnesota Wild will be the special guests of Deb Placey and Stan Fischler Friday on NHL Live! from 12-2 p.m. ET on NHL Network and NHL.com
Also ...
VANCOUVER, B.C. - Alex Burrows managed to do Thursday night what no other Vancouver Canuck has done in 23 years.
Burrows recorded his second-straight hat trick as the Canucks blanked the Phoenix Coyotes 4-0 on Thursday night.
He bec...
Alex Burrows pulled off a trick that hadn't been done by a Vancouver Canucks player in 23 years. Make that two tricks. Burrows scored three goals for his second straight hat trick, and Roberto Luongo made 31 saves for his 50th NHL shutout as the Canucks beat the Phoenix Coyotes 4-0 on Thursday night.
Jimmy Howard looked like one of the Detroit Red Wings' great goalies of the past in stopping a career-high 51 shots. When it was over, the rookie still thought of himself as Chris Osgood's backup. Howard made 27 saves in the second period and 14 in the third, leading the Red Wings to 2-1 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Thursday night.
LOS ANGELES - Rookie Jimmy Howard made 27 of his career-high 51 saves in the second period, Darren Helm scored with 18 seconds left in the third period, and Dan Cleary scored in the final second of the first to lead the Detroit Red Wings to a 2...
With time running out to make a run at a playoff spot, the Anaheim Ducks may have drawn added inspiration from coach Randy Carlyle and general manager Bob Murray. The two met with the players earlier this week to get they ready for a postseason push. The message led to a group effort in the Ducks' 4-2 win over the St.
WASHINGTON (AP) -Nicklas Backstrom scored twice in the third period, and Alex Ovechkin added his first goal since becoming Capitals captain as Washington beat the Ottawa Senators 5-2 on Thursday night.
Ovechkin nearly made it three games in a ro...
ANAHEIM, Calif. - Matt Belesky scored the go-ahead goal with 2:40 left and the Anaheim Ducks beat the St. Louis Blues 4-2 on Thursday night.
After Belesky scored off a rebound of Corey's Perry shot, Todd Marchant followed it up with an em...
VANCOUVER, B.C. - Alex Burrows recorded his second-straight hat trick and Roberto Luongo made 31 saves for his 50th career shut out as the Vancouver Canucks blanked the Phoenix Coyotes 4-0 on Thursday night.
Henrik Sedin assisted on all t...
LOS ANGELES - Jimmy Howard looked like one of the Detroit Red Wings' great goalies of the past in stopping a career-high 51 shots. When it was over, the rookie still thought of himself as Chris Osgood's backup.
Howard made 27 saves in the...
Rookie Jimmy Howard made 27 of his career-high 51 saves in the second period, Darren Helm scored with 18 seconds left in the third period, and Dan Cleary scored in the final second of the first to lead the Detroit Red Wings to a 2-1 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Thursday.
VANCOUVER, B.C. - Alex Burrows recorded his second-straight hat trick and Roberto Luongo made 31 saves for his 50th career shut out as the Vancouver Canucks blanked the Phoenix Coyotes 4-0 on Thursday night.
Henrik Sedin assisted on all t...
ANAHEIM, Calif. - With time running out to make a run at a playoff spot, the Anaheim Ducks may have drawn added inspiration from coach Randy Carlyle and general manager Bob Murray.
The two met with the players earlier this week to get the...
NASHVILLE - J.P. Dumont's first short-handed goal in the regular season came at the perfect time for the Nashville Predators.
The Carolina Hurricanes led by a goal and had a power play in the first period when Francis Bouillon pulled the ...
Alex Burrows scored three goals for his second straight hat trick and Roberto Luongo made 31 saves for his 50th NHL shutout as the Vancouver Canucks beat the Phoenix Coyotes 4-0 on Thursday.
The Columbus Blue Jackets ended their latest slump by preying on the only team below them in the Western Conference. Kristian Huselius and R.J. Umberger had a goal and an assist apiece and the Blue Jackets snapped a four-game losing skid with a 4-2 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday night. Antoine Vermette and Jan Hejda also scored for the Blue Jackets, who had lost 13 of 14 and ended a...
San Jose Sharks coach Todd McLellan will be among the guests on Friday's edition of NHL Live! on the NHL Network and NHL.com.
Also appearing with hosts Deb Placey and Stan Fischler are Phoenix Coyotes defenseman Adrian Aucoin, Minnesota Wild ce...
WASHINGTON (AP) -Nicklas Backstrom scored twice in the third period, and Alex Ovechkin added his first goal since becoming Capitals captain as Washington beat the Ottawa Senators 5-2 on Thursday night.
Ovechkin nearly made it three games in a ro...
CALGARY - Steele Boomer had a goal and an assist to lead the Kootenay Ice to a 2-0 win over the Calgary Hitmen in Western Hockey League action on Thursday night.
Matt Fraser scored the game-winning goal in the second period for the Ice (2...