Tomas Plekanec scored 13:19 into overtime to give the eighth-seeded Montreal Canadiens a 3-2 victory against the top-seeded Washington Capitals on Thursday night in Game 1 of their Eastern Conference quarterfinal series.
Ryan Miller was the Buffalo Sabres' difference maker all regular-season long. Turns out his role hasn't changed in the playoffs. Miller was remarkable in making 38 saves -- including 23 in the second period -- in the Sabres' 2-1 playoff-opening victory over the Boston Bruins on Thursday night "When he's at the top of his game, we're a very, very difficult team to play...
WASHINGTON - Tomas Plekanec finally made news for the right reasons.
Plekanec scored on a slapshot at 13:19 of the first overtime as the Montreal Canadiens stole home ice advantage away from the Washington Capitals with a 3-2 win Thursday...
HAMILTON, Ont. - Cedrick Desjardins had a perfect start to his American Hockey League playoff career.
The Hamilton goaltender made 21 saves and earned a shutout in his playoff debut, helping the Bulldogs to a 2-0 win over the Manitoba Moo...
WINDSOR, Ont. - Brandon Maxwell made 59 saves and Jonathan Jasper scored in overtime as the Kitchener Rangers stunned the Windsor Spitfires 7-6 Thursday to take a 1-0 lead in the Ontario Hockey League Western Conference final.
"It's a big...
WASHINGTON (AP) -Tomas Plekanec scored 13:19 into overtime to give the eighth-seeded Montreal Canadiens a 3-2 victory over the top-seeded Washington Capitals on Thursday night in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference playoff series.
Plekanec beat Jos...
WASHINGTON (AP) -Tomas Plekanec scored 13:19 into overtime to give the eighth-seeded Montreal Canadiens a 3-2 victory over the top-seeded Washington Capitals on Thursday night in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference playoff series.
Plekanec beat Jos...
Ryan Miller was the Buffalo Sabres' difference maker all regular-season long. Turns out his role hasn't changed in the playoffs.
Miller was remarkable in making 38 saves - including 23 in the second period - in the Sabres' 2-1 playoff-ope...
WASHINGTON (AP) -Tomas Plekanec scored 13:19 into overtime to give the eighth-seeded Montreal Canadiens a 3-2 victory over the top-seeded Washington Capitals on Thursday night in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference playoff series.
Plekanec beat Jos...
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) -Ryan Miller made 38 saves to lead the Buffalo Sabres to a playoff-opening 2-1 victory over the Boston Bruins on Thursday night.
Captain Craig Rivet scored the go-ahead goal with slap shot from the right circle with 6 minutes ...
Martin Brodeur has been around long enough to not be offended by the booing the New Jersey Devils fans gave the team in its Game 1 loss to the Philadelphia Flyers.
The fans expect a lot, and they got frustrated watching the Devils drop a ...
GLENDALE, Ariz. - Dave Tippett is a defensive-minded coach but he doesn't limit players on the back end to focusing simply on one end of the ice.
In fact he demands offence from his defencemen. Their production has been an important part ...
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) -Martin Brodeur has been around long enough to not be offended by the booing the New Jersey Devils fans gave the team in its Game 1 loss to the Philadelphia Flyers.
The fans expect a lot, and they got frustrated watching the De...
Boston Bruins assistant coach Craig Ramsay was taken by ambulance to a Buffalo hospital where he's been diagnosed with the flu prior to the team's playoff opener against the Sabres.
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) -Martin Brodeur has been around long enough to not be offended by the booing the New Jersey Devils fans gave the team in their Game 1 loss to the Philadelphia Flyers.
The fans expect a lot, and they got frustrated watching the ...
SAN JOSE, Calif. - The San Jose Sharks find themselves in an all-too-familiar position, trailing in a playoff series after dropping a disappointing series opener at home.
Now they need to make sure that the 2-1 loss in Game 1 to the Color...
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) -Dave Tippett is a defensive-minded coach but he doesn't limit players on the back end to focusing simply on one end of the ice.
In fact he demands offense from his defensemen.
Their production has been an important part of...
With an off year, and Olympic snub and years of playoff-deficient seasons behind, veteran Shane Doan raised his game as you might expect to help Phoenix take a 1-0 series lead over Detroit, Wes Goldstein says.
CHICAGO - Marian Hossa knows how difficult it is to get to the Stanley Cup finals. He also knows how heartbreaking it can be once there.
Two years ago, playing with Pittsburgh, his team lost to Detroit. Last season, while with the Red Win...
BOBRUISK, Belarus - Canada recorded its first win of the IIHF World U18 Championship on Thursday, hammering host Belarus 11-3.
The result came after Canada opened the annual hockey tournament with a disappointing 3-1 loss to Switzerland o...
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) -The San Jose Sharks find themselves in an all-too-familiar position, trailing in a playoff series after dropping a disappointing series opener at home.
Now they need to make sure that the 2-1 loss in Game 1 to the Colorado...
VANCOUVER, B.C. - Drew Doughty has gone from Olympic hero to public enemy No. 1 in Vancouver.
The Los Angeles Kings defenceman found himself in the rare position Thursday of preparing for his first career NHL playoff game against the Canu...
Team Canada is taking shape heading into next month's IIHF World Hockey Championship.
A source said Thursday that general manager Mark Messier has received confirmation from 15 players whose teams didn't qualify for the NHL playoffs, incl...
PITTSBURGH - Ottawa Senators forward Milan Michalek will miss the rest of the NHL playoffs because of a torn knee ligament that will require surgery.
The Senators already were without another of their top six forwards. Alex Kovalev also h...
Nashville's power play has been in a deep freeze and the Predators could use a breakout Saturday in Game 5 of their opening-round series against the Chicago Blackhawks. Chicago rookie goalie Antti Niemi, who has posted two shutouts in his four career playoff games, and shot-blocking defenseman Brent Sopel have played key roles in Nashville's 0-for-17 performance on the power play.
CHICAGO (AP) -Marian Hossa knows how difficult it is to get to the Stanley Cup finals. He also knows how heartbreaking it can be once there.
Two years ago, playing with Pittsburgh, his team lost to Detroit. Last season, while with the Red Wings,...
Ottawa Senators forward Milan Michalek will miss the rest of the NHL playoffs because of a torn knee ligament that will require surgery. Michalek had been playing with a brace to protect the partially torn ligament in his left knee. Senators general manager Bryan Murray says the ligament was completely torn during the 5-4 victory over Pittsburgh on Wednesday.
PITTSBURGH (AP) -Ottawa Senators forward Milan Michalek will miss the rest of the NHL playoffs because of a torn knee ligament that will require surgery.
The Senators already were without another of their top six forwards. Alex Kovalev also has ...
TORONTO (AP) -The Maple Leafs have signed goaltender Jonas Gustavsson to a $2.7-million, two-year contract extension.
The team announced the deal on Thursday, keeping the 25-year-old Swede from becoming a restricted free agent this summer.
Gust...
PITTSBURGH -- Ottawa Senators forward Milan Michalek will miss the rest of the season after tearing the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee during Game 1 of the Senators' Eastern Conference Quarterfinal series against the Pittsburgh Pengui...
Florida Panthers goalie Scott Clemmensen and New York Islanders forward Kyle Okposo were among the first 12 players named to the United States squad that will compete at the 2010 IIHF World Championships in Germany from May 7-23.
Clemmensen and...
TORONTO - The Monster is returning to the Maple Leafs crease for another two years.
Toronto signed goaltender Jonas Gustavsson to a US$2.7-million, two-year contract extension Thursday.
The six-foot-three Swede, whose nickname is Th...
BUFFALO, N.Y. - Boston defenceman Andrew Ference will play for the Bruins in Game 1 of their Eastern Conference quarter-final series against the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday night.
Ference was declared ready to go after missing the final ni...