Antti Niemi made 21 saves for his seventh shutout of the season and third in seven games and the Chicago Blackhawks beat the Minnesota Wild 4-0 on Wednesday to snap a three-game losing streak.
Steven Stamkos scored his 46th goal to edge within one of NHL leader Sidney Crosby and the Tampa Bay Lightning prevented Pittsburgh from gaining ground in the Eastern Conference race, beating the Penguins 2-0 on Wednesday.
Eric Staal scored 2:55 into the third period and Cam Ward made 34 saves to lead the Carolina Hurricanes to a 2-1 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Wednesday.
Jason Pominville scored his team-leading 24th goal and the Buffalo Sabres inched closer to clinching the Northeast Division title with a 6-2 victory over the Florida Panthers on Wednesday.
Jason Pominville scored his team-leading 24th goal and the Buffalo Sabres inched closer to clinching the Northeast Division title with a 6-2 victory over the Florida Panthers on Wednesday.
The last NFL draft pick is Mr. Irrelevant. NHL types can't say that. Choosing Patric Hornqvist in 2005 is proving to be one Swede score for Nashville, Wes Goldstein says.
Teemu Selanne's bid to supplant Jari Kurri as Mr. Finland is just the start. Wes Goldstein analyzes movements involving Donald Fehr, the 'Yotes, Preds and Winter Classic in News and Views.
The head of Ice Edge Holdings says his company remains on track to purchase the Phoenix Coyotes, despite widespread speculation that the acquisition is in trouble over financing.
Nick Bonino scored his first NHL goal with an assist from 600-goal scorer Teemu Selanne, and Curtis McElhinney made 30 saves in the Anaheim Ducks' 3-1 victory against the Dallas Stars on Monday night.
Tyler Myers had a goal and set up Paul Gaustad's score to lift the surging Buffalo Sabres to their sixth victory in seven games, 3-2 against the Boston Bruins on Monday night.
Carolina goalie Cam Ward made a brilliant return after being out nearly two months, Erik Cole scored a decisive goal with 4:11 left and the Hurricanes beat the Thrashers 4-1 on Monday night, dealing a blow to Atlanta's playoff hopes.
After spending five months trying to find their groove, the Wings are back. Even without a playoff spot officially clinched, Wes Goldstein sees the signs and elevates Detroit to No. 1.
Devin Setoguchi had two goals, and the San Jose Sharks -- without injured leading scorer Joe Thornton -- beat the Colorado Avalanche 4-3 on Sunday night.
Brian Boucher stopped 32 shots, and five players scored as the slumping Philadelphia Flyers broke out of the doldrums with a 5-1 win over the New Jersey Devils on Sunday night.
Jakub Voracek had two goals and an assist, and Steve Mason made 33 saves to lead the Columbus Blue Jackets to a 4-2 win over the slumping Chicago Blackhawks on Sunday night.
Keith Tkachuk scored the winning goal on his 38th birthday, and the St. Louis Blues maintained slim playoff hopes with a 2-1 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Sunday night.
Sidney Crosby ended a seven-game stretch without a goal by scoring twice, then joined Pascal Dupuis with shootout tallies as the Pittsburgh Penguins rallied to beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-4 on Sunday.
Pittsburgh is making a strong push to play host to the NHL's next Winter Classic on Jan. 1, matching the league's two signature stars in the Penguins' Sidney Crosby and the Capitals' Alex Ovechkin at Heinz Field.
Having reached the desperation point in their bid to make the playoffs, the Calgary Flames no doubt wish they could get bonus points for a dominating road win against the top team in the league.
The Phoenix Coyotes, the surprise team of the NHL, celebrated their first playoff berth since 2002 with a 6-2 victory over the Colorado Avalanche behind Lee Stempniak's two goals on Saturday.
Niklas Kronwall, in his first career shootout try, scored the winning goal in the 11th round to give the Detroit Red Wings a 1-0 victory over the Nashville Predators on Saturday night.
Nikolai Kulemin scored 39 seconds into overtime and Jonas Gustavsson made 36 saves to outduel Swedish counterpart Henrik Lundqvist in the Toronto Maple Leafs' 3-2 comeback victory over the New York Rangers on Saturday night.
Nikolai Kulemin scored 39 seconds into overtime and Jonas Gustavsson made 36 saves to outduel Swedish counterpart Henrik Lundqvist in the Toronto Maple Leafs' 3-2 comeback victory over the New York Rangers on Saturday night.
Patrik Elias and Jamie Langenbrunner had power-play goals and Dainius Zubrus also scored for the New Jersey Devils, who clinched their 13th straight playoff berth with a 4-2 win over the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday.
Patrick Lalime won his 200th career game and the Buffalo Sabres clinched their first playoff berth in three years with a 7-1 rout of the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday night.
Rich Peverley and Evgeny Artyukhin scored 57 seconds apart in the second period to help the Atlanta Thrashers beat the Carolina Hurricanes 4-0 on Saturday night.
Rich Peverley and Evgeny Artyukhin scored 57 seconds apart in the second period to help the Atlanta Thrashers beat the Carolina Hurricanes 4-0 on Saturday night.
Saturday's NHL roundup: Daniel Alfredsson scored the winning goal early in the third period and Brian Elliott made 20 saves for the Ottawa Senators, who beat the Florida Panthers 3-2 for their fourth straight victory.
Sidney Crosby set up three goals, goalie Marc-Andre Fleury played a strong game after allowing an early soft goal and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the rival Philadelphia Flyers 4-1 on Saturday, the final regular season game in Mellon Arena between the longtime rivals.
Dennis Seidenberg, David Krejci and Zdeno Chara scored goals to wake up a previously dormant Boston power play, and Tim Thomas stopped 31 shots for his first shutout since Dec. 21, leading the Bruins to a 5-0 win over the Calgary Flames on Saturday.
Corey Perry scored two power-play goals in a 1:35 span in the third period, and Curtis McElhinney made 34 saves in the Anaheim Ducks' 3-2 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Friday.
Johan Franzen had two goals and two assists for his first career four-point game in the Detroit Red Wings' 6-2 victory over the Minnesota Wild on Friday.
Jason Spezza and Daniel Alfredsson had a goal and assist each, Brian Elliott made 41 saves, and the Ottawa Senators beat the Buffalo Sabres for the ninth straight time, 4-2 on Friday.
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper attended an announcement Friday that the Pat Burns Arena will be built in Stanstead, a town near the Quebec-Vermont border. The former NHL coach, his voice left raspy by the cancer attacking his lungs, flew up from his home in Florida for the ceremony.
Good on the NHL for making a rule to halt head shots. We know the league is happy with itself. But Ray Ratto says the rule needs toughening up to really be one to be proud of.
Evgeni Nabokov made 27 saves for his 50th career shutout, and the San Jose Sharks clinched a playoff berth while climbing back atop the Western Conference standings with a 3-0 victory over the Dallas Stars on Thursday night.
Brian Gionta scored twice -- including Montreal's second empty-net goal -- and Jaroslav Halak came within 3:36 of recording a shutout, leading the Canadiens to a 4-1 victory over the Florida Panthers on Thursday.
Antoine Vermette had two goals and an assist, and the Columbus Blue Jackets scored four second-period goals to hand the Chicago Blackhawks their worst loss of the season, 8-3 on Thursday night.