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Rick DiPietro insists that the suicidal comments he made to a local television reporter were not meant to be taken literally.

Rick DiPietro, in an interview with the New York Daily News, clarified comments he had made in an earlier interview with News 12 Long Island in which DiPietro appeared to intimate that he had contemplated suicide. In spe...

The Nashville Predators have traded forward Brian McGrattan to the Calgary Flames for defenseman Joe Piskula.

The Washington Capitals have claimed bruiser Aaron Volpatti off waivers from the Vancouver Canucks.

(AP) -- Ottawa defenseman Erik Karlsson's season ended with one vicious slash of a skate blade across his left Achilles' tendon.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The Nashville Predators have traded forward Brian McGrattan to the Calgary Flames for defenceman Joe Piskula. The Predators announced the trade Thursday after putting McGrattan on waivers Tuesday. McGr...

The number of big-name players out with concussions shows the league must take more steps to stop head injuries. -

WASHINGTON - The Washington Capitals have claimed left-wing Aaron Volpatti off of waivers from Vancouver. Volpatti has one goal and 28 penalty minutes in 16 games with Vancouver this season. The native of Revelstoke, B.C...

The National Hockey League's Department of Player Safety on Thursday unveiled its "Kneeing" video, the fourth in a series of educational videos designed to help players and fans better understand how specific infractions...

We're nearly six weeks into the 2012-13 NHL season and it's time to evaluate the fantasy hockey landscape. As always, NHL.com has you covered. NHL.com and Rotoworld fantasy hockey experts get together today at 2:30 p.m. ...

CALGARY - The Calgary Flames have acquired tough guy Brian McGrattan from Nashville in exchange for defenceman Joe Piskula. The move comes one day after the Predators assigned McGrattan to Milwaukee of the American Hocke...

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Many were surprised when Mikhail Grigorenko slipped to 12th at the 2012 draft, but the Sabres were ecstatic to land him. THN's Tyson Geick talked to the 18-year-old about adjusting to the NHL, learning the North American...

If a Saturday doubleheader on the NHL Network is great, then it stands to reason that a quadruple-header would be twice as nice. Hockey fans in the United States will find out for sure when they tune into the NHL Network...

Michael St. Croix made sure the Edmonton Oil Kings emerged on top in a battle between the WHL's conference leaders. St. Croix scored the winning goal with 63 seconds left to play to complete a Oil Kings comeback as Edmon...

PORTLAND, Ore. - Michael St. Croix scored the winning goal with 63 seconds left to play to complete a Oil Kings comeback as Edmonton defeated the Portland Winterhawks 4-3 on Wednesday in the WHL. Portland had the only go...

PHILADELPHIA - Claude Giroux scored 23 seconds in, and Simon Gagne added a goal in his first game back with the Flyers as Philadelphia rolled to a 4-1 victory over the Washington Capitals on Wednesday night. Wayne Simmon...

Anze Kopitar scored the tiebreaking goal on a slick pass from Dwight King with 4:48 to play, and the Los Angeles Kings rallied from a third-period deficit for their fifth straight victory, 2-1 over the Detroit Red Wings ...

PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. - Luke Siemens made 22 saves and Carson Perreaux had a goal and two assists as the Prince Albert Raiders hammered the Regina Pats 7-0 on Wednesday in the WHL. Leon Draisaitl, Davis Vandane, Dakota Co...

Kyle Palmieri ended a 10-game goal drought with his first NHL hat trick, Viktor Fasth made 20 saves and the Anaheim Ducks beat the Nashville Predators 5-1 Wednesday night for their seventh straight home victory.

Anze Kopitar scored the tiebreaking goal on a slick pass from Dwight King with 4:48 to play, and the Los Angeles Kings rallied from a third-period deficit for their fifth straight victory, 2-1 over the Detroit Red Wings ...