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UNIONDALE, N.Y. - The New York Islanders said all the right things in the days leading up to their first-round playoff matchup against the top-seeded Pittsburgh Penguins. Yes, they knew the odds of an upset in a No. 1 vs...

Russia's Ilya Kovalchuk scored one goal and made another as the defending champions hammered Latvia 6-0 in their opening group game of the ice hockey world championship in Stockholm.

ST. PAUL, Minn. - The Minnesota Wild are down two games to none in their first-round playoff series against the Chicago Blackhawks. Despite the deficit against a deep, talented Blackhawks team that posted the NHL's best ...

OTTAWA - Despite snatching home-ice advantage from the Montreal Canadiens in the opener of their Eastern Conference quarter-final, the Ottawa Senators know they missed a big opportunity with a poor effort in Game 2. And ...

For 60 minutes, the Capitals and Rangers fought to a stalemate. But Washington's power play can't be stymied for long and was the difference in a 1-0 OT win, writes Sarah Kwak.

Mike Green's power-play goal eight minutes into overtime gave the Capitals a 1-0 victory over the Rangers on Saturday afternoon.

Henrik Lundqvist and Braden Holtby kicked, swiped, caught and otherwise kept getting in the way of the puck, matching each other save-for-save for a second shy of 68 minutes, until Mike Green scored the power-play goal i...

WASHINGTON - Mike Green scored eight minutes into overtime, Braden Holtby made 24 saves for his first career playoff shutout, and the Washington Capitals beat the New York Rangers 1-0 Saturday to take a 2-0 series lead i...

Veteran defenseman Sheldon Souray will be a healthy scratch for the Ducks in Game 3 against the Detroit Red Wings, in a surprising move by Anaheim coach Bruce Boudreau.

WASHINGTON - Forward Derek Dorsett has made his debut with the New York Rangers, dressing for Game 2 of their playoff series against the Washington Capitals after recovering from a broken collarbone. Centre Brian Boyle a...

Ottawa defenseman Eric Gryba was suspended two games and Boston's Andrew Ference for one game for hits to the heads of opponents in playoff openers.

The 34 lost regular-season games still loom unpleasantly large in the downtown shops, restaurants and other businesses that depend on the city's highly developed affinity for hockey.

BOSTON - Boston coach Claude Julien says either Dougie Hamilton or Matt Bartkowski will fill in for suspended defenceman Andrew Ference in Game 2 of the Bruins' NHL playoff series against the Leafs. Ference received a on...

Erik Johnson and the United States didn't let an early two-goal deficit get them down. Johnson scored twice in a four-goal second period for the U.S. as it rallied to beat Austria 5-3 on Saturday in its opener in the 201...

Erik Johnson scored twice during a four- goal second period, leading the United States to a 5-3 win over Austria in the 2013 World Hockey Championship.

VANCOUVER, British Columbia - Raffi Torres didn't even see his shot go into the net Friday night.

Raffi Torres scored at 5:31 of overtime to give the San Jose Sharks a 3-2 victory over the Vancouver Canucks in Game 2 of their playoff series Friday night.

CHICAGO - In the Blackhawks' most important moment of the season to date - Game 1 of the playoffs - no player had a bigger presence on the ice than Michal Rozsival.

CHICAGO - Like an over-active flipper on a pinball machine, Corey Crawford kept flashing his right pad and kept denying Zach Parise on five consecutive shots from just outside - and some inside - the Blackhawks crease.

CHICAGO - There is little to refine when it comes to Michael Frolik's postseason scoring touch, which has been substantially more, uh, existent than his regular-season knack during his time with the Blackhawks.

VANCOUVER, British Columbia - The San Jose Sharks have been playing hockey since 1991. They have appeared in 28 previous playoff series, winning 13 of them. But in all that time and in all those series, they have never s...