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MONTREAL - Boston Bruins defenceman Johnny Boychuk was taken from the ice on a stretcher after a hit from behind by Montreal forward Max Pacioretty on Thursday night. The game was delayed several minutes as Boychuk was a...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Nashville Predators goaltender Pekka Rinne underwent an MRI on Thursday, and the results were improved according to general manager David Poile. Rinne will continue limited physical activity for the ne...

The Carolina Hurricanes on Friday agreed to terms with forward Carter Sandlak on a three-year, entry-level contract. Sandlak, 20, leads the Plymouth Whalers of the Ontario Hockey League with 16 goals and 24 points in 26 ...

    

Pittsburgh Penguins forward Evgeni Malkin is "day to day" with a lower body injury and will not play on Saturday when the Penguins travel to Boston.

Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Victor Hedman will miss at least a week with a lower-body injury sustained Thursday against the Ottawa Senators, coach Jon Cooper told Tampa Bay Times reporter Damian Cristodero. Hedman and...

Nashville Predators captain Shea Weber returned to practice Friday. Weber addressed the media Friday in Nashville for the first time since being hit in the eye with a puck during a 3-0 loss to the Edmonton Oilers on Nov....

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After six playoff flameouts, the Capitals are hoping one of their franchise icons can mold their goaltenders into Cup-contending form.

The New York Rangers have recalled forward J.T. Miller from their American Hockey League affiliate, the Hartford Wolf Pack. Miller has played in 15 games this season for the Rangers, with one goal and one assist. He has ...

The Chicago Blackhawks and New York Rangers traded minor-league forwards Friday, with the Rangers sending Brandon Mashinter to the Blackhawks in exchange for Kyle Beach. Mashinter, 25, had three shots on goal and 10 pena...

Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - Sidney Crosby participated in his 500th NHL game last night, a long-awaited and long-delayed milestone in the career of the Pittsburgh Penguins captain.

Kids facing life-threatening diseases get a lift from a contingent of more than 20 Ducks, including Saku Koivu, who overcame his own cancer diagnosis in 2001 to play again.Surrounded by a room full of NHL players, high s...

OTTAWA - Emile Poirier has faced his share of disappointment this season. First, he failed to make the Calgary Flames out of training camp while fellow Ottawa-area junior phenom Sean Monahan stuck with the team. Then he ...

The Columbus Blue Jackets will be without their top goaltender for at least the next month, but on Friday the club will try to record consecutive wins for the first time since October when it hosts the Minnesota Wild at ...

The Chicago Blackhawks ended last month on a six-game winning streak, but have found December less fruitful early on.

Mirco Mueller, taken by the San Jose Sharks in the first round of the 2013 NHL Draft, is one of 27 players invited to Switzerland's selection camp for the 2014 IIHF World Junior Championship. The Swiss camp will be held ...

The San Jose Sharks will try to put a blowout loss in Pittsburgh behind them when they continue a four-game road trip with Friday's battle against the Carolina Hurricanes.

    

TORONTO - The Maple Leafs have recalled defenceman John-Michael Liles from the AHL's Toronto Marlies. Liles becomes the eighth defenceman on the roster, and his promotion raises the question of the immediate future of 19...

    

Taylor Hall had a hat trick and an assist to help the Edmonton Oilers rebound from a lopsided defeat with an 8-2 victory over the Colorado Avalanche on Thursday night.