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Five things the Montreal Canadiens will need to do to defeat the Tampa Bay Lightning in the NHL playoffs: Power play punch -- The Canadiens went 0-for-23 with the man advantage in their last eight games. They were 19th i...

Tim Murray's vision of rebuilding the Buffalo Sabres involves several things.

(Sports Network) - Heading into the final week of the regular season, the St. Louis Blues were in the running to capture the Presidents' Trophy as the league's top point-earning team.

The Columbus Blue Jackets don't mind all the doubters.

COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Columbus Blue Jackets don't mind all the doubters. In fact, they almost welcome them. "People were waiting for us to falter, kind of waiting to say, 'I told you so,'" coach Todd Richards said of his ...

Childhood friends from their minor hockey days in Toronto and both drafted by the Maple Leafs, Matt Finn and Connor Brown will be on opposite sides of the puck in the Ontario Hockey League's Western Conference final. Fin...

In their last of four matchups during the regular season, the Red Wings beat the Bruins 3-2 on April 2. The win meant the Red Wings had won three of four over the Bruins, but it didn't necessarily fill them with any fals...

From the moment Stephane Robidas was traded from the Dallas Stars to the Anaheim Ducks last month, he realized he might end up facing his former teammates in the first round of the playoffs.

With reseeding gone, the league's postseason now offers fans a bracket resembling the N.C.A.A. tournament. Here's a look at each series in the first round.

Sidney Crosby won his first Stanley Cup and at age 21 and his first of two Olympic gold medals at 22. This season, he led the Pittsburgh Penguins to a division title, won the scoring race and is favoured to be the NHL's ...

(Sports Network) - The Colorado Avalanche figured to be a team on the upswing after landing talented center Nathan MacKinnon with the top overall pick of the 2013 draft and hiring former goaltender great Patrick Roy as t...

The Columbus Blue Jackets are the closest NHL team to the Pittsburgh Penguins, at least geographically. The two franchises are separated by 185 miles of highway.

PITTSBURGH, Pa. - The Columbus Blue Jackets are the closest NHL team to the Pittsburgh Penguins, at least geographically. The two franchises are separated by 185 miles of highway. Their resumes and the expectations that ...

SPRINGFIELD, Va. - Toronto Marlies left-winger Frazer McLaren was handed a two-game suspension by the American Hockey League on Tuesday for a charging incident in a game at Syracuse last weekend. McLaren was suspended un...

VOORHEES, N.J. -- The Philadelphia Flyers took care of their defense for the short term and long term Tuesday. Veteran defenseman Andrew MacDonald signed a six-year contract extension, and 2012 third-round pick Shayne Go...

The St. Louis Blues are getting closer to the lineup that set a franchise record for victories and challenged for first place overall, instead of the patchwork roster that lost six in a row to finish the regular season.

ST. LOUIS - T.J. Oshie and Brenden Morrow participated in the St. Louis Blues' optional skate, a positive step for a franchise hit hard by injuries during a late slide in the regular season. Three other regulars weren't ...

ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - The Abbotsford Heat of the American Hockey League is leaving the City of Abbotsford. Mayor Bruce Banman announced today that the termination of the tenancy agreement with the team is in the best financ...

OTTAWA - Ottawa Senators general manager Bryan Murray says he hasn't offered captain Jason Spezza a new contract and he's not prepared to do so at the moment. The 30-year-old Spezza has a no-trade clause and one year lef...

Next week will bring an early summer in six Canadian NHL cities when the playoffs begin without the Vancouver Canucks, Toronto Maple Leafs, Ottawa Senators, Edmonton Oilers, Winnipeg Jets and Calgary Flames. For the firs...

TORONTO - Toronto Maple Leafs head coach Randy Carlyle says he has yet to discuss his future with new team president Brendan Shanahan. Carlyle's status with the team remains a burning question as the NHL club attempts to...

Brassard did not return to practice, but Coach Alain Vigneault said he expected him to be available when the Rangers opened their playoff series on Thursday against the Flyers.