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Russian team Metallurg Magnitogorsk won the Kontinental Hockey League championship for the first time, beating Czech team Lev Prague 7-4 Wednesday in Game 7 of the Gagarin Cup.

With Montreal and Boston leading the hate parade, rivals face off in the second round of the N.H.L. playoffs starting Thursday.

It's said that defence wins championships, so it's unlikely that Baie-Comeau Drakkar coach Eric Veilleux is going to change much going into the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League final. The Drakkar has the league's best d...

For a franchise with a frustrating history of postseason flops, the latest collapse sent the San Jose Sharks to a new low.

ANAHEIM, Calif. - Southern California is in hockey heaven. The Los Angeles Kings and the Anaheim Ducks will meet in the second round of the NHL playoffs this weekend, taking their Freeway Faceoff rivalry into the post-se...

PHILADELPHIA - The Flyers turned the worst start in team history into a playoff berth. They forced Game 7 after a 3-2 series deficit. The Flyers simply ran out of comebacks. Just as it has in every season since winning i...

General manager Jarmo Kekalainen was discussing the closeness of the Columbus Blue Jackets this season.

The Montreal Canadiens and Boston Bruins renew one of the NHL's greatest feuds while the Los Angeles Kings battle the Anaheim Ducks in a clash of Southern California rivals as part of a mouthwatering slate of second-roun...

Following is the schedule for the second-round, best-of-seven series in the National Hockey League playoffs (*-if needed):

Longtime defenseman Tom Poti is retiring from hockey after 14 NHL seasons. Poti announced his retirement Thursday through a statement released by the NHL Players' Association.

Defenseman Tom Poti, who played in more than 800 games for four teams during a 14-season NHL career, announced his retirement Thursday. Poti, 37, last played in the NHL for the Washington Capitals during the 2012-13 seas...

On SI Now, Mark Breech looks at Ilya Bryzgalov's role for the Wild, Chicago's edge in the next round, and more.

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TORONTO - Veteran defenceman Tom Poti has announced his retirement after 14 NHL seasons. Poti played in 824 regular NHL games with the Edmonton Oilers, New York Rangers, New York Islanders and the Washington Capitals. He...

The New York Islanders acquired the negotiating rights to veteran goalie Jaroslav Halak from the Washington Capitals on Thursday for a fourth-round pick in a trade between teams that failed to make the playoffs.

Even Patrick Marleau, the longtime face of the San Jose Sharks, knew it was tough to argue with his club's many critics this time.

MONTREAL - Even dedicated Leafs fan Stephen Harper is cheering for the rival Montreal Canadiens in the NHL playoffs. The prime minister told a Montreal audience today it's not the first time he's rooted for the Habs. He ...

On Thursday's SI Now, Sports Illustrated senior editor Mark Beech discusses if the Pittsburgh Penguins will be impacted by having time off between games, and how the New York Rangers plan on containing Sidney Crosby.

The New York Islanders acquired the negotiating rights to veteran goalie Jaroslav Halak from the Washington Capitals on Thursday for a fourth-round pick in a trade between teams that failed to make the playoffs.

UNIONDALE, N.Y. - The New York Islanders acquired the negotiating rights to veteran goalie Jaroslav Halak from the Washington Capitals on Thursday for a fourth-round pick in a trade between teams that failed to make the ...

For now, it's just too soon for the Colorado Avalanche to think about all they've accomplished this season. It's clouded by being eliminated at home in Game 7 by Minnesota.

DENVER - For now, it's just too soon for the Colorado Avalanche to think about all they've accomplished this season. It's clouded by being eliminated at home in Game 7 by Minnesota. But maybe by next week -- definitely b...