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TORONTO - James Reimer's 2014 pre-season debut went like many of his previous starts with the Toronto Maple Leafs during happier times. The Leafs were out-shot and forced Reimer to keep them in it, and the goaltender was...

MONTREAL - Montreal Canadiens prospect Michael McCarron will be out for six weeks with a shoulder injury. McCarron was injured in Tuesday night's pre-season game against the Boston Bruins. The six-foot-five, 237-pound ri...

DETROIT - Pavel Datsyuk is expected to miss the start of the regular season because of a separated right shoulder. Detroit general manager Ken Holland says his star centre likely will miss 4-5 weeks. The 36-year-old Dats...

Defenseman Travis Sanheim, the Philadelphia Flyers' top pick in the 2014 NHL Draft, signed an entry-level contract with them Thursday. Terms were not disclosed. Sanheim came to training camp with the Flyers and played in...

NEWARK, N.J. - Former New Jersey Devils coach John MacLean has been hired as a television studio analyst for the team's games this season. MSG Networks announced the hiring Thursday. MacLean replaces Ken Daneyko, who too...

Flyers captain Claude Giroux is ahead of schedule in his recovery from an upper-body injury sustained in the opening moments of training camp, although there remains no timetable for his return to game action.

Recent draft picks Nathan MacKinnon, Seth Jones surge to impressive spots

WINNIPEG - Ryan Nugent-Hopkins' goal was the turning point as the Edmonton Oilers overcame a two-goal deficit to beat the Winnipeg Jets 3-2 in pre-season action Wednesday night. And linemate Jordan Eberle believes some o...

SYLVAN LAKE, Alberta -- This day was created as a celebration of hockey in small towns across Canada, so it was fitting the NHL preseason game at the end of 2014 Kraft Hockeyville was complete with a game-winning goal th...

SUNRISE, Fla. - Ales Hemsky scored the only goal in a shootout in the Dallas Stars' 4-3 exhibition victory over the Florida Panthers on Wednesday night. Hemsky beat Michael Houser with a deke to the backhand in the top h...

SAGINAW, Mich. - Nick Betz had two goals and two assists and Dylan Strome scored once and set up three more as the Erie Otters defeated the host Saginaw Spirit 7-1 on Thursday in Ontario Hockey League action. Mason March...

Bobby Ryan had two goals and an assist in the Ottawa Senators' 3-2 preseason win against the Toronto Maple Leafs at Canadian Tire Centre on Wednesday. Matt Puempel scored a power-play goal for the Senators, and Clark Mac...

WINNIPEG - The Edmonton Oilers looked lost for half a pre-season game Wednesday night, but Ryan Nugent-Hopkins goal midway through the second period sparked them to a 3-2 win over the Winnipeg Jets. It was Edmonton's sec...

ESPN.com previews the 2014-15 NHL season with a look at the Los Angeles Kings.

SYLVAN LAKE, Alta. - Curtis Glencross scored the overtime winner for the Calgary Flames in a 4-3 pre-season victory over the Arizona Coyotes on Wednesday. Glencross tipped in a shot from the blue-line from Kris Russell f...

OTTAWA - Bobby Ryan scored twice to lead the Ottawa Senators to a 3-2 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs in pre-season action Wednesday night. It was a split squad game as the two teams were also playing in Toronto. Ma...

BOSTON - Defenceman Zdeno Chara opened the scoring on a power play with 5:43 left in the third period in the Boston Bruins' 2-0 exhibition victory over the Washington Capitals on Wednesday night. Tuukka Rask made 14 save...

UNIONDALE, N.Y. - Defenceman Ryan Murphy had a goal and an assist and Drew MacIntyre made 24 saves to help the Carolina Hurricanes beat the New York Islanders 4-2 in an exhibition game Wednesday night. Murphy opened the ...

BATHURST, N.B. - The Charlottetown Islanders scored four times in the third period -- including twice on the power play -- as they came from behind to defeat the Acadie-Bathurst Titan 4-2 on Thursday in Quebec Major Juni...