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The NHL Board of Governors approved the sale of the New York Islanders to a group led by former Washington Capitals owner Jonathan Ledecky and London-based investor Scott Malkin, a team spokesperson confirmed Tuesday.

NEW YORK -- The sale of an escalating interest in the New York Islanders to Jonathan Ledecky and Scott Malkin was approved by the NHL's Board of Governors on Tuesday. Under the terms of the sale agreement, Ledecky and Ma...

WINNIPEG - Some of Winnipeg's young NHL prospects have been getting a lot of ice time during the pre-season but things look to get a little tighter as the week progresses, coach Paul Maurice said Monday. "Our younger pla...

Columbus Blue Jackets forward Boone Jenner is expected to be sidelined approximately five weeks with a broken left hand.

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Columbus Blue Jackets forward Boone Jenner is expected to be sidelined approximately five weeks with a broken left hand. General manager Jarmo Kekalainen (YAHR'-moh kehk-uh-LYN'-uhn) said Jenner underwen...

Dave King, who served as senior adviser to the coaching staff with the Arizona Coyotes for three seasons, has been released from his contract to coach in Russia, according to general manager Don Maloney. According to the...

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Detroit Red Wings coach Mike Babcock likely will enter the season without a contract extension, general manager Ken Holland told the Detroit Free Press on Wednesday. The newspaper reported that Holland and Babcock held c...

PITTSBURGH PENGUINS LAST SEASON: 51-24-7, 109 points. Won Metropolitan Division. Lost to New York Rangers in Eastern Conference semifinals. COACH: Mike Johnston (first season, first NHL season). ADDED: D Christian Ehrhof...

BUFFALO, N.Y. - Sabres defenceman Tyler Myers prefers looking forward than looking back. There isn't much good to reflect upon after a tumultuous season during which the Sabres changed their coach and general manager, an...

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SAN JOSE, Calif. - Dustin Brown snapped a tie 44 seconds into the second period, and the Los Angeles Kings beat the San Jose Sharks 4-1 in an NHL preseason game on Tuesday night. Drew Doughty, in his first appearance of ...

CALGARY - Calgary rookie Johnny Gaudreau scored a highlight-reel goal that gave everyone plenty to talk about. Gaudreau's first goal and point of the pre-season stood up as the game winner as the Flames beat the Colorado...

Carl Hagelin and the rookie Anthony Duclair scored for the Rangers, but host Philadelphia won.

WINNIPEG - Nikolaj Ehlers wasn't sure what to do when he scored his first goal with the Winnipeg Jets -- but he knew it felt good. The NHL club's top pick in the 2014 draft (ninth overall) recorded the game-winner as the...

DALLAS - Cedric Paquette and Brett Connolly each scored a goal and assisted on another as the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Dallas Stars 5-1 on Tuesday night. The Lightning scored 37 seconds into the game, when Richard Pa...

CALGARY - Johnny Gaudreau's first goal of the pre-season stood up as the game winner as the Calgary Flames blanked the Colorado Avalanche 2-0 on Tuesday. On a night in which not a lot was happening, Gaudreau -- who stand...

ST. LOUIS - David Backes, Alexander Steen and Vladimir Tarasenko scored to lead the St. Louis Blues to a 3-1 exhibition victory over the Carolina Hurricanes on Tuesday night. Steen's unassisted goal in the second period ...

WINNIPEG - Jim Slater and Nikolaj Ehlers scored their first pre-season goals as the Winnipeg Jets defeated the Ottawa Senators 2-1 on Tuesday. Buddy Robinson also scored his first goal for Ottawa. Ondrej Pavelec stopped ...

BOSTON - Cal Clutterbuck scored the tiebreaking goal with 3:19 left in the third period, sending the New York Islanders to a 5-3 preseason win over the Boston Bruins on Tuesday night. Kyle Okposo, Cory Conacher and defen...

Cal Clutterbuck scored the tiebreaking goal with 3 minutes 19 seconds left in the third period, sending the Islanders past Boston.

PHILADELPHIA - Wayne Simmonds scored in the second period, and the Philadelphia Flyers beat the New York Rangers 4-2 in a preseason game Tuesday night. Flyers captain Claude Giroux logged more than 16 1/2 minutes in his ...