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CALGARY - Nicklas Backstrom continues to make up for lost time. Backstrom recorded his second multi-point game, scoring twice Tuesday night to lead the Washington Capitals to a 6-2 victory over the struggling Calgary Fla...

Alex Ovechkin records 900th career point as Capitals crush flames.

OTTAWA - With a few good practices under his belt, Andrew Hammond is finally ready to see some game action. The Senators goaltender is set to make his season debut Thursday night as Ottawa hosts the New Jersey Devils. He...

Mean tweets: Los Angeles Kings edition

COLUMBUS -- Columbus Blue Jackets center Brandon Dubinsky knows newly named coach John Tortorella very well from their days with the New York Rangers. While each admits their coach-player relationship was acrimonious in ...

Flames waive veteran Ramo amid goalie logjam

Goaltender Karri Ramo was placed on waivers by the Calgary Flames on Wednesday, according to TSN. Ramo, 29, who started for the Flames (1-5-0) on opening night, is 0-3-0 with a 4.37 goals-against average and .879 save pe...

ST. LOUIS - St. Louis Blues forward Paul Stastny will be sidelined at least five weeks with a broken right foot. The 29-year-old Stastny was injured in the second period of a 4-3 victory in Vancouver on Friday. He has a ...

Waivers list for Oct. 21, 2015

Debate: Is John Tortorella best coach for Blue Jackets?

Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Duncan Keith was placed on long-term injured reserve Wednesday, one day after having surgery to repair a meniscal tear in his right knee. Keith is expected to miss an estimated 4-6 weeks. Th...

Sarnia defenseman Jakob Chychrun and Mississauga forward Michael McLeod, top prospects for the 2016 NHL Draft, were among the players picked for Team OHL in the 2015 CHL Canada-Russia Series. Team OHL will play Team Russ...

After an 0-7 start, Columbus dismissed Todd Richards and replaced him with Tortorella, a former Rangers coach.

There are many reasons for Blue Jackets fans to be concerned about the hiring of John Tortorella as coach, but he may be the right man in one respect.

LeBrun: Five reasons Habs are for real

COLUMBUS, Ohio - It appears John Tortorella is returning to the NHL. Reports say the fiery coach has been hired by the Columbus Blue Jackets after the team fired Todd Richards. The move comes after Columbus was shut out ...

“We need to learn” has been heard an awful lot in Columbus but the Blue Jackets remain a frustrating mess. 

The Columbus Blue Jackets have fired head coach Todd Richards and hired John Tortorella to fill the position, reports Darren Dreger of The Sports Network. 

John Tortorella was named the new coach of the Columbus Blue Jackets on Wednesday after the club fired Todd Richards, according to a report by Darren Dreger of TSN. The Blue Jackets are 0-7-0 after losing 4-0 at home to ...

TUESDAY'S RESULTS Home Team in Caps NEW JERSEY 3, Arizona 2 (OT) PITTSBURGH 3, Florida 2 (OT) NY Islanders 4, COLUMBUS 0 Dallas 2, PHILADELPHIA 1 MONTREAL 3, St. Louis 0 NASHVILLE 5, Tampa Bay 4 (SO) Washington 6, CALGAR...

EDMONTON - Nik Amundrud made 37 saves and Wyatt Sloboshan scored 1:16 into overtime as the Saskatoon Blades held on to defeat the host Edmonton Oil Kings 3-2 on Tuesday in Western Hockey League action. Nikita Soshnin and...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - James Neal wants to score, and he's been doing just that lately. Filip Forsberg had the only goal of the shootout to lead the Nashville Predators to a 5-4 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday ni...