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Habs star Price to return Friday vs. Islanders

WASHINGTON -- When Alex Ovechkin scored his 484th NHL goal Thursday against the Dallas Stars at Verizon Center, breaking a tie with Sergei Fedorov for most goals by a Russian-born player, the pass came from Nicklas Backs...

Winnipeg Jets forward Blake Wheeler left practice Friday after he was hit in the face by a shot from Dustin Byfuglien. The Jets website said Wheeler "was in considerable pain, but did skate off on his own -- holding a to...

TORONTO - Guy Boucher is back as Canada's coach for the Spengler Cup with his sights set on an NHL return in the not-too-distant future. Boucher, who was recently fired as coach of HC Bern in the Swiss National League A,...

The 2016 Toyota American Hockey League All-Star Challenge will feature a four-team, 3-on-3 tournament format, the AHL announced Friday. The AHL All-Star Challenge will be held Feb. 1 at the Onondaga County War Memorial i...

Houston Texans defensive lineman J.J. Watt has impressed during his NFL career with his ability to rush the passer. The Texans' opponent this week, the New York Jets, are also impressed by his ability to rush the puck. D...

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ST. LOUIS - The St. Louis Blues needed strong special teams, a stout effort from Jake Allen and a slick move from Alexander Steen to pull out a win Thursday night. The Blues managed a pair of power-play goals, killed off...

TAMPA, Fla. - A power-play miscue cost the New York Rangers a chance at equaling the longest winning streak in team history. Valtteri Filppula's short-handed goal snapped a tie late in the third period, and the Tampa Bay...

WASHINGTON - Alex Ovechkin scored his 484th NHL goal, breaking Sergei Fedorov's record for most by a Russian-born player, but the Dallas Stars bounced back to beat the Washington Capitals 3-2 Thursday night. Ovechkin's g...

ST. LOUIS - Alexander Steen scored the shoutout winner and Jake Allen made 32 saves to lift the St. Louis Blues over the Buffalo Sabres 3-2 on Thursday night. St. Louis has won seven straight games and 17 of its last 19 ...

In the teams' first meeting since Game 7 of last season's Eastern Conference finals, Valtteri Filppula's late short-handed goal helped Tampa Bay prevent the Rangers from matching a franchise-record winning streak.

TAMPA, Fla. - Valtteri Filppula scored a short-handed goal to snap a tie late in the third period, and the Tampa Bay Lightning ended the New York Rangers' nine-game winning streak with a 2-1 victory Thursday night. In th...

HALIFAX - Mathieu Joseph had a pair of goals and Jeremy Lauzon scored once and set up two more as Team QMJHL beat Russia 6-4 on Thursday in the sixth and final game of an exhibition series between the Russians and all-st...

LONDON, Ont. - London's Mitch Marner has found another gear. The Toronto Maple Leafs draft pick extended his point streak to 11 games with a goal and two assists as the Knights downed the visiting Oshawa Generals 5-2 on ...

OTTAWA - Erik Karlsson scored twice and added an assist as the Ottawa Senators shut out the Columbus Blue Jackets 3-0 Thursday night. Craig Anderson stopped 25 shots for his seventh win of the season and 30th career shut...

MONTREAL - Martin Hanzal and Shane Doan scored in the first period and the Arizona Coyotes held on for a 3-2 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday night. Oliver Ekman-Larsson also scored for the Coyotes (10-8-1...

Habs star Price to return Friday vs. Islanders