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WASHINGTON -- Washington Capitals center Jay Beagle will need surgery for an upper-body injury sustained in the second period of a 5-2 win against the Buffalo Sabres at Verizon Center on Wednesday. "Jay Beagle will be ou...

HELSINKI - Auston Matthews had a goal and an assist to lead the United States to a 4-1 victory over Denmark on Thursday in the world junior hockey championship. Matthews tied it at 1 in the first period, and Sonny Milano...

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- Boston Bruins forward Alexander Khokhlachev will get another chance to prove his worth in the NHL, this time on a very big stage. Opportunity has presented itself more than once for the 22-year-old w...

Friends Belichick, Julien get to work out of the same building

Sonny Milano's goal 4:02 into the second period propelled the United States to a 4-1 win against Denmark at Helsinki Ice Hall on the final day of preliminary-round play at the 2016 IIHF World Junior Championship. Milano,...

NEW YORK, N.Y. - Vancouver Canucks forward Jannik Hansen has been fined $2,000 for embellishment during the game against the Tampa Bay Lightning. The NHL announced the fine on Thursday. His second citation, which trigger...

HELSINKI - Alexander Nylander and Gustav Forsling had a goal and an assist each as Sweden beat Canada 5-2 on Thursday in the final game of the preliminary round at the world junior hockey championship. Canada was guarant...

LeBrun: Winter Classic more than glitz and cameras this year

EDMONTON -- Edmonton Oilers rookie center Connor McDavid continues to skate as he recovers from a fractured clavicle, but there is no timeline regarding his return to the lineup. McDavid was on the ice Thursday prior to ...

HELSINKI - Finland defeated the Czech Republic 5-4 on Thursday in the preliminary-round finale for both teams at the world junior hockey championship. Tournament scoring leader Jesse Puljujarvi scored twice for the host ...

Gallagher to rejoin Canadiens for Winter Classic

The Montreal Canadiens will have the services of forward Brendan Gallagher for the 2016 Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic. Gallagher pronounced himself ready to play after taking part in practice at Gillette Stadium on Thur...

VANCOUVER -- Boston Bruins goaltender Tuukka Rask made sure the New England Patriots weren't forgotten when their home at Gillette Stadium becomes the center of the hockey universe for the 2016 Bridgestone NHL Winter Cla...

HELSINKI - Auston Matthews had a goal and an assist to lead the United States to a 4-1 victory over Denmark on Thursday at the world junior hockey championship. Mathias Lassen gave Denmark an early lead at Helsinki Ice H...

HELSINKI - Russia edged Slovakia 2-1 on Thursday to secure first place in Group B at the world junior hockey championship. Artur Lauta opened the scoring at Hartwall Arena and Yegor Rykov gave Russia a two-goal lead midw...

Columbus Blue Jackets forward Matt Calvert sustained a knee sprain Tuesday against the Dallas Stars and will miss four weeks, the Blue Jackets announced Thursday. He was placed on injured reserve Wednesday when goaltende...

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- Boston Bruins forward Brad Marchand apologized Thursday, one day after he was suspended for three games by the NHL Department of Player Safety. Marchand was punished for clipping Ottawa Senators defe...

Suspended Bruin Marchand: 'I truly am sorry'

HELSINKI - William Nylander will not play for Sweden when it faces Canada on Thursday in the preliminary round of the world junior hockey championship. He hasn't played since Switzerland's Chris Egli levelled him with a ...

Morning 3-on-3: The top Winter Classic subplots

WEDNESDAY'S RESULTS Home Team in Caps Toronto 3, PITTSBURGH 2 (SO) WASHINGTON 5, Buffalo 2 New Jersey 3, OTTAWA 0 NY Rangers 5, TAMPA BAY 2 SAN JOSE 4, Philadelphia 2 CAPITALS SWEEP HOME-AND-HOME, EXTEND WINNING STREAKS ...

WASHINGTON - Alex Ovechkin scored twice during a four-goal rally in the third period and the Washington Capitals beat the Buffalo Sabres 5-2 on Wednesday night to extend their winning streak to nine games and overtake th...