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Surging Panthers give GM Tallon extension

EDMONTON - The Anaheim Ducks have struggled to score this season, but two goals was all the offence they needed to win a pair of games in Alberta this week. John Gibson made 21 saves to record his second consecutive shut...

EDMONTON -- Edmonton Oilers center Connor McDavid participated in practice Friday for the first time since fracturing his left clavicle on Nov. 3. McDavid, the No. 1 selection in the 2015 NHL Draft, took part in a number...

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- Canadian punk-rock band Simple Plan has performed hundreds of shows, but Friday they were doing something for the first time. The Montreal-based band, all of whom are huge hockey fans, performed "O C...

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- The Montreal Canadiens built their lead on the Boston Bruins to 3-0 after 40 minutes on second-period goals by forwards Paul Byron and Brendan Gallagher. Gallagher, who returned to play in the 2016 B...

Canada is in an odd position entering the quarterfinals of the 2016 IIHF World Junior Championship in Helsinki, Finland. No nation has had more success than Canada at the annual under-20 international tournament, winning...

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- Fans of the Montreal Canadiens and Boston Bruins were out in full force hours before the 2016 Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic, firing up their grills and tossing the football to create a party atmosph...

Sources: Maple Leafs front-runner to host 2017 Winter Classic

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- Boston Bruins coach Claude Julien was dressed for success at the 2016 Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic, and when you are in Gillette Stadium, that means wearing a hoodie. Julien, who on Thursday promis...

Bruins-Canadiens rivalry by the numbers

The image of New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady will be featured on the masks of both starting goalies in the 2016 Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic (1 p.m. ET; NBC, SN, TVAS), but there is no doubt which goaltender...

New York Islanders defenseman Johnny Boychuk has been placed on injured reserve with an upper-body injury. Boychuk left a 2-1 win against the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday after hitting the boards shoulder-first with 4:27 r...

Islanders place defenseman Boychuk on IR

Fantasy hockey forecaster: Jan. 4-10

CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. - The Florida Panthers have signed executive vice-president and general manager Dale Tallon to a contract extension. The team announced the move Friday, along with the addition of Tom Rowe as its asso...

SUNRISE, Fla. - The Florida Panthers have announced that executive vice president and general manager Dale Tallon has signed a multi-year contract extension. As per club policy, terms of the contract were not disclosed. ...

HELSINKI - Canada could leave Helsinki, Finland, with not one, but three world titles. Although most of the attention has been lavished on Canada's men's junior hockey team, the Canadian senior and junior ringette teams ...

Morning 3-on-3: Are the Ducks finally for real?

CRANBROOK, B.C. - Grayson Pawlenchuk and Jeff de Wit both scored twice as the Red Deer Rebels toppled the Kootenay Ice 6-4 on Thursday night in Western Hockey League action. Ivan Nikolishin had a goal and two assists for...

DENVER - The Chicago Blackhawks haven't found much recent success against Colorado. And after blowing a two-goal lead, it looked like the Avalanche and goalie Semyon Varlamov would again have the last laugh. Jonathan Toe...

Auston Matthews, who is expected to be the No. 1 pick in the N.H.L. draft, had a goal and an assist to lead the United States to a 4-1 victory over Denmark in the world junior hockey championship in Helsinki, Finland.

DALLAS - Despite scoring six of his nine goals this season in December, Dallas Stars rookie forward Mattias Janmark said he doesn't wish the month would somehow continue beyond Thursday. Janmark broke a tie late in the s...