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The Bruins stayed in the playoff hunt by picking up 2 points. They are now a point ahead of the Philadelphia Flyers for the eighth seed in the Eastern Conference.

ST. LOUIS - The St. Louis Blues signed rookie defenceman Joel Edmundson to a two-year, $2.1 million contract extension Friday. The 22-year-old Edmundson was a second-round draft pick in 2011. Edmundson has one goal and e...

Wild's Vanek to miss start of playoffs with injury

ST. PAUL, Minn. - Minnesota Wild left wing Thomas Vanek will miss the start of the team's first-round playoff series with an upper-body injury he recently aggravated. Interim coach John Torchetti said after practice Frid...

After 22 years and eight teams, the Panthers' Jagr is bound for another playoff appearance and seems unlikely to retire any time soon.

Top prospect Jimmy Vesey ready to test free agency

MONTREAL - Hospital officials say the health of Sen. Jacques Demers has improved and that he is in stable condition after suffering a stroke earlier this week. They said in a statement this afternoon that doctors are con...

Devils' Hynes to coach Team USA for worlds

TORONTO - The Guelph Storm plan to select 15-year-old defenceman Ryan Merkley with the first overall pick in the 2016 Ontario Hockey League Priority Selection. Merkley was named Greater Toronto Hockey League player of th...

Seth Jones might start thinking about it when the NHL season is over. The Columbus Blue Jackets defenceman is one of several high-profile young stars due a second NHL contract this summer. Entry-level deals last the firs...

Why the next Stanley Cup winner will come out of the West

CALGARY - Two months ago when he had eight goals and was struggling to produce, Mikael Backlund's father told him he'd score 20. He should have believed him. Backlund's first career hat trick on Thursday night gave him 2...

Bruins, Red Wings, Flyers looking to take care of business

CALGARY - Mikael Backlund scored his first career hat trick on Thursday night to lead the Calgary Flames to a 7-3 victory over the Vancouver Canucks. Backlund, who has a career-high 21 goals, scored once on the power pla...

DALLAS - Jason Dickinson scored in his first NHL game, and the Dallas Stars beat the Colorado Avalanche 4-2 on Thursday night to move closer to the Central Division and Western Conference titles. With one game remaining ...

With the Islanders' fourth straight win over the Rangers, both teams now have 99 points heading into the final weekend of the regular season.

BARRIE, Ont. - Andrew Mangiapane scored twice in the first period and the Barrie Colts went on to defeat the visiting North Bay Battalion 5-2 on Thursday to open up their Ontario Hockey League second-round playoff series...

24 highlights of the Detroit Red Wings' playoff streak

SAINT JOHN, N.B. - Michael Joly scored three times as the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles beat the host Saint John Sea Dogs 4-1 on Thursday in Game 1 of their Quebec Major Junior Hockey League second-round playoff matchup. ...

Quinnipiac defeated Boston College, 3-2, and advanced to the N.C.A.A. hockey title game for the second time in four years.

EDMONTON - The Edmonton Oilers announced on Thursday that the club has signed college free-agent goaltender Nick Ellis to a two-year entry-level contract. The 22-year-old Ellis appeared in 36 games this season as a junio...

TAMPA, Fla. - Michael Garteig made 34 saves and No. 1 overall seed Quinnipiac held off Boston College 3-2 on Thursday night to reach the NCAA hockey championship game for the second time in four seasons. Kevin McKernan a...