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Rapid Reaction: Pittsburgh Penguins 4, Washington Capitals 3 (OT)

Experts' predictions: Conference finals playoff picks

PITTSBURGH, Pa. - The line that sent the Pittsburgh Penguins full throttle into the Eastern Conference finals wasn't even on the roster a year ago. Phil Kessel was stuck in Toronto, where his undeniable talent but occasi...

MONTREAL - The empty seats at the Bell Centre for the 2015 world junior hockey championship were not forgotten when Hockey Canada put tickets on sale for the 2017 event this week. There is a wider variety of options and ...

CHICAGO - The Chicago Blackhawks and 19-year-old defenceman Gustav Forsling have agreed to a three-year contract. The Blackhawks announced the contract Wednesday. Forsling had six goals and 15 assists in 48 games last se...

DALLAS - Brian Elliott will start in goal for the St. Louis Blues in Game 7 of the Western Conference finals against the Dallas Stars on Wednesday night. Coach Ken Hitchcock held off naming a starter until after the morn...

Blues' Elliott to start in goal for Game 7 vs. Stars

PORTLAND, Ore. - The Portland Winterhawks have brought back Mike Johnston as coach and general manager of the Western Hockey League team. Johnston previously held the same positions with the Winterhawks from 2008 to 2014...

Kessel, who leads the Penguins with 12 points in the playoffs, had two goals and an assist on Tuesday, propelling them to the conference finals.

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia - Two Slovakian players were sent to hospital Wednesday at the world hockey championship, one with a broken leg, following a 4-2 loss to Belarus. Defenceman Michal Sersen was stretchered off in the...

Eastern Conference finals preview: Penguins vs. Lightning

No rest: Ovechkin gets call to worlds by Russia

KENT, Wash. - Reid Duke scored 2:59 into overtime as the Brandon Wheat Kings beat the Seattle Thunderbirds 3-2 on Tuesday to move one win away from becoming the Western Hockey League champions. John Quenneville struck tw...

The Capitals rallied from three-goal deficit during the final 22 minutes of regulation.

The team will have new owners in place next season, and the fate of three free agents and General Manager Garth Snow has yet to be decided.

New coach Boudreau: Wild will be my last stop

CHICAGO - The American Hockey League board of governors has granted conditional approval to the Arizona Coyotes to buy the Springfield Falcons and relocate the franchise to Tucson, Arizona. The board unanimously approved...