CHICAGO - In case they weren't aware already, the Chicago Blackhawks now know they're going to have to earn it if they want to get past Detroit. The Red Wings hammered home that message on Saturday. Damien Brunner and Brendan Smith scored ...

SAN JOSE, Calif. - Logan Couture scored a power-play goal 1:29 into overtime to help the San Jose Sharks bounce back from two losses in Los Angeles to beat the Kings 2-1 in Game 3 of their second-round series on Saturday night. Dan Boyle scor...

SAN JOSE, Calif. - Logan Couture scored a power-play goal 1:29 into overtime to help the San Jose Sharks bounce back from two losses in Los Angeles to beat the Kings 2-1 in Game 3 of their second-round series on Saturday night. Dan Boyle scor...

Nathan MacKinnon showed once again why he's the top offensive player available for the 2013 NHL Draft. The Halifax Mooseheads center, No. 2 on NHL Central Scouting's final ranking of North American skaters for this year's draft, showcased his f...

The San Jose Sharks were without two of their key forwards, Logan Couture and Martin Havlat, due to injury during Game 3 of their Western Conference Semifinal series against the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday. Couture was favoring his left leg a...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - Spencer Abbott scored and added two assists as the Toronto Marlies staved off post-season elimination Saturday night with a 4-1 win over the Grand Rapids Griffins in Game 5 of the American Hockey League Western Conference s...

LOS ANGELES, Calif. - Sharks forward Raffi Torres was suspended for the rest of San Jose's second-round playoff series against Los Angeles on Thursday for an illegal check to the head of Kings forward Jarret Stoll during the opener. The NHL a...

SAN JOSE, Calif. - The NHL fined the San Jose Sharks $100,000 on Saturday for general manager Doug Wilson's public comments about forward Raffi Torres' suspension. The NHL said the fine was issued for violation of rules prohibiting formal tea...

NEW YORK -- The San Jose Sharks have been fined $100,000 for public comments by General Manager Doug Wilson pertaining to the suspension of Sharks forward Raffi Torres, the National Hockey League announced today. The fine was issued for violati...

A Switzerland national team with little NHL experience assured the country of its first medal at the IIHF World Ice Hockey Championship in half a century with a 3-0 win against the United States in the semifinals of the 2013 tournament Saturday. ...

CHICAGO - Damien Brunner and Brendan Smith scored in the second period and the Detroit Red Wings beat the Chicago Blackhawks 4-1 Saturday in Game 2 to even their Western Conference semifinal series. It was a strong response by the Red Wings a...

All times listed are Eastern Time and subject to change. 2013 EASTERN CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS SERIES "I" TIME (ET) #1 Pittsburgh vs. #7 Ottawa Networks Tuesday, May 14 7:30 p.m. Ottawa at Pittsburgh -- PIT 4, OTT 1 Friday, May 17 7:30 p.m....

OTTAWA - Jason Spezza will make his much anticipated return to the Ottawa Senators on Sunday. The Senators star forward hasn't played since Jan. 27 after being sidelined by a back injury that required surgery. Spezza is expected to line up...

BOSTON - Boston Bruins defenceman Wade Redden has returned to practice but says he isn't quite ready to play after missing Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semifinals against the New York Rangers. Redden took part in some of the Bruins' activ...

RALEIGH, N.C. - The Carolina Hurricanes say they expect captain Eric Staal to be ready to start next season after suffering a scary-looking knee injury during an international tournament. The team said Staal underwent an MRI on his right knee...

The Carolina Hurricanes got good news on captain Eric Staal, announcing Saturday he will not need surgery to repair a knee injury and will be ready for the start of the 2013-14 season. In a release, the team said an MRI test showed Staal sustai...

PITTSBURGH, Pa. - Dan Bylsma has spent more than four years watching Sidney Crosby be Sidney Crosby. The Pittsburgh Penguins coach doesn't think his captain has ever been better than he was during a 4-3 victory over Ottawa on Friday night tha...

PITTSBURGH, Pa. - Sidney Crosby had his second career playoff hat trick and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Ottawa Senators 4-3 on Friday night to take a 2-0 lead in the Eastern Conference semifinals. Brenden Morrow added his first playoff g...

SAN JOSE, Calif. - San Jose Sharks general manager Doug Wilson says the organization disagrees with the NHL's decision to suspend forward Raffi Torres for a hit that knocked out Los Angeles forward Jarret Stoll. Wilson said in a statement iss...

San Jose Sharks forward Raffi Torres will not appeal the suspension he received from the NHL for his hit on Jarret Stoll in Game 1 of the Western Conference Semifinals against the Los Angeles Kings. A statement issued by Sharks general manager ...

PITTSBURGH -- Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby scored his 100th point in the Stanley Cup Playoffs in grand style Friday night during Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals against the Ottawa Senators. On his second shift of the ga...

SAN JOSE, Calif. - A dizzying 22-second span that led to a pair of Los Angeles power play goals turned what appeared to be destined to be a tied series into an 0-2 hole for the San Jose Sharks. The Sharks players say it didn't take much longe...

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. - Anze Kopitar won't allow a puck to the face to keep him out of the Los Angeles Kings' title defence. Kopitar missed only a few minutes of the Kings' 4-3 victory over the San Jose Sharks on Thursday night after a third-per...

UNIONDALE, N.Y. - Forward Eric Boulton re-signed with the New York Islanders on Friday, agreeing to a one-year contract. The 36-year-old Boulton had 36 penalty minutes in 15 games this season for New York. He has 27 goals, 46 assists and 1,30...

CHICAGO - Chicago defenceman Duncan Keith and forward Michal Handzus missed practice Friday, though coach Joel Quenneville said both players are fine and will play in Game 2 of their second-round playoff series against Detroit on Saturday. Ha...

Eric Boulton will be back with the New York Islanders in 2013-14 on a one-year contract, the team announced Friday. Boulton played in 15 games for the Islanders this season and recorded 36 penalty minutes. A veteran of 615 NHL games with the...

It didn't take Glen Gulutzan very long to find a role behind the bench following his release as coach of the Dallas Stars on Tuesday. Less than 24 hours after new Stars general manager Jill Nill fired Gulutzan, the 41-year-old was preparing to ...

Bruce Boudreau of the Anaheim Ducks, Paul MacLean of the Ottawa Senators and Joel Quenneville of the Chicago Blackhawks were named Friday as the finalists for the Jack Adams Award, presented "to the NHL coach adjudged to have contributed the most ...

The International Ice Hockey Federation disciplinary panel Friday ruled Swedish defenseman Alexander Edler would be suspended for the remainder of the 2013 World Championship for his knee-on-knee hit against Canada captain Eric Staal. The infra...

NEW YORK, N.Y. - Joel Quenneville, Bruce Boudreau and Paul MacLean have been announced as the finalists for the Jack Adams Award, given to the head coach who has contributed most to his team's success. Quenneville led Chicago to a league-best...