Rangers head home confident they can dig out of another 0-2 series hole against Bruins
GREENBURGH, N.Y. - Don't judge the New York Rangers by the scores of their two losses to the Boston Bruins. According to coach John Tortorella, the Rangers played much better in the Game 2 blowout than in their overtime defeat in the series o...
Anderson's return to form gives Senators a chance against Penguins
OTTAWA - Craig Anderson has returned to form just in time to give the Ottawa Senators a chance against the top seed in the Eastern Conference. Anderson was a pivotal part of Ottawa's 2-1 double-overtime win over Pittsburgh on Sunday that cut ...
Buffalo Sabres re-sign rugged fourth-line forward John Scott to 1-year contract
BUFFALO, N.Y. - The Buffalo Sabres have re-signed rugged fourth-line forward John Scott to a one-year contract. Listed at 6-foot-8 and 270 pounds, Scott had no points and 69 penalty minutes in 34 games last season. The Sabres acquired Scott b...
Messier NHL Leadership Award finalists announced
Ottawa Senators captain Daniel Alfredsson, Los Angeles Kings captain Dustin Brown and Chicago Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews were announced Monday as this year's finalists for the 2012-13 Mark Messier NHL Leadership Award presented by Bridgesto...
Sabres re-sign Scott to one-year deal
The Buffalo Sabres on Monday announced the club had signed forward John Scott to a one-year contract extension. Scott could have become an unrestricted free agent this summer. In 34 games with the Sabres last season, Scott had a minus-1 rating ...
Johnny Boychuk breaks tie, Bruins keep pushing to beat Rangers 5-2, take 2-0 series lead
BOSTON - The Bruins know a huge deficit can disappear quickly. They overcame one to reach the second round of the playoffs. So they weren't about to ease up when they had a big lead of their own on Sunday. Boston went ahead by two goals in...
Alfredsson breathes new life into Sens with short-handed goal in third period
OTTAWA - Daniel Alfredsson has scored a lot of goals during his 17 seasons with the Ottawa Senators — 476 to be precise — but the latest one may be the biggest for a player means so much to the franchise and the city. Alfredsson scored with 2...
Colin Greening has OT winner in Senators 2-1 victory; Penguins lead series 2-1
OTTAWA - As good-luck charms go, fibreglass shrapnel isn't high on most hockey players' lists. But it seemed to do the trick for Colin Greening, whose double-overtime heroics lifted the Ottawa Senators to a 2-1 win over the Pittsburgh Penguin...
NHL Playoff Capsules
OTTAWA - Colin Greening scored 7:39 into double overtime, and the Ottawa Senators rallied for a 2-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins that cut their series deficit to 2-1 on Sunday night. Daniel Alfredsson got Ottawa even 1-1 by scoring a ...
2013 Stanley Cup Playoffs Round 2 schedule/results
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....
Colin Greening has OT winner in Senators 2-1 victory; Penguins lead series 2-1
OTTAWA - Colin Greening scored 12:21 into double overtime as the Ottawa Senators edged the Pittsburgh Penguins 2-1 on Sunday in Game 3 of their Eastern Conference semifinal series. Pittsburgh still leads the series 2-1, with Game 4 in Ottawa ...
Saskatoon upsets Halifax at Memorial Cup
Russian goalie Andrey Makarov made 29 saves to lead the Saskatoon Blades to a 5-2 victory against the heavily favored Halifax Mooseheads on Sunday in round-robin play at the 2013 MasterCard Memorial Cup before 8,934 fans at Credit Union Centre in ...
Rangers goalie Lundqvist felt discomfort in shoulder
BOSTON -- New York Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist said he experienced some discomfort in his left shoulder after making a save on Boston Bruins forward Daniel Paille with 4:52 remaining in the third period of Game 2 Sunday at TD Garden. "It's ...
Johnny Boychuk breaks tie, Bruins beat Rangers 5-2, take 2-0 lead in Eastern Conference semis
BOSTON - Johnny Boychuk broke a tie midway through the second period, and the Boston Bruins scored two goals in the third to beat the New York Rangers 5-2 on Sunday and take a 2-0 lead in the Eastern Conference semifinal series. Boychuk put a...
Sweden tops Switzerland for gold medal at Worlds
The nation of Sweden celebrated a gold-medal winning effort Sunday at Globe Arena in Stockholm, while a tremendous run by Switzerland at the 2013 IIHF World Championship finally came to an end. Jhonas Enroth stopped 26 shots and Henrik Sedin ha...
Strong playoff run serves as coming out party for Sharks C Logan Couture
SAN JOSE, Calif. - When Logan Couture limped off the ice in the middle of a tied game San Jose desperately needed to win, it looked as if he was taking the Sharks' playoffs hopes with him. Instead Couture managed to make it back out on the ic...
Sweden beats Switzerland 5-1, wins gold at world hockey championship
STOCKHOLM - Alex Galchenyuk scored twice in the shootout as the United States edged co-host Finland 3-2 in the bronze-medal game at the IIHF World Championship. The Montreal Canadiens rookie salvaged a medal for the U.S. after the Americans b...
Galchenyuk, Gibson help U.S. win bronze in shootout
Alex Galchenyuk and John Gibson showed Sunday that the international future for the United States in ice hockey is bright and helped their nation bring home a bronze medal at the 2013 IIHF World Championship in the process. Galchenyuk kept the ...
Brunner, Smith lead charge as Red Wings beat Blackhawks 4-1 in Game 2 to tie Western semifinal
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 ...
NHL Playoff Capsules
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...
Logan Couture scores PP goal in OT to give Sharks 2-1 victory over Kings in Game 3
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...
MacKinnon steals show in battle with Portland, Jones
Nathan MacKinnon showed 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 full o...
Sharks lose Havlat to injury; Couture returns
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...
Toronto Marlies stay alive in AHL playoffs with win over Grand Rapids Griffins
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...
Sharks' Raffi Torres suspended for rest of series against Kings for hit to head
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...
Sharks fined $100,000 for GM Doug Wilson's comments about Raffi Torres' suspension
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...
Sharks fined $100,000 for public comments by GM
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...
Switzerland, Sweden to play for Worlds gold
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. ...
Brunner, Smith lead charge as Red Wings beat Blackhawks 4-1 in Game 2 to tie Western semifinal
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...
Timely return: Jason Spezza will be back in Ottawa Senators lineup for Game 3
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...
Rangers (the other kind) help motivate Boston Bruins as they push toward Stanley Cup
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...
Carolina captain Eric Staal to miss 3 months of off-season with sprained MCL
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...
Hurricanes' Eric Staal does not need surgery
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...
Crosby's hat trick puts Penguins firmly in control of series with Senators
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...
Tale of two stars as Crosby outshines Karlsson in Penguins 4-3 win over Senators
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...
Sharks GM Doug Wilson disagrees with NHL's suspension of Raffi Torres
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...
Sharks say Torres won't appeal suspension
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 ...
Crosby gets 100th playoff point, has hat trick
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...
Sharks look to bounce back from late collapse in Game 2 that left them in 0-2 hole vs. Kings
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...
In stitches: Anze Kopitar will gladly sacrifice modeling career for LA Kings' playoff success
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...