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BOSTON -- Boston Bruins forward Nathan Horton said Tuesday that he's hoping to return to the lineup in Wednesday's Game 1 of a first-round Stanley Cup playoff series versus the Toronto Maple Leafs. Displaying his trademark smile throughout most of...

The NHL playoffs are here, and if you cheer for one of the 16 teams that made the cut, you know what you need to do: Put fresh batteries in the remote, kiss your loved ones good-bye, and get ready for the emotional roller coaster that you're about to...

BOSTON -- Bruins veteran forward Jaromir Jagr has been battling a serious case of the flu the last few days, and even though he's feeling better and practiced with the team Tuesday morning at TD Garden, he was hoping for at least one more day of rest...

BOSTON -- When Bruins forward Rich Peverley arrived Tuesday morning for practice at TD Garden, he found a green sweater hanging in his locker, meaning he wasn't skating with one of the top four lines. Based on the Bruins' practice, it wou...

Welcome to SportsNation! On Thursday, ESPN NHL analyst Barry Melrose will drop by to take your questions about the NHL season.Melrose re-joined ESPN after coaching the Tampa Bay Lightning for the first part of the 2008-09 season. He first started wit...

Nazem Kadri had a hat trick and James Reimer made 31 saves and the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the Ottawa Senators, 4-0, on Saturday.

Welcome to SportsNation! On Thursday, ESPN NHL analyst Barry Melrose will drop by to take your questions about the NHL season.Melrose re-joined ESPN after coaching the Tampa Bay Lightning for the first part of the 2008-09 season. He first started wit...

TORONTO -- The NHL's 30 GMs endorsed three key issues Wednesday, but the question now is whether the NHL Players' Association will endorse them to make them a reality. 1. Grandfathering visors Mathieu Schneider, the NHLPA's special assistant to t...

There are umpteen NHL games going on, and it's always hard to know how to allocate your attention. Here's our recommendation for the most interesting of the week's matchups. Minnesota Wild at Chicago Blackhawks Tuesday, 8:30 p.m. ET CSN Chicago/...

The NHL is proposing a new realignment plan which would feature playoff wild-card spots plus see the league go from six divisions to four.

Toronto Maple Leafs forward Mikhail Grabovski will face a disciplinary hearing with the NHL on Monday amid biting allegations.

Capitals-Maple Leafs Preview

Victoria Matiash updates her defensemen rankings and also discusses the changes in value of former Predators defensive line mates Shea Weber and Ryan Suter.

Sabres forward Patrick Kaleta was released from the hospital Wednesday, after absorbing a hard hit late in the first period of Buffalo's 4-3 loss to the Maple Leafs Tuesday in Toronto.

• The beat goes on for the San Jose Sharks as they beat Anaheim 3-2 in a shootout to start 6-0-0. Logan Couture tied the game at 2-2 with less than three minutes to go in regulation and then Michal Handzus won it during the shootout. Antti...

TORONTO -- A plan to build an NHL arena northeast of Toronto is still alive by the skin of its chinny chin-chin. Which should not be confused with the reality that it is definitely going to happen and that a second NHL team is headed to the Toront...