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On this date in sports history, the unthinkable happened. Edmonton traded Wayne Gretzky to Los Angeles. A look back at one of the biggest sports trades ever: For more on the Gretzky trade, check out the "30 for 30" documentary Kings Ransom....

The Columbus Blue Jackets have signed goaltender Curtis McElhinney and defenseman Ilari Melart to one-year contracts.

Eastern Conference Semifinals - Game 5 Senators at Penguins, 7:30 ET (Penguins lead series, 3-1) * Penguins: lead a playoff series 3-1 for 1st time since 2011 Conf. Quarterfinals vs Lightning (PIT lost that series in 7 games) * Penguins: 4-1 ...

Grant Sonier examines the players under the most scrutiny at the NHL combine, including Aleksander Barkov and Valeri Nichushkin.

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Eastern Conference Semifinals Penguins at Senators, 7:30 ET (Penguins lead series 2-1) * Penguins: 2-2 on road this postseason (3 of the 4 games have gone to OT) * Sidney Crosby (PIT): 3G in Game 2 of this series (only points in series) * E...

Western Conference Semifinals Blackhawks at Red Wings, 7:30 ET (Series tied, 1-1) * Red Wings: 2-1 at home this postseason (both wins were in overtime) * Red Wings: lost last 4 home games vs Blackhawks (last home win vs CHI: Jan. 14, 2012) *...

Highlight Of The Night: Daniel Alfredsson scored a short-handed goal with under 30 seconds remaining in regulation to tie the game and Colin Greening scored in double overtime to complete the Senators miraculous come-from-behind victory....

Eastern Conference Semifinals 7 Senators at 1 Penguins, 7:30 ET (Penguins lead series, 1-0) * Penguins: 3-1 at home this postseason (outscoring opponents, 16-5) * Penguins: 9-25 (36.0 pct) on power play this postseason (leads all playoff te...

Capitals at Rangers, 4:30 ET (Capitals lead series 3-2) * Home team has won every game in series * Last 4 games in series decided by 1 goal (2 games went to OT, Capitals won both) * Rangers: 2-21 on power play in series (0-4 in Game 5) * Rick Nas...

Jonathan Quick made 30 saves in his fifth career playoff shutout, leading the Los Angeles Kings to a 1-0 victory over St. Louis on Saturday night and trimming the Blues' series lead to 2-1.

Rangers at Capitals - Game 2 - 12:30 ET (WSH leads series, 1-0) * Capitals: 1-5 on power play in Game 1; 2-25 (8.0 pct) on power play in 4 total games vs NYR this season (reg. season & playoffs) * Braden Holtby (WSH): has allowed 2 goals or less in...

ST. LOUIS -- Hockey players are creatures of habit, they're routine robots. Game 2 of the Kings-Blues series is slated for 8:30 p.m. local time (9:30 p.m. ET) Thursday, which frankly is nothing short of silly, and definitely quite different for th...

Sharks-Canucks Preview

Teemu Selanne scored the tiebreaking power-play goal early in the third period, Jonas Hiller made 21 saves and the Anaheim Ducks returned to the postseason with a 3-1 victory over the Detroit Red Wings on Tuesday night.

Scott Burnside: Pittsburgh Penguins' Marc-Andre Fleury doesn't live in the past.

Bryan Bickell scored in overtime on a two-on-one rush, and the Chicago Blackhawks started the playoffs on a winning note after dominating the regular season, beating the Minnesota Wild 2-1 on Tuesday night.