Kovalev's missing game, power-play debates and potential politics in Toronto

What happened to Alexei Kovalev in Montreal? Do you really need a decent power play to win it all? Those are some of the 5 things we want to know heading into this week.

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Canucks' top prospect debuts in goal

Cory Schneider finally earned his chance, but the Canucks didn't help him much. Schneider, who's arguably Vancouver's top prospect, will need to make...

Open Ice: Finding replacement goalies

Sean Allen highlights some lightly owned goaltenders with high ceilings and whom might be worth picking up as injury replacements.

Wheeler gets best of Price in SO as B's spoil Habs' Patrick Roy night

Blake Wheeler scored in the shootout and Tim Thomas stopped all three Montreal attempts to give the Boston Bruins a 3-2 win over the Canadiens, who retired Patrick Roy's No. 33 jersey in a pre-game ceremony, on Saturday night.

Open Ice: Are you for real?

Sean Allen evaluates more than 20 players whose hot or cold starts to the season have us wondering: Are they for real?

There's no T.O. in the NHL, but these quotes make our quarterly list

The NHL doesn't have a Terrell Owens equivalent when it comes to sound bites, but when the words do start flying, they usually are born of real passion and anger. With the schedule at about the quarter mark, here are some memorable quotes so far.

Price stops 46 shots, but Canadiens fall to Hurricanes

Sergei Samsonov and Ray Whitney scored 3½ minutes apart in the third period to help the Hurricanes rally past the Canadiens 2-1.

Kovalev's shootout goal earns Habs just second win in last six games

Alexei Kovalev scored the lone shootout goal to give the Canadiens a 3-2 victory over the Blues on Sunday night.

Brodeur goes down, unsure for how long

The unspeakable has occurred. Martin Brodeur left Saturday night's game against Atlanta with a bruised right elbow. After making a sprawling stop at 6...

Latest on Kovalchuk, Sundin rumors, and the work ahead for Habs, Gainey

How about that Friday night shootout between Vancouver and Anaheim? Whoa. And I'm the guy who recently said the shootout is stale. Maybe I'm wrong! H...

Kovalev's second goal caps Habs' four-goal rally in third period

Alexei Kovalev's second goal of the game with 4:41 left capped a four-goal third period for the Canadiens, who rallied to beat the Islanders 5-4 on Saturday night.

Koivu's shootout winner backs Price's stellar effort as Canadiens edge Canes

Saku Koivu scored a shootout goal and Carey Price stopped all three shots in the tiebreaker to give the Montreal Canadiens a 3-2 win over the Carolina Hurricanes on Tuesday night.

Are some teams in the midst of a goalie controversy?

Scott Burnside and Pierre LeBrun are back with their weekly faceoff: What should we make of all the goaltending movements of the past few weeks?

What lines are working? Depends on who's figured out the puzzle

Finding a solid line is like putting together a puzzle. So far, some teams have figured it out, while others are moving around the pieces to create the right chemistry.