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NEW YORK -- Chicago's 4-3 triple-overtime win over Boston attracted the most TV viewers for an opening game of the Stanley Cup finals in 16 years. Read the entire story....

BOSTON -- The Boston Bruins are honoring a police officer who was injured in the manhunt for the Boston Marathon bomber. Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Officer Richard "Dic" Donohue left the hospital for the night to serve as honorary ...

CHICAGO -- Jarret Stoll has returned to the Los Angeles Kings' lineup on Saturday for the opener of the Western Conference finals against the Chicago Blackhawks. The center, one of the Kings' best players on faceoffs, has been sidelined with a sus...

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 1,301 pe...

Islanders forward Matt Moulson, Blackhawks forward Patrick Kane and Lightning forward Martin St. Louis are the three finalists for the NHL's Lady Byng Trophy, the league's sportsmanship award. Read the entire story....

Yankee Stadium will host a pair of NHL games next season, with the New York Rangers playing the New Jersey Devils on Jan. 26 and the Rangers meeting the New York Islanders three days later. The NHL is increasing its popular outdoor games, which in...

CHICAGO -- The Chicago Blackhawks agreed to terms on a one-year contract with St. Cloud State's Drew LeBlanc on Friday, the same day the forward won the Hobey Baker Award given to the nation's top college hockey player. Read the entire story....

NEW YORK -- NHL fans have tuned in to hockey's return to television. NBC's broadcast Saturday earned the highest preliminary rating for a non-Winter Classic regular-season game since 2002. The network said Sunday its regional coverage of Blackh...

VOORHEES, N.J. -- Max Talbot barnstormed through Quebec, laced up skates in Finland and played in the Spengler Cup in Switzerland. Looking for work because of the NHL lockout, Talbot's worldwide hockey tour at last brought him back to the one team...

The Toronto Maple Leafs are the first NHL team worth $1 billion, according to Forbes magazine. The Leafs, who have not won a Stanley Cup since 1967, are worth $250 million more than the next most valuable franchise, the New York Rangers. The Montr...

HAVERHILL, Mass. -- Claude Julien returned to the bench on Sunday, leading a group of young players to a tight victory. And this was one impressive team too. The Boston Bruins coach was the special guest instructor for a youth team that won a char...

NBC's networks will televise the English Premier League under a $250 million, three-year deal that begins next season.

DALLAS -- Mike Modano made his mark long before he and the Minnesota North Stars relocated to Dallas and brought hockey to the Sun Belt. Once he got there in 1993, he didn't miss a beat. Modano, the highest-scoring U.S.-born player in NHL histo...

Labor negotiations between the NHL and the locked-out players' association may resume Tuesday after a four-day break. The location and the agenda have yet to be determined. The sides held two days of talks this week in New York without discussion ...

For the third time in less than two years, a professional sports league is on the verge of a work stoppage. The National Football League had one, but ended it in time for a full season. The National Basketball Association had one, and it cut short...

NEW YORK -- A timeline of events since the NHL and the NHL Players' Association began negotiations on a new collective bargaining agreement. June 29 -- NHL and NHL Players' Association open negotiations with 2.5 hour meeting in New York. J...