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San Jose Sharks winger Raffi Torres leveled Los Angeles Kings center Jarret Stoll with a thunderous hit late in the second period that appeared to be a bit high and in the head area in Tuesday night's Game 1.

The San Jose Sharks traded center Michal Handzus to Chicago in return for a fourth-round draft pick, according to a source. Read the entire story....

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.

Making sure your top lines don't get too much ice time will be key during this shortened season, writes Pierre LeBrun.

It is OK to dream. It is OK to pretend the NHL will actually function again one day. And it's definitely acceptable to relish the thought of future outdoor games. With that in mind, here are five Winter Classic matchups I would love to see over th...

Evgeni Malkin, Ilya Kovalchuk and a list of other Russian and European NHLers, as expected, have found temporary lockout homes in their home countries. But just where the North American-born stars will end up always provides more intrigue. Eigh...

The Western Conference claimed the Stanley Cup and had some of the playoffs' best moments, writes Pierre LeBrun.

The Phoenix Coyotes joined St. Louis, Nashville and Los Angeles in the second round of the playoffs; a fresh-faced group signaling not only a new era in the Western Conference but also a change in style of play.

It's too easy to just say, it's a changing of the guard in the Western Conference. It's not that simple anymore. The cap system seven years out has introduced so much parity that the construction and deconstruction of teams is a different process now.

Vancouver GM Mike Gillis tried to use one of the oldest tricks in the hockey book to deflect the public from this fact: His team is one loss away from one of the biggest collapses in NHL history.

Monday: San Jose Sharks at Chicago Blackhawks, 8 p.m. ETIn a rematch of last spring's Western Conference finals, the Sharks and Blackhawks have played some of the best hockey in the NHL over the past month, and both clubs have positioned themselves a...

Marty Turco won't get to start against his old team Wednesday night, but don't go sniffing for a big story from the veteran netminder. "I'd be doing the same thing if I were [coach] Joel Quenneville. I am fine with it," Turco told ESPN.com on Tues...

Marty Turco won't get to start against his old team Wednesday night, but don't go sniffing for a big story from the veteran netminder. "I'd be doing the same thing if I were [coach] Joel Quenneville. I am fine with it," Turco told ESPN.com on Tues...

Mike Modano is 40 years old and his best hockey is behind him, but his All-Star career keeps him at the forefront of fans' interests. I can't tell you how many times a day readers ask about the "latest on Modano." ESPN.com reached out to him Thursda...

Trailing the Hawks 2-0 in the Cup finals, the Flyers are sounding an awful lot like the Sharks, who faced the same challenge a round earlier. Can Philly deliver on what San Jose could not?

Another upset this postseason for the Flyers? Pierre LeBrun doesn't think so, but this Chicago-Philly series could be closer than some would like to think.