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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 last time Original Six rivals the Detroit Red Wings and Chicago Blackhawks met in the playoffs was in the 2009 Western Conference finals, with the Blackhawks the young bucks still figuring things out and the Red Wings the veteran contenders en ro...

Jonathan Toews deserved to have been among the three finalists for the Hart Trophy as NHL MVP. Case closed. I'm not taking any counterarguments. My gavel has come down. The Chicago Blackhawks' captain was the most consistent 200-foot player ...

Jaromir Jagr turned 41 in February, but the Bruins winger doesn't see himself slowing down for a while yet, writes Pierre LeBrun.

In about a week, I will fill out my official NHL awards ballot as a member of the Professional Hockey Writers' Association. The PHWA votes on the Hart Trophy as well as the Norris, Calder and Selke. The NHL's 30 general managers vote on the Vezina...

Interesting news Monday evening with a source confirming to ESPN.com that the Calgary Flames have given permission to the Toronto Maple Leafs to speak to Miikka Kiprusoff's camp about a contract extension. My TSN colleague Aaron Ward was first to ...

Surely, the Pittsburgh Penguins are done shopping. Maybe not. It was certainly assumed by many that the acquisition of winger Brenden Morrow would rule the Pittsburgh Penguins out of the Jarome Iginla bidding. Not so, a source told ESPN.com ...

The Anaheim Ducks have been able to do no wrong this season, a 19-3-3 record worthy of more national attention had it not been for Chicago's historic start. Now, though, we'll find out more about these surprising and impressive Ducks. Goalie Vi...

Today's Need to Know blog should focus on Chicago's remarkable, historic point streak continuing with a rallying victory over Colorado on Wednesday night. But I can't bring myself to ignore what transpired in Toronto. The sight of Ottawa Senators ...

Pierre LeBrun looks at five reasons the Chicago Blackhawks are so good.

The NHL's trade deadline is exactly four weeks from Wednesday. If Stan Bowman had his way, he wouldn't wait until then to make his move(s). But he's in a waiting mode awaiting interested trade partners. "I always find that I'm usually the guy t...

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.

• The Chicago Blackhawks are the measuring stick of the NHL so far this season, and the Anaheim Ducks were relishing their chance to measure up. Although the Blackhawks remain undefeated in regulation at 10-0-3, the Ducks continued their s...

My remote needed new batteries after flicking around a dozen games last night. Here's what I retained: • In Glendale, Ariz., the hockey code was in full force. Coyotes winger Raffi Torres had to answer the bell for his vicious hit on ...

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

The Chicago Blackhawks haven't won a playoff series since their Stanley Cup victory three years ago. Early impressions indicate that could change this spring. The club's first 3-0 start since the fall of 1972 has fans in Chicago a little giddy....