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Sweden became the first home team to win the world hockey championships in 27 years, beating Switzerland 5-1 on Sunday.

Paul Stastny had two goals and two assists, and Craig Smith added five assists to help the United States rout Russia 8-3 on Thursday in the world hockey quarterfinals.

Craig Smith had a hat trick and teenager John Gibson was stellar in net to lead the United States over host Finland 4-1 at the ice hockey world championship on Wednesday.

Shea Weber scored 44 seconds into overtime to give the Nashville Predators a 4-3 victory against the slumping Detroit Red Wings on Tuesday night.

Predators 2, Sharks 1, SO

Alexander Radulov and Andrei Kostitsyn might not play in Game 4 either, Pierre LeBrun writes.

ESPN Insider Alvin Chang revisits the 2009 NHL draft class and evaluates the early return teams have gotten on their investments, ranking the 10 best players from the class so far.

Blog | Conversation | February 01, 2012

Sean Allen examines a handful of players who have posted good numbers despite lesser minutes, such as Zack Kassian and Craig Smith, and also discusses who's rising and falling in his Top 100 forward rankings.

Hockey's Three Stars of Comedy is a monthly feature that will recognize the three NHL personalities from around the league who produced the most comedic fodder for fans. It will appear every month during the regular season, unlike Eric Staal. Th...

There's been a lot of see-sawing through the first quarter of the NHL season when it comes to the top rookies in the NHL and there are lots of exciting first-year players making significant impacts throughout the league. Don't doubt there will contin...

1. Protecting the goalies Among the many inconsistencies in the NHL rule book -- like a hand pass in your own zone but not anywhere else on the ice -- the treatment of goaltenders remains one of the most befuddling. We understand the Buffalo Sabre...

Sean Allen on the surprisingly effective play of Kris Versteeg and Tomas Fleischmann, both of whom are on the rise in our weekly fantasy hockey forwards rankings.

Craig Smith had a lot of trouble deciding to leave Wisconsin for Nashville, but the move has worked well, for both the rookie and the goal-hungry Predators.

Blog | Conversation | November 11, 2011

Rookie Craig Smith had two goals and an assist, Martin Erat scored on a second-period penalty shot, and the Nashville Predators wrapped up a five-game trip with a 4-2 victory over the struggling Anaheim Ducks on Wednesday night.

Sean Allen breaks down good and bad fantasy hockey matchups for the week of Nov. 7, and looks at the season's surprise top performers to see whether they can keep up their current paces.

Joe Pavelski scored twice to lead the San Jose Sharks to a 3-1 victory over the Nashville Predators Tuesday night.