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CHICAGO -- It started with a clean win of the draw. Jonathan Toews not only beat Pavel Datsyuk on the faceoff, he ripped the puck back to Duncan Keith at the point of the Blackhawks power play. And it was on. The most important power play of the ...

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- After finishing the 2012 season with an 8-8 record, Belmont Hill senior midfielder and faceoff specialist Austin Frank knew that his team had to come together and unite if they wanted to contend for the league title in 2013. "T...

James Neal had a hat trick and the Penguins finished off the lifeless Ottawa Senators 6-2 on Friday night in Game 5 of the Eastern conference semifinals to take the best-of-seven series 4-1.

Chicago Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews said Wednesday he disagreed with Minnesota Wild coach Mike Yeo's recent suggestion that the Blackhawks were cheating on faceoffs during their Western Conference quarterfinal series.

TORONTO -- Boston Bruins center Patrice Bergeron finished the 2013 regular season as the top-ranked faceoff man in the NHL. It's no secret how good he is in that category. But the Leafs, and coach Randy Carlyle think the Bruins might be getting a...

The Toronto Maple Leafs and coach Randy Caryle think the Bruins might be getting a little extra help in the faceoff circle.

BOSTON -- James Reimer made 39 saves and Phil Kessel scored the game winner as the Maple Leafs outworked the Bruins from the opening faceoff to tie the series at one with a 4-2 win. Joffrey Lupul had two goals for the Leafs and James van Riemsdyk ...

Mike Richards scored the tiebreaking goal

Freddie Roach -- who was in the corner of Top Rank prospect Zou Shiming, the two-time gold medalist from China, last Saturday in Macau -- chatted with NYFightblog about the faceoff between Nonito Donaire and Guillermo Rigondeaux, which unfolds Saturd...

Getty ImagesDillon Gee and Cliff Lee renew their three-letter-surname faceoff tonight.PHILADELPHIA -- Dillon Gee and Cliff Lee face off for the fourth time tonight, in a battle of surnames with three letters. Two pitchers whose last names combined...

Corey Perry scored late in the second period and added the winning goal in the shootout, leading the Anaheim Ducks closer to the Pacific Division title with a 3-2 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Sunday night.

The Edmonton Oilers acquired veteran center Jerred Smithson from the Florida Panthers on Wednesday for a fourth-round draft pick.

BOSTON -- Bruins centerman Patrice Bergeron dominates in the faceoff circle. He leads the NHL with a 62.1 percent success rating in that category, while Nashville's Paul Gaustad ranks second at 60.7 percent. Bergeron has tremendous hand-eye coord...

ANAHEIM, Calif. -- The opening faceoff was only 15 minutes away and the lines outside Honda Center still wrapped around each corner of the building. Fans wearing Chicago Blackhawks apparel nearly outnumbered those in Anaheim Ducks black and gold. ...

Alex Ovechkin was called for two penalties, leading to a pair of goals that put the New York Rangers ahead for good Sunday in a 4-1 win over the Washington Capitals.

STONEHAM, Mass. - St. John's Prep had five days to stew over what it felt was a lackluster performance in the opener of the best of three series against Central Catholic. From the opening faceoff of game two, it was obvious that the Eagles no intenti...