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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 ...

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.

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

Mike Richards scored the tiebreaking goal

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.

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.

Nick Bonino scored his third goal on a power play with 11:21 to play, and the surging Ducks beat Los Angeles 7-4 on Saturday night in the first Freeway Faceoff of the season.

--Seriously, what's with the fights off the opening faceoff? The Red Wings and Blue Jackets were the latest to have glove-dropping (Lightning-Islanders and Penguins-Rangers were the others), with Jordin Tootoo and Jared Boll going at it three seconds...

Scott Burnside and Pierre LeBrun discuss the Wild's newest signings of Zach Parise and Ryan Suter to matching 13-year contracts....

Anze Kopitar scored twice in a four-goal, first-period blitz as the Los Angeles Kings embarrassed the Blues from the opening faceoff, whipping St. Louis 5-2 Monday night for their fifth straight road win this postseason.

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The players were not the only ones to battle in the Rangers' win over the Devils.

Brandon Dubinsky scored shortly after a fight-filled opening faceoff, and the New York Rangers became the first Eastern Conference team to earn a playoff spot by beating the New Jersey Devils 4-2 on Monday night.

Jonathan Toews scored the go-ahead goal in the second period, Andrew Brunette also found the net and Duncan Keith had two assists, leading the Blackhawks to a 2-1 victory over the Kings on Saturday night.