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Wayne Gretzky believes the Blackhawks-Heat debate is good for the NHL.

Barry Melrose and Stephen A. Smith debate which streak is more impressive between the Miami Heat and Chicago Blackhawks....

TORONTO -- A plan to build an NHL arena northeast of Toronto is still alive by the skin of its chinny chin-chin. Which should not be confused with the reality that it is definitely going to happen and that a second NHL team is headed to the Toront...

The IIHF world junior championship in Ufa, Russia, is taking center stage in the hockey world over the holidays even more than usual thanks to the NHL lockout. Hockey-starved fans in North America need a fix and finally got it with Canada and the ...

Barry Brust eclipsed the shutout record set by Johnny Bower in 1957, but he didn't take a normal route to 268 minutes, 17 seconds of scoreless hockey, Scott Burnside writes.

Prized free-agent college defenseman Justin Schultz spent Tuesday afternoon and Wednesday morning prepping with his representatives at Newport Sports in the Toronto area for the biggest decision in his young hockey life. "We're very comfortable wi...

The Coyotes put in a solid effort in convincing win over the struggling Predators, writes Pierre LeBrun.

After bouncing around from team to team in his career, goalie Mike Smith seems to have found his spot with the Phoenix Coyotes, writes Pierre LeBrun.

Timo Seppa of Hockey Prospectus reintroduces the Goalie Heat Index and takes the temperature of the netminders who will be featured in the NHL playoffs. Who can get hot and steal a series?...

It's time to channel your inner Ron Burgundy and rant away. What's eating at you? Feeling the heat of the playoff stretch drive? Send in your rants here, and I'll be back with my answers later in the week....

Jason Blake scored two goals to lift the Anaheim Ducks to a 4-2 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Sunday night.

1. Jets no longer thrashing around I must admit I didn't give the Winnipeg Jets much of a chance to be in the playoff hunt in the Eastern Conference this season and likewise figured it wouldn't matter much to the NHL-starved fans in Winnipeg now t...

Pierre LeBrun and Craig Custance look at two teams going in very different directions in the Northeast and a goalie who has lost his mojo in Philly. Custance: Good morning, Pierre. What a night of hockey we had Thursday night, eh? The Jets and Fl...

The Vancouver Canucks' top two-way center Ryan Kesler did not take part in the team's off-day skate at TD Garden on Sunday, but he is expected to play Monday in Game 6 of the Stanley Cup finals. "He's fine, just gave him a day off. That's all," he...

Bruins-Canucks Preview

With temperatures in downtown Boston hovering near the 90s on Wednesday, the Bruins and the NHL were doing everything they could to keep the ice surface at TD Garden up to par for Game 4 of the Stanley Cup finals against the Canucks.