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Raffi Torres, who was suspended for the rest of San Jose's second-round playoff series against Los Angeles, has decided not to appeal, Sharks general manager Doug Wilson announced Friday in a detailed statement.

LOS ANGELES -- The Raffi Torres-Jarret Stoll hit seems to have had a bigger impact on the Sharks' lineup than the Kings in terms of line juggling. While the Kings will insert center Brad Richardson straight up as a replacement for the injured Stol...

Sharks forward Raffi Torres was suspended for the rest of San Jose's second-round playoff series against Los Angeles on Thursday for an illegal check to the head of Kings forward Jarret Stoll during the opener.

LOS ANGELES -- It's not just one hit. It's a Raffi Torres hit. And that's why it takes on a whole different meaning, for better or for worse. Torres faces a disciplinary hearing in New York on Thursday after knocking Los Angeles Kings center Ja...

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There is a potential battle brewing involving the New York Islanders and New York Rangers and it isn't even on the ice.

Kings center Jarret Stoll is likely to miss Game 2 of Los Angeles' second-round playoff series against the Sharks after a hard hit from San Jose's Raffi Torres in the opener.

LOS ANGELES -- Raffi Torres has managed to stay out of trouble since returning this season from a suspension that carried over from last year's devastating playoff hit on Marian Hossa. Read full story here....

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.

Boston vs. New York will hit the playoff ice for the first time in 40 years when the Bruins host the Rangers to kick off their Eastern Conference semifinal series Thursday night at TD Garden. The Rangers advanced with their first Game 7 road victo...

BOSTON -- Less than 24 hours after being hit in the neck by an opponent's skate blade and needing stitches, Boston Bruins forward Danile Paille is fine and feeling relieved that it wasn't much worse. Paille was involved in a scary collision with...

All 4 hockey games were decided by 1 goal Friday night, with 2 of them going to overtime. The Red Wings forced a Game 7 by defeating the Ducks, 4-3, on Henrik Zetterberg's OT winner. FROM ELIAS: Zetterberg scored his first postseason OT goal in his 1...

BOSTON -- Bruins forward Nathan Horton, who took a hard hit from Dion Phaneuf on David Krejci's game-winning goal in OT of Game 4, appears to be fine. With Phaneuf going for the hit, Horton was able to pass the puck to Krejci for a 2-on-1 with M...

Coaches who think it's OK to ride the refs, fans who feel it's cool to yell at officials all the time and the confusion of professional sports with youth sports lead to a breakdown in respect for authority.

Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Mark Fraser had surgery on Thursday to repair a broken bone after being hit in the face with a puck during Boston's 4-3 victory over the Maple Leafs in Game 4 of their first-round playoff series.

TORONTO -- The Bruins and Milan Lucic had a scary moment in the closing seconds of the first period of Wednesday night's Game 4. The Bruins were on the power play when Lucic was hit in the face by a redirected puck. He dropped to the ice and was b...