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With one week remaining in the regular season and the New Jersey Devils on the brink of elimination from playoff contention, star winger Ilya Kovalchuk will return to the lineup Saturday against the Florida Panthers.

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For locked-out NHL players, the doors have now opened to Sweden's premier league, the Elitserien, but New York Rangers goaltender Henrik Lundqvist is still weighing whether to play in his native country.

With the collective bargaining negotiations ongoing, a proposed change to the salary cap could end up hamstringing some teams financially, including the Sabres, Rangers and Wild.

Blog | Conversation | August 20, 2012

Columbus Blue Jackets general manager Scott Howson isn't saying much about his quest to trade captain Rick Nash.

As the free-agency period approaches, all three hockey locals are gearing up.

Neither the New Jersey Devils nor the Los Angeles Kings seem to be too concerned about who is on the ice against high-powered Devils forward Ilya Kovalchuk.

The National Hockey League and its broadcast partners may have been hoping for a Rangers-Kings Stanley Cup final, but the New Jersey Devils were more than happy to play spoiler.

Tom Awad provides his latest update to the Conn Smythe watch. Jonathan Quick leads three Los Angeles Kings players making a run at the No. 1 spot in the rankings, currently occupied by the Coyotes' Mike Smith.

Story | Conversation | May 26, 2012

Rookie Henrique was Adam on the spot again, sending Devils to the Cup finals.

Rangers tough guy Brandon Prust responded to accusations by Devils coach Pete DeBoer that he was targeting the Devils defenseman's head.

In a heated Hudson River clash that is threatening to become pretty nasty, the gloves were officially dropped Sunday when Rangers coach John Tortorella ripped the Devils, accusing them of selling penalty calls and skirting the rules.

The Devils are relying on rookie Adam Henrique in big-game situations.

But this is the Devils' recipe for success. Take away one of the elements, the big, the little or the unexpected, and their chances of winning go down. But when the recipe is followed, well, they're a formidable group, writes Scott Burnside.

NEW YORK -- It looks like New Jersey Devils stars Ilya Kovalchuk and Zach Parise will be reunited for Game 2 of the Eastern Conference final against the New York Rangers on Wednesday night. The two have played on separate lines for most of the pos...

What it means: In a series featuring two of the game's elite goaltenders -- the best of all time vs. the best right now -- the New York Rangers' Henrik Lundqvist came through as king of the crease, shutting out the New Jersey Devils in Game 1 of the ...