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SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Both the Kings and Sharks were mulling lineup decisions Tuesday morning after the pregame skates. For Los Angeles, coach Darryl Sutter would not confirm whether winger Kyle Clifford would return for Game 4 on Tuesday night. ...

Veteran winger Martin Havlat of the San Jose Sharks will be in the lineup for Game 3 Saturday night, returning after a five-game injury absence.

SAN JOSE, Calif. -- One player who would certainly help the San Jose Sharks in their bid to crawl out of an 0-2 series deficit is Martin Havlat. But the Sharks need a healthy Havlat. "That's a Marty, Mother Nature and trainers' decision," Shark...

MONTREAL -- Years ago, in another era for the Ottawa Senators, they were the talented team that found ways to lose. Now, they're the team that refuses to die. The old Senators, loaded with the likes of Zdeno Chara, Marian Hossa, Martin Havlat, ...

Martin Havlat scored twice, his second tally a knife in the heart of Blues fans 3:34 into double overtime to hand the veteran Sharks a 3-2 victory in Game 1 of their best-of-seven, first-round series.

We are trained to look for winners and losers when teams make big trades, but the Minnesota Wild and San Jose Sharks may just be winners in the moves they made together this past offseason. Three trades involving big names between the two clubs fr...

SAN JOSE, Calif. -- In the summer of 2009, Czech star winger Martin Havlat could see what everyone else saw while with the Chicago Blackhawks: a team seriously on the rise and ready to challenge for the Stanley Cup. But when talks failed to yield ...

Stung by the expected departure of Marian Gaborik to the New York Rangers Wednesday evening, the Wild moved quickly to sign free agent winger Martin Havlat to a six-year, $30 million deal.

Rumor Central Get all of the latest trade talk and free-agency buzz right here at Rumor Central. • Rumor Central MONTREAL -- Still no trades to report as we hit the afternoon. "Quiet -- for now," one NHL GM told ESPN.com at 1 p.m. E...

DETROIT -- Post-skate update on the Blackhawks: Coach Joel Quenneville said neither goalie Nikolai Khabibulin nor star winger Martin Havlat would play in Wednesday night's Game 5. Forward Colin Fraser replaces Havlat, while Cristobal Huet starts i...

DETROIT -- The coaches made it easy on us today. No guessing whatsoever. Red Wings stars Nicklas Lidstrom and Pavel Datsyuk are out for tonight's game, as are Blackhawks stars Martin Havlat and Nikolai Khabibulin. "Not playing," Wings coach Mike Ba...

DETROIT -- The Hawks just got on the ice for practice. Goalie Nikolai Khabibulin is practicing in full equipment. No Martin Havlat on the ice. We'll get more from Chicago coach Joel Quenneville after practice. Meanwhile, the Red Wings will be with...

CHICAGO -- Geez, nothing going on here today. Six-time Norris Trophy winner Nicklas Lidstrom of the Detroit Red Wings was a surprise scratch thanks to a lower-body injury. And Hawks star winger Martin Havlat is playing, somewhat miraculously, less t...

Six-time Norris Trophy winner Nicklas Lidstrom was scratched from Game 4 of the Western Conference finals

CHICAGO -- Hawks winger Martin Havlat (upper-body injury), as you might expect, did not practice Saturday. Neither did goalie Nikolai Khabibulin (lower-body injury). "Khabby is doing better today," said Hawks coach Joel Quenneville. "We'll see how h...

The hit of the playoffs has polarized the two teams in the Western Conference finals. And when you talked to the Hawks and Wings about it, there was little middle ground.