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Veteran defenseman Andy Sutton has retired, ending a 15-year career beset by injuries.

The NHL fined the San Jose Sharks $100,000 on Saturday for general manager Doug Wilson's comments criticizing the league for forward Raffi Torres' suspension for the rest of the second round of the playoffs.

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.

Minnesota Wild goalie Niklas Backstrom has undergone sports hernia surgery.

CHICAGO -- The Chicago Blackhawks, from coach Joel Quenneville on down, repeatedly expressed disappointment with their intensity throughout their opening-round playoff series. The Blackhawks had knocked out the Minnesota Wild in five games, but th...

A lawsuit filed against the NHL by Derek Boogaard's family offers a look at the fastest-growing addiction in the U.S. and at one of the nation's leading cause of accidental deaths.

From the official NHL release: CROSBY, HARDING AND McQUAID NAMED MASTERTON TROPHY FINALISTS NEW YORK (May 14, 2013) -- Center Sidney Crosby of the Pittsburgh Penguins, goaltender Josh Harding of the Minnesota Wild and defenseman Adam McQu...

Penguins star Sidney Crosby, Wild goaltender Josh Harding and Bruins defenseman Adam McQuaid are this season's nominees for the NHL's Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy.

As is seemingly the case every season, the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs had something for everyone, Scott Burnside writes

The Chicago Blackhawks will play their longtime rival the Detroit Red Wings in a Western Conference semifinal series. The Blackhawks, who defeated the Minnesota Wild in five games, had been waiting since Thursday to see whether they'd face the No....

CHICAGO -- The Chicago Blackhawks gave themselves the luxury of a few extra days off between series by taking care of the Minnesota Wild in five games in the opening round of the Stanley Cup playoffs. The Blackhawks aren't exactly taking it easy w...

CHICAGO -- Chicago Blackhawks forwards Brandon Saad and Viktor Stalberg were given a surprise Saturday when they arrived at the rink and discovered they'd be wearing white jerseys and were being demoted outside the top four lines in practice. Saad...

CHICAGO -- Chicago Blackhawks coach Joel Quenneville didn't sound like someone whose team had just advanced past the opening round of the Stanley Cup playoffs on Thursday. The Blackhawks cruised to a win and eliminated the Minnesota Wild in five g...

The Penguins switched goalies after their Game 4 loss and started Tomas Vokoun in Game 5. He responded by stopping all 31 shots in a 4-0 win over the Islanders. FROM ELIAS: the Penguins are the 1st team since 1979 Islanders to get a shutout from 2 di...

In case you were busy finally piecing together why the Buffalo Bills' mascot is a Buffalo, here's what you missed in sports on Thursday: In a battle of reigning Cy Young winners, David Price's Rays upended R.A. Dickey's Blue Jays, 5-4, in 10 inn...

CHICAGO -- Chicago Blackhawks forward Patrick Kane had a feeling that once Patrick Sharp got rolling in the playoffs, there would be no stopping him. Kane said just that after Game 2 against the Minnesota Wild and proved to be dead on as the serie...