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It was captain on captain. It was hockey's oldest and truest form of will, a one-on-one puck battle. Who wanted it most? Turns out it was Buffalo Sabres winger Jason Pominville, who stole the bouncing disk from Alex Ovechkin at the Washington poin...

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...

Perhaps the biggest name left on the trade market is Jay Bouwmeester. That's if he is indeed dealt. The Calgary Flames don't have to necessarily move him -- he's got one more year left on his deal (at $6.6 million), so he's not a pending unrest...

Thanks to Kari Lehtonen's 40 saves, the Dallas Stars moved to within one point of the eighth and final playoff spot in the West with a 2-0 win at Los Angeles on Thursday night. In the process, they further muddied the picture for GM Joe Nieuwendyk...

Montreal Canadiens on Wednesday gave defenseman Francis Bouillon a one-year contract extension.

Lots of eyes are on the Tampa Bay Lightning these days to see what might transpire with the club that is, as of Monday, one point out of the Eastern Conference basement. After starting the season 6-1-0, they have gone 4-13-1. But general manage...

• Quietly, the Nashville Predators are on a roll. After beginning the season with just one win in their opening six games (1-2-3), the Preds have turned it around with six wins in their past eight games, including a 3-0 shutout of the Phoe...

The loss isn't just that of the Ottawa Senators and their fans, but for the entire game of hockey. Erik Karlsson is one of the true pearls of this sport. He's the No. 1 reason most of us turn on Ottawa games. His magical hands and awe-inspiring br...

Kimmo Timonen and the Philadelphia Flyers have agreed to a one-year contract extension, the team announced Thursday.

The San Jose Sharks signed free-agent center Scott Gomez to a 1-year contract.

TORONTO -- The Buffalo Sabres needed just one game of this new, shortened season to send a message to the rest of the league. They intend on not getting pushed around anymore. And the guy sending the message wasn't who you'd expect. Which is ex...

No doubt Damien Brunner is one hot name in fantasy hockey league drafts this week with news that he's slated to begin the season on the top line for the Detroit Red Wings with Henrik Zetterberg and Pavel Datsyuk. The Swiss star has yet to play an ...

TORONTO -- At least for one night, the NHLers were playing again in hockey's center of the universe, the old Maple Leaf Gardens. Steven Stamkos scored on the opening shift as wide-eyed kids watched his every move, his team prevailing 14-10 over Te...

NEW YORK -- The players emerged from the room around midnight and scurried down the hotel escalator past reporters, unwilling to share much, if anything. The smiles on some of their faces, however, suggested it wasn't a bad day at all. As one p...

NEW YORK -- The players emerged from the room around midnight and scurried down the hotel escalator past reporters, unwilling to share much, if anything. The smiles on some of their faces, however, suggested it wasn't a bad day at all. As one p...

The players made a significant proposal to the NHL on Wednesday and despite the league's issues with it, it's a solid step in my opinion, one that hopefully leads to more talks and negotiation. Let's take a look the NHLPA offer: BASED ON PERCENTAG...