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Russia won the world championship Sunday by defeating Slovakia 6-2.

Here's the question facing Nashville coach Barry Trotz: Should he bring back forwards Alexander Radulov and Andrei Kostitsyn following one-game suspensions.

From the official NHL release: BACKES, BERGERON AND DATSYUK VOTED SELKE TROPHY FINALISTS NEW YORK (April 23, 2012) -- Centers David Backes of the St. Louis Blues, Patrice Bergeron of the Boston Bruins and Pavel Datsyuk of the D...

David Backes of St. Louis, Patrice Bergeron of Boston and Pavel Datsyuk of Detroit are this year's finalists for the Selke Trophy, which goes to the league's top defensive forward. Here's the release from the NHL: Centers David Backes of the St. ...

The Detroit Red Wings have slipped from being regarded as an elite NHL team, getting knocked out of the playoffs in the first round after consecutive second-round exits.

Making a number of miraculous saves in a Game 1 win against the Red Wings, Predators goalie Pekka Rinne showed once again that he can't be human.

DETROIT -- If there was any doubt the Chicago Blackhawks did indeed want to earn the No. 5 seed and a date with the Nashville Predators in the opening round of the playoffs, Joel Quenneville erased it by pulling Corey Crawford in the closing seconds ...

Back in January, John Buccigross ranked his Top 100 current players and put Steven Stamkos in at No. 6. Considering the Lightning center's hot play and goal-scoring prowess that has him sneaking up on 60 goals, should he be moved up?

Heading into the playoffs, Craig Custance gets the lowdown on the Detroit Red Wings from rival players, coaches and scouts.

Story | Conversation | April 02, 2012

BOSTON -- The Bruins' Patrice Bergeron is given consideration every season for the Frank J. Selke Award, which is awarded to the best defensive forward in the NHL. Vancouver's Ryan Kesler won it in 2011 after Detroit's Pavel Datsyuk was honored i...

Kings (32-25 -12, 76 points) vs. Detroit Red Wings (44-22-3, 91 points) at Staples Center, 7:30 p.m. Five storylines to track: 1. Mystery men - Sitting courtside at the Clippers game Monday night was Mike Richards and Jeff Carter, two of the be...

Detroit Red Wings 4, Kings 3 Eight keys to the game: THE FACTS: Holding a one-goal lead with just over four minutes remaining against an injury-depleted team who was struggling just to gets shots on net, the Kings gave away the victory Friday ...

Henrik Zetterberg scored the go-ahead goal and added an assist, and Joey MacDonald had 28 saves to help the Detroit Red Wings end a three-game slide with a 5-2 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Tuesday night.

Sean Allen discusses the fantasy-relevant players who changed teams at the trade deadline, including Cody Hodgson, Andrei Kostitsyn and Jeff Carter.

In the latest edition of Player Power Rankings from Tom Awad of Hockey Prospectus, the Ottawa Senators get their turn in the spotlight with two top-five skaters, and Pekka Rinne makes an appearance as the No. 4 goalie.

Story | Conversation | February 28, 2012

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