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The NHL trade deadline passed at 3 p.m. ET, and the biggest story might have been the player who wasn't traded: Roberto Luongo will stay in Vancouver, despite the panic that started when he was pulled off the ice minutes before the deadline. He was c...

We're about a quarter of the way through this truncated NHL season, and that seems like a good time to have a look at some of the players who are putting up impressive numbers so far. But while it's not exactly a shock to see names like Stamkos, C...

When you look around the NHL, you find several teams with unquestioned no. 1 goaltenders. Barring injury, players such as Henrik Lundqvist, Jonathan Quick, and Pekka Rinne will be starting every big game for their teams all year long, with an occasio...

Welcome to a weekly blog post of thoughts and observations from the past few days and/or decades of NHL hockey. The Three Stars of Comedy Recognizing the three moments from around the league that produced the most comedic fodder for fans this wee...

It's probably foolish to try to read anything into two days' worth of games, especially when half the players in the NHL are still trying to get back to pre-lockout form. But that's no reason not to try, so here are 10 random observations from the NH...

After an exhaustive six-hour training camp, the NHL makes its long-awaited return Saturday. And while it's been easy to forget over the past few months of lockout negotiations between grim-faced men in suits, hockey is a sport played on ice by actual...

The Ottawa Senators reserve goaltender Robin Lehner sure picked a good time for his first career shutout: two days after the Senators traded for St. Louis's highly touted netminder Ben Bishop. A little competition never hurt anyone! The trade took pl...

Roberto Luongo has a pretty promising streak going. He's won seven of his last eight games, and the only blemish on that record is a 2-1 loss to Columbus in shootout. In contrast to the first few months of his season, which were marked by erratic pla...