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After selling off three of their top players, the Dallas Stars have united to reignite their playoff hopes. Craig Custance explores the turnaround.

Blog | Conversation | April 15, 2013

Trevor Lewis scored the go-ahead goal and the Los Angeles Kings swept back-to-back games in Alberta with a 3-1 victory over the Calgary Flames on Wednesday.

Three guys, jawing about hockey. One from St. Louis, one from Toronto, one from the Netherlands. (Or at least it seems like he's from the Netherlands, what with his preference for wooden shoes and all.) PAUL GRANT: OK, lads, here we go again. Sinc...

Hockey analyst Mike Milbury apologized Tuesday for critical comments made about Penguins captain Sidney Crosby.

R.J. Umberger had three goals for the third time in his career and Steve Mason stopped 39 shots Friday night to lead the Columbus Blue Jackets to a 5-1 victory over Carolina, dealing a critical loss to the Hurricanes' diminishing playoff hopes.

Blackhawks 2, Canucks 1, OT

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Brent Burns and Logan Couture each scored a power-play goal, Antti Niemi stopped 30 shots and the San Jose Sharks extended Dallas' losing streak to five games with a 4-1 victory over the Stars on Saturday night.

Tuukka Rask made 30 saves through overtime and then stopped Columbus' Antoine Vermette in the shootout as the Boston Bruins beat the Blue Jackets 2-1 on Thursday night for their seventh straight win.

Craig Custance writes that for a brief stretch on Tuesday night against the Red Wings, the Minnesota Wild offered a glimpse of just how good they'll be once they get all their pieces clicking consistently.

Blog | Conversation | November 02, 2011

Evgeni Malkin's shootout goal capped a rally from a two-goal deficit in the third period and the Pittsburgh Penguins extended their winning streak to five with a 3-2 victory over the New York Islanders on Thursday night.

Craig Custance writes that with Sidney Crosby not quite ready to return to action, the Pittsburgh Penguins will rely Evgeni Malkin to fill his shoes. Plus, notes on a possible competitive advantage for Detroit and hockey in Las Vegas.

Blog | Conversation | October 03, 2011

The rules of the contest were simple: The winning $10 raffle ticket drawn at random earned one lucky contestant the right to shoot a puck through a tiny target from half a rink away for $50,000. But what if it was your twin brother who made the shot?

Chris Higgins and Jannik Hansen scored in the first period, Roberto Luongo made 32 saves, and the Vancouver Canucks beat the Chicago Blackhawks 2-0 in the first-round playoff opener on Wednesday night.

Blackhawks forward Troy Brouwer played in the opening game of the Western Conference quarterfinal matchup with the Vancouver Canucks.

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