| Canucks fire Alain Vigneault as coach |
The Vancouver Canucks have fired coach Alain Vigneault on Wednesday.
Updated: 03:36 PM
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| Sharks fined $100,000 for GM’s comments |
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.
Updated: 12:06 PM
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| Bruins connect with Army Rangers in playoff push |
In the corner of the Boston Bruins’ locker room, hanging from the hooks in Andrew Ference’s stall, is a yellow running singlet with the team’s "Spoked B" logo on the front.
Updated: 05:06 PM
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| Spezza to return to Senators lineup for Game 3 |
Jason Spezza doesn’t have much time to return to form if the Ottawa Senators want to extend their season.
Updated: 04:06 PM
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| Defensive forwards center stage in NHL playoffs |
Pavel Datsyuk is one of the NHL’s most feared scorers, a wizard with the puck who is equally adept at setting up his teammates for easy plays. Jonathan Toews has at least 23 goals in each of his six seasons in the league, and Patrice Bergeron is one of the top offensive threats for one of the league’s best teams.
Updated: 04:06 PM
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| Trove of Gretzky memorabilia set for auction |
It started almost two decades ago with a $20 hockey stick once wielded by a forgotten player for a string of mediocre teams.
Updated: 04:36 PM
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| Capitals say Ovechkin played with hurt left foot |
Alex Ovechkin played the last two games of the Washington Capitals’ season with what the team said Thursday is a hairline fracture in his left foot.
Updated: 04:36 PM
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| St. Louis, Kane, Moulson are Lady Byng finalists |
Islanders forward Matt Moulson, Blackhawks forward Patrick Kane and Lightning forward Martin St. Louis are the three finalists for the NHL’s Lady Byng Trophy, the league’s sportsmanship award.
Updated: 03:06 PM
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| Bruins, Rangers to carry on Boston-New York lore |
After the marathon bombings, the cities of Boston and New York put aside their bitter rivalries and joined in their mutual love of sports and country.
Updated: 09:36 AM
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| Stars make expected move with firing of Gulutzan |
Glen Gulutzan couldn’t end the longest playoff drought in franchise history for the Dallas Stars and the second-year coach didn’t hold the option on the remaining season in his contract.
Updated: 02:36 AM
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| Another early playoff exit for Ovechkin, Capitals |
Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin knows full well that his playoff failures are adding up.
Updated: 05:06 PM
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| 4 of NHL’s Original 6 among 8 still in playoffs |
The NHL playoffs are off to a heart-pounding start with a record 17 games going to overtime in the first round.
Updated: 12:06 PM
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| Column: Boogaard a sad example for hockey goons |
The lawsuit doesn’t read nearly as well as the story, which laid bare the life of an NHL enforcer for all to see. The way John Branch wrote about Derek Boogaard in the New York Times should have been enough to cause even the most hardcore hockey fan to reconsider the peculiar role that goons play in the sport.
Updated: 03:36 AM
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| Boogaard family sues NHL for son’s death |
Joanne Boogaard watched her son Derek duke it out on the ice with other NHL tough guys for six seasons as one of the most feared enforcers in the game, a 6-foot-7 brawler who was not there to skate or score, but to defend his teammates when it was called for.
Updated: 02:36 AM
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| NHL confident players will go to Sochi Olympics |
NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly says the league is "proceeding under the assumption" its players will take part in the 2014 Sochi Olympics.
Updated: 11:36 AM
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| Crosby, Ovechkin, Tavares up for Hart Trophy |
Three top NHL players are finalists for the Hart Memorial Trophy.
Updated: 12:35 PM
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| Penguins turning to backup Vokoun for Game 5 |
Pittsburgh Penguins coach Dan Bylsma insists he still believes in Marc-Andre Fleury, that the issues for the reeling Penguins go far beyond the struggles of their Stanley Cup-winning goaltender.
Updated: 10:05 AM
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| Sabres’ coach Rolston sheds interim tag |
After the Buffalo Sabres fired Lindy Ruff in February, they planned on an extensive offseason coaching search.
Updated: 01:05 PM
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| Wild prep for bruising bounce back from Blackhawks |
Trying to keep up with the Chicago Blackhawks would be unwise for the Minnesota Wild.
Updated: 08:05 AM
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| Ducks-Red Wings series shifts to Detroit tied at 1 |
The Detroit Red Wings had a setback during their series-evening victory at Anaheim.
Updated: 05:05 PM
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| Crosby to return for Game 2 against Islanders |
It’s game on for Sidney Crosby.
Updated: 05:35 PM
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| Canadiens’ Lars Eller taken off on stretcher |
The Montreal Canadiens are down a game and a key player early in their series with the Ottawa Senators.
Updated: 10:35 AM
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