NHL

Claude Giroux had seen enough once the Philadelphia Flyers absorbed a one-sided defeat to Montreal in the midst of an already tough trip. The new captain met with his club for a few minutes Saturday and told his teammates the effort and production weren't good enough from anyone --...

Boston College coach Jerry York earned his 925th career victory Saturday to claim sole possession of the NCAA's all-time wins record. BC fans had to wait a little longer than expected, but the Eagles hockey team came through on Saturday, tagging a 5-2 loss on Alabama-Huntsville in Minneapolis. In a 41-year...

The New York Rangers will be without star winger Rick Nash for the second straight game Thursday against the Ottawa Senators. The Rangers announced Wednesday that Nash, who is suffering from an undisclosed injury, will not join the club on its trip to Ottawa. Nash has not been ruled out to...

Brian Burke is returning to the Anaheim Ducks as a part-time pro scout. The Ducks announced Thursday that they've re-hired Burke, who was their general manager from 2005-08. Burke was abruptly fired by the Toronto Maple Leafs last month after four playoff-free years as their president and GM. Anaheim had two 100-point...

LOS ANGELES (AP) The Los Angeles Kings know the uphill challenge they face to get in the postseason. They need to win and then get a lot of help. The Kings accomplished the first task with Drew Doughty, Marian Gaborik and Anze Kopitar each scoring a power-play goal in a...

Red Wings star Pavel Datsyuk is expected to play in the KHL All-Star Game in Russia on Sunday. Datsyuk is one of a number of players who went to the Kontinental Hockey League during the NHL lockout. Now that players and owners have reached a tentative agreement to end the...

The Calgary Flames signed goaltender Danny Taylor to a one-year, two-way contract a day after Miikka Kiprusoff suffered a lower-body injury in a 4-1 win over Detroit. Kiprusoff, who left Tuesday's game after the second period, is listed as day to day. "In the second period I felt some discomfort in...

Viktor Fasth has quickly gone from unknown in the net to unbelievable. Given the way he's playing, the backup is making a strong case for even more playing time. Fasth stopped 31 shots for his first NHL shutout, and Francois Beauchemin scored in his 500th career game, lifting the surging Anaheim...

ST. LOUIS (AP) St. Louis Blues goalie Brian Elliott had a career game on a night when the franchise honored some of his goaltending idols.Elliott made a career-high 46 saves with Mike Liut, Curtis Joseph and Grant Fuhr watching and Jori Lehtera scored in overtime to help the...

The NHL's facelift is now official. The league announced Thursday that its proposed realignment plan is a go for next season after getting approval from the Board of Governors. It was the final step in the process after the NHL Players' Association gave its consent to the plan last week. The...

After much thought, the NHL Players' Association has given a thumbs-up to the league's proposed realignment plan. "After discussions with the Executive Board, the NHLPA has given consent to realignment, to be re-evaluated following the 2014-15 season,'' NHLPA executive director Donald Fehr said in a statement Thursday night. Both sides confirmed...

The Dallas Stars traded Jaromir Jagr to the Boston Bruins for a pair of prospects and a conditional draft pick on Tuesday. The Stars had been talking to Jagr's camp for three weeks about a possible extension but over the past few days had second thoughts with the team fading...