NHL

Logan Couture knows the score: The San Jose Sharks are desperate for points. He helped them pick up two Wednesday night. Couture scored twice in regulation and added a shootout goal, and Dan Boyle netted the tiebreaker winner in the Sharks' 4-3 victory over the Edmonton Oilers. After Couture pulled the...

ST. LOUIS (AP) Nashville Predators forward Kevin Fiala broke his left leg during Game 1 against St. Louis and is recovering from surgery to repair his femur, the team said Thursday. The 20-year-old Fiala was hit by Blues defenseman Robert Bortuzzo and went hard into the boards behind the St....

The NHL and and its locked-out players may be inching closer toward a new collective bargaining agreement. But if training camp opens soon, the Carolina Hurricanes will have to start the season without Tuomo Ruutu, one of their key forwards. Ruutu recently had hip surgery and is expected to be...

The Los Angeles Kings were finally able to raise their Stanley Cup banner Saturday. Now they must find the form that helped them win a championship. After a less than inspiring performance in the opener, the Kings will visit the Colorado Avalanche on Tuesday. Los Angeles at Colorado When: 9:00 PM...

NHL players will have 36 hours from Thursday night until Saturday morning to vote on the new labor deal that would end the four-month lockout. The players' association announced that electronic voting will begin at 8 p.m. Thursday ET and will last until 8 a.m. Saturday. The union said it...

The line of Jiri Tlusty, Alexander Semin and Eric Staal did it all for the Carolina Hurricanes on Sunday night. Tlusty scored twice, Semin had a goal and two assists and Staal chipped in with a pair of assists -- all in the first period -- to lead the...

CHICAGO (AP) - Five power plays. More than nine minutes with the man advantage. And no goals for the Chicago Blackhawks.Patrick Kane scored in the first period, but the Blackhawks were shut out the rest of the way in a 2-1 loss to Anaheim on Thursday night that gave...

Benoit Pouliot and Teddy Purcell helped the Tampa Bay Lightning finally get back on the winning track. Pouliot scored two goals, including the game-winner in overtime, lifting the Lightning to a 6-5 victory over the Florida Panthers on Saturday. The Lightning ended a six-game losing streak and got their first...

Chicago Blackhawks forward Marian Hossa said Monday he won't change how he plays after suffering a severe head injury last season. Hossa was hit illegally in the head by the Phoenix Coyotes' Raffi Torres in Game 3 of the Blackhawks' first-round playoff series on April 17, 2011. Hossa was taken...

Down a goal late in the third period, R.J. Umberger glanced along the bench and saw hardly a drooped shoulder. This isn't the same Columbus Blue Jackets squad, one that in the past might have let this game slip away. This is a more determined Blue Jackets team, one that's focused...

The Montreal Canadiens are hopeful Brendan Gallagher won't miss much time a day after suffering a concussion in a win against Philadelphia. The feisty rookie forward -- who has five goals and three assists -- left Saturday night's game early in the third period after taking a hit from Flyers...

Jan. 1 - Winter Classic: Chicago at Washington.Jan. 22-26 - All-Star break.Feb. 21 - Stadium Series: Los Angeles vs. San Jose at Santa Clara, Calif.April 11 - Regular season ends.