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Martin Brodeur and the New Jersey Devils have started the lockout-shortened season in playoff form. The Philadelphia Flyers seem to have missed the opening bell. Brodeur made 24 saves for his 120th NHL shutout, Ilya Kovalchuk scored on a short-handed penalty shot, and the Devils won their home opener in...

While the Vancouver Canucks are battling for the top spot in the Western Conference, the Dallas Stars are seeking one of the final playoff berths. These teams will get well acquainted with four meetings over the next five weeks, beginning with Sunday's matchup in Dallas. Who: Vacouver Canucks vs. Dallas Stars When:...

Panthers make Tallon president, Rowe GMSUNRISE, Fla. (AP) The Florida Panthers have shaken up their front office, with Dale Tallon becoming president of hockey operations and Tom Rowe replacing him as general manager.Those moves occurred earlier this month, but the team did not confirm them until Monday.Eric Joyce...

The Boston Bruins turned back Toronto's comeback with a rally of their own. Trailing by three goals in the third period and still by two with less than 90 seconds left in their season, the Bruins scored twice in a span of 31 seconds to tie it and then eliminated...

CHICAGO (AP) - Everything seemed to fall into place for the Chicago Blackhawks, except for the final score.They came up short against a supposedly ailing Ben Bishop and lost 3-2 to the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup finals on a late goal by Cedric...

No matter what goalie the Chicago Blackhawks put into their net, they are coming away with win after win. Corey Crawford completed the task to perfection on Sunday night as he made Andrew Shaw's goal stand up in a 1-0 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets that stretched the Blackhawks'...

Oilers sign Kris Versteeg to professional tryout contractEDMONTON, Alberta (AP) The Edmonton Oilers signed veteran NHL forward Kris Versteeg to a professional tryout contract Friday.The 30-year-old Versteeg, a two-time Stanley Cup champion with the Chicago Blackhawks, split last season with Carolina and Los Angeles, finishing with 15 goals...

Ottawa Senators defenseman Erik Karlsson is expected to miss the rest of the season after undergoing surgery Thursday morning to repair his left Achilles tendon that was cut by a skate blade. The Norris Trophy winner last season as the NHL's top defenseman, Karlsson was cut by Pittsburgh Penguins forward...

The drama between the New York Islanders and Lubomir Visnovsky continues. The team announced Friday that it has officially suspended the 36-year-old veteran defenseman. Despite conflicting reports whether he would return from Russia to fulfill his contractual obligation with the Islanders, he has not yet arrived for training camp. More From...

Staal helps Wild hand Penguins first home loss in NHLBy The Associated PressEric Staal's third-period goal proved to be the game-winner as the Minnesota Wild defeated Pittsburgh 4-2 in the NHL on Thursday to hand the Penguins their first regulation home loss this season.Staal had two assists, giving him...

The Columbus Blue Jackets still have something to play for this season. Cam Atkinson scored two goals and Sergei Bobrovsky made 31 saves and the Blue Jackets stayed alive in the Western Conference playoff race with a 3-1 victory over the Dallas Stars on Thursday. Mark Letestu snapped a 1-1 tie...

The Carolina Hurricanes say goalie Cam Ward will miss six to eight weeks with a sprained knee ligament. The team announced Ward's diagnosis Monday and said the former All-Star goalie will not require surgery. The team says Ward suffered a third-degree sprain to his medial collateral ligament midway through the second...