NHL

It is no surprise the Chicago Blackhawks are in the playoffs for the fifth straight year. After all, the NHL leaders started the lockout-shortened season with points in their first 24 games -- a league record. But the Blackhawks made a strong statement Sunday in becoming the first team this...

The Tampa Bay Lightning have traded rookie left wing Cory Conacher and a fourth-round draft pick to the Ottawa Senators for goaltender Ben Bishop, an NHL source told ESPN.com. The deal represents a strong return for the Senators, considering Conacher has been one of the most impressive rookies in the...

The NHL's trade deadline passed, and Roberto Luongo remains with the Vancouver Canucks, the victim of his own long-term contract that extends through 2022. Luongo showed his frustration with his contract and his current status as a backup goaltender Wednesday during a news conference with the Vancouver media. "My contract sucks...

The New York Rangers made a major move less than an hour before Wednesday's NHL trade deadline, shipping star right winger Marian Gaborik to the Columbus Blue Jackets. The deal sends right wing Derek Dorsett, center Derick Brassard, defenseman John Moore and a sixth-round draft pick in 2014 to the...

The Carolina Hurricanes say defenseman Joni Pitkanen will miss the rest of the season with a broken heel. General manager Jim Rutherford disclosed the severity of Pitkanen's injury Wednesday. Pitkanen was hurt with 1:57 left in the second period of a 5-3 loss to Washington on Tuesday night. He raced...

The Pittsburgh Penguins made another trade to bolster their talented roster Wednesday, acquiring left wing Jussi Jokinen from the Carolina Hurricanes for a conditional draft pick. The Hurricanes will receive a sixth-round draft pick if the Penguins win the Stanley Cup this year, a source told ESPN.com's Pierre LeBrun. The acquisition...

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...

Mike Knuble and Matt Read scored, Ilya Bryzgalov made 33 saves and Philadelphia snapped a four-game losing streak with a 3-1 victory over the slumping Boston Bruins. Ruslan Fedotenko added an empty-net goal for the Flyers, who began the day in 14th in the Eastern Conference but only six points...

Nazem Kadri scored three times and had an assist while James Reimer made 31 saves for his second shutout of the season, and the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the Senators 4-0. The 22-year-old from London, Ontario, scored on a one-timer against Ottawa's Ben Bishop at 4:48 of the third period...

Chicago Blackhawks forwards Patrick Sharp and Marian Hossa will not travel with the team for Sunday's game against the Detroit Red Wings, but they are questionable for Monday's game against the Nashville Predators, coach Joel Quenneville said. "I don't want to say no, but we'll see ," Quenneville said of...

Despite losing their captain, the Pittsburgh Penguins found a way to finish the month unbeaten. Pittsburgh, gearing for a run at the Stanley Cup, welcomed star forward Jarome Iginla to the lineup, but lost Sidney Crosby early in the first period after he was hit in the mouth with a...

Vancouver Canucks winger David Booth had surgery Friday and will miss the rest of the regular season. Booth suffered a leg injury last Saturday against Detroit and missed the past three games against Minnesota, St. Louis and Phoenix. Canucks general manager Mike Gillis told a Vancouver radio station "there's a...