NHL

The Minnesota Wild have bounced from time zone to time zone. Mountain to Pacific to Eastern in less than five days. Jet lag hasn't slowed them any. Devin Setoguchi had two goals, Niklas Backstrom made 36 saves and the streaking Wild beat the Detroit Red Wings 4-2 on Wednesday night. "I...

While the Chicago Blackhawks captured the sports world's attention with their record start to the regular season, the Anaheim Ducks cruised right along behind them, waiting for their chance to seize the spotlight. When that opportunity arrived late in the third period Wednesday night, Ryan Getzlaf and Teemu Selanne absolutely...

Nazem Kadri had three assists and Joffrey Lupul added a goal and an assist as the Toronto Maple Leafs snapped a five-game winless skid with a 4-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Wednesday night. Dion Phaneuf, Tyler Bozak and Nikolai Kulemin also scored for Toronto. Kadri's three...

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...

A leg massage and a few sips of coffee between periods were all Kyle Turris needed to give himself and the slow-starting Ottawa Senators some jump. Turris scored twice, including the winning goal 3:54 into overtime, and added an assist to help the Senators overcome an early two-goal deficit...

Dany Heatley found it all too fitting that he reached the 400-assist mark for his career with two "passes" off the post. Known more for his shot, the Minnesota Wild forward clanged a pair of line drives off the goal post, only to have the puck carom straight to...

Things are going so well for the Montreal Canadiens that even the kids they are bringing up from the minor leagues are contributing. Making his NHL debut, big defenseman Jarred Tinordi set up Tomas Plekanec's tiebreaking goal in the third period, and the Canadiens extended their winning streak to...

Flashing the form that propelled them on their record streak, the Chicago Blackhawks got rolling early and never looked back. Jonathan Toews and Marian Hossa each scored twice in leading the Blackhawks to an 8-1 rout of the Dallas Stars on Saturday night. Nick Leddy and Patrick Kane each had...

Marc-Andre Fleury couldn't help it. With the Pittsburgh Penguins' franchise record for career shutouts in sight late in the third period against the New York Rangers on Saturday, the talented if occasionally erratic goalie let his mind drift. "I wanted it so bad," Fleury said. "I tried to not...

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...

Former Hart Trophy winner Corey Perry was suspended four games by the NHL on Wednesday for his hit in a game Tuesday night. The Anaheim Ducks' star winger was given a five-minute major and a game misconduct for his late hit on Minnesota Wild winger Jason Zucker. Perry, who will forfeit...

The Phoenix Coyotes have signed forward Henrik Samuelsson, their first-round draft pick last year, to a three-year entry-level contract. Coyotes general manager Don Maloney announced the signing Monday, but didn't disclose financial details. The 19-year-old Samuelsson is from Scottsdale and is the son of former NHL defenseman and ex-Coyotes assistant...