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Andrej Sekera scored the eventual game-winner in the closing seconds of the first period and Miroslav Satan sealed the biggest upset yet of the 2012 IIHF World Championship with an empty-netter in the final minute, as Slovakia defeated the United …

NEW YORK, N.Y. – The Philadelphia Flyers will face playoff elimination without forward Claude Giroux.

The NHL slapped the all-star with a one-game suspension for delivering a shoulder blow to the head of New Jersey forward Dainius Zubrus in t…

VOORHEES, N.J. – Philadelphia All-Star forward Claude Giroux was suspended by the NHL Monday after his hit on New Jersey centre Dainius Zubrus in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Finals on Sunday night.

Giroux will miss Tuesday’s Game 5 at th…

VOORHEES, N.J. (AP) – Philadelphia All-Star forward Claude Giroux was suspended by the NHL Monday for his illegal check to the head on New Jersey center Dainius Zubrus in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference semifinals.

Giroux will miss Tuesday’s…

NEW YORK – Philadelphia Flyers forward Claude Giroux has been suspended for one game for delivering an illegal check to the head of New Jersey Devils forward Dainius Zubrus during the teams’ Eastern Conference Semifinal game in New Jersey on Sunda…

LOS ANGELES (AP) – Mason Brown has been wearing his Los Angeles Kings jersey every day for about two weeks now. He doesn’t even take it off when he goes to school.

And Kings captain Dustin Brown’s 3-year-old son isn’t the only crazy hockey fa…

LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Mason Brown has been wearing his Los Angeles Kings jersey every day for about two weeks now. He doesn’t even take it off when he goes to school.

And Kings captain Dustin Brown’s 3-year-old son isn’t the only crazy hockey…

Philadelphia Flyers forward Claude Giroux faces a hearing Monday morning with the NHL’s Department of Player Safety for his illegal check to the head penalty against Dainius Zubrus at the 19:56 mark of the second period of their Eastern Conference…

LOS ANGELES, Calif. – The St. Louis Blues threw everything they had at the Kings in the final two periods of Game 4, desperate and determined to avoid a series sweep. Although Los Angeles bent to an alarming degree, Jonathan Quick never broke.

The Phoenix Coyotes may have a new owner, according to several media reports.

FOX 10 News in Phoenix, the Fourth Period Magazine and the Phoenix Business Journal report that NHL commissioner Gary Bettman is in Glendale, Ariz., to announce a t…

NEWARK, N.J. – The New Jersey Devils are looking as good with a 40-year-old Martin Brodeur in goal as they did when he was a kid.

Dainius Zubrus scored two goals and the Devils helped Brodeur celebrate a major birthday, overcoming a two-goal …

PORTLAND, Ore. – Ty Rattie made a splash in his return from injury Sunday night.

Rattie scored his league-leading 18th playoff goal to spark the Portland Winterhawks to a 4-3 victory over the Edmonton Oil Kings in Game 3 of the Western Hockey…

LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Dustin Brown scored two goals, Jonathan Quick made 23 saves, and the eighth-seeded Los Angeles Kings finished an improbable four-game sweep of the St. Louis Blues with a 3-1 victory Sunday, advancing to the conference final…

NEWARK, N.J. – Dainius Zubrus scored two goals and the New Jersey Devils rallied from an early two-goal deficit and pushed the Philadelphia Flyers to the brink of elimination with a 4-2 victory Sunday night in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference se…

Philadelphia 2 0 0-2

New Jersey 2 1 1-4

First Period-1, Philadelphia, Hartnell 3 (Giroux, Timonen), 11:50 (pp). 2, Philadelphia, Giroux 8 (Talbot), 13:40 (sh). 3, New Jersey, Sykora 2 (Zidlicky, Zajac), 15:14 (pp). 4, New Jersey, Z…

NEW YORK, N.Y. – Phoenix Coyotes defenceman Rostislav Klesla was suspended for one game by the NHL on Sunday for boarding Nashville Predators forward Matt Halischuk on Friday night.

Klesla received a minor penalty for boarding in the first pe…

NEW YORK (AP) – Phoenix Coyotes defenseman Rostislav Klesla was suspended for one game by the NHL on Sunday for boarding Nashville Predators forward Matt Halischuk on Friday night.

Klesla received a minor penalty for boarding in the first per…

LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Dustin Brown scored two goals, Jonathan Quick made 23 saves, and the eighth-seeded Los Angeles Kings finished an improbable four-game sweep of the St. Louis Blues with a 3-1 victory Sunday, advancing to the conference final…

LOS ANGELES (AP) – Dustin Brown scored two goals, Jonathan Quick made 23 saves, and the eighth-seeded Los Angeles Kings finished an improbable four-game sweep of the St. Louis Blues with a 3-1 victory Sunday, advancing to the conference finals f…

Phoenix Coyotes defenseman Rostislav Klesla has been suspended for one game for boarding Nashville Predators forward Matt Halischuk during the teams’ Western Conference Semifinal game in Nashville on Friday, May 4, the National Hockey League’s Dep…

GREENBURGH, N.Y. (AP) – Rangers captain Ryan Callahan made it clear that the Washington Capitals and their team full of shot-blockers aren’t in the heads of the top-seeded club in the Eastern Conference.

Midway through the second round of the…

GREENBURGH, N.Y. – Rangers captain Ryan Callahan made it clear that the Washington Capitals and their team full of shot-blockers aren’t in the heads of the top-seeded club in the Eastern Conference.

Midway through the second round of the Stan…

WILKES BARRE, Pa. – Ben Maxwell scored 27 seconds into overtime Sunday as the St. John’s IceCaps rallied for a 3-2 win over the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in American Hockey League playoff action.

The IceCaps now lead 3-1 in the best-of-s…

The National Hockey League today announced that the starting time for Game 5 of the New Jersey Devils-Philadelphia Flyers Stanley Cup Playoff Conference Semifinal series has been set for 7:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday, May 8, in Philadelphia.

The gam…

GLENDALE, Ariz. – The Phoenix Coyotes will be without defenceman Rostislav Klesla as they try to close out their Western Conference playoff semifinal series against the Nashville Predators.

On Sunday, Klesla was suspended for one game by the …

Two days after opening the 2012 IIHF World Hockey Championship with a 1-0 win over Belarus, Finland is showing the same stout defense that led it to the gold medal last year.

Despite not having a single NHL player on their blue line, the tourne…

Marc Bergevin will have many responsibilities as he begins his tenure as general manager of the Montreal Canadiens, but according to reports coming out Sunday he will have an experienced aide helping with the process.

TSN’s Darren Dreger tweete…

St. Louis 1 0 0-1

Los Angeles 2 0 1-3

First Period-1, Los Angeles, Nolan 1 (Penner), 4:36. 2, St. Louis, Shattenkirk 1 (Jackman), 11:34. 3, Los Angeles, Brown 5 (Kopitar, Doughty), 18:17.

Second Period-None.

Third Period-4, L…

LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Anze Kopitar skated down Dustin Brown and just plain tackled him, dropping the Los Angeles Kings captain to the ice as a sellout crowd expelled 19 years of frustration.

Brown’s goal into the empty St. Louis net had just …

ABBOTSFORD, B.C. – The Toronto Marlies relied on three of their biggest names for a win on Saturday night.

Nazem Kadri scored 58 seconds into the game and Matt Frattin scored the eventual winner 10 minutes later to lead the Marlies to a 4-1 v…

ST. CATHARINES, Ont. – Ryan Rupert had a hat trick on Saturday as the London Knights earned a 5-3 victory over the Niagara IceDogs to tie their best-of-seven Ontario Hockey League championship series at a game apiece.

Jarred Tinordi and Olli …

WILKES BARRE, Pa. – Brock Trotter provided all the offence the IceCaps needed to pull ahead in their Eastern Conference semifinal against Wilkes-Barre/Scranton.

Trotter scored both goals, including the game-winner at 10:02 of overtime, in St….

SAINT JOHN, N.B. – Charlie Coyle took full advantage of a penalty shot on Saturday.

Coyle scored the eventual winner and added an assist to lead the Saint John Sea Dogs to a 3-2 win over the Rimouski Oceanic on Saturday in Game 2 of the Quebe…

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) – The Phoenix Coyotes will be without defenseman Rostislav Klesla as they try to close out their Western Conference playoff semifinal series against the Nashville Predators.

On Sunday, Klesla was suspended for one game by…

GLENDALE, Ariz. – The Phoenix Coyotes hope they won’t be down a player, while the Nashville Predators probably will have two returning for Game 5 of their Western Conference semifinal series.

The NHL has scheduled a hearing with Phoenix defen…

Defenseman Mark Streit scored twice and added an assist as Switzerland routed Kazakhstan 5-1 on Saturday in its opening game at the World Hockey Championships.

Reto Berra made 19 saves as the Swiss won their Group A match in Helsinki by beating…

WASHINGTON — Dan Girardi felt his head was the principal point of contact. Alex Ovechkin said he hit shoulder first.

Those were their stances after Ovechkin was called for charging Girardi with 7:43 left in the second period during Game 4 of t…

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. – The Los Angeles Kings weren’t immediately sweet on the Jolly Rancher.

When coach Darryl Sutter took over in December after Terry Murray’s firing, his doleful facial expressions and that low-pitched, gravelly voice bedevil…

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) – On the eve of his 40th birthday, New Jersey Devils goaltender Martin Brodeur isn’t expecting the Philadelphia Flyers to show up bearing gifts for Game 4.

The Flyers can’t afford the gesture at this point in the best-of-sev…

NEWARK, N.J. – On the eve of his 40th birthday, New Jersey Devils goaltender Martin Brodeur isn’t expecting the Philadelphia Flyers to show up bearing gifts for Game 4.

The Flyers can’t afford the gesture at this point in the best-of-seven Ea…

N.Y. Rangers 0 2 0-2

Washington 1 1 1-3

First Period-1, Washington, Ovechkin 4, 12:43.

Second Period-2, N.Y. Rangers, Anisimov 2 (Girardi, Boyle), 1:10. 3, Washington, Backstrom 2 (Chimera, Ward), 11:54. 4, N.Y. Rangers, Gaborik…

Canada has always been the team the United States has struggled to beat. On Saturday, the Americans did just that.

Jack Johnson scored at 1:47 of overtime to give the United States a 5-4 victory against Canada at the World Championships — just…

WASHINGTON – Back a few seasons ago, when Alex Ovechkin, Nicklas Backstrom and Mike Green were helping the Washington Capitals finally start to emerge from years of rebuilding with a go-go, attacking style, the team promoted its high-scoring cor…

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) – The NHL has scheduled a hearing with Phoenix defenseman Rostislav Klesla regarding his hit on Nashville forward Matt Halischuk in the Coyotes’ 1-0 playoff victory on Friday night.

The hearing will conducted by telephone…

GLENDALE, Ariz. – The NHL has scheduled a hearing with Phoenix defenceman Rostislav Klesla regarding his hit on Nashville forward Matt Halischuk in the Coyotes’ 1-0 playoff victory on Friday night.

The hearing will conducted by telephone on S…