SAN JOSE, Calif. - The San Jose Sharks barely held off the Los Angeles Kings at the end for a second straight home win. Now the job gets really tough: The Sharks know they need to end the home-team dominance if they have any chance of winning...

NEW YORK, N.Y. - John Tortorella's message isn't going to change even though his New York Rangers are in an even more desperate situation than before their latest loss to the Boston Bruins. The margin of error went from slim to none in an unc...

NEW YORK, N.Y. - Daniel Paille snapped a tie with 3:31 left in the third period, and the Boston Bruins put the New York Rangers on the brink of elimination with a 2-1 victory in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference semifinal series on Tuesday night....

SAN JOSE, Calif. - Brent Burns helped San Jose jump off to a fast start with his second goal of the post-season and the Sharks tied their second-round series against Los Angeles at two games with a 2-1 victory over the Kings in Game 4 on Tuesday...

All times listed are Eastern Time and subject to change. 2013 EASTERN CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS SERIES "I" TIME (ET) #1 Pittsburgh vs. #7 Ottawa Networks Tuesday, May 14 7:30 p.m. Ottawa at Pittsburgh -- PIT 4, OTT 1 Friday, May 17 7:30 p.m....

The Halifax Mooseheads re-established their offensive identity on Tuesday in round-robin play of the 2013 MasterCard Memorial Cup Tournament with a 9-2 victory against the London Knights at Credit Union Centre in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. The tr...

NEW YORK -- The New York Rangers played one defenseman short in the third period of Game 3 of their Eastern Conference Semifinal Series against the Boston Bruins on Tuesday night. Anton Stralman did not play a single shift in the final period o...

NEW YORK, N.Y. - Daniel Paille snapped a tie with 3:31 left in the third period, and the Boston Bruins put the New York Rangers on the brink of elimination with a 2-1 victory in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference semifinal series on Tuesday night....

TORONTO - Luke Glendening's goal at 15:57 of the third period spelled the end of Toronto's season as the Grand Rapids Griffins rallied from a 3-1 deficit in the third period to beat the Marlies 4-3 on Tuesday, and win the AHL Western Conference ...

Pekka Rinne will be on crutches for six weeks after hip surgery, the Nashville Predators goaltender told The Tennessean on Monday. Rinne is expected to be ready for training camp after having a hip arthroscopy May 8. Recovery time was projected...

New Jersey Devils goalie Martin Brodeur will join the CBC "Hockey Night in Canada" panel as a guest analyst starting Wednesday, the network announced. "I am thrilled to join the esteemed team of broadcasters at 'Hockey Night in Canada' and look...

The Denver Post reported Tuesday that Patrick Roy is on the verge of becoming the next coach of the Colorado Avalanche. The paper's website, denverpost.com, used confirmation from Roy's brother, Stephane, as the basis for the report. "They'r...

OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators have every intention of making this a series. The Senators trail the Pittsburgh Penguins 2-1 in their Eastern Conference semifinal heading into Game 4 Wednesday at Scotiabank Place. After a big win in Game 3 — ano...

The Nashville Predators on Tuesday hired Phil Housley as an assistant coach. Housley recently helped the United States win a bronze medal as an assistant coach at the 2013 IIHF World Championship. Predators general manager David Poile serves on...

MONTREAL - The Montreal Canadiens have signed two of their top prospects from Sweden: defenceman Magnus Nygren and forward Sebastian Collberg. Nygren, 22, won the Salming Trophy as the top defenceman in the Swedish league this season. He led ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The Nashville Predators have fired associate coach Peter Horachek after nine seasons with the franchise. General manager David Poile announced the move Tuesday in a statement posted on the franchise's website. There were mu...

Montreal Canadiens defenseman Alexei Emelin underwent reconstructive surgery Tuesday to repair the anterior cruciate and medial collateral ligaments in his left knee. Recovery is expected to take six months. Emelin was injured in an April 6 gam...

The Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday signed a pair of recent draft picks, Sebastian Colberg and Magnus Nygren, to entry-level contracts Collberg was the Canadiens' second-round pick (No. 33) at the 2012 NHL Draft. The 5-foot-11, 181-pound right wi...

DENVER - Avalanche fans are talking about the possibility of Hall of Fame goalie Patrick Roy becoming the next coach of the Colorado team. Roy's younger brother, Stephane Roy, posted a Facebook note late Monday night saying his brother would ...

TORONTO - Veteran NHL goaltender Martin Brodeur is joining "Hockey Night in Canada" as a guest analyst. CBC says he will make his debut during Wednesday's Game 4 of the Ottawa-Pittsburgh Eastern Conference semifinal. Trevor Pilling, CBC's ...

DENVER - Hall of Fame goalie Patrick Roy is reportedly on the verge of being the next head coach of the Colorado Avalanche. A report posted on the Denver Post's website Monday night says Roy's younger brother, Stephane Roy, leaked the impendi...

The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins moved within one victory of becoming the third team in American Hockey League history to win a playoff series after losing the first three games by beating the Providence Bruins 2-1 in overtime on Monday night. T...

The Anaheim Ducks on Monday signed center William Karlsson, the Swedish Elite League's rookie of the year, to a three-year, entry-level contract. No financial terms were disclosed. Karlsson, 20, was Anaheim's second-round pick (No. 53) in the 2...

A hockey game must go on -- even when it's in Australia. Stephen White, who calls the action as an announcer for ATC Productions, which covers the Australian Ice Hockey League, wound up calling Sunday's game between the Newcastle North Stars an...

If Nino Niederreiter wasn't happy about not getting a chance to play with the New York Islanders this season, he certainly didn't let his disappointment show in his play at the World Hockey Championship. Niederreiter, the fifth player chosen in...

The Anaheim Ducks said Monday that defenseman Francois Beauchemin underwent successful reconstructive surgery on the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee and hopes to be ready for the start of the 2013-14 season. The surgery was perform...

SAN JOSE, Calif. - For all that the San Jose Sharks accomplished with their overtime victory over Los Angeles in Game 3, they know it will mean very little if they don't back that win up with another at home against the defending Stanley Cup cha...

ANAHEIM, Calif. - Anaheim Ducks defenceman Francois Beauchemin has undergone successful reconstructive surgery on a ligament in his right knee. The Ducks announced Monday that Beauchemin hopes to return in time for the start of next season. ...

GREENBURGH, N.Y. - Don't judge the New York Rangers by the scores of their two losses to the Boston Bruins. According to coach John Tortorella, the Rangers played much better in the Game 2 blowout than in their overtime defeat in the series o...

OTTAWA - Craig Anderson has returned to form just in time to give the Ottawa Senators a chance against the top seed in the Eastern Conference. Anderson was a pivotal part of Ottawa's 2-1 double-overtime win over Pittsburgh on Sunday that cut ...