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You decide: What was the top play of the week?
Each week NHL.com wants you, the fan, to vote on the best plays of the week. We'll select the top goal, save and hit and you get to decide which of those three plays is the best of all. There is really no wrong answer here, but we want to know wha...
As Seguin's star rises, Boston embraces him
WILMINGTON, Mass. – The notoriety Tyler Seguin has around the city of Boston, and especially Bruins fans, continues to astound him even now that he's more than halfway through his second full NHL season. The latest example of Bos...
Gagner's great night a 'lesson to never set limits'
Wayne Gretzky, Paul Coffey and ... Sam Gagner? Yes, that's the type of company Gagner is keeping these days. Well, at least he did for one night. Gagner lit up the Chicago Blackhawks with four goals and four assists Thursday night, authoring the ...
Deadline Diner: Hawks may be in market for a d-man
The calendar has flipped to February, and in the course of this NHL season that means it is trade deadline month. There were a couple of interesting trades in January, but hockey's swapping season is likely to pick up in the coming days. Here at N...
Season-saving path nothing new for Clemmensen
SUNRISE, Fla. — Between former Hart Trophy winner Jose Theodore and top prospect Jacob Markstrom, it was easy to overlook Scott Clemmensen in the Florida Panthers goalie troika. But as the Panthers begin their second-half push to make the Stanley...
The Next Wave: Hackett, Irving, Bachmann had January to remember
Across the National Hockey League, elite goalie prospects are flooding team depth charts with an abundance of talent. This is due in part to the natural evolution of the position, but it's also due to more NHL teams investing more resources than...
Gagner joins elite company with 8-point night
Gordie Howe never had eight points in a game. Neither did Bobby Hull, Bobby Orr, Mark Messier, Mike Bossy or Brett Hull. In fact, before Thursday night, only 10 players in the history of the League had managed that feat. That's what makes Sam G...
Snow discusses Isles' future on NHL Hour
It wasn't all that long ago when Garth Snow was stopping pucks for the New York Islanders, the final stop in a five-team, 12-season career for the 1987 sixth-round draft pick of the Quebec Nordiques. Yet Snow is already in his sixth season as gen...
Bettman addresses clock controversy
NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman addressed the controversial ending to Wednesday night's game between the Los Angeles Kings and Columbus Blue Jackets during his weekly radio show Thursday night. Drew Doughty scored a power-play goal with :00.4 sec...
Weight's transition to retirement an ongoing process
Doug Weight is in a good place. It is late morning, and he is dangling the puck on the bright, white ice inside RBC Center in Raleigh. High above him in the rafters hangs the Carolina Hurricanes' 2006 Stanley Cup banner. Weight played for that t...
Turn Left Here: Couture, Heatley starting to heat up
Every Thursday during the season, NHL.com fantasy hockey expert Matt Cubeta will provide you with an in-depth analysis of fantasy left wings in our weekly segment: "Turn Left Here." From updated left wing rankings to guys you should keep a close e...
Deadline Diner: Miller's status in Buffalo on the menu
The calendar has flipped to February, and in the course of this NHL season that means it is trade deadline month. There were a couple of interesting trades in January, but hockey's swapping season is likely to pick up in the coming days. Here at ...
Hitchcock: Blues must reach next level down stretch
ST. LOUIS -- After the Blues poured everything they had physically, emotionally and mentally into a 3-2 shootout loss to Pittsburgh in their final game leading into the All-Star break, players, coaches and even management looked forward to some re...
Trending: Trade talk, Sid update, Hawks hitting road
Trade talk is heating up, Sidney Crosby is again dominating headlines, and the Ducks are having fun. However, there are situations with players in Toronto and Minnesota that are worth paying attention to. And there's reason to focus on Chicago's r...
Top Prospects Game marked by physical play
KELOWNA, B.C. -- Thomas Wilson said his goal coming into the 2012 Home Hardware CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game was to get a few hits early in the game to set the tone. The big Plymouth Whalers forward did just that early and often Wednesday night her...
Late goal gives Team Orr win at Top Prospects Game
KELOWNA, B.C. -- If the 2012 Home Hardware CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game here at Prospera Place proved anything, it's that defense likely will reign supreme in the early rounds of the 2012 NHL Draft on June 22-23 in Pittsburgh. In a game that saw ...
Troock comes up big in Top Prospects Game
KELOWNA, B.C. -- Branden Troock certainly made the most of his time at the 2012 Home Hardware CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game. Troock, a right wing with the Seattle Thunderbirds, set up Team Orr's first goal and scored the game-winner with 24.5 second...
Recchi on prospects, retired life, HOF comparisons
KELOWNA, B.C. - Three-time Stanley Cup champion Mark Recchi is having a blast serving as one of the coaches at the 2012 CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game. Recchi will lead Team Cherry when it takes the ice Wednesday for the Top Prospects Game (10 p.m. E...
Brewers' Morgan practices with San Jose Sharks
SAN JOSE – Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Nyjer Morgan traded his baseball bat for a hockey stick and had his "dream come true" Wednesday when he practiced with the San Jose Sharks, his hometown team. Morgan was born in San Francisco but spent mos...
Madigan comes 360 as coach in 60th Beanpot
BOSTON -- Not many things -- as the proverb goes -- are worth a pile of beans. At 60 years running, however, the most valuable is likely the mythical stash inside the Beanpot Trophy. Awarded the second Monday each February in Beantown to the win...
Hradek: Gill, Ruutu among UFA's hitting trade market
With the Feb. 27 trade deadline less than a month away, the rumor mill will now roll into overdrive. Enjoy! For my part, I offer you a list of 10 players (with expiring contracts) that figure to hear their names mentioned in a lot of deadline ch...
Center Stage: Tavares is taking over fantasy world
Every Wednesday during the season, NHL.com fantasy hockey expert Matt Cubeta will provide you with an in-depth analysis of fantasy centers in our weekly segment: "Center Stage." From updated center rankings to guys you should keep a close eye on a...
Deadline Diner: Ruutu will go; Stars cautious
The calendar has flipped to February, meaning it is trade deadline month in the NHL. There were a couple of interesting trades in January, but hockey's swap meet is likely to pick up in the coming days as the 3 p.m. deadline on Feb. 27 approaches...
Rangers bringing Staal along slowly as he finds game
One month into the return of Marc Staal from a concussion, New York Rangers coach John Tortorella is facing a conundrum with his top defenseman -- in order to get Staal back to form, he needs to play more minutes, but since he's still behind the c...
Big-game starts raising Schneider's profile
Vancouver Canucks backup Cory Schneider has already done a lot this season to prove to the hockey world that he's ready for a No. 1 job in the NHL. The Canucks seem intent on showing the rest of the League he's a big-game goalie, too. Of the t...
Stifling defense key to dramatic Sparta turnaround
The age-old hockey axiom that scoring wins fans but defense wins championships translates just as easily into Czech as it does to the game's other languages. It is no coincidence that the team which has by far allowed the fewest goals in the Extra...
Ebert's blast highlights prospects skills competition
KELOWNA, B.C. -- The NHL stars of tomorrow took center stage Tuesday at Prospera Place during the skills competition at the 2012 Home Hardware CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game. The event was a prelude to the Top Prospects Game, scheduled here Wednesda...
Injuries force changes at Top Prospects game
KELOWNA, B.C. -- The injury bug certainly reaped havoc on the rosters for the 17th CHL/NHL Home Hardware Top Prospects Game, which is slated for Wednesday at Prospera Place. In fact, seven players had to be replaced for the game (10 p.m. ET, NHL...
Niederreiter inspired Bozon's Breakaway attempt
KELOWNA, B.C. -- At the skills competition at the 2010 Top Prospects Game, Nino Niederreiter put on a show in the Breakaway Challenge, tossing his glove while skating in and scoring one-handed. Watching was Tim Bozon, who, like Niederreiter, ...
Unlucky bounce costs Rangers a victory
NEWARK, N.J. -- One bounce can change the fortunes of a hockey team. On Tuesday night, it turned a sure victory for the New York Rangers into one of their more frustrating losses of the season. Devils defenseman Andy Greene launched a slap shot ...
Malkin, Sens, Blues lead All-Star players' poll
Heading into the 2012 Tim Hortons NHL All-Star Game, Penguins center Evgeni Malkin enjoyed a three-point cushion atop the list of NHL scoring leaders. So it's hardly surprising that his was one of the first names mentioned when players competing ...
On the 'D'-fence: Rookie rearguards who rank
The 2012 NHL All-Star Game is in the books and as always it was an exciting event that showcased the skills of some of the best and brightest the league has to offer. Though there were 42 vets selected to participate in the game itself, the League...
Bolts' Boucher fighting for answers in trying times
TAMPA -- Guy Boucher is sitting behind his desk at the practice facility of the Tampa Bay Lightning, picking idly at a plate of mixed vegetables. He's in the midst of his second season as coach and unlike the first season, when the team exceeded a...
Avs excited about potential second-half run
CENTENNIAL, Colo. – The Colorado Avalanche are about to begin what they hope will be a successful stretch run to the playoffs, starting with Tuesday night's visit to Edmonton. The Avalanche won nine of 10 games from mid-December through the first...
All-Star Game latest chapter in Slovaks' long friendship
KANATA, Ont. -- In the Team Chara locker room at Scotiabank Place during the 2012 Tim Hortons NHL All-Star Game, three longtime friends cracked jokes in their native language that no one else in the room could understand. This was the Slovak sec...
Elliott's surprising showing leads to All-Star berth
Brian Elliott spent most of the summer looking for a job. He spent this weekend as an All-Star. There was no more unlikely participant in the 2012 Tim Hortons NHL All-Star Game than Elliott, who had to scramble for a job last summer after a drea...
In the Cage: Two so-called backups
Every Monday during the season, Justin Goldman, goalie specialist and founder of The Goalie Guild, will provide you with an in-depth analysis of fantasy goaltenders in NHL.com's weekly segment: "In the Cage." From updated goalie rankings to guys y...
GMs starting to size market as trade deadline nears
It's time for the NHL's general managers to start playing the trading game. The question is when to pull the trigger: now or closer to the Feb. 27 trade deadline. "Right now there are different teams trying to make a trade, but the problem is th...
Predators rise, Blues and Hawks slide prior to break
There's not a lot that's changed since last week's Super 16, with most teams only playing one game before the All-Star break. But there's been enough new information to shake things up a little bit as most of the League takes a rest. The Blues ca...
Wings, Canucks in control entering second half
Four of the top six teams in the Western Conference come from the Central Division. It's possible that for a second straight season Vancouver will be the only team from the Northwest Division to make the playoffs, although Minnesota, Colorado and ...
