Devils D Salmela leaves game on stretcher
Anssi Salmela #29 of the New Jersey Devils skates against the Toronto Maple Leafs during the game at the Prudential Center on February 5, 2010 in Newark, New Jersey.
Anssi Salmela #29 of the New Jersey Devils skates against the Toronto Maple Leafs during the game at the Prudential Center on February 5, 2010 in Newark, New Jersey.
If you think this has been a frustrating season for the Montreal Canadiens, consider the plight of the Boston Bruins.
Former Florida Everblades goaltender Justin Peters made his NHL debut on Saturday night.
After starting eight straight games and giving up 12 goals in his last three efforts, Ryan Miller is getting a break.
The Rocky Mountain altitude isn’t the only thing Matt Stajan has to adjust to with the Calgary Flames.
CBCSports.ca senior reporter Tim Wharnsby names the top performers in the NHL from Sunday.
Two interesting statistics emerged from the Blackhawks’ 2-1 win at St. Louis on Saturday night.
Statement from Thrashers GM Don Waddell: “Our goal from the start of this negotiating process was to sign Ilya Kovalchuk to a long-term contract.
The Dallas Stars have activated center Mike Ribeiro a month after he injured his throat in a game against the New York Rangers.
The Colorado Avalanche celebrate a first period goal by Matt Duchene #9 against the Edmonton Oilers during NHL action at the Pepsi Center on January 18, 2010 in Denver, Colorado.
4 4:13 pm Tweet This! http://mync.com/site/47781/ USA Hockey today announced that Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Tim Gleason has been added to Team USA’s roster for the 2010 Winter Olympic Games to take place in Vancouver, BC, Feb.
The Buffalo Sabres have found ways to win all season long without a true “standout” forward.
It looked awkward to see Vesa Toskala in his Toronto Maple Leafs goalie mask juxtaposed against his Ducks practice jersey when he took the ice Sunday.
Bryan McCabe spent seven years in the fishbowl. He prefers swimming in the Atlantic Ocean as a member of the Florida Panthers.
Defenseman Johnny Boychuk apparently escaped serious injury yesterday, but he’ll be out for at least today’s game in Montreal and most likely a little longer.
Martin Brodeur has three Stanley Cups and been eliminated in the first round six times, five with 100-point teams.
CommittedIndians all season, you might remember that back on Dec. 8 we wondered out loud whether or not the Blackhawks could strike a deal with Anaheim to bring back James Wisniewski .
Andrej Sekera #44 and the rest of the Buffalo Sabres leave the ice after their season-ending victory over the Boston Bruins on April 11, 2009 at HSBC Arena in Buffalo, New York.
Ladislav Smid and Steve Staios are close to a return. The two Edmonton Oilers defencemen were put through their paces Friday at practice and could be in the lineup as early as tonight against the Colorado Avalanche.
Steve Mason stopped 28 shots for his third shutout of the season, and Rick Nash and Raffi Torres scored against the NHL’s top penalty-killing team, leading the Columbus Blue Jackets past the Buffalo Sabres, 4-0 on Saturday night.
Once again, the best-laid plans of the Maple Leafs’ goaltending have been torn up.
Tonight will mark the Flames’ defenseman’s first regular-season game against the Panthers, who picked him in the 2002 draft and were forced to trade him at the 2009 draft when it was inevitable he was going to leave.
The Boston Bruins are mired in a 10-game losing streak. Today, they lost to the Vancouver Canucks 3-2 in a shootout after leading 2-0. They find themselves 11th in the Eastern Conference but just two points out of a playoff spot.
Marc Pouliot and J.F. Jacques had a goal and an assist each, and the Edmonton Oilers ended a 13-game losing streak by beating the Carolina Hurricanes 4-2 on Monday night.
Almost since the season began, with star winger Ilya Kovalchuk skating in the final year of his contract with Atlanta, the rumors have run rampant.
Canucks dump struggling Bruins Vancouver Canucks’ Pavol Demitra, left, of Slovakia, scores against Boston Bruins’ Tuukka Rask, of Finland, in a shootout during an NHL hockey game, Saturday, Feb.
The San Jose Sharks have bolstered their defense by acquiring Niclas Wallin in a trade with the Carolina Hurricanes.
Jackets notebook: Noel gives youngsters early confidence boost Sunday, February 7, 2010 3:47 AM By Tom Reed The Columbus Dispatch Two nights after his line was guilty of poor defensive-zone coverage and egregious turnovers, Blue Jackets center Derick Brassard found himself on the ice protecting a one-goal, third-period lead.
BUFFALO a ‘ At a little after 10 a.m. Friday morning, the Canes’ Cam Ward took a cab to the airport, headed back to Raleigh with an injury.
TORONTO — A moment of silence was to be held for Brendan Burke, the son of Toronto general manager Brian Burke who died in car accident, before the Maple Leafs played Ottawa on Saturday night.