NHL

ST. PAUL, Minn. -- New York Islanders goaltender Jaroslav Halak was forced to miss his scheduled start Tuesday against the Minnesota Wild at Xcel Energy Center because of an upper-body…Read more

TAMPA -- Tampa Bay Lightning center Steven Stamkos scored his 250th NHL goal 47 seconds into the second period against the Washington Capitals at Amalie Arena on Tuesday. Stamkos took…Read more

MONTREAL -- They wouldn't have stopped of their own accord. No, they only stopped because she asked them to. The capacity crowd at Bell Centre on Tuesday wanted more than…Read more

MONTREAL - The Bell Centre crowd stood and cheered for several minutes Tuesday night after a moving tribute to legendary captain Jean Beliveau ahead of the Montreal Canadiens game against…Read more

MONTREAL -- With regards to the state funeral for Jean Beliveau, the Montreal Canadiens announced the following sequence of events that will be in place Wednesday: -- The Funeral Mass…Read more

TORONTO - The New York Rangers are loaning forward Anthony Duclair to the Canadian team for the upcoming world junior hockey championship. Duclair, who has seven points in 18 games…Read more

BOCA RATON, Fla. - NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman is playing down the possibility of relocating struggling franchises in Arizona and Florida. One day after putting the brakes on the prospect…Read more

OTTAWA – Former Ottawa Senators coach Paul MacLean said Tuesday he hasn't second-guessed himself about any of his decisions behind the Senators bench. MacLean, who went 114-90-35 in his four…Read more

COLUMBUS -- The Columbus Blue Jackets want everyone to know that the 2015 NHL All-Star Weekend is more than just the game at Nationwide Arena on Jan. 25. In fact,…Read more

BUFFALO, N.Y. - Buffalo Sabres forward Zemgus Girgensons is skating away with the NHL all-star game fan vote. As of Tuesday, the second-year player led NHLers with 803,805 votes —…Read more