NHL

CHICAGO - Blackhawks forward Kris Versteeg will be sidelined for about three weeks after he left practice on Tuesday with a lower-body injury. Chicago coach Joel Quenneville says Versteeg's injury…Read more

ST. PAUL, Minn. - Minnesota is hardly a marquee place in major professional sports, a midsized market in the middle of the country best known on the coasts for the…Read more

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Sporting a scraggly beard and long hair, Ryan Johansen has returned to the ice for the Columbus Blue Jackets after missing most of training camp during a…Read more

The St. Louis Blues and forward Peter Mueller have mutually agreed to terminate his contract so that he can pursue other hockey options in Europe, according to the Blues' Twitter…Read more

CALGARY - Mason Raymond will have to adjust on the fly to his new team. Limited to a pair of pre-season games with the Calgary Flames because of a lower-body…Read more

Pittsburgh Penguins center Evgeni Malkin declared himself ready to play in the season opener Thursday against the Anaheim Ducks at Consol Energy Center, and coach Mike Johnston said Malkin has…Read more

Chicago Blackhawks forward Kris Versteeg will miss about three weeks with a lower-body injury, coach Joel Quenneville said Wednesday according to the team's official Twitter account. Versteeg had 12 goals…Read more

Columbus Blue Jackets center Ryan Johansen was a welcome addition to practice Wednesday at Nationwide Arena. Whether he's available for the season opener against the Buffalo Sabres at First Niagara…Read more

TORONTO - P.K. Subban knows he's under the microscope playing for the Montreal Canadiens. After signing a US$72-million, eight-year contract, the star defenceman doesn't think much will change in that…Read more

Minnesota Wild coach Mike Yeo named Darcy Kuemper the starting goaltender for the season opener Thursday against the Colorado Avalanche, according to the team's official Twitter account. "Real excited, obviously,…Read more