OTTAWA (CP) _ Chris Phillips has agreed to a new contract with the Ottawa Senators worth US ...

A look at the eight first-round NHL playoff match-ups: East Buffalo (1) vs. NY Islanders (8) Season series: Buffalo led 3-1. Records: Buffalo 53-22-7, 113 pts.; Islanders 40-30-12, 92 pts. The Islanders are back in the playoffs after sitting out a y ...

PITTSBURGH (AP) _ Mario Lemieux didn't win a scoring title until his fourth NHL season and, despite his enormous talent and on-ice presence, couldn't lead the Pittsburgh Penguins into the playoffs until his fifth season. Sidney Crosby did both in hi ...

It is a nervy week for two Canadian NHL clubs still battling for playoff spots _ the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Montreal Canadiens. And both have key tests on Tuesday night. The Leafs, who are 11th in the Eastern Conference but only two points behi ...

DETROIT (AP) _ The Detroit Red Wings signed forward Tomas Kopecky to a two-year contract on Monday. The 24-year-old from Slovakia appeared in 26 games this season before breaking his clavicle Dec. 14 at Chicago. He lost his footing and hit the board ...

In the battle between the top two teams in the NHL, a little-known forward made the difference for the Detroit Red Wings. Jiri Hudler scored twice Wednesday, including the go-ahead goal, as the Red Wings surged past the Nashville Predators in both t ...

Finding some elbow room in the tight Northwest Division of the NHL is like battling for space with an elephant in a phone booth. It's pretty crowded. The Vancouver Canucks will need a win over the Calgary Flames in Saturday night's game at the Pengro ...

The St. Louis Blues, last overall in the NHL despite a change in ownership and several player upgrades, fired coach Mike Kitchen on Monday night and replaced him with former Los Angeles Kings coach Andy Murray. Blues president John Davidson said Murr ...

Ken Hitchcock heard the whispers but ignored them. He knew what some people were saying after he got fired by the Philadelphia Flyers earlier this season. The new NHL wasn't for him, they said. Wonder what they're saying now. The Columbus Blue Jacke ...

Longtime NHL forward John LeClair was assigned to the minors by the Pittsburgh Penguins on Thursday for the second time this month. LeClair was placed on waivers last week but was not claimed by another team. The Penguins then assigned him to Wilkes- ...