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• Spooner out 4-6 weeks with groin adductor tear
• Kings Weekly: Episode 2 teaser
• Former NHL agent Stacey McAlpine charged in fraud case
WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) Former NHL agent Stacey McAlpine has been charged with fraud in a case involving former Ottawa Senators players Dany Heatley and Chris Phillips....
• Hockey world mourns Gord Downie's death
• Canadiens' Schlemko out 3-4 weeks following hand surgery
• Ranking how worried the NHL’s five worst teams should be
While a slow start won’t bury a team’s playoff chances, it does make for anxious times....
• Former NHL agent charged after allegedly defrauding ex-Senators’ Chris Phillips, Dany Heatley
Winnipeg police have charged Stacey McAlpine after he allegedly bilked Chris Phillips and Dany Heatley out of $12 million....
• Team USA will get sneak peek at Olympic roster at Deutschland Cup
The Deutschland Cup will be viewed as a tryout roster. ...
• Stamkos back, quietly helping Lightning to strong start

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) Steven Stamkos isn't making any brash predictions about how long it might take to regain the form that's made him one of the most prolific goal scorers in the NHL over the past decad...

• Hockey world remembers Gord Downie
• 3 things we learned from Karlsson's return
• Philly's flying start is for real
• J.T. Brown says he'll continue community initiatives in Tampa Bay
• Power Rankings: Each team's biggest worry so far
• Canadiens' Schlemko out 3-4 weeks following hand surgery
• NHL Odds: Bruins Open Homestand Vs. Canucks Looking To Bounce Back From Loss

The Boston Bruins will be looking to rebound from Sunday’s 3-1 loss to Malcolm Subban and the Vegas Golden Knights... »...
• Why the Jets must make Hellebuyck their No. 1 goalie
• Blues' Steen to make season debut following hand injury
• Blues activate Steen after hand injury

• Ranking how worried the NHL’s five worst teams should be
• Former NHL agent charged after allegedly defrauding ex-Senators’ Chris Phillips, Dany Heatley
• Flames' quest for new arena hits bump with re-election of Naheed Nenshi
Arena controversy not enough to shake up Calgary city hall as all 10 incumbents running for council won their seats again....
• Over The Boards: The battles are back as Canadian teams contend again
Ratings are on the rise with Leafs, Oilers poised to join elite....
• Tampa Bay Lightning star Nikita Kucherov looks to build on 40-goal season
At 24, the Russian sniper is just entering his prime years and is drawing comparisons to a former Bolts’ star, Martin St. Louis....

Nikita Kucherov
• Nathan Walker, Australia’s first NHL player, getting his break in Washington
The 23-year-old rookie from Down Under made the Capitals’ opening night roster after years of proving himself with the AHL’s Hershey Bears....

Down Under
• Erik Karlsson to make his season debut for Senators Tuesday after foot surgery
Senators head coach Guy Boucher confirmed his captain’s return to the lineup against the Vancouver Canucks....

Vancouver Canucks
• Penguins coach Mike Sullivan wants team to shoot more
“We’re a team that has a little bit of a different mindset. I wish our guys would adopt a little bit more of a shooting mindset,” Sullivan said....

Mike Sullivan
• Subban helps Golden Knights stop Bruins
Malcolm Subban, claimed from Boston in pre-season, takes over as Vegas starting goalie with Marc-Andre Fleury sidelined by concussion....

Golden Knights
• Arizona Coyotes coach Rick Tocchet feeling frustrated
Arizona was supposed to return to NHL relevance, but it’s winless so far and has lost twice to the expansion Vegas Golden Knights....

Arizona Coyotes

• Assistant hockey coach wounded in Vegas massacre

An assistant hockey coach at a Las Vegas university is hospitalized in intensive care after he was blasted in the chest during the music-festival massacre Sunday night. Nick Robone, 28, who coaches at...
• Canadian hockey players fly like freakin’ royalty in ultraluxe jet

Oh, (to be a hockey player in) Canada! It appears the Vancouver Canucks just dropped hundreds of thousands of dollars to fly from the Great White North to China on a private jet. The NHL team is playi...
• Adidas unloads iconic hockey brand CCM for $100M
Adidas on Thursday announced the sale of CCM, its iconic hockey brand, for $110 million. Birch Hill Equity Partners, a Canadian private equity firm, is buying the storied 118-year old company. The dea...
• Longtime hockey exec rebrands himself as activist investor
Longtime hockey executive Graeme Roustan, who lately has been re-branding himself as a shareholder activist, has succeeded at pushing pharmaceutical company Aeterna Zentaris to explore a sale, The Pos...
• Adidas laces up $100M hockey brand sale
Adidas has agreed to sell its CCM hockey equipment brand for roughly $100 million to Canadian private equity firm Birch Hill Equity Partners, The Post has learned. The German sports apparel and athlet...
• Men busted for selling bogus playoff and Stanley Cup tickets
Four men from New York have been busted for selling phony hockey tickets to playoff games in Pittsburgh, including the Stanley Cup finals. Taylor Williams, 28, Juan Ramirez, 19, Shawn Stewart, 18, and...
• Woman says she was sexually assaulted at Penguins game
PITTSBURGH — A woman says she was sexually assaulted in a bathroom during a Pittsburgh Penguins playoff hockey game. Police spokeswoman Sonya Toler says the woman walked into a police station near the...

Pittsburgh Penguins
• Now Rangers fans can try to score against Henrik Lundqvist
Josh Schonbrun stands about 6 feet from the goal, eyes Rangers star Henrik Lundqvist guarding against a score and volleys the puck around with the tip of his stick. Then he arches back and swats the d...
• Ex-hockey player who hired hitman to kill wife gets life
An ex-minor league hockey player who decided that hiring a hitman to murder his wife was cheaper than a divorce was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole. A jury found Thomas Clayton ...
• The Keeper of the Cup: Meet the man who chaperones hockey’s most famous prize
Newborn babies have been baptized inside it. Kentucky Derby winning horses have been fed from it. Grown men have showered, slept and even spooned with it. It’s covered over a million miles of terrain ...

Kentucky Derby

• Kings Weekly: Episode 2 teaser
• Former NHL agent Stacey McAlpine charged in fraud case
• Stamkos back, quietly helping Lightning to strong start
• US roster for Deutschland Cup an indication of Olympic team
USA Hockey has revealed its roster for the upcoming Deutschland Cup, the best indication so far of what the American Olympic team will look like without NHL players....
• Kings try to continue record start vs. Habs (Oct 18, 2017)
LOS ANGELES -- The Los Angeles Kings are off to their best five-game start in team history and will try to maintain course when they host the struggling Montreal Canadiens at Staples Center on Wednesd...
• Bishop makes 27 saves, Stars beat winless Coyotes 3-1
• Players on mend for Blackhawks, Blues (Oct 18, 2017)
ST. LOUIS -- Both the Chicago Blackhawks and St. Louis Blues could have a key player returning to their lineup when the rivals play for the first time this season on Wednesday night....
• Red Wings prepare to face adaptable Maple Leafs (Oct 18, 2017)
The Toronto Maple Leafs are quickly proving they can win any style of game....

Toronto Maple Leafs
• Couture scores twice in Sharks' 5-2 victory over Canadiens (Oct 17, 2017)

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) Logan Couture scored a pair of goals and the San Jose Sharks extended their dominance of the Montreal Canadiens with a 5-2 victory Tuesday night....

Logan Couture
• Perron leads Vegas past the Sabres in overtime, 5-4 (Oct 17, 2017)

LAS VEGAS (AP) David Perron scored two goals, including the game-winner with 1:08 left in overtime, to lead the Vegas Golden Knights to a 5-4 victory over the Buffalo Sabres on Tuesday night....

David Perron

Perron lifts Knights with game-winner in OT

David Perron scored twice, including the game-winner in overtime, to lift the Golden Knights to a 5-4 victory against the Sabres....

David Perron
Malkins OT goal lifts Pens to 5-4 win vs. Rangers

Evgeni Malkin tallied four points, including the game-winning goal in overtime, powering the Penguins to a 5-4 come-from-behind win in New York....
Teravainen, Staal lead Canes to 5-3 win vs. Oilers

Teuvo Teravainen potted a pair of early goals and Jordan Staal tallied a goal and three assists to lift the Hurricanes past the Oilers, 5-3....
10/17/17 Condensed Game: Maple Leafs @ Capitals

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Top 10 Plays from Week 2

Watch the Top 10 Plays from Week 2 of the 2017-18 NHL season! For the latest, exclusive hockey action, subscribe to our channel by clicking the big, red shiny ......
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10/17/17 Condensed Game: Penguins @ Rangers

Extended highlights of the Pittsburgh Penguins at the New York Rangers For the latest, exclusive hockey action, subscribe to our channel by clicking the big, red ......

• NHL Odds: Bruins Open Homestand Vs. Canucks Looking To Bounce Back From Loss
• Bruins’ Outlook Positive After First Week Of 2017-18 NHL Season

The Boston Bruins had an up-and-down opening week to the 2017-18 NHL season. They kicked off the campaign with an... »...
• Golden Knights Tweeting Bruins’ Lines As Female Names Didn’t Go Over Too Well

The Las Vegas Golden Knights are off to a hot start, but they still have plenty to learn — especially... »...
• Bruins Notes: Vegas Golden Knights Off To Best 5-Game Start In Expansion History

The NHL’s newest team, the Vegas Golden Knights, haven’t begun their first season as a typical expansion team. Expansion clubs... »...
• Bruce Cassidy: Golden Knights ‘Harder On The Puck’ In Second Period

The second period was the decisive 20 minutes in Sunday night’s Vegas Golden Knights victory over the Boston Bruins. Vegas... »...

Bruce Cassidy
• Bruins Wrap: Malcolm Subban Beats Former Team In Golden Knights’ 3-1 Win

A night after scoring six goals in Arizona, the Boston Bruins couldn’t generate much offense in a 3-1 loss to... »...
• Bruins’ Patrice Bergeron Unlikely To Play Vs. Coyotes With Lower Body Injury

The Boston Bruins need Patrice Bergeron back on the ice, but he probably won’t be lacing up his skates Saturday.... »...
• Bruins Know They Have To ‘Be Better’ After Consecutive Losses To Avalanche

The Boston Bruins have struggled to begin the 2017-18 season, as they dropped consecutive games to the Colorado Avalanche to... »...
• Blackhawks’ John Hayden Buckles Opponent With Devastating Haymaker

Sometimes how you finish a fight is more important than how you start it. During the second period of the... »...
• Bruins Notes: Patrice Bergeron’s Absence Highlighted In Loss To Avalanche

The Boston Bruins need Patrice Bergeron, immediately. The Bruins center has missed the first three games of the 2017-18 season... »...

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