Shootouts were up slightly from last season (13.46 percent in 720 games played), but down from 2011-12 (14.72 percent), the last full NHL season. Since 2005-06, when the shootout was implemented, 13.3 percent of the 10,293 games played ended in a ...

Combined with his WJC performances, he looked like a future NHL superstar and the consensus top player in the world not playing in the NHL. In two seasons at the same age, Ovechkin had 26 goals and 50 points for Dynamo Moscow and Bure had 46 goals ...

All of the distractions are behind us. The Olympics, the break, the trade deadline -- all gone. Now it's about one thing and one thing only for the remainder of the season: the Stanley Cup. Well, first there are the playoffs and then the Stanley Cup ...

Kingston Frontenacs center Samuel Bennett, No. 1 on NHL Central Scouting's midterm list of the top draft eligible skaters from North America, missed his second straight game on Sunday as the Ontario Hockey League continues to review an incident that ...

It took a while, but St. Louis Blues and Boston Bruins finally completed a long climb to the top of the NHL standings. After grabbing two points apiece in big wins on Sunday, the Blues and Bruins now sit atop their respective conferences. It's almost ...

It has been a rough year for Rostislav Klesla, but it seems after getting traded to the Buffalo Sabres was the last straw. The 31-year-old veteran has decided to leave the NHL as opposed to reporting to the Buffalo organization this season. Klesla told ...

Calling it their "dream team," Sportsnet on Monday in Toronto unveiled some of its hosts for when it takes over as the national broadcaster of NHL games in Canada. Among the changes is George Stroumboulopoulos taking over as host of "Hockey Night in ...

Evgeny Kuznetsov is scheduled to make his NHL debut for the Capitals against the Penguins. But even though he ranked sixth in the Kontinental Hockey League in scoring last season, he will be eased in tonight. According to reports on Twitter, he was on ...