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s team at the 2014 Sochi Olympics. The announcement was made Tuesday by Austria coach Manny Viveiros. "Vanek is a star player for us and also in the NHL," Viveiros said. "That...

COMMENTARY When Minnesota Wild owner Craig Leipold announced that he had signed Zach Parise and Ryan Suter, the two biggest free agents following the 2011-12 season, to matching 13-year, $98 million contracts, he added two players that were 28 years old in the first year in a Wild sweater....

UNIONDALE, NY -- Understandably, it took Loui Eriksson a handful of games upon his return from a concussion. Eriksson had a couple of good scoring chances in the blowout win over the Flyers last weekend, and that was a harbinger of things to come. The 28-year-old Swede finally cashed in for his first goal since way back on Nov. 23 in a 6-3 win over the New York Islanders on Monday at Nassau Coliseum....

No. 1 Star: Jonathan Quick, Los Angeles Kings Bouncing back from the Dodger Stadium loss, Quick pitched a 23-shot shutout of the San Jose Sharks as Anze Kopitar’s goal stood up in the 1-0 win. That included 14 shots in the third for the Sharks. No. 2 Star: David Perron, Edmonton Oilers He didn’t have the game-winner, as that went to Jesse Joensuu, but Perron had the Oilers’ other three goals in their...

UNIONDALE, N.Y. For a player that is known much more for intimidating, stifling defense than he is for his offense, its quite an accomplishment for Bruins captain Zdeno Chara to reach 500 career points in the NHL. The 36-year-old reached the 500 point plateau in the third period of Mondays 6-3 win over the New York Islanders at Nassau Coliseum when his third period point shot befuddled Kevin Poulin...

s National Hockey League games - - - Penguins 3, Sabres 0 Marc-Andre Fleury's solid goaltending and a welcome return to form for Pittsburgh's offense was more than enough to propel the Eastern Conference-leading Penguins past Buffalo. Fleury stopped 24 shots to post his fourth shutout of the season and his league-leading 29th win for the Penguins (37-14-2) Chris Kunitz netted his 26th goal of the season,...

first outdoor game was simply the right thing to do. Brodeur was done in by multiple deflections and too many odd-man rushes Sunday against the New York Rangers outside in the cold and snow at Yankee Stadium. ''The whole atmosphere of this event, the mixed fans in the building, the aura of playing at Yankee Stadium, the whole thing was unbelievable - besides the hockey game,'...

Once clouds filled the skies over Yankee Stadium and snow began to fall - hockey weather for sure - Henrik Lundqvist and the New York Rangers got the best of the New Jersey Devils. Rick Nash scored for the fifth straight game during New York's four-goal middle period, and the Rangers rallied for a 7-3 victory over the Devils on Sunday. Sun reflecting off the ice delayed the start of the first hockey...

t too many other professions for which this kind of thing is said. “You never want to see a guy get fired, but that crane operator has shown up to work drunk and on sleeping pills every day for the last two weeks.” “You never want to see a guy get fired, but that lawyer keeps taking naps when he's supposed to be cross-examining a witness.” “You never want to see a guy get fired, but that janitor has...

The Columbus Blue Jackets won a franchise-record eight straight games and are one of the hottest teams in the NHL. So what has that done for fantasy owners and what is expected for the Blue Jackets as they continue their first year in the Eastern Conference?...

UNIONDALE, NY -- The Islanders have consistently manhandled the Bruins this season, winning a pair of regular-season meetings with Boston. They have outscored the Bs by an 8-4 margin in the two contests, but the circumstances behind the two Boston defeats were vastly different: Thomas Vanek and John Tavares dominated offensively in a 3-1 win at Nassau Coliseum that was Dougie Hamiltons worst game of...

New York Islanders defenseman Lubomir Visnovsky is scheduled to be back in the lineup for Monday's game against the Boston Bruins after missing more than three months with a concussion....

The Detroit Red Wings activated goaltender Jimmy Howard from injured reserve Monday....

It looks like he'll be eased back into the lineup....

s NHL games ... 1. P.A. Scratched. Whoa now ... P.A. Parteneau is a healthy scratch for Colorado? From Dater: "The return of Alex Tanguay, who will play Monday, creates a fuller bench than Roy has had in a while. That, and Parenteau may need to regain a bit more strength in his knee after having only recently returned after missing three weeks with an injury to it." 2. Vancouver's Punching Bag. Via...

The New York Islanders got good news before facing the Boston Bruins as top goalie Evgeni Nabokov and defenseman Lubomir Visnovsky were both activated from the injured list. Nabokov was tabbed to be the backup to Kevin Poulin on Monday night, but Visnovsky was in the lineup for the first time since Oct. 19 when he sustained a concussion against Carolina. Nabokov is returning from his second groin injury...

UNIONDALE, N.Y. As one would expect, Claude Julien and New York Islanders coach Jack Capuano spent part of the last couple of days chatting about coaching an outdoor NHL hockey game. Julien and Anaheim Ducks coach Bruce Boudreau are the only two NHL coaches with multiple wins in the outdoor games that have grown in popularity over the last couple of seasons, and he learned plenty in his time behind...

t prevented him from thinking fondly of his time with the Bruins, and he...

s nice when goals are coming, but these games, they're nerve-wracking because you never know how they're going to end up," said Bruins left winger Brad Marchand, who scored Boston...

worst period was also their most prolific in a win over the New York Islanders. After a dominant first in which the Bruins scored only once on 18 shots, Boston overcame sloppiness in the second and scored three times en route to a 6-3 victory Monday night. The line of Patrice Bergeron, Brad Marchand and Reilly Smith combined for three goals and six assists to power the Bruins' offense that has scored...