http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/ Hockey - Sports: Find breaking news, world news and pictures on Hockey en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/ http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/2096702-boychuk-breaks-game-2-tie-bruins-top-rangers-5-2.html BOSTON (AP) — Claude Julien wanted his Bruins to play more aggressively in the third period. The Boston coach got his wish with the help of some shaky defense by the New York Rangers. A rare rough day for goalie Henrik Lundqvist certainly helped, too. Brad Marchand and Milan Lucic scored in the final period after Johnny Boychuk broke a tie in the second, ... Sun, 19 May 2013 23:56:08 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/2096702-boychuk-breaks-game-2-tie-bruins-top-rangers-5-2.html 2013-05-19T23:56:08Z http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/2096646-sweden-wins-world-hockey-title.html STOCKHOLM (AP) — Sweden became the first home team to win the world hockey championships in 27 years, beating Switzerland 5-1 on Sunday for its ninth title. Vancouver Canucks star Henrik Sedin had two goals and an assist, and Buffalo Sabres goalie Jhonas Enroth made 26 saves to help Sweden become the first team to win the title on home ice since the Sovie... Sun, 19 May 2013 22:59:01 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/2096646-sweden-wins-world-hockey-title.html 2013-05-19T22:59:01Z http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/2095402-red-wings-beat-blackhawks-4-1-series.html CHICAGO (AP) — In case they weren't aware already, the Chicago Blackhawks now know they're going to have to earn it if they want to get past Detroit. The Red Wings hammered home that message on Saturday. Damien Brunner and Brendan Smith scored in the second period and Detroit beat the Blackhawks 4-1 in Game 2 to even their Western Conference semifinal ser... Sun, 19 May 2013 04:37:27 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/2095402-red-wings-beat-blackhawks-4-1-series.html 2013-05-19T04:37:27Z http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/2095552-sharks-fined-100000-gms-comments.html SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — The NHL fined the San Jose Sharks $100,000 on Saturday for general manager Doug Wilson's comments criticizing the league for forward Raffi Torres' suspension for the rest of the second round of the playoffs. The NHL said the fine was issued for violating a rule put in place earlier this year prohibiting formal team statements to th... Sat, 18 May 2013 23:25:08 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/2095552-sharks-fined-100000-gms-comments.html 2013-05-18T23:25:08Z http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/2095480-spezza-to-return-to-senators-lineup-game-3.html OTTAWA (AP) — Jason Spezza doesn't have much time to return to form if the Ottawa Senators want to extend their season. The star forward hasn't played since Jan. 27 after undergoing back surgery for a herniated disk. He'll rejoin Ottawa's lineup Sunday for Game 3 of the Eastern Conference semifinal series with the Senators trailing 2-0 to the Pittsburgh P... Sat, 18 May 2013 20:45:31 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/2095480-spezza-to-return-to-senators-lineup-game-3.html 2013-05-18T20:45:31Z http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/2094730-penguins-take-control-vs-senators-crosby.html PITTSBURGH (AP) — Dan Bylsma has spent more than four years watching Sidney Crosby be Sidney Crosby. The Pittsburgh Penguins coach doesn't think his captain has ever been better than he was during a 4-3 victory over Ottawa on Friday night that put Pittsburgh in firm control of the Eastern Conference semifinals. Recording his second car... Sat, 18 May 2013 07:17:30 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/2094730-penguins-take-control-vs-senators-crosby.html 2013-05-18T07:17:30Z http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/2094616-crosby-leads-penguins-to-4-3-win-senators.html PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Ottawa Senators have plenty of respect for Sidney Crosby. As they're quickly learning, perhaps a little too much. Working in wide-open swaths of ice left by Ottawa's tentative defense, the Pittsburgh superstar needed just over one period to complete his second playoff hat trick and lift the Penguins to a 4-3 victory Friday night in G... Sat, 18 May 2013 03:42:12 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/2094616-crosby-leads-penguins-to-4-3-win-senators.html 2013-05-18T03:42:12Z http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/2094136-defensive-forwards-center-stage-nhl-playoffs.html CHICAGO (AP) — Pavel Datsyuk is one of the NHL's most feared scorers, a wizard with the puck who is equally adept at setting up his teammates for easy plays. Jonathan Toews has at least 23 goals in each of his six seasons in the league, and Patrice Bergeron is one of the top offensive threats for one of the league's best teams. If you want to stop a Datsy... Fri, 17 May 2013 22:34:16 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/2094136-defensive-forwards-center-stage-nhl-playoffs.html 2013-05-17T22:34:16Z http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/2092616-marchand-delivers-to-lift-bruins-rangers-3-2.html BOSTON (AP) — Brad Marchand left the morning skate early. The Bruins were thrilled he was on the ice at the end of the game Thursday night. More precisely, just a few feet from the empty side of the net. Patrice Bergeron made a perfect pass across the slot and Marchand tipped the puck in with 4:20 left in the first overtime. That gave Boston a 3-2 win ove... Fri, 17 May 2013 07:54:47 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/2092616-marchand-delivers-to-lift-bruins-rangers-3-2.html 2013-05-17T07:54:47Z http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/2092416-la-kings-shock-sharks-with-2-late-goals.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — Although Trevor Lewis knows all about postseason heroics after scoring two goals in a Stanley Cup-clinching victory last season, even he was a bit overwhelmed by the Los Angeles Kings' latest spectacular playoff feat. With three minutes left, the San Jose Sharks appeared to be cruising toward a well-deserved win. After two penalties and... Fri, 17 May 2013 07:50:31 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/2092416-la-kings-shock-sharks-with-2-late-goals.html 2013-05-17T07:50:31Z http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/2092262-marchand-lifts-bruins-3-2-ot-rangers.html BOSTON (AP) — Good things happen for the Bruins in overtime. Even for Brad Marchand. Boston's leading goal-scorer during the regular season scored his first of the postseason with 4:20 left in the first overtime and the Bruins beat the New York Rangers 3-2 on Thursday night in the first playoff game in 40 years between the Original Six teams. ... Fri, 17 May 2013 04:36:04 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/2092262-marchand-lifts-bruins-3-2-ot-rangers.html 2013-05-17T04:36:04Z http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/2091464-capitals-ovechkin-played-with-hurt-left-foot.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Alex Ovechkin played the last two games of the Washington Capitals' season with what the team said Thursday is a hairline fracture in his left foot. Ovechkin was hurt during Game 6 of Washington's first-round playoff series against the New York Rangers, a 1-0 loss on Sunday. The Capitals didn't explain specifically how their captain got ... Thu, 16 May 2013 19:57:20 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/2091464-capitals-ovechkin-played-with-hurt-left-foot.html 2013-05-16T19:57:20Z http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/2090380-st-louis-kane-moulson-lady-byng-finalists.html Islanders forward Matt Moulson, Blackhawks forward Patrick Kane and Lightning forward Martin St. Louis are the three finalists for the NHL's Lady Byng Trophy, the league's sportsmanship award. St. Louis has already won the award twice (2010 and '11), and was a finalist two other times. The 37-year-old ranked second among NHL forwards in total time on ice,... Thu, 16 May 2013 14:54:04 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/2090380-st-louis-kane-moulson-lady-byng-finalists.html 2013-05-16T14:54:04Z http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/2089562-blackhawks-beat-red-wings-4-1-series-opener.html CHICAGO (AP) — Two role players each came up with a big goal. The stars had a handful of key plays. The goalie made all the stops. Even gruff coach Joel Quenneville had to like this one. Johnny Oduya and Marcus Kruger scored in the third period, Corey Crawford made 20 saves and the Chicago Blackhawks beat the Detroit Red Wings 4-1 in the opener of their s... Thu, 16 May 2013 07:31:33 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/2089562-blackhawks-beat-red-wings-4-1-series-opener.html 2013-05-16T07:31:33Z http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/2089218-blackhawks-edge-red-wings-4-1-series-opener.html CHICAGO (AP) — Maybe it was the extra rest, or another raucous crowd at the United Center. Maybe it was just the resumption of one of the NHL's biggest rivalries. Whatever it was, the Chicago Blackhawks finally found that extra gear they talked about for days. Johnny Oduya and Marcus Kruger scored in the third period, Corey Crawford made 20 saves and the ... Thu, 16 May 2013 03:59:41 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/2089218-blackhawks-edge-red-wings-4-1-series-opener.html 2013-05-16T03:59:41Z http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/2086404-quick-leads-kings-sharks-2-0-opener.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Kings hadn't held a two-goal lead in the entire postseason until Slava Voynov's shot fortunately caromed off Mike Richards' body and into San Jose's net midway through their second-round series opener. A two-goal lead was one more than Jonathan Quick needed against the Sharks. Quick made 35 saves in his sixth career play... Wed, 15 May 2013 07:25:37 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/2086404-quick-leads-kings-sharks-2-0-opener.html 2013-05-15T07:25:37Z http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/2086620-penguins-jump-senators-series-opener-4-1.html PITTSBURGH (AP) — The formula for beating the Pittsburgh Penguins is not difficult. It's the doing it for 60 minutes part that's tricky. The Ottawa Senators did everything they thought they needed to do against the Penguins in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semifinals Tuesday night. They carried play for long stretches, put steady pressure on Pittsburgh... Wed, 15 May 2013 07:19:55 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/2086620-penguins-jump-senators-series-opener-4-1.html 2013-05-15T07:19:55Z http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/2086242-penguins-top-senators-4-1-to-take-series-opener.html PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Ottawa Senators know there is little margin for error if they want to upset the Pittsburgh Penguins. If they don't slow down Pittsburgh's potent power play, they'll have a difficult time against Sidney Crosby and the rest of the Penguins. Paul Martin and Chris Kunitz scored power-play goals and Pascal Dupuis added his sixth goal of t... Wed, 15 May 2013 03:45:14 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/2086242-penguins-top-senators-4-1-to-take-series-opener.html 2013-05-15T03:45:14Z http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/2084936-stars-expected-move-with-firing-gulutzan.html FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Glen Gulutzan couldn't end the longest playoff drought in franchise history for the Dallas Stars and the second-year coach didn't hold the option on the remaining season in his contract. When the general manager who hired him was dumped two weeks ago, Gulutzan's firing looked like the inevitable next step in an overhaul of the staff a... Tue, 14 May 2013 22:04:51 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/2084936-stars-expected-move-with-firing-gulutzan.html 2013-05-14T22:04:51Z http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/2085514-early-playoff-exit-ovechkin-capitals.html ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin knows full well that his playoff failures are adding up. The two-time NHL MVP also knows what that means for the way people think about his career. "Nobody remember losers," the Russian wing said Tuesday. "Everybody remember only winners." During a 15-minute session with reporters a day after... Tue, 14 May 2013 21:04:07 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/2085514-early-playoff-exit-ovechkin-capitals.html 2013-05-14T21:04:07Z http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/2085570-deep-blackhawks-challenge-red-wings.html CHICAGO (AP) — The top of the list includes Jonathan Toews, Patrick Kane and Marian Hossa. Patrick Sharp is coming off another great playoff series, and Bryan Bickell and Dave Bolland have come up with big postseason goals in the past. The Chicago Blackhawks have waves of talented lines, making them a difficult matchup for any team. Months after Nicklas L... Tue, 14 May 2013 20:02:21 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/2085570-deep-blackhawks-challenge-red-wings.html 2013-05-14T20:02:21Z http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/2083658-bergeron-bruins-rally-to-stun-leafs-game-7.html BOSTON (AP) — Patrice Bergeron put the winning touch on an extraordinary comeback, then raced into the arms of smiling teammate Zdeno Chara. "It's about finding a way and showing some character," the Bruins' best all-around player said. "Everyone has to step up in the playoffs and tonight was my turn to do it for my team." James Reimer lay face down in th... Tue, 14 May 2013 11:02:34 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/2083658-bergeron-bruins-rally-to-stun-leafs-game-7.html 2013-05-14T11:02:34Z http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/2083782-4-nhls-original-6-8-playoffs.html The NHL playoffs are off to a heart-pounding start with a record 17 games going to overtime in the first round. The end-to-end, hard-hitting action with storied franchises and superstars might become intriguing enough to attract some casual fans for the conference semifinals. Original Six teams — Chicago and Detroit, Boston and the New York Rangers — are ... Tue, 14 May 2013 08:24:21 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/2083782-4-nhls-original-6-8-playoffs.html 2013-05-14T08:24:21Z http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/2083662-lundqvist-leads-rangers-caps-5-0-game-7.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Midway through the third period of an anticlimactic — and unprecedented — Game 7 road victory for his New York Rangers, goalie Henrik Lundqvist fell forward while smothering a puck to stifle yet another chance for the Washington Capitals. Chants of "Hen-reeek! Hen-reeek!" poured forth from the Rangers supporters in the stands, no longer ... Tue, 14 May 2013 07:13:48 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/2083662-lundqvist-leads-rangers-caps-5-0-game-7.html 2013-05-14T07:13:48Z http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/2083334-rangers-beat-caps-5-0-game-7-to-reach-2nd-round.html WASHINGTON (AP) — It's been more than a decade since a goalie was as perfect over Games 6 and 7 of a playoff series as Henrik Lundqvist was for the New York Rangers against Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals. Yes, Lundqvist certainly had help, including goals from some unlikely teammates. Still, there is one key reason the Rangers are heading to th... Tue, 14 May 2013 04:18:25 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/2083334-rangers-beat-caps-5-0-game-7-to-reach-2nd-round.html 2013-05-14T04:18:25Z http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/2083294-bruins-rally-stun-leafs-5-4-ot-game-7.html BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Bruins turned back Toronto's comeback with a rally of their own. Trailing by three goals in the third period and still by two with less than 90 seconds left in their season, the Bruins scored twice in a span of 31 seconds to tie it and then eliminated the Maple Leafs on Patrice Bergeron's goal at 6:05 of overtime to win 5-4 in Gam... Tue, 14 May 2013 04:12:28 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/2083294-bruins-rally-stun-leafs-5-4-ot-game-7.html 2013-05-14T04:12:28Z http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/2081160-red-wings-finish-ducks-with-3-2-win-game-7.html ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Henrik Zetterberg took a few well-deserved deep breaths before he packed his bags in the Detroit Red Wings' dressing room. After seven games, four overtimes, three trips to California, countless momentum swings and a few frantic minutes at the close of Game 7, the Red Wings finally finished off Anaheim. Their captain scored an early... Mon, 13 May 2013 07:14:57 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/2081160-red-wings-finish-ducks-with-3-2-win-game-7.html 2013-05-13T07:14:57Z http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/2081152-rangers-lundqvist-shuts-caps-to-force-game-7.html NEW YORK (AP) — Home-ice advantage has held up for six games between the Washington Capitals and the New York Rangers. The Southeast Division champions hope it lasts one more night. Henrik Lundqvist made 27 saves and Derick Brassard provided the only offense in New York's 1-0 victory that set up a decisive Game 7 in Washington on Monday night. ... Mon, 13 May 2013 07:14:25 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/2081152-rangers-lundqvist-shuts-caps-to-force-game-7.html 2013-05-13T07:14:25Z http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/2081036-detroit-red-wings-finish-ducks-3-2-game-7.html ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — The Detroit Red Wings had firm control of Game 7 right up until Henrik Zetterberg accidentally shot the puck over the glass in the waning minutes. While the captain sat in the box, the Anaheim Ducks scored on the power play to trim Detroit's lead to one goal. Zetterberg worried he had unleashed another crazy finish in this wild seri... Mon, 13 May 2013 06:04:58 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/2081036-detroit-red-wings-finish-ducks-3-2-game-7.html 2013-05-13T06:04:58Z http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/2080936-maple-leafs-edge-bruins-2-1-to-force-game-7.html TORONTO (AP) — The Toronto Maple Leafs are close to making playoff history. Captain Dion Phaneuf and Phil Kessel scored third-period goals and the Toronto Maple Leafs edged the Boston Bruins 2-1 Sunday to send their playoff series back to Boston for Game 7. Game 7 is Monday night in Boston. The winner will play the winner of the New York Rangers and the W... Mon, 13 May 2013 04:16:30 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/2080936-maple-leafs-edge-bruins-2-1-to-force-game-7.html 2013-05-13T04:16:30Z