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PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Penguins kept Pekka Rinne plenty busy this time. Too busy for Rinne and the rest of the Nashville Predators to keep up with the surging defending Stanley Cup champions.

The Chicago Blackhawks’ Patrick Kane is getting accolades from coast to coast after giving up his first-class airline seat to an American soldier who entered the plane in uniform.

Microphone issues before the third game of the Stanley Cup playoffs between the Anaheim Ducks and the Edmonton Oilers forced those in attendance to improvise at Edmonton’s Rogers Place Sunday. Country singer Brett Kissel was supposed to sing the U.S.

The Chicago Blackhawks took home the Stanley Cup in 2015, taking the series 4 to 2 against the Tampa Bay Lightning and advanced through the playoffs, coming up short against the St. Louis Blues just last year. But, much to the surprise of ESPN’s prognosticators, this year the No. 8 seed Nashville Predators swept the Hawks right out of the series. And Gnash, the Predators’ mascot, isn’t about to let ESPN forget it.

BOSTON (AP) — Kevin Shattenkirk scored the go-ahead goal 56 seconds after the Bruins tied it in the second period, and the NHL-leading Washington Capitals sent Boston to a season-ending 3-1 loss on Saturday that set up a potential first-round playoff matchup between the teams.

An indecent proposal, allegedly, took place between a Brazilian actress and an NHL team owner.

On Saturday during the Philadelphia Flyers-Pittsburgh Penguins Stadium Series game at Heinz Field, seven live penguins waddled around on the ice for fans to enjoy.

The National Hockey League expands into Las Vegas, Nevada, for the 2017-2018 season and with their newest franchise the Vegas Golden Knights. The new team name, celebrated by most, brought a voice of displeasure from the ranks of the U.S. Army.

Monday, the Nashville Predators and Tampa Bay Lightning were involved in a brief brawl after a big hit by Predators defender Ryan Ellis on Lightning right winger JT Brown. Ellis’ hit blindsided Brown, who immediately started punching the Predators defenseman. Players from

On a night when the same people who told us that we had to accept the election results no matter what chose to burn flags and launch massive protests across the country in response to Donald Trump’s victory over Hillary Clinton, a very unifying scene did in fact emerge in an environment not exactly known for tender and warm feelings.

Despite winning back-to-back Stanley Cups, the Pittsburgh Penguins, who open the season tonight minus Sidney Crosby, do not enter the 2016-2017 campaign the favorites to win it all.

For the first time in five years, an NFL franchise is more valuable than the usual soccer juggernauts of Europe. The Dallas Cowboys now lead the world with an overall value of $4 billion despite their championship drought. Forbes’ annual

On a day when thermometers reached 110, Las Vegas announced the arrival of a sport that plays on a 16-degree surface.

In a stunning reversal for major professional sports leagues in America, the once taboo Sin City will likely host the NHL’s 31st franchise, perhaps the NFL’s Raiders, and maybe an MLB team in the not so distant future.

U.S. Customs has reported the seizure of some $680,000 in counterfeit championship rings representing most of the major North American sports leagues.

Friends, family, fans, and fellow rink royalty gathered in the Motor City to say goodbye to hockey great Gordie Howe, whose life was celebrated on Wednesday at Detroit’s Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament.

Expectations of greatness, of multiple championships, of a modern day hockey dynasty have hung around the necks of Penguins players and fans for years.

NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman says the NHL plans to come to a decision sooner rather than later on whether expansion happens sooner or later.

The Stanley Cup Final matchup is set and about to get underway. This year, the San Jose Sharks will represent the West and the Pittsburgh Penguins will represent the East in the battle to see who will get to hoist Lord Stanley’s Cup.

Former NHL tough guy Georges Laraque helped detain a 24-year-old man after he allegedly attempted to kidnap a young girl at Jeanne-Mance Park in Montreal.

Claiming he is taking a stand in favor of transgender people everywhere, former NHL player Paul Bissonnette cut ties with a sports clothing company he was endorsing after a tweet appeared on the company account that many claimed was “transphobic.”

The Washington Capitals fell to the Pittsburgh Penguins Tuesday in game six of the second round of the playoffs, thrusting the Capitals out of the playoffs despite lofty expectations. CSN Mid-Atlantic newscaster Michael Jenkins took the loss pretty hard, so

Two years ago, the Penguins blew a 3-games-to-1 lead against the Rangers. That loss in the playoffs likely sealed the fate of then Pens head coach Dan Bylsma, who was fired just five years after winning the Stanley Cup.

I am gay, I am a huge hockey fan, I play in a rec league, and I strongly believe that the NHL was wrong to suspend Andrew Shaw for the gay slur he yelled at a ref in the fourth game of the Blackhawks-Blues series.

Dunkin Donuts accidentally sent Chicago Blackhawks coffee cups to St. Louis before the teams began their round one series in the Stanley Cup playoffs.

Chicago Blackhawks winger Patrick Kane has become the first American-born player to win the Art Ross Trophy for the NHL’s top scorer.

A U.S. federal court in Minnesota, as part of an ongoing lawsuit over concussions in the NHL, unsealed a mountain of emails from and among league executives. There is a lot of information contained in the emails –not surprisingly, it’s not all flattering. What is surprising, however, is the raw, sometimes cavalier, manner in which league executives discussed head injuries and related issues.

President Barack Obama decided to “troll” visiting Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Thursday over who is better at hockey – Americans or Canadians.

Edmonton Oilers defenseman Darnell Nurse left San Jose Sharks defenseman Roman Polak in a bloody mess after a “fight” between the two Tuesday night in their game. Nurse took exception to a hit by Polak on one of his Oilers

Florida Panther forward Jaromir Jagr, 44, passed legendary Gordie Howe for third on the all time points list with his 1,851 point.

New York Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist snapped Thursday night in his game against the Pittsburgh Penguins. In the second period, the star goalie was knocked over by teammate Ryan McDonagh, who was also going after the puck, and he lost his stick

Chicago Blackhawks General Manager Stan Bowman proved to the hockey world he thirsts for more Stanley Cup championships when he traded for Andrew Ladd, Tomas Fleischmann, and Dale Wiese as the deadline approached.

The NHL rejected a “concussion defense” for Dennis Wideman cross-checking a referee and upheld a suspension of the Calgary Flames defenseman for 20 games on Wednesday.

The NHL has granted Chicago the 2017 Draft at the United Center on June 23 and 24. The Windy City has never hosted the event in 53-year history of the draft.

Earlier this week NHL player Clayton Stoner pleaded guilty to hunting a grizzly bear without a proper license.