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Flames Claim Share of Eighth in West

Neither of the NHL's conferences are populated with a slew of teams playing great hockey. Both playoff races are a bit muddy, as teams at the bottom of the top eight struggle to hold their position, only to find teams behind them struggling even more. Through it all, however, no one in the Western Conference has hit the...

Nik Antropov, Derek Morris Head to New York in Separate Trades

The New York Rangers have struggled offensively all season. That fact has been driven home of late, as the Rangers have scored more than two goals in only two of their last nine games. Today, they got some help on that front as GM Glen Sather made a serious deadline push to get his team into the playoffs. The Rangers have...

Newsmakers in the NHL: Rangers Finally Win, Canadiens Lose Again

Rangers 3, Islanders 1: For one night, everything was great at Madison Square Garden as the Rangers picked up a much needed 3-1 win over the Islanders. Scott Gomez, Nigel Dawes and Fredrik Sjostrom all scored goals in the win, while Chris Drury picked up an assist on each score. Henrik Lundqvist stopped 25-of-26 shots in...

Newsmakers in the NHL: Zdeno Chara, Tim Thomas Help Lead Bruins

It was a great night of rivalries in the NHL on Tuesday, including a classic original six tilt in Boston, where the Bruins pulled out a 3-1 win over Montreal. Tim Thomas stopped 34-of-35 shots, and even inserted himself into the rough stuff when he clobbered Montreal's Andrei Kostitsyn just moments after he sent Aaron Ward...

Newsmakers in the NHL: Rangers Back on Top

The New York Rangers spent one day in second place of the Atlantic Division, as their 4-0 win over Pittsburgh vaulted them back over Philadelphia, reclaiming the top spot in the division. New York's special teams chipped in three goals (two power play, one shorthanded) while Henrik Lundqvist was a wall in net, stopping all...