Erik Cole

DALLAS -- In a game that Detroit had to win to secure a trip to the NHL Stanley Cup playoffs for a 22nd straight year, Henrik Zetterberg scored twice and added an assist and Jimmy Howard stopped all 17 shots he faced for his fifth shutout of the season as...

The Sports Xchange Red Wings 3, Stars 0 DALLAS -- In a game that Detroit had to win to secure a trip to the NHL Stanley Cup playoffs for a 22nd straight year, Henrik Zetterberg scored twice and added an assist and Jimmy Howard stopped all 17 shots he...

The Sports Xchange Blue Jackets 3, Stars 1 DALLAS -- In a battle of two teams fighting for their playoff lives, the Columbus Blue Jackets remained in contention for the final spot in the Western Conference with a 3-1 victory over the Dallas Stars on...

The Sports Xchange Blue Jackets eliminate Stars from playoff contention DALLAS -- In a battle of two teams fighting for their playoff lives, the Columbus Blue Jackets remained in contention for the final spot in the Western Conference with a 3-1 victory...

SportsDirect Inc. Recap: Blue Jackets 3, Stars 1 Blue Jackets 3, Stars 1: Cam Atkinson scored twice and Mark Letestu recorded the go-ahead goal on the power play 7:56 into the third period as visiting Columbus remained alive for a playoff berth....

Five points separate the sixth-place St. Louis Blues from the Dallas Stars, who are tied with Detroit for ninth in the Western Conference. The Stars visit St. Louis on Friday for the last of three games between the teams with the season series split at...

The Sports Xchange Stars 5, Canucks 1 DALLAS -- If the Dallas Stars are to end a four-year playoff drought, they probably need to win out. Dallas took the first step toward accomplishing that goal, getting third-period goals from Cody Eakin, Jamie Benn,...

Stars stay in playoff hunt with 5-1 win DALLAS -- If the Dallas Stars are to end a four-year playoff drought, they probably need to win out. Dallas took a nice first step toward accomplishing that goal, getting third-period goals from Cody Eakin,...

SportsDirect Inc. Recap: Stars 5, Canucks 1 Stars 5, Canucks 1: Cody Eakin and Jamie Benn each recorded a goal and an assist as host Dallas posted its sixth win in seven games. Vernon Fiddler, Ray Whitney and Erik Cole also scored while Kari Lehtonen...

April 18 (Sports Direct) - Highlights of Thursday's National Hockey League games. - - - Rangers 6, Panthers 1 Mats Zuccarello and Derick Brassard scored twice and Henrik Lundqvist turned aside 34 shots as New York won their fourth straight home game...

TV SPORTS SATURDAY Soccer-FIFA Women's World Cup, North Korea vs. Sweden, 6:45 a.m. (ESPN2); United States vs. Colombia, 10:30 a.m. (ESPN); MLS, New York at San Jose, 9:30 p.m. (ESPN2) Cycling-Tour de France, Stage 1, 7 a.m. (VERSUS), same-day tape,...