Martin Biron

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — While the NHL and its players remain engaged in a boardroom battle over dollars and cents, professional hockey is still being played across the United States. Philadelphia, New York, and Washington, of course, are not hockey...

 NEW YORK — What seemed inevitable for the NHL has become reality. The league canceled the first two weeks of the regular season on Thursday, the second time games have been lost because of a lockoutin seven years.  The announcement was made in a...

Sidney Crosby was on the ice for three of Pittsburgh's five goals, and defenseman Kris Letang was out there for all of them. The Penguins are suddenly the picture of health, and the NHL's hottest team is making the Eastern Conference playoff race a fight...

Henrik Lundqvist showed early on that things would be different than the last time the Rangers and Blackhawks met. New York’s all-world goaltender robbed Marian Hossa on a breakaway mere seconds into Friday night’s game, an early indicator...

SABRES@ CAPITALS Friday, 7p.m. TV: Comcast SportsNet For a night, the Washington Capitals showed how they can assemble a victory fueled by quick pressure on opponents to force turnovers, a willingness throughout the lineup to get involved physically...

Will the Detroit Red Wings and Pittsburgh Penguins meet in the Stanley Cup finals for a third straight spring, or will the San Jose Sharks find the gumption to match their talent? There's no consensus winner in either conference, mostly because even...

It didn't take long for the Blackhawks to erase any fear they would lose momentum during their Christmas break. The Hawks picked up right where they left off as they scored 1 minute 13 seconds into Friday night's 5-1 victory over the Philadelphia...

Jocelyn Thibault let his mind wander for a second or two in the second period of the Blackhawks' home opener Sunday night. At one point, Thibault even violated the supreme superstition for a goaltender: He thought about a shutout. "I put it out of my...