Evander Kane and Alex Petrovic brawl three times in Panthers win (Video) Buffalo Sabres forward Evander Kane believed he beat Florida Panthers defenseman Alex Petrovic in their first two fights during their game against each other. And Kane wanted to publicly let the First Niagara Center crowd know exactly how he felt.  After their second tussle, Kane appeared pumped up, and flashed a sign … [Read more...]

Joel Quenneville walks out of press conference, fuming from coach's challenge (Video) Your browser does not support iframes. Chicago Blackhawks coach Joel Quenneville abruptly ended his press conference Tuesday evening after the Blackhawks lost 2-0 to the San Jose Sharks.  The reason had to do with an overturned goal by the Blackhawks at 17:23 of the first period. The Sharks challenged the … [Read more...]

Bruins salute Milan Lucic with tribute in return to Boston (Video) Los Angeles Kings forward Milan Lucic recently gave thanks to the city of Boston for eight years of his career. On Tuesday, the Boston Bruins and their fans thanked Lucic for his service to the organization and his embracing the city.  During a first period stoppage of the Kings’ game at TD Garden, the Bruins paid tribute to … [Read more...]

Bryan Murray not expecting Dion Phaneuf to be 'savior' for Senators Bryan Murray wasn’t hesitant about making a deal within his own division when he acquired Dion Phaneuf from the Toronto Maple Leafs as part of a nine-player deal Tuesday morning. “I’m never concerned about making a good trade. I’ve made trades in Tampa and with Buffalo and now with Toronto,” he said. “I think if you can make … [Read more...]

Connor McDavid, Taylor Hall on being roommates inside Edmonton fishbowl NEWARK, NJ – Taylor Hall, 24, and Connor McDavid, 19, are housemates this season for the Edmonton Oilers. And when they’re in that house, they tend not to talk about the Edmonton Oilers.  “When we’re there, we’re not talking about hockey at all. Just normal guys. It’s good to get away from hockey a little bit,” said … [Read more...]

Maple Leafs send Dion Phaneuf to Senators in nine-player trade The NHL trade deadline isn’t until Feb. 29, but the Toronto Maple Leafs and Ottawa Senators weren’t in a waiting mood as they pulled off a nine-player blockbuster Tuesday morning. Heading to Ottawa is Maple Leafs captain Dion Phaneuf, Matt Frattin, Casey Bailey, Ryan Rupert and Cody Donaghey. Going back the other way is Jared … [Read more...]

Picks: Kings will beat Bruins in Lucic's return Welcome to NHL Picks where CBSSports.com hockey writers Chris Peters and Adam Gretz make their predictions for all the day's games. Los Angeles Kings at Boston Bruins, 7 p.m. ET The two points on the line between the Kings and Bruins Tuesday are certainly important, more so for Boston than Los Angeles, but the big storyline coming into the game … [Read more...]

Abdelkader's 'cheap shot' riles up Panthers The Florida Panthers are not happy about this from Detroit's Justin Abdelkader. (YouTube) The Florida Panthers lost in Detroit on Monday night, but they might have lost something even more important than a single game. Center Aleksander Barkov had to leave the game after he was on the receiving end of a big open ice hit from Red Wings … [Read more...]

Sasha Barkov out after high hit from Justin Abdelkader (Video) Heading into the Florida Panthers’ game at the Detroit Red Wings on Monday night, Aleksander Barkov had goals in each of his last four games. He didn’t score against the Red Wings, because his night ended nearly midway through the second period. Barkov collected the puck near his own net, and tried to send it up the boards. He … [Read more...]

Devils to honor Martin Brodeur, unveil statue The New Jersey Devils are celebrating one of their greatest players this week by honoring the career of goaltender Martin Brodeur. When the team hosts the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday night they are going to retire Brodeur's No. 30, but that is only part of the festivities. Along with that jersey ceremony the Devils are also dedicating a statue for their … [Read more...]