Sidney Crosby

Sidney Crosby's hat trick lifts Penguins past Senators in Game 2

2013-05-18 00:00:00

PITTSBURGH — The Ottawa Senators have plenty of respect for Sidney Crosby. As they're quickly learning, perhaps a little too much. Working in wide-open swaths of ice left by Ottawa's tentative defense, the Pittsburgh superstar needed just over one...

Ducks' Steckel and Boudreau have a long history together

2013-05-10 12:11:00

DETROIT -- David Steckel’s history with Bruce Boudreau goes well beyond their time together in Washington, winding all the way back to tours of duty in Manchester, N.H., and Hershey, Pa. Steckel, who was a first-round draft pick of the Kings in...

Roger Federer's loss opens the door for Rafael Nadal

2013-05-09 21:20:00

Second-ranked Roger Federer lost to Kei Nishikori, 6-4, 1-6, 6-2, in the third round of the Madrid Open on Thursday, leaving Rafael Nadal as the clear title favorite. After recovering from Nishikori's strong start on the Caja's Magica's new red-clay...

NHL Playoffs: Sharks rout Canucks, 5-2, to take 3-0 lead in series

2013-05-05 22:34:00

Joe Pavelski and Logan Couture each scored twice to spoil Cory Schneider's return to the nets for Vancouver and the San Jose Sharks won their third straight game to open the playoffs, beating the Canucks, 5-2, on Sunday night in San Jose. Pavelski...

New York Islanders get first playoff win since 2007

2013-05-03 22:34:00

The New York Islanders managed to do something Friday night that they had not done in six years: Win a playoff game. Kyle Okposo capped a compelling New York rally with the go-ahead goal with 7 minutes 37 seconds to play in a 3-1 victory over the host...

Penguins romp over Islanders, 5-0, in opener

2013-05-01 23:09:00

Sidney Crosby's broken jaw can take its time healing. The way his teammates are playing, there is no need for the Pittsburgh Penguins star to rush back. Pascal Dupuis scored twice, Marc-Andre Fleury made 26 saves, and the top-seeded Penguins opened...

NHL: pluses and minuses around the league

2013-04-29 00:00:00

Pluses Tampa Bay's Martin St. Louis, who will be 38 in June, became the oldest player to win the NHL scoring title. He took over the lead Wednesday from Sidney Crosby, who had held it since suffering a broken jaw on March 30. St. Louis finished with 17...

NHL Stanley Cup Playoff preview

2013-04-29 23:23:00

Wasn’t it just yesterday that the Kings were hoisting the Stanley Cup? Time flies when you follow a tedious, spirit-sapping lockout with a 48-game season that was crammed into 100 calendar days. The Kings will try to become the first team to win...

Recognizing the NHL's best this season

2013-04-22 00:00:00

The season will end Sunday and so will the voting period for the NHL's major trophies. Members of the Professional Hockey Writers' Assn. vote for most trophies; the Jack Adams (Coach of the Year) is selected by the NHL Broadcasters' Assn., and the...

Ducks are missing leadership of captain Ryan Getzlaf

2013-04-06 16:45:00

Ryan Getzlaf is having an MVP-caliber season for the Ducks, his 13 goals and 30 assists the most tangible strengths of a captain whose leadership, toughness and wisdom have been treasured in this run to a 25-8-5 record. Getzlaf's value has increased...

Ducks make moves as deals materialize close to the trading deadline

2013-04-04 00:00:00

Like the NHL season, the annual deadline-day trading frenzy was late in starting. But a flurry of deals in the hour before Wednesday's noon Pacific time cutoff changed the complexion of several teams and added depth to others hoping for long playoff runs....

Ducks' Corey Perry steps up with Ryan Getzlaf out

2013-04-07 23:15:00

addCustomPlayer('1pa1wyvorp5ui15bbnkmaphgbl', '', '', 600, 418, 'perf1pa1wyvorp5ui15bbnkmaphgbl', 'eplayer15'); Corey Perry is linked with Ryan Getzlaf by more than just their membership on the Ducks' first line. So when Perry's close friend...

Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby, left, talks with teammate Evgeni Malkin during the team's practice ahead of Game 4 in their NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoffs Eastern Conference semifinal against the Ottawa Senators.

2013-05-21 19:41:00

Pittsburgh Penguins' Sidney Crosby (87) gets past Ottawa Senators' Erik Karlsson (65) en route to a goal in the first period of Game 2 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup second-round playoff series Friday in Pittsburgh.

2013-05-17 20:12:00

Pittsburgh Penguins left wing Chris Kunitz (14) celebrates his first-period goal with Evgeni Malkin (71) and Sidney Crosby (87) as Winnipeg Jets goalie Al Montoya (35) waits during an NHL hockey game in Pittsburgh, Thursday.

2013-03-28 20:06:00