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Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, Sergei Bobrovsky pull out of All-Star Game
The NHL All-Star game lost two of its biggest attractions Thursday when Pittsburgh Penguins center Sidney Crosby and hometown favorite Sergei Bobrovsky of the Columbus Blue Jackets withdrew because of injuries. Crosby’s Pittsburgh teammate, Evgeni Malkin, also will skip the game, which will be played Sunday at Nationwide Arena in Columbus. In a statement issued Thursday afternoon the Penguins said Crosby would miss the All-Star Game and weekend festivities because of a lower-body injury that he had been playing with for a while. They also said he will miss the team’s first game after the break because of an NHL mandate stipulating that a player who opts out of the All-Star...
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Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, Sergei Bobrovsky pull out of All-Star Game
The NHL All-Star game lost two of its biggest attractions Thursday when Pittsburgh Penguins center Sidney Crosby and hometown favorite Sergei Bobrovsky of the Columbus Blue Jackets withdrew because of injuries.
Crosby’s Pittsburgh teammate, Evgeni...
St. Louis Blues give Martin Brodeur leave of absence to ponder future
Goaltender Martin Brodeur might have reached the end of his Hall of Fame career.
The St. Louis Blues, who had signed the 42-year-old goalie as insurance when they were hit by injuries, announced Wednesday they have given him a one-week leave of absence...
Pittsburgh's Sidney Crosby added to the list of mumps patients in NHL
The NHL's baffling mumps outbreak added a high-profile patient over the weekend in Pittsburgh Penguins center Sidney Crosby, who practiced and spoke to the media Friday before tests confirmed the diagnosis.
Although the outbreak so far has been...
Kings seeking consistency as they try to end slump
The Kings went through slumps during the 2011-12 season and last season too and still went on to win the Stanley Cup.
So merely looking at their recent slide — they had won just one of six games before facing the St. Louis Blues Thursday at Staples...
Slumping Kings rally for win over Blues in high-scoring game
Asked Thursday morning to explain why the Kings had lost five of their previous six games, defenseman Drew Doughty couldn't come up with an explanation. But he was sure of one thing: no matter their problems, they would soon correct what was wrong.
“We...
Junior hockey is more than a holiday diversion in Canada
Once a small tournament considered a diversion during the Christmas and New Year's holidays, the World Junior Championship has become an obsession in hockey-obsessed Canada.
According to the National Post newspaper, nearly a half-million people tuned...
Familiar faces Martin Brodeur, Colin Fraser lead Blues against Ducks
It’s always a pleasure to cover the St. Louis Blues. Their players are usually thoughtful and forthright during interviews and their coach, Ken Hitchcock, delivers a coaching seminar every time he speaks.
There were two additional reasons to welcome...
Injuries have tested Boston Bruins' blue-collar system
The blue-collar, lunch-pail mentality has been part of the Boston Bruins' DNA for decades, since the end of the high-scoring Bobby Orr-Phil Esposito era in the 1970s. The names have changed, but the Bruins' essence — honest effort, toughness and...
Ducks' Matt Beleskey, Jakob Silfverberg off to contrasting starts
Six games into the NHL season, the Ducks' Matt Beleskey is nearly halfway to his career-best goal total.
Jakob Silfverberg understands a torrid start — he scored four goals through three games last season.
But now, as the Ducks (5-1) seek to extend...
Frederik Andersen, Ducks put away the Blues, 3-0
The test of manhood the Ducks expected from the St. Louis Blues didn't require anywhere near the muscle flexing that was anticipated.
Assigned to a third game in four nights and deflated by the Saturday night upper-body injury to high-priced free-agent...
What we learned from the Ducks' 3-0 shutout of St. Louis Blues
Can the Ducks duplicate the seven-game winning streak they compiled on the heels of a season-opening loss last season?
They’re only two victories away, with lowly Buffalo visiting Wednesday after getting out-shot 44-12 by Anaheim in New York on Oct....
Jake Muzzin signs five-year, $20-million contract extension with Kings
Now if Jake Muzzin really wants imported granite counters in the kitchen and stainless steel appliances in his soon-to-be-built home in Woodstock, Canada, there is almost no reason to prevent it.
In fact, there are about 20 million reasons to proceed.
...
Kings get ready for final game against Eastern Conference team
PITTSBURGH — When the Kings wrap up their three-game, four-day trip Thursday against Pittsburgh, they'll also finish the non-conference portion of their schedule.
They might not want it to end because they've had such success against the East this...
Ducks mum on trade-deadline intentions
Owning the NHL's best record, the Ducks aren't feeling the pressure of Wednesday's trading deadline like others trying to get in the playoffs, climb toward Anaheim's lofty perch or rid themselves of a pending free agent.
Yet, a final piece that could...
Blues' clues: They're ready to face Kings again in playoffs
Here’s the St. Louis Blues’ view of their first-round playoff matchup against the Kings, courtesy of Jeremy Rutherford of the St. Lous Post-Dispatch. He spoke to players and Coach Ken Hitchcock on Sunday.
The Kings, seeded fifth in the West, will open on...
Kings advance on a long shot
The crowd yelled for Dustin Penner to shoot as the final seconds of the second period ticked off the clock Friday at Staples Center. His teammates yelled for Penner to shoot and the coaches joined the chaotic chorus.
Penner, not known for always taking...
Kings are playing 'scared' and lose their fifth in a row
ST. LOUIS — Their swagger had already taken hits before the Christmas break and now the Kings' once-supreme self-confidence has absorbed blow after blow.
And now, the Kings' confidence has gone missing in the locker room and on the ice during a five-game...
Kings goaltender Jonathan Quick, named to the NHL All-Star team Thursday, had a typically low-key reaction to his first All-Star honor, the first for a Kings goalie since Mario Lessard in 1981.
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