http://www.nhl.com/rss Feature Stories NHL Enterprises, L.P. (c) 2010 NHL. All Rights Reserved en_us Wed, 10 Feb 2010 07:03:06 EST http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=517048&cmpid=rss-compton Alexander Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals' pursuit of the team's 15th consecutive victory highlights what promises to be an exciting eight-game schedule on Wednesday night. Washington (41-12-6), which has built a 14-point lead in the Easte... Brian Compton | NHL.com Staff Writer Wed, 10 Feb 2010 01:08:00 EST http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=517031&cmpid=rss-compton For the first time in nearly 2 1/2 years, the Tampa Bay Lightning have won four consecutive games. Martin St. Louis scored twice in the third period and Antero Niittymaki made 39 saves as Tampa Bay made it four in row for the first time since N... Brian Compton | NHL.com Staff Writer Tue, 09 Feb 2010 23:58:00 EST http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=517011&cmpid=rss-Feature Stories Looking to bolster their goaltending situation for a playoff run, the Dallas Stars acquired goaltender Kari Lehtonen from the Atlanta Thrashers on Tuesday night in exchange for defenseman Ivan Vishnevskiy and a fourth-round selection in the 2010 E... NHL.com Tue, 09 Feb 2010 22:05:00 EST http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=479769&cmpid=rss-Feature Stories No damage to Getzlaf's ankle 2.9.2010 / 9:50 PM ET "My ankle feels much better today and I'm relieved the test showed no significant damage. My goal is to return to the ice this week for the Ducks, and I look forward to joining Team C... NHL.com Tue, 09 Feb 2010 21:50:00 EST http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=517013&cmpid=rss-Feature Stories Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Dion Phaneuf will be among the guests on NHL Live! on Wednesday, scheduled from noon-2 p.m. on NHL Network and NHL.com and broadcast on XM Radio. Phaneuf was acquired by the Leafs in a seven-player blockbuster wit... NHL.com Tue, 09 Feb 2010 21:43:00 EST http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=516988&cmpid=rss-Feature Stories The NHL is a truly global League with approximately 25% of NHL players born outside of North America.  A record six NHL teams will open the 2010-11 NHL regular-season with games in Europe.  The 2010-11 season will be the fourth consecuti... NHL.com Tue, 09 Feb 2010 17:40:00 EST http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=516977&cmpid=rss-staff 1938: Montreal Canadiens, Detroit Red Wings Destination: Europe The Canadiens and Red Wings become the first teams to play a series of postseason exhibition games in Europe. New York Herald Tribune sportswriter Sparrow Robertson on the games pl... NHL.com Staff Tue, 09 Feb 2010 17:07:00 EST http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=516941&cmpid=rss-bonanno Fantasy Forecast for Tuesday, February 9 MONDAY'S ROUNDUP: Where to begin? The news surrounding several big-name fantasy players is flying at a rapid pace as the last six days of NHL action come to a close before the Olympic break. ... Rocky Bonanno | NHL.com Staff Writer Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:38:00 EST http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=516923&cmpid=rss-kukla Sometime in the not-too-distant future -- Team USA playing Team Sweden. The U.S. defender sees an opportunity to make a big hit on the Swedish forward, he charges hard and just as he is about to make a big, open ice hit, Brian Rafalski pulls up be... Paul Kukla | NHL.com Correspondent Tue, 09 Feb 2010 13:01:00 EST http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=516907&cmpid=rss-rosen The NHL is expanding its foray overseas for the 2010 Compuware NHL Premiere games. What started as an experiment with the Kings and Ducks going to London to start the 2007-08 season has turned into three major events on the NHL schedule to star... Dan Rosen | NHL.com Staff Writer Tue, 09 Feb 2010 12:45:00 EST http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=516003&cmpid=rss-kimelman The Pittsburgh Penguins are proving to be as entertaining off the ice as they are on it. A commercial featuring Pens captain Sidney Crosby and teammate Maxime Talbot shooting pucks into the Crosby family's famous clothes dryer was voted by NHL ... Adam Kimelman | NHL.com Staff Writer Tue, 09 Feb 2010 12:45:00 EST http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=516902&cmpid=rss-atchue If you were to take a quick glance at Dustin Jeffrey's statistics from his last two seasons of junior hockey, you couldn't be blamed for pegging him as an offensive machine primed to take his point-producing talents to the next level. But a fun... A.J. Atchue | Special to NHL.com Tue, 09 Feb 2010 10:31:00 EST http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=516900&cmpid=rss-rosen Martin Brodeur is ready to play the puck like it's 2004. For years Brodeur was called a third defenseman for his efficiency playing the puck. But the NHL added the trapezoid coming out of the work stoppage in 2005 and Brodeur has been one of it... Dan Rosen | NHL.com Staff Writer Tue, 09 Feb 2010 10:27:00 EST http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=516899&cmpid=rss-morreale This time, Eric Staal will get to play.   That wasn't the case in 2006 when Staal got to spend time in the Olympic Village in Torino, Italy, but not on the Olympic ice.   Staal, the Carolina Hurricanes' captain, was a member of Team ... Mike G. Morreale | NHL.com Staff Writer Tue, 09 Feb 2010 10:22:00 EST http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=516898&cmpid=rss-kramer From his perspective, Toledo Walleye rookie forward Maxime Tanguay doesn't see himself as carrying any extra expectations just because his older brother, Alex, is an accomplished NHL player. "We've always been compared when we were young,&... Lindsay Kramer | NHL.com Correspondent Tue, 09 Feb 2010 10:18:00 EST http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=516897&cmpid=rss-mcgourty The formula for success is to have a great idea, great leadership, sufficient funding, proper facilities, a dedicated workforce, popular support and demand, and passion. The Capital City Crew, so named by the 32, 8-to-13-year-old participants, ... John McGourty | NHL.com Staff Writer Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:56:00 EST http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=516896&cmpid=rss-rosen Canada's poor showing in Torino four years ago can be blamed on "overconfidence" that carried over from winning gold at the 2002 Olympics and the 2004 World Cup of Hockey, Martin Brodeur told NHL.com. "It killed us," Brodeur... Dan Rosen | NHL.com Staff Writer Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:33:00 EST http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=513601&cmpid=rss-Feature Stories The following NHL players have been named to an Olympic roster and are currently injured: Canada C Ryan Getzlaf (ANA): Day-to-day (2/8) = left ankle sprain ... NHL.com Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:05:00 EST http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=516757&cmpid=rss-bonanno Buffalo goaltender Ryan Miller is the likely starter for the U.S. Olympic team, and that speak a lot about his greatness. The Bruins can also attest to that as well. In 15 career home games against Boston, Miller is 11-1-3 with a 2.03 goals-agains... Rocky Bonanno | NHL.com Staff Writer Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:00:00 EST http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=516823&cmpid=rss-coffey The Olympic break is in sight and Joel Quenneville wants his Chicago Blackhawks to sprint the rest of the way and resist the urge to stumble into a two-week sabbatical for those not competing at the 2010 Winter Olympics. The Hawks were 0-2-1 pr... Phil Coffey | NHL.com Sr. Editorial Director Tue, 09 Feb 2010 01:00:00 EST http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=516874&cmpid=rss-sandler TORONTO – Shortly after taking to the ice for his first game in the NHL, Nazem Kadri received his unofficial welcome to hockey's grandest stage on Monday night at the Air Canada Centre. San Jose tough guy Jody Shelley made quite an impres... Jeremy Sandler | Special to NHL.com Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:22:00 EST http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=516871&cmpid=rss-Feature Stories In front of a nationally-televised audience, the Detroit Red Wings will battle the St. Louis Blues as part of the NHL's seven-game schedule on Tuesday night. The Central Division rivals will face each other on Versus and TSN at 8 p.m. ET from t... Mon, 08 Feb 2010 23:55:00 EST http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=516781&cmpid=rss-rosen With just one week left before the Olympic break and a little more than three weeks before the trade deadline, the Montreal Canadiens are experiencing a major shift at the top with the resignation of Executive Vice President and General Manager Bo... Dan Rosen | NHL.com Staff Writer Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:21:00 EST http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=516758&cmpid=rss-kreiser Alex Ovechkin sure knows how to put on a show. With a national TV audience watching on NBC and a full house at the snowy Verizon Center looking on, Ovechkin lit up the ice on Super Bowl Sunday, capping yet another brilliant week. Ovechkin's ... John Kreiser | NHL.com Columnist Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:05:00 EST http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=516755&cmpid=rss-rosen Marc-Andre Fleury would love a chance to erase the one lasting image he can't seem to hide from.   In the 2004 World Juniors' gold-medal game against Team USA, you may remember that Team Canada's Fleury rang the puck off defenseman Braydon ... Dan Rosen | NHL.com Staff Writer Mon, 08 Feb 2010 10:14:00 EST http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=516752&cmpid=rss-coffey There might be some among the Pittsburgh Penguins who wonder if all the effort to get to Washington D.C. to Sunday afternoon's game against the Capitals was worth it. Take it from us guys, it was. The Penguins underwent a long day's journey... Phil Coffey | NHL.com Sr. Editorial Director Mon, 08 Feb 2010 09:42:00 EST http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=515802&cmpid=rss-staff @import url('document.css'); @import url('document.css'); Florida's Vokoun off the market 02.08.2010 / 9:40 a.m. ET @import url('document.css'); Pierre LeBrun of ESPN.com has reported that Florida go... NHL.com Staff Mon, 08 Feb 2010 09:39:00 EST http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=516751&cmpid=rss-kramer Texas Stars center Travis Morin started this season guaranteed at least one new fan. He and his wife, Lindsey, welcomed their first child, Andrew, into the world on Aug. 28. "It's definitely nice to get home and see him when you come th... Lindsay Kramer | NHL.com Correspondent Mon, 08 Feb 2010 09:33:00 EST http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=516742&cmpid=rss-masisak WASHINGTON -- Very few NHL defensemen have proven to be up to the task of slowing Alex Ovechkin, but Brooks Orpik did a fantastic job Sunday. The Pittsburgh Penguins' blueliner kept the two-time defending MVP in front of him despite Ovechkin's ... Corey Masisak | NHL.com Correspondent Sun, 07 Feb 2010 20:03:00 EST http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=516731&cmpid=rss-masisak WASHINGTON – Sidney Crosby was great for the Pittsburgh Penguins in their marquee matchup Sunday with the rival Washington Capitals. He found out -- much like in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference semifinals last season -- that when Alex O... Corey Masisak | NHL.com Correspondent Sun, 07 Feb 2010 18:32:00 EST http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=516724&cmpid=rss-Feature Stories Hoping to boost their blue line, the San Jose Sharks acquired defenseman Niclas Wallin from the Carolina Hurricanes on Sunday. Along with Wallin, the Hurricanes also sent their own fifth-round pick in the 2010 Entry Draft to San Jose for Buffal... NHL.com Sun, 07 Feb 2010 17:44:00 EST http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=516714&cmpid=rss-Feature Stories The Los Angeles Kings shoot for their 10th straight victory on a Monday night that features five games on the NHL schedule. The Kings, who have already set the franchise record with nine consecutive wins, travel to face the Pacific Division riv... NHL.com Sun, 07 Feb 2010 17:04:00 EST http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=516656&cmpid=rss-kreiser Marty Turco and the Dallas Stars said goodbye to their fans until after the Olympics with their best performance in a long time -- and terminated the Phoenix Coyotes' six-game winning streak in the process. Turco made 34 saves for his 39th care... John Kreiser | NHL.com Columnist Sun, 07 Feb 2010 01:11:00 EST http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=516652&cmpid=rss-lozo NEW YORK -- The poke of the stick into a part of your body that might not respond well to that sort of thing. The hit slightly after the whistle designed to get your attention. The well-timed insult that gets under your skin and causes you to lose... Dave Lozo | NHL.com Staff Writer Sat, 06 Feb 2010 23:48:00 EST http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=516334&cmpid=rss-cubeta SATURDAY'S ROUNDUP (2/6/10): Back to our usual busy Fantasy Saturdays. Unlike last week when there were just 10 games on the schedule, this Saturday featured all but two teams in action -- the Anaheim Ducks and the Washington Capitals. No doubt... Matt Cubeta | NHL.com Staff Writer Sat, 06 Feb 2010 23:00:00 EST http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=516625&cmpid=rss-Feature Stories The NHL's biggest rivalry -- Sidney Crosby vs. Alex Ovechkin -- plays out again on Sunday with more than just the usual two points and bragging rights on the line. Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals host Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins in ... NHL.com Sat, 06 Feb 2010 22:21:00 EST http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=516596&cmpid=rss-lozo Just when the New York Rangers thought they saw the last of Ilya Kovalchuk at Madison Square Garden this season, the New Jersey Devils made a blockbuster deal to acquire the superstar from the Atlanta Thrashers. And guess who's coming to visit ... Dave Lozo | NHL.com Staff Writer Sat, 06 Feb 2010 18:22:00 EST http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=516571&cmpid=rss-compton UNIONDALE, N.Y. -- Never before has John Tavares been through something like this. Never before has the Ontario Hockey League's all-time leading scorer found the back of the net only once in a six-week span. But the No. 1 selection from the 200... Brian Compton | NHL.com Staff Writer Sat, 06 Feb 2010 13:42:00 EST http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=516508&cmpid=rss-Feature Stories Saturday figures to be a bonanza for hockey fans. The NHL's 14-game schedule runs from early afternoon until late night, with action from coast to coast to coast. The day gets under way at 1 p.m. ET in Boston, where the Bruins try to end a nine... NHL.com Fri, 05 Feb 2010 23:54:00 EST http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=516505&cmpid=rss-rosen NEWARK, N.J. -- Jamie Langenbrunner pleaded guilty, but also covered his bases by saying anyone else would have probably done the same thing. Instead of just playing the game and letting the ice open up for chances, both the Devils' captain and... Dan Rosen | NHL.com Staff Writer Fri, 05 Feb 2010 23:39:00 EST