NHL standings used to be displayed in the Detroit Red Wings' dressing room, filling much of a wall between the players' lounge and showers. Detroit doesn't display the ever-changing glance at the league's lineup of teams anymore. And, perhaps that's a good thing. Detroit is in danger ...

Auston Matthews put on a show for the streaking Toronto Maple Leafs in his first outdoor game. Matthews scored in regulation and overtime, leading the Maple Leafs to a 5-4 victory over the Detroit Red Wings on Sunday in the Centennial Classic. In a game delayed ...

Gordie Howe's casket was guided down a hallway, flanked by some of the biggest names in sports: Wayne Gretzky, Scotty Bowman and Al Kaline. The pallbearers moved Mr. Hockey's brown, rose-adorned casket down a long strip of red carpet through the middle of a darkened ...

Gordie Howe, the rough-and-tumble Canadian farm boy whose boundless blend of talent and toughness made him the NHL's quintessential star during a career that lasted into his 50s, has died. The man forever known as "Mr. Hockey" was 88. Son Murray Howe confirmed the death ...

Patrick Kane not only did a number on the Boston Bruins, he reached some milestone numbers himself. So did Blackhawks coach Joel Quenneville. Kane had three goals and an assist as Chicago raced to a six-goal lead in the second period before hanging on for a ...

The fake snow surrounding the rink was only intended for decoration. Certainly made for a nice blizzard, though, when the whipping wind caught hold of the cotton-like substance and sent it flying everywhere. "It was snowing, right? In the 50s," Red Wings goaltender Petr Mrazek ...

Brian Elliott stopped 29 shots in the St. Louis Blues' latest win, though he didn't face many great chances. Elliott came within less than 2½ minutes of handing Detroit its first shutout in 69 games, Dmitri Jaskin scored a key third-period goal, and the Blues ...

San Jose goalie Martin Jones bounced back from a nightmarish performance in his previous start to lead the Sharks to another big road win in Detroit. Joe Pavelski scored his ninth goal of the season, Jones made 26 saves and the Sharks beat the Red ...

On a night Alex Ovechkin had a shot to pass his idol, Sergei Fedorov, with the Hall of Famer in the house, a 21-year-old kid broke a scoreless tie with a remarkable goal. Andreas Athanasiou scored 4:06 into the third period and Petr Mrazek had ...

The Dallas Stars are off to their best start in franchise history, proving that a potent offense coupled with a defensive mindset is quite a combination. Patrick Sharp and Valeri Nichushkin scored in the first period and Dallas had two empty-net goals in a 4-1 ...

Mike Babcock bowed his head and rubbed his brow after seeing a fourth puck go in his team's net. There wasn't much else the Toronto coach could do while watching his former team rout the franchise he's trying to revive. Justin Abdelkader had a hat trick ...