http://www.nhl.com/rssNHL FEATURE STORIESNHL Enterprises, L.P. (c) 2012 NHL. All Rights Reserveden-usTue, 14 Feb 2012 01:06:12 ESThttp://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=616744It isn't often a teenage hockey fanatic would opt to spend weekend nights in the summer jamming on a six-string alongside a group of friends to the sounds of legendary rock singer Neil Young. Then again, Everett Silvertips defenseman Ryan Murray ...Mon, 13 Feb 2012 16:06:00 ESThttp://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=616744http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=616741LOS ANGELES -- Dustin Penner normally would have been tucked away in bed the day after returning from a six-game road trip. But on Monday morning the Los Angeles Kings winger was making rounds at a local International House of Pancakes. Bleary-e...Mon, 13 Feb 2012 15:38:00 ESThttp://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=616741http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=616739MONTREAL -- As a former Canadiens captain who raised the Stanley Cup here and as an assistant coach that many in this area credit for playing a large role in Montreal's run to the Eastern Conference Finals two years ago, Kirk Muller's return to th...Mon, 13 Feb 2012 15:07:00 ESThttp://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=616739http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=616700NHL.com fantasy insider Pete Jensen has you covered all season long with the weekly Fantasy Hockey Mailbag. The most compelling questions posed each week will be answered in an effort to provide you with the best chance to succeed in your particul...Mon, 13 Feb 2012 13:05:00 ESThttp://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=616700http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=616676 DETROIT -- The only way to assemble the kind of home-ice roll the Detroit Red Wings currently are riding is to have the narrowest focus possible. They've won 20 straight games at Joe Louis Arena, which tied the 1929-30 Boston Bruins and 1975-76 ...Mon, 13 Feb 2012 13:01:00 ESThttp://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=616676http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=616674Every Monday during the season, goalie specialist and founder of The Goalie Guild Justin Goldman will provide you with an in-depth analysis of fantasy goaltenders in NHL.com's weekly segment: "In the Cage." From updated goalie rankings to guys you...Mon, 13 Feb 2012 12:41:00 ESThttp://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=616674http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=616592The calendar has flipped to February, and in the course of this NHL season that means it is trade deadline month. There were a couple of interesting trades in January, but hockey's swapping season is likely to pick up in the coming days. Here at N...Mon, 13 Feb 2012 12:13:00 ESThttp://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=616592http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=616589The final five for college hockey's 2012 Humanitarian Award and the 10 finalists for the Lowe's Senior CLASS Award were recently announced. From a field of 23 candidates, the 2012 recipient of the BNY Mellon Wealth Management Hockey Humanitarian ...Mon, 13 Feb 2012 11:52:00 ESThttp://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=616589http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=616621There's little doubt the Rangers and Red Wings deserve the top two spots in the Super 16. But there are four teams -- two on the rise, two looking shaky -- that are making the most noise. On the positive side of things, the St. Louis Blues and Ph...Sun, 12 Feb 2012 23:01:00 ESThttp://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=616621http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=616616Hockey, rivalry, bragging rights and beans. It doesn’t get much more Boston than that combination. The Beanpot is one of hockey’s most exclusive tournaments, as its four participants -- Boston College, Boston University, Harvard, and Northeastern...mblinn@nhl.comSun, 12 Feb 2012 20:44:00 ESThttp://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=616616http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=616573NEW YORK -- The Washington Capitals made their first trip Sunday to the partially renovated Madison Square Garden. Their next visit here is on Apr. 7, and if they don't start playing better away from Verizon Center it might just be their last road...Sun, 12 Feb 2012 17:06:00 ESThttp://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=616573http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=616510ST. LOUIS -- The long-awaited return to the lineup for Andy McDonald is over. The veteran forward will mark his return to the Blues' lineup when they host the San Jose Sharks tonight. McDonald, 34, has not played since the third game of the seaso...Sun, 12 Feb 2012 14:40:00 ESThttp://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=616510http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=616509FRISCO, Texas -- Later today, the Los Angeles Kings will conclude a six-game road trip against the Dallas Stars at American Airlines Center. So far, the Kings are just 1-3-1 on this trip after a 2-1 overtime loss to the Islanders Saturday and have...Sun, 12 Feb 2012 12:35:00 ESThttp://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=616509http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=616505While NHL teams battle for Stanley Cup Playoff positioning, the men in the bulky gear and bulbous masks are also amid a race of their own -- for the Vezina Trophy. To win it means more than just bragging rights as the regular season's best goali...Sun, 12 Feb 2012 12:34:00 ESThttp://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=616505http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=616503Mike Smith spent the second half of last season in the minor leagues. A year later, he’s spending his winter trying to lead the Phoenix Coyotes to a playoff berth. The Coyotes signed Smith as a free agent last summer after the Tampa Bay Lightni...Sun, 12 Feb 2012 10:46:00 ESThttp://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=616503http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=616494PHILADELPHIA -- Having spent seven seasons behind the bench with the Anaheim Ducks, Randy Carlyle was used to seeing the NHL from one angle. But since he was fired by the Ducks in November, Carlyle has gotten to see the game from an entirely dif...Sat, 11 Feb 2012 22:04:00 ESThttp://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=616494http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=616493Kimmo Timonen has been around long enough to know just what the Detroit Red Wings are capable of. That's why, heading into Sunday's game in Detroit (7:30 p.m., NBCSP, TSN2), he knows he and his Philadelphia Flyers teammates have to be better than...Sat, 11 Feb 2012 22:01:00 ESThttp://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=616493http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=616409 GLENDALE, Ariz. – Before a standing-room only crowd packed with Phoenix Coyotes and Chicago Blackhawks fans, Jeremy Roenick entered the Coyotes Ring of Honor on Saturday – but not before coming up with one more stunning effort on the ice. He he...Sat, 11 Feb 2012 21:25:00 ESThttp://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=616409http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=616407 Mats Sundin thanked his family, teammates, coaches and the fans of Toronto before a banner honoring his No. 13 was raised to the rafters of the Air Canada Centre prior to the Maple Leafs' game against the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday night.   ...Sat, 11 Feb 2012 20:21:00 ESThttp://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=616407http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=616391Given the complex, never-steady landscape of fantasy hockey, each week, NHL.com Fantasy Insider Sergei Feldman will give you The Real Spiel on some of the quirks and trends that permeated your week of fantasy hockey by way of in-depth analysis. T...Sat, 11 Feb 2012 19:45:00 ESThttp://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=616391http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=616405DETROIT -- The purists have already spoken up. They say that even if the Detroit Red Wings beat the Philadelphia Flyers on Sunday night at Joe Louis Arena for their 20th straight victory on home ice – tying the NHL record shared by the 1929-30 Bo...Sat, 11 Feb 2012 18:38:00 ESThttp://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=616405http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=616373The trade deadline is fast approaching, and teams around the NHL are trying to decide whether to buy or sell, and what needs can be or should be addressed. Increased parity in recent seasons has limited the number of teams willing to sell until th...Sat, 11 Feb 2012 11:24:00 ESThttp://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=616373http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=616264ARLINGTON, Va. --  It was about an hour drive for Dale Hunter, maybe a little less some days, but it was one he would make quite often. Hunter lived in London, Ontario, where he and his brother Mark had built an empire in Canadian junior hockey. ...Sat, 11 Feb 2012 10:00:00 ESThttp://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=616264http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=616317LAS VEGAS -- Despite the fact that the Rangers play in Philadelphia on Saturday and the Capitals have been off since Thursday, NBC Sports Network analyst Jeremy Roenick said New York will have a significant advantage in Sunday's NHL on NBC Game of...Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:31:00 ESThttp://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=616317http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=616314LAS VEGAS -- Jeremy Roenick says he rarely gets humbled by anything, but the honor that will be bestowed on him on Saturday in Glendale, Ariz., is one of those rare moments that can bring even the most confident star to tears. Roenick will watch ...Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:45:00 ESThttp://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=616314http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=616248GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Who looks forward to the month of February on the calendar more than florists, candy confectioners and greeting card companies? It could be the Phoenix Coyotes. In the past few years, no NHL team is annually happier to see th...Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:45:00 ESThttp://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=616248http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=616188Each week NHL.com wants you, the fan, to vote on the best plays of the week. We'll select the top goal, save and hit and you get to decide which of those three plays is the best of all. There is really no wrong answer here, but we want to know wha...Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:42:00 ESThttp://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=616188http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=616256ST. LOUIS -- It's obvious St. Louis Blues fans are anxiously awaiting and anticipating general manager Doug Armstrong to make a move or moves as the Feb. 27 trade deadline rapidly approaches. But as it looks at the moment, the Blues will be more ...Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:34:00 ESThttp://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=616256http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=616255 Less has been more this season for Henrik Lundqvist -- a lot more. The Rangers' goaltender leads all NHL starters in goals-against average (1.80), save percentage (.939) and shutouts (6). Lundqvist hasn't played fewer than 68 games since taking ...Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:53:00 ESThttp://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=616255http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=616235Every Friday during the season, NHL.com fantasy hockey expert Matt Cubeta will provide you with an in-depth analysis of fantasy right wings in our weekly segment: "Right of Way." From updated right wing rankings to guys you should keep a close eye...mcubeta@nhl.comFri, 10 Feb 2012 13:15:00 ESThttp://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=616235http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=616190When the top players available for the 2008 Entry Draft met in January 2008 in Edmonton for that year's CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game, the list of defensemen on the ice read like a listing of the top 22-and-under defensemen currently in the NHL. On ...Fri, 10 Feb 2012 11:50:00 ESThttp://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=616190http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=616150The trade deadline is fast approaching, and teams around the NHL are trying to decide whether to buy or sell, and what needs can be or should be addressed. Increased parity in recent seasons has limited the number of teams willing to sell until th...Fri, 10 Feb 2012 11:38:00 ESThttp://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=616150http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=616149DETROIT -- Kris Draper's smile quickly turned into a laugh. It usually does whenever he or anybody else inside the Detroit Red Wings fraternity is asked to share stories about Tomas Holmstrom -- who, on Friday night at Joe Louis Arena, will becom...Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:46:00 ESThttp://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=616149http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=616186The calendar has flipped to February, and in the course of this NHL season that means it is trade deadline month. There were a couple of interesting trades in January, but hockey's swapping season is likely to pick up in the coming days. Here at N...Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:22:00 ESThttp://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=616186http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=616183 When play resumed in 2005 after the work stoppage, much was made of the increase in restraining fouls called. The NHL's reply to critics of the spate of power plays was that the numbers would go down as players acclimated themselves to the way th...Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:52:00 ESThttp://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=616183http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=616142 UNIONDALE, N.Y. -- Scott Gomez has played alongside far too many legendary players in his career to not know how to carry himself when things aren't going well. Some may have been just a tad melancholy going 368 days without a goal. But when yo...bcompton@nhl.comThu, 09 Feb 2012 23:57:00 ESThttp://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=616142http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=616126LAS VEGAS -- Wayne Gretzky is enjoying life as a hockey fan. The Great One watches games from his home in Los Angeles, and admires the players, the skill, and the parity in the National Hockey League. "I think the hockey has been so good, and the...Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:21:00 ESThttp://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=616126http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=616052DETROIT -- Say this about Brian Burke: He knows how to sell a game. Burke, the Toronto Maple Leafs' GM, became the star of the show -- as expected -- during Thursday's news conference at Comerica Park to announce the 2013 Winter Classic, which wi...Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:54:00 ESThttp://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=616052http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=616077DETROIT -- Mike Ilitch wanted to make sure the world understood why the people in this city and across the State of Michigan refer to this place as "Hockeytown." That, in essence, is the biggest reason the 2013 Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic will...Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:30:00 ESThttp://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=616077http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=616050CALGARY -- Skating on Scotiabank Saddledome ice is nothing new for Paul Byron. Doing so in an Abbotsford Heat jersey is. Returning to the Stampede City as a member of the Flames' AHL affiliate, Byron will skate alongside his Heat teammates again...Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:01:00 ESThttp://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=616050