Former league MVP Corey Perry has been slapped with a four-game suspension for an illegal check on Minnesota Wild forward Jason Zucker.

Russian playmaker Evgeni Malkin returned to the active lineup for the Pittsburgh Penguins on Monday after suffering a concussion in a National Hockey League game last month.

Pittsburgh Penguins forward Evgeni Malkin will miss Sunday's NHL game against Tampa Bay after suffering an apparent head injury on Friday in a game against Florida.

Russian star Pavel Bure, Swedish icon Mats Sundin and Canadians Joe Sakic and Adam Oates were inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame.

Pittsburgh Penguins center Evgeni Malkin, who scored a career-high 50 goals this season, won the Hart Trophy as the National Hockey League's Most Valuable Player.

(Reuters) - Daniel and Henrik Sedin delivered their usual response to petty taunts by helping the Vancouver Canucks to a 5-3 win over the slumping Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday.

TORONTO (Reuters) - There were plenty of offensive fireworks in the Toronto Maple Leafs 7-1 thrashing of the Washington Capitals on Saturday but none of them off the stick of misfiring sniper Alexander Ovechkin.

TORONTO (Reuters) - Even as Mark Howe was enshrined into the Hockey Hall of Fame on Monday, there was no escaping the shadow in which he spent his entire career.

TORONTO (Reuters) - Joe Nieuwendyk, an elegant forward who hoisted the Stanley Cup with three different teams, headlined the list of Hockey Hall of Fame inductees announced on Tuesday along with goalie and former team mate Ed Belfour.

Canadian forward Corey Perry beat out Daniel Sedin and Martin St. Louis to win the National Hockey League's most valuable player trophy during the annual awards show on Wednesday.

LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - Boston goalie Tim Thomas and Anaheim forward Corey Perry shared the spotlight at the 2011 NHL Awards Wednesday.

LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - Boston Bruins goaltender Tim Thomas could pick up his second major honor in a week when the National Hockey League's annual awards are announced in Las Vegas on Wednesday.

VANCOUVER (Reuters) - The Vancouver Canucks faceoff against the Boston Bruins in a Stanley Cup final that will allow one city's long-suffering fans to quench its championship thirst.

TORONTO (Reuters) - The Boston Bruins and Tampa Bay Lightning may be as different as country music and jazz but they have been two of the NHL's hottest post-season acts and set the stage for an intriguing Eastern Conference final.

TORONTO (Reuters) - Corey Perry of the Anaheim Ducks, Daniel Sedin of the Vancouver Canucks and Steven Stamkos of the Tampa Bay Lightning are named finalists on Thursday for the Ted Lindsay Award as the NHL's most outstanding player.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Daniel Sedin was among the three finalists named for the Hart Memorial Trophy Thursday, giving him a chance to capture the most valuable player award a year after his twin brother and Vancouver team mate won the sport's highest individual honor.