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Sparked by the return of the Jets to Winnipeg the board of governors approved its realignment plan on Thursday, the National Hockey League announced.

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

The Chicago Blackhawks' record point streak to start the National Hockey League season ended after 24 games as they suffered a 6-2 loss to the Colorado Avalanche.

The Chicago Blackhawks' record point streak to start the National Hockey League season ended after 24 games as they suffered a 6-2 loss to the Colorado Avalanche.

As US sports pundits ponder whether the NBA's Miami Heat or National Hockey League's Chicago Blackhawks are on the more impressive streak, players from each traded congratulation messages on Twitter.

The Chicago Blackhawks stretched their record National Hockey League season-opening point streak to 24 games with a 3-2 home victory over Colorado that was not decided until the final seconds.

April's National Hockey League Draft Lottery will be the first to give all 14 teams who fail to reach the playoffs a chance at landing the top pick in the NHL draft under new rules announced Monday.

Slovakia's Marian Hossa scored 1:44 into overtime as the Chicago Blackhawks extended their record for the best start in NHL history by beating the Edmonton Oilers 3-2.

The Chicago Blackhawks extended their record for the best start in league history, shutting out the Columbus Blue Jackets 1-0 behind a 28-save performance by goaltender Corey Crawford.

The Chicago Blackhawks made NHL history with their 2-1 victory over the San Jose Sharks, becoming the first team to record at least one point in 17 successive games to start a season.

Denmark's Jannik Hansen was slapped with a one-game ban after he delivered an illegal check to the head of Chicago Blackhawks forward Marian Hossa.

The Chicago Blackhawks matched an NHL record start to a season, beating the Vancouver Canucks 4-3 to post their 16th consecutive game where they earned at least one point.

Jonathan Toews, Brent Seabrook and Patrick Sharp scored to spark the Chicago Blackhawks to a 3-2 win over defending National Hockey League champion Los Angeles on Monday and on the brink of NHL history.

Edmonton city officials approved the framework for a $480 million arena to be jointly operated by the city and the National Hockey League's Edmonton Oilers, ensuring the team stays in Edmonton.

The Los Angeles Kings, who have had ample time to recover from any Stanley Cup hangover, will launch the lockout shortened NHL season on Saturday by raising their first championship banner.

A day before a belated banner-raising to celebrate their 2012 Stanley Cup title, the Los Angeles Kings gave coach Darryl Sutter a multi-year National Hockey League contract extension on Friday.

The Los Angeles Kings, who have had ample time to recover from any Stanley Cup hangover, will launch the lockout shortened NHL season Saturday by raising their first championship banner.

Minnesota Wild goaltender Josh Harding has been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, the NHL team said Thursday.

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

A labour standoff between the NHL and its players spiralled as the collective-bargaining agreement expired and league commissioner Gary Bettman locked out the players.