Max Pacioretty

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.

The United States secured their place in the world ice hockey championship's last eight with a confident 5-0 win over reigning world champions and the event's co-hosts Finland here on Sunday.

(Reuters) - Max Pacioretty scored two goals and the Montreal Canadiens rose to the occasion in a 4-1 victory over the NHL-leading New York Rangers on Sunday that snapped their three-game losing streak.

(Reuters) - Montreal's Max Pacioretty scored twice as the Canadiens rose to the occasion with a 4-1 victory over the NHL-leading New York Rangers on Sunday.

(Reuters) - Pittsburgh Penguins forward James Neal has been fined $2,500 for high-sticking Montreal Canadiens defenseman P.K. Subban, the National Hockey League said on Tuesday.

(Reuters) - Montreal Canadiens forward Max Pacioretty has been suspended three games for an illegal hit that left Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Kris Letang with a broken nose, the National Hockey League (NHL) said on Monday.

(Reuters) - Pittsburgh defenseman Kris Letang suffered a broken nose but battled on to score a controversial overtime goal that gave the Penguins a 4-3 road victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday.

Letang scored his third goal after James Neal poked the puck free from Carey Price and the Penguins improved to 3-0-1 since Crosby returned to the lineup.

(Reuters) - The New York Islanders overcame the loss of starting netminder Evgeni Nabokov in the first period to defeat the Montreal Canadiens 4-3 at Nassau Coliseum on Thursday.

(Reuters) - The New York Islanders snapped a four-game losing streak with a 4-3 win over the Montreal Canadiens at Nassau Coliseum on Thursday.

WINNIPEG, Manitoba (Reuters) - Winnipeg welcomed back its beloved Jets on Sunday, as the National Hockey League (NHL) returned to the western Canadian city 15 years after its heartbreaking exit.

TORONTO (Reuters) - The National Hockey League completed two days of experiments in a not-so-secret Toronto laboratory Thursday that would have hockey purists squirming in horror as it tinkered with ways to upgrade the game.

MONTREAL (Reuters) - The Montreal Canadiens have agreed to a two-year contract extension with Max Pacioretty, whose NHL season was cut short by a controversial hit from Boston's Zdeno Chara, the team said on Monday.

MONTREAL (Reuters) - The Boston Bruins clawed their way back into the NHL first-round playoff series against Montreal with a 4-2 road win over the Canadiens Monday.

CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) - Head injuries are keeping professional hockey players off the ice for longer, indicating either more severe injuries, or a tougher medical regime, according to a study released on Monday.

Slovak star Zdeno Chara sat out Saturday's Boston-Montreal playoff contest after being hospitalized following game one with dehydration.

Chicago, which sneaked into the playoffs on the final day of the season, will have a chance to defend their title when they open the post-season against the President's Trophy winning Vancouver.

TORONTO (Reuters) - Canadian eyes will again be focused on the city of Vancouver where the Canucks are heading into the Stanley Cup playoffs with the best shot at bringing hockey's Holy Grail back to the hockey-mad nation.

Max Pacioretty, whose concussion and broken vertebra intensified debate on NHL hits, took a short solo skate prior to Canadiens team practice on Friday.