Zdeno Chara

Bruins captain Zdeno Chara believes his team made a major statement against the defending Stanley Cup champions. "We can beat anybody in this league and we can play against anybody, obviously," Chara said after Boston beat the Detroit Red Wings 4-1 on...

Henrik Lundqvist believed that he had stopped the Bruins' Patrice Bergeron in the fourth round of the shootout, completing another Rangers comeback last night. But there was referee Dan Marouelli signaling a goal that would extend the shootout to another...

The NHL schedule maker must have a cruel streak where Islanders fans are concerned. As if to cut through the scar tissue from the Mike Milbury era and re-open old wounds, the league scheduled back-to-back Coliseum visits for Ottawa forwards Dany Heatley...

MLB Report: Mussina to retire According to a report by ESPN's Jayson Stark, New York Yankees pitcher Mike Mussina has decided to retire. Mussina informed the Yankees last week he would give them a decision by the end of this week, the network's report...

The Bruins overcame an early two-goal deficit to defeat the Buffalo Sabres 7-4 Wednesday night. It was Boston's sixth straight win at home. Zdeno Chara and Chuck Kobasew each scored twice and Marc Savard had a goal and three assists. "We got ourselves...

Alex Burrows scored two of Vancouver's five goals against Henrik Lundqvist, and the Canucks feasted on turnovers Wednesday night in a 6-3 victory over the New York Rangers. The highly anticipated duel between Vezina Trophy favorites Lundqvist and...

Nigel Dawes and Markus Naslund wiped out the Rangers' two-goal deficit in the final minutes of the third period, and Chris Drury scored the lone goal in the shootout to give New York a 3-2 victory over the Bruins Saturday night at Madison Square Garden....

The so-called world's worst boxer finally retired Friday night -- but not before finding someone he could beat. In his 300th and final career bout, 39-year-old British super-featherweight Peter Buckley defeated Matin Mohammed on points in Birmingham,...

The Blackhawks should be adept at putting pucks in opposing nets this season, but their ability to keep pucks out of their own could decide their fate. The Hawks ranked 20th in defense last season, allowing 231 goals. Coach Denis Savard wants to reduce...

Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals earned plenty of consolation prizes in a season that produced a first-round playoff exit. Ovechkin won the Hart Trophy and The Lester B. Pearson Award on Thursday night, honoring his MVP season that produced...

Jonathan Toews and Phil Kessel renewed acquaintances Thursday night. The young, talented forwards met four times in college and often in international competition while Toews played for Team Canada and Kessel was on Team USA. And Thursday it was...

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