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The United States will open its Olympic Hockey group stage with a match against Slovakia.
The New Jersey Devils might have finally found the successor to longtime goaltender Martin Brodeur after landing Cory Schneider in a shocking trade on Sunday at the 2013 NHL Draft.
The Stanley Cup Finals series between the Chicago Blackhawks and the Boston Bruins had been brutal for both teams, not only physically but also in the mental and emotional aspects as well.
NHL 14 will not be making the leap to the next-gen consoles like most other EA Sports titles.
Sweden took down Switzerland 5-1 in the IIHF World Championships final to earn the gold medal in the tournament.
The United States defeated Finland in the third place bout at the IIHF World Championships.
Switzerland and Sweden will contest the gold medal at the IIHF World Championships final Sunday.
Sweden and Finland will face off in the IIHF World Championships semifinals Saturday with the winner earning a chance to play in the final on Saturday.
Canada will look to take down Sweden in the semifinals of the IIHF World Championships.
Everyone knows that Switzerland is a growing hockey nation. But did anyone expect the team to win a group that included the likes of Canada and Sweden? The Swiss will look to continue their tremendous run at the IIHF World Championships when they face the Czech Republic in the quarterfinals.
Like Switzerland, the Finnish stunned the world when they managed to steal the top spot in Group H. For their hard work, they get a chance to take on Slovakia in the quarterfinals of the IIHF World Championships.
A year ago, the second seeded St. Louis Blues saw their Stanley Cup aspirations fall in the second round against the eighth seed Los Angeles Kings. The Blues barely put up a fight; in fact the team was swept in the serious as LA ran off to its first ever Stanley Cup. Now the team gets a chance to exact vengeance when the two sides meet Tuesday.
With the season winding down, the conversation for NHL awards has heated up. At the center of the conversation is the question of who will win the Hart Trophy for the league MVP.
With 64 points and six games to go, the Pittsburgh Penguins are seven points away from clinching the top spot in the Eastern Conference. Inversely, there is a four team race (turning into five with the emergence of the Buffalo Sabres) for the final three playoff spots and the Penguins' first round matchup is a major wildcard at this point. Here are the potential matchups and how they contend with Pittsburgh.
The NHL officially announced its Winter Classic for January 1, 2014 between the Toronto Maple Leafs and Detroit Red Wings on Sunday. However, rumors have spread that there may be more outdoor games taking place in the 2014 season.
