Sabres Return to Spotlight for the Winter Classic’s 10th Anniversary

Buffalo, which hosted the first Classic, has struggled in the 10 years since the game became a New Year’s Day staple.

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Rangers 1, Capitals 0 | Shootout: Pavelec and Rangers Shut Out the Capitals

Goalie Ondrej Pavelec posted a shutout in a rare start, then stopped both Capitals attempts in the shootout to lift the Rangers over Washington, 1-0.

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Johnny Bower, Oldest Full-Time N.H.L. Goalie, Dies at 93

Bower was 45 when he played his last game in the National Hockey League. He won four Stanley Cups with the Toronto Maple Leafs in a Hall of Fame career.

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A Hockey League in the U.S. Attracts Europeans With an Eye on College

The number of Europeans in the United States Hockey League is rising because of its path to opportunities in both the N.H.L. and the N.C.A.A.

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Realizing He ‘Used to Be Good,’ Don Cherry Recalibrates His Rancor

Cherry, a Canadian TV staple for decades, was at risk of becoming a dinosaur, droning on about fighting as the N.H.L. turned toward more skill and speed.

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Islanders 5, Jets 2: Islanders’ Mathew Barzal Scores His First Hat Trick

Barzal, who leads N.H.L. rookies with 35 points, scored twice in the first period and once in the third, and Jaroslav Halak made 38 saves for the Islanders.

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The First Lady of the Canadiens Sits Behind the Montreal Bench

Elise Beliveau, the widow of the Canadiens great Jean Beliveau, is a beloved regular at games and an inspiring presence for players and fans.

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Owners of the Sabres Add N.W.H.L.’s Beauts to Buffalo Stable

Pegula Sports and Entertainment, which also owns the N.F.L.’s Bills, purchased the Buffalo Beauts of the National Women’s Hockey League.

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Islanders Say New Arena Will Be Privately Financed

The team is moving closer to familiar territory after winning the right to develop land near Belmont Park.

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Islanders Are Expected to Win Right to Build New Arena at Belmont Park

Three years after leaving Long Island for Brooklyn, the Islanders are poised to move closer to home with a winning proposal for an arena site near the racetrack.

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Auriemma and Hatchell Join College Basketball’s 1,000-Win Club

North Carolina’s Sylvia Hatchell became the fourth college coach, male or female, to have 1,000 career wins. Mere hours later, Auriemma became the fifth.

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American Hockey Is at Home in Badger Country

University of Wisconsin hockey energized the Olympic and Paralympic movements, and the Badgers will have an outsize influence in the 2018 Winter Games.

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Islanders’ Jordan Eberle Adjusts to New York Life, On and Off the Ice

Eberle, acquired from Edmonton in June, has rarely lived outside Western Canada. But he has found chemistry with his line mates and a comfortable routine in the city.

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When the N.H.L. Began Play 100 Years Ago, Goalies Stood Tall

In the first two N.H.L. games, on Dec. 19, 1917, goalies were not allowed to drop to the ice to make a save. The rule was changed a few weeks later.

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The School Closed. The Players Left. But the Coach Can’t Quit.

The closure of St. Anthony High School in Jersey City has forced Bob Hurley, the school’s longtime coach, to adjust to basketball as a consumer experience, not an occupation.

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As Fighting Fades in N.H.L., Panthers’ Haley Survives on His Other Skills

Despite the league’s greater emphasis on skating than on muscle, Florida’s Micheal Haley still has a high-paying job in pro hockey.

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New This Season in a Canadian Hockey League: Road Trips to China

The two newest teams in Canadian Women’s Hockey League play nearly 8,000 miles from Toronto — in Shenzhen, China.

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For UConn’s Azura Stevens, Transfer Brings Trial by Fire

Azura Stevens, a transfer from Duke, is learning fast that at UConn even the prospect of defeat sounds statewide alarms.

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LiAngelo Ball Is Leaving U.C.L.A. Without Having Played a Game

In the latest drama for the Ball family, LiAngelo Ball will depart the school and its basketball team after getting into legal trouble on a trip to China.

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The Devils Trade Adam Henrique to the Ducks

The Devils acquired defenseman Sami Vatanen for Henrique, a center who scored 20 or more goals three times since joining the team in 2011.

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At Michigan State, Young Point Guard Is in the Driver’s Seat

“I can’t be a disappointment,” the Spartans sophomore Cassius Winston says. So far, he‘s not. Michigan State is 5-1 and ranked No. 3.

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Hockey’s Other Crosby Toils Outside the Spotlight

Taylor Crosby, a goalie for St. Cloud State, is used to talking about her famous older brother. But to her teammates, she’s a leader on her own terms.

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Rangers 4, Canucks 3 | Shootout: Rangers Win Fourth Straight After an Extended Shootout

Jimmy Vesey tied the score early in the third period and scored the winner in the seventh round of the shootout for the Rangers.

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Alabama Has to Play 3-on-5 Basketball Late in a Game Against Minnesota

Minnesota won the championship game of the Barclays Center Classic, 89-84, after ejections and an injury reduced the Crimson Tide to three players in the final minutes.

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Rangers 2, Red Wings 1 | Overtime: Henrik Lundqvist’s 40 Saves Lead the Rangers Past Detroit

Mats Zuccarello’s scored 37 seconds into overtime to secure the Rangers’ third straight win.

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