The N.H.L., with a lower profile and fewer dead players than the N.F.L., has fought hard against mounting evidence of a connection between head injury and the degenerative brain disease C.T.E.
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The finals are now tied at one win apiece.
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Goalie Jordan Binnington, a 25-year-old rookie, was not part of the Blues’ “master plan.” But he stabilized a team careering out of contention.
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Boston will seek its seventh N.H.L. championship, while St. Louis pursues its first.
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At 42, Chara is 14 years older than Boston’s next oldest defenseman, and he will be seeking his second title with the Bruins when the Stanley Cup finals start on Monday.
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Howard was officially hired by his alma mater on Wednesday, accepting a five-year deal starting at $2 million annually.
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As a goalie, Davidson came up just short of winning a Stanley Cup in New York. Now, he will try to bring a championship as team president.
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On Jan. 3, St. Louis had the worst record in the N.H.L. On Tuesday, the Blues became the Western Conference champions.
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Jack Hughes of the U.S., the top-rated North American prospect, and Kaapo Kakko of Finland, the top European prospect, are under the microscope as they play for their national teams.
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Ranked 22nd in the world, the British have yet to win a game in this year’s world hockey championships. But ice hockey has grown in Britain.
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The pipeline of American hockey, which snakes from Massachusetts west into Michigan and Minnesota, has meandered south, to Missouri.
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With their longest playoff winning streak in nearly half a century, the Boston Bruins return to the Stanley Cup finals after winning them in 2011 and losing to Chicago two years later.
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On Wednesday, an apparent hand pass wasn’t called. In the last series, a goal was disallowed. In the first series, the Sharks benefited from a five-minute major.
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Erik Karlsson scored 5 minutes 23 seconds into overtime after the officials missed a hand pass by Timo Meier.
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After a terrifying crash to the ice in San Jose’s first-round playoff win, Pavelski needed staples to close a gash in his head and missed six games. His return has lifted the Sharks, and raised concern about brain trauma.
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President Vladimir V. Putin’s image of control slipped, just briefly, during a friendly game at the Bolshoi Ice Arena in the Black Sea resort of Sochi.
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President Vladimir V. Putin’s image of control slipped, just briefly, during a friendly game at the Bolshoi Ice Arena in the Black Sea resort of Sochi.
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The St. Louis Blues are the only “Expansion Six” team left without a Stanley Cup. The San Jose Sharks came later, but have endured similar heartbreak.
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The Carolina Hurricanes had not made the playoffs since 2009. In the conference finals, they face a team with plenty of recent postseason experience: the Boston Bruins.
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A prospective agent and a former shoe company consultant were convicted of conspiring to funnel money to coaches in exchange for help signing players to their agency.
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After a double-overtime victory on Tuesday night in a Game 7, the Blues are in the conference finals, with the elusive Stanley Cup Finals within reach.
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With several pending free agents, the team will try to build on one of its best seasons in recent memory.
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The Hurricanes completed a four-game whitewash of the New York Islanders.
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In mob trials, prosecutors flipped the underlings to nail the bosses. In college basketball’s corruption trial, the small players are taking big hits.
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A fierce but seldom penalized Hall of Famer, he helped capture eight N.H.L. titles — four with the Red Wings and four with the Maple Leafs.
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The Carolina Hurricanes are on the cusp of sweeping the Islanders behind McElhinney, who has saved 45 of 47 shots after replacing the injured starter.
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A 35-year-old goalie and a teenage draft pick proved to be key as Carolina took a commanding 3-0 lead in the series.
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