Alex Ovechkin left practice early Tuesday, but the reigning NHL MVP is expected to play in the Washington Capitals' season opener Friday at Atlanta. Ovechkin skated off the ice at the team's home arena after less than 15 minutes. "He'll be...

The San Jose Sharks put defenseman Kyle McLaren on waivers Tuesday, possibly ending the oft-injured veteran's 4 1/2 -year tenure with the club. McLaren, a 12-year NHL veteran, had three goals and eight assists while battling constant knee injuries...

Goaltender Nikolai Khabibulin is expected to start the regular season with the Chicago Blackhawks. The 35-year-old Khabibulin had seemed destined to be sent to the minors, traded or opt to play in his native Russia by the time the Blackhawks open...

The Kings re-signed restricted free agent center Patrick O'Sullivan to a three-year contract Tuesday. Terms of the deal were not announced. O'Sullivan had 22 goals, 31 assists and 36 penalty minutes playing all 82 games for the Kings last season....

Bleary-eyed and sluggish, the New York Rangers shuffled into their training center Tuesday for an off-ice workout after an exhausting -- yet highly successful -- European trip to open the NHL regular season. The players and coach Tom Renney all...

The Flyers finished their preseason Tuesday with a 4-2 loss to their minor league affiliate, the American Hockey League's Philadelphia Phantoms. Simon Gagne and Scottie Upshall each scored a goal in the loss. Patrick Maroon led the Phantoms with a...

Injured New York Islanders defenseman Chris Lee flew back to New York on Tuesday morning after being hospitalized overnight in Florida following a hard hit in a preseason game against the Panthers. Lee was removed from the ice on a stretcher with...