Pacioretty will be absent due to an upper-body injury that he sustained after taking a shot to the side of the head in Saturday's 7-3 comeback win against the Montreal Canadiens. He was however able to finish the game, logging 10:13 in ice time.

Fantilli's 'hattie' near his hometown led the Blue Jackets to victory over the Maple Leafs and cost his mom her hat: 4 takeaways.

Martinook said that in addition to Brind'Amour being, "an unbelievable motivator," the former Hurricanes captain and center is in good enough condition nearly 15 years after he retired from playing to, "get a couple fourth-line shifts in there."

For the first time this season, William Nylander and the Toronto Maple Leafs have suffered three straight ... means they've lost to teams either firmly in playoff contention (Carolina Hurricanes, Dallas) or just outside the playoff race but still likely ...

Caroline Fenton, Jason Fitz & Adam Breneman react to this Orange Bowl ‘instant classic’ as Notre Dame defeats Penn State 27-24. Carter finished the season with 12 sacks and should be a top-10 pick. McCain was the Sixers' lone bright spot this season and a Rookie of the Year candidate.

Three straight regulation losses aren't a good sign. Exactly how much of a problem are the various underlying trends?

Adam Fantilli registered his first career hat trick and Elvis Merzlikins made 29 saves as the Columbus Blue Jackets thumped the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-1 on Wednesday.

The Toronto Maple Leafs announced Wednesday that left winger Max Pacioretty has been placed on the injured reserve retroactive to January 18. In a corresponding roster move, center Jacob Quillan has been recalled from the AHL’s Toronto Marlies.

The Columbus Blue Jackets watched a seven-game points streak come to an end on Monday, and their coach wasn't keen on offering up silver linings.

We took a step back on Monday night, going 1-2 with my picks as my strategy of fading my Toronto Maple Leafs continues to not pay off. We move on to Tuesday's a

The Dallas Stars will return one of their top forwards to the lineup when they take on the Carolina Hurricanes at home Tuesday night. Stars coach Pete DeBoer announced Tuesday morning that center Roope Hintz is ready to return after suffering an upper-body injury a week ago against the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Breaking down what is another crucial game for the New York Rangers, plus NHL news and notes, including the passing of former New Jersey Devils coach Tom McVie.