National Hockey League

NHL: Hawks edge Bruins in third overtime

Agence France-PresseJune 13, 2013 04:30

Andrew Shaw scored with 7:52 left in the third overtime to lift the Chicago Blackhawks to a 4-3 victory over the Boston Bruins in the opening game of the Stanley Cup finals on Wednesday. Shaw was positioned in front of Boston goalie Tuukka Rask when the puck deflected off his right knee and into the net as Chicago took a 1-0 lead in the best-of-seven series.

Shaw's late strike seals opening win for Chicago

Thomson ReutersJune 13, 2013 03:37

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Andrew Shaw's goal in triple overtime sealed a marathon 4-3 victory for the Chicago Blackhawks over the Boston Bruins as the Stanley Cup Finals opened with a Game One thriller on Wednesday. The game was the first between the two Original Six franchises in a Stanley Cup Final and the teams dished up more than four hours of high drama before Shaw scored on a double-deflection off Michal Roszival's blast from the blueline.

Blackhawks 4, Bruins 3 (3OT)

Thomson ReutersJune 13, 2013 02:34

Blackhawks 4, Bruins 3 (3OT): Andrew Shaw scored 12:08 into triple overtime as host Chicago outlasted its Original Six rival in the series opener, which was the fifth-longest game in Stanley Cup final history.

NHL: Stanley Cup final playoff results

Agence France-PresseJune 13, 2013 03:30

Results on Wednesday from the National Hockey League's championship series (all series best-of-seven): at Chicago Chicago 4 Boston 3 (3OT) (Chicago leads series 1-0) afp

Desperate Blackhawks send Game One into overtime

Thomson ReutersJune 13, 2013 00:34

(Reuters) - Dave Bolland and Johnny Oduya scored third period goals as the Chicago Blackhawks rallied to tie the Boston Bruins 3-3 and send Game One of the Stanley Cup Final into overtime on Wednesday. Leading 2-1 on two Milan Lucic goals, Boston struck first again in the third on a Patrice Bergeron powerplay to restore a two-goal cushion.

Clock ticking on Olympics, says NHL commissioner

Thomson ReutersJune 12, 2013 21:36

By Michael Hirtzer CHICAGO (Reuters) - Time is running out to complete a deal that would see the National Hockey League free players for the Sochi Olympics, commissioner Gary Bettman said on Wednesday. Speaking before the opening game of the Stanley Cup finals in what has become his annual state of the league address, Bettman fielded a wide-range of questions but the most-far reaching centered on the league's Olympic future.

NHL: Bylsma gets two-year deal to stay with Penguins

Agence France-PresseJune 12, 2013 17:37

Pittsburgh Penguins coach Dan Bylsma was given a two-year contract extension by the National Hockey League club on Wednesday, five days after the team was ousted in the playoffs. Bylsma, who had one year remaining on his current contract, has guided the Penguins into the playoffs for the past five seasons since taking over late in the 2008-2009 campaign, including a Stanley Cup championship in 2009. The Boston Bruins swept Pittsburgh in the best-of-seven Eastern Conference final to book a date against the Chicago Blackhawks in the Stanley Cup Final.

Toews growing Stanley Cup beard and maturity

Thomson ReutersJune 11, 2013 22:39

(Reuters) - Four years ago when the Chicago Blackhawks won their last Stanley Cup it seemed the only thing their precocious young captain Jonathan Toews could not do was grow a proper playoff beard. Toews finished those playoffs scoring seven goals and 29 points in 22 games, claiming a Conn Smythe trophy as the post-season's most valuable player and adding his name on the Stanley Cup.

NHL: Stanley Cup finals schedule

Agence France-PresseJune 11, 2013 03:46

Schedule for the best-of-seven NHL Stanley Cup finals (games five through seven if necessary): Wednesday: Boston at Chicago Saturday: Boston at Chicago Monday: Chicago at Boston Wednesday June 19: Chicago at Boston Saturday June 22: Boston at Chicago Monday June 24: Chicago at Boston Wednesday June 26: Boston at Chicago afp

NHL: Bruins set to face Blackhawks in Stanley Cup Final

Agence France-PresseJune 11, 2013 03:37

In the first National Hockey League Final between "Original Six" clubs since 1979, the Chicago Blackhawks and Boston Bruins will battle for the Stanley Cup starting on Wednesday in Chicago. An NHL season that did not begin until mid-January thanks to a money dispute between club owners, and playoffs that prompted a lockout, will end two weeks later than usual in a classic showdown between two of the past three champions.