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Avalanche clinch Central, secure West's top seed Avalanche clinch Central, secure West's top seed

The Colorado Avalanche defeated the St. Louis Blues 3-1 on Tuesday night to clinch Central Division and secure the No. 1 seed in the Western Conference, but after the win, coach Jared Bednar was quick to caution his team is "not all the way there yet."

Cooper irked as penalty box injury sparks probe Cooper irked as penalty box injury sparks probe

The NHL is looking into the circumstances that led to Tampa Bay Lightning forward Pontus Holmberg hurting his left arm when he crashed shoulder-first into an unlatched penalty box door in Monday night's 4-2 loss to the Buffalo Sabres at KeyBank Center.

GM Fitzgerald out as Devils eye 'new direction' GM Fitzgerald out as Devils eye 'new direction'

Tom Fitzgerald is out as the Devils' general manager in an abrupt late-season change of direction.

Lightning's Kucherov, 32, nets 400th career goal Lightning's Kucherov, 32, nets 400th career goal

Tampa Bay superstar forward Nikita Kucherov, 32, scored the 400th goal of his career in the Lightning's 4-2 loss to the Buffalo Sabres at the KeyBank Center on Monday night, a power-play tally in the first period that gave him 126 points on the season.

Stars ban buyer of tix tied to alleged Nazi salute Stars ban buyer of tix tied to alleged Nazi salute

The Stars have indefinitely banned the fan who purchased the tickets in connection with an investigation into what appeared to be a Nazi salute at a game in December.

Islanders jumped at DeBoer; coach sold on vision Islanders jumped at DeBoer; coach sold on vision

The Islanders jumped at the chance to get Peter DeBoer, while the coach was sold on the team's vision.

🏒 Ranking each NHL team's top prospect 🏒 Ranking each NHL team's top prospect

Scouting notes on the top young players set to make an impact for each club -- possibly quite soon.