NHL

Parents teach their kids not to fight, but it's a hard lesson to pass on when you take them to a hockey game.

Looks like this little hockey fan is enjoying his time at the rink.

Alec Martinez scored the game-winning goal with 5:17 left in the second overtime, and the Kings beat the New York Rangers, 3-2, in Los Angeles on Friday night to win the 2014 Stanley Cup.

The New York Rangers face the Los Angeles Kings in the best-of-seven Stanley Cup Finals beginning on Wednesday night in California. Here's a preview of the series that will decide which team wins the NHL championship:

The Stanley Cup playoffs are in full swing and if you’re not already captivated by the quest for one of sports’ most famous trophies, this may do the trick.

Professional sports love to hand out superlative-heavy awards like Most Valuable Player (and also whatever awards professional sports love to hand out), which is certainly nice and also kind of simple. But there are a lot of people who play professional sports, so why not hand out more awards? Why not hand out more hilariously true awards?

UNDATED (AP) — The scheduled re-start to the NHL season after the Olympic break is tonight with four games. Last night Buffalo played host to Carolina in a make-up game from an earlier season snow-out.

The NHL season isn't even a week old, but we already have a strong contender for boneheaded play of the year.

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CHICAGO (AP) — The Blackhawks and goalie Corey Crawford have agreed to a six-year contract extension.