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WASHINGTON – The Penguins, consistently inconsistent, put forth another incomplete effort Thursday. But as has often been the case over the last couple of weeks, they managed to skate away with something in the standings.

MONTREAL — The Red Wings have been talking much recently about stringing some victories together.

CHICAGO — John Harms seemed to fade from Chicago Blackhawks lore just as quickly as he arrived.

The Philadelphia Flyers and the Minnesota Wild will face off on Thursday night at the Xcel Energy Center.

Seats to a key NBA matchup, along with college basketball’s conference clashes, headline sports’ top bargains.

The process was unusually and unnecessarily messy. Vancouver Canucks president of hockey operations Jim Rutherford — remember him? — was typically candid during a news conference on Jan. 16 when he all but said he was going to fire Bruce Boudreau as coach of his underachieving team.

OTTAWA, Ontario — Islanders players voiced their support for Lane Lambert after president/general Lou Lamoriello gave his first-year coach a vote of confidence.

DETROIT — The surest sign you’re starting to carve out a niche for yourself as an NHL player is when your teammates start dropping your name. To the head coach, no less.

The Hawks’ streak of six wins in seven games — now firmly in the past after consecutive lethargic losses — did move them out of last place in the NHL, but only barely. With 36 games left, there’s plenty of time to slide back down again.

It's been a difficult ride for Kris Letang as of late, but the Pittsburgh Penguins star made the ultimate return on Tuesday night with four points and a game winner

In the first edition of our monthly NHL column, we look at concerns around gambling endorsements in ice hockey