The Sabres, who led the league in penalty killing last season, were scored upon only 12% of the time in shorthanded situations (40 goals in 334 opportunities).

The Hurricanes may have migrated south from Hartford in 1997, but hockey didn't really arrive in Tobacco Country until last spring. Now, after three years of drawing the some of the smallest crowds in the league...

When Jaromir Jagr totaled 121 points last year, it marked the seventh straight season that a Penguin had won the league scoring title, tying the record held by the Bruins (1968-69 through '74-75) and the Oilers...

In what was supposed to be a rebuilding year, the Canucks instead had 90 points in 2000-01, only the third time in their 31-year history that they reached the 90-point plateau. They were then swept in the first round...

Weightlessness has been known to make people queasy and wobbly, and Edmonton fans know the feeling. Their condition, and the gravity of this situation, stems from the loss of the Oilers' captain and leading scorer,...

The Senators are one of four teams to finish with 95 or more points in each of the last three seasons. Ottawa hasn't won a playoff series over that span, while the other three clubs—the Stars, Devils and...

Last season Lubomir Visnovsky became only the third Kings defenseman named to the NHL All-Rookie Team, joining Rob Blake (1990-91) and Steve Duchesne (1986-87).

During a training-camp bonding junket to Charleston, S.C., 26 Sabres spent a day on the 1,600-acre grounds of the oceanfront Wild Dunes Resort doing a series of team-building exercises such as passing each other...

The Penguins' plan was for coach Ivan Hlinka, a native of the Czech Republic, to take English courses over the summer. Instead he returned to Prague and listened to language tapes. The move irked Penguins star Mario...

Right wing Bill Guerin, who was acquired by the Bruins last November, played in 85 regular-season games in 2000-01, one short of the single-season record held by Jimmy Carson and Bob Kudelski.