NHL Eastern Conference News

Crosby scored in the first period, added an empty-net goal, and assisted on Bill Guerin's winning tally with 12:45 left in regulation to give him 11 points in three games.

The Philadelphia Flyers have fired coach John Stevens. A person with knowledge of the decision told The Associated Press of the move on Friday on condition of anonymity because the decision had not been made public.

After a blistering start to the season, the Hawks have lost three of their last four and are coming off a truly uninspiring performance on Sunday in Detroit.

After hanging tough in the Eastern Conference for the first two months of the season, it looks like the New York Islanders are on the verge of getting their franchise goaltender back in the fold.

The Worcester Sharks hit the Thanksgiving holiday with just a little over a quarter of their season over.

Float like a butterfly, sting like a Bee. That was the tale of the tape Tuesday night as Kimberly Bee, a 6-foot freshman from Detroit Communication & Media Arts, scored a career-high 19 points to go along with 15 rebounds and five blocks to lead the Schoolcraft College women's basketball team to an easy 106-55 homecourt win over Alpena Community ...

At home in Prince Edward Island, Canada, he's known as Lyle Richardson . But around these parts, he's known as Spector, FOXSports.com's Prince of Pucks.

In what was expected by some, and a complete shock to others, the Rangers climbed to the top of the Eastern Conference at the beginning of the season.

It's become overshadowed by the hardware handed out on the district and now state levels.

The numbers show that the most successful teams are the ones that can win away from home.

Tantramar Titans showed off their offensive firepower last night. RON WARD/TIMES & TRANSCRIPT Meghan Reid of Harrison Trimble Trojans and Kristin Lowerison of the Tantramar Titans go after a loose puck during second-period high school hockey action in Sackville last night.

A year ago, only the Atlanta Thrashers gave up more goals than the Tampa Bay Lightning 's 279 .

Boston 8 2 .800 -- Toronto 4 4 .500 3 Atlanta 7 2 .778 -- Cleveland 6 3 .667 -- Dallas 6 3 .667 -- Memphis 1 8 .111 5 Denver 6 3 .667 -- Portland 6 3 .667 -- Minnesota 1 9 .100 6 L.A. Lakers 7 1 .875 -- Phoenix 8 2 .800 -- Sacramento 4 4 .500 3 L.A. Clippers 3 6 .333 41 2 Orlando 88, New Jersey 72 Utah 112, Philadelphia 90 Atlanta 97, Boston 86 ...

Font size: [A] [A] [A] share this With an 11-0 record and Wyoming Valley Conference championship to its credit, the Coughlin Crusaders turned their attention to winning the Eastern Conference title.

The Flames have won all three of their games versus the Eastern Conference this year.

Edward Pasquale took a big step forward in securing himself as Saginaw's starter with a trio of red-hot performances.

It's the fifth time in Joe Johnson's career that he's been awarded the Conference player of the week.

Font size: [A] [A] [A] The pairings for the upcoming District 2 and Eastern Conference playoffs have been finalized.

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The Clement-Cormier Cavaliers opened the Eastern Conference boys high school hockey season with a 7-0 win over the Moncton High Purple Knights here last night.