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The Montreal Canadiens named former Thrashers general manager Rick Dudley one of the club's assistant general managers on Friday, and also extended assistant GM Larry Carriere's contract.

The New Jersey Devils will try to punch their ticket to the Stanley Cup Finals when they host the top-seeded New York Rangers tonight in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference finals.

The bad news for the New Jersey Devils is they squandered a three-goal lead.

The Columbus Blue Jackets announced Wednesday that the club signed forward Derek Dorsett to a three-year contract. Terms of the contract were not released.

Vancouver Canucks head coach Alain Vigneault has agreed to terms on a contract extension.

There is no doubt the Los Angeles Kings earned the club's second-ever berth in the Stanley Cup Finals, but the way the Western Conference finals ended was nothing short of surreal.

The Washington Capitals have extended their affiliation agreement with the American Hockey League's Hershey Bears through the 2013-14 season.

The Minnesota Wild signed 2010 first-round pick Mikael Granlund to a three-year, entry-level contract on Wednesday.

There is no guarantee that whoever the new head coach of the Edmonton Oilers is will enjoy more success than his predecessor, but what's certain is he will be put in a much better position to be successful.

Perhaps it's fitting that the Los Angeles Kings clinched their first trip to the Stanley Cup Finals in 19 years on the road. After all, they have been flawless away from Staples Center in these playoffs.