The Stanley Cup champion Blackhawks dealt playoff star Dustin Byfuglien along with defenseman Brent Sopel and forward Ben Eager to the Atlanta Thrashers for a package of draft picks and players.

The San Jose Sharks will not offer goaltender Evgeni Nabokov a contract when he becomes an unrestricted free agent next week, cutting ties with one of the franchise's cornerstone players.

Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Duncan Keith asked for the name of a good dentist. Patrick Kane insisted he loved cabbies. And team captain Jonathan Toews hoisted the Stanley Cup to roars from a huge and appreciative crowd.

For a moment, Patrick Kane was the only one who knew the Chicago Blackhawks had won the Stanley Cup.

Chris Pronger has become a puck pickpocket.

A championship series in spring around here used to mean one thing, and one thing only.

When NHL commissioner Gary Bettman hands the Stanley Cup to Chicago captain Jonathan Toews or Philadelphia counterpart Mike Richards, a hockey-crazed city will be satisfied for the first time in decades.

The Blackhawks are in the Stanley Cup finals, thanks to another big goal by Big Buff.

Big Buff, as they call Dustin Byfuglien, scored the biggest goal of his career.

If there's any team that should know how tenuous a 1-0 series lead can be in the NHL playoffs it's the Chicago Blackhawks.