Boston Bruins defenseman Zdeno Chara will not receive a fine or suspension from the NHL for a hit that left Montreal Canadiens forward Max Pacioretty with a fractured vertebrae and a severe concussion ...

LAS VEGAS – After Max Pacioretty arrived for the NHL Awards, he spotted Zdeno Chara from a distance. Chara is hard to miss, standing 6-foot-9 and weighing 255 pounds, and what happened is hard to ...

Quebec's prosecutor says Boston Bruins captain Zdeno Chara won't face criminal charges for his hit on Montreal Canadiens' forward Max Pacioretty last spring. Pacioretty broke a vertebra and was out ...

“As players you know where a player is vulnerable and you know if he’s a couple of feet from the boards. You’re aware of that,” Laich said. “And if his back is turned you’re aware of that. If a guy’s ...

BOSTON -- Montreal police started a criminal investigation Thursday into the on-ice hit by Boston's Zdeno Chara that left the Canadiens' Max Pacioretty with a severe concussion and cracked vertebra.

There will be no hearing for Zdeno Chara to answer for his check on Evander Kane, an NHL spokesperson told TSN's Pierre LeBrun. The league did not see the hit as a violation of Rule 48, which governs ...