Jeff Carter is the royal assassin ... The Montreal Canadiens took advantage of a tight Eastern Conference wild-card battle and jumped into the playoff race. Here's what's going right for them ...

PITTSBURGH – Following the Pittsburgh Penguins loss to the New York Islanders, veteran forward Jeff Carter called it a career and announced his retirement from hockey. After 19 years in the NHL ...

Two goals by much-maligned forward Jeff ... wild-card position in the Eastern Conference. It also snapped a six-game winning streak for the Avalanche. “It’s a big game for us,” Carter ...