Alex Vlasic is now the Blackhawks’ No. 1 defenseman. Michael Reaves/Getty Images Share Blackhawks defenseman Alex Vlasic’s banter with Alec Martinez has consistently been a source of levity in ...

SAN JOSE — San Jose Sharks defenseman Marc-Edouard Vlasic is expected to miss time — possibly even the rest of the season — with an upper-body injury that’s bothered him since training camp.

San Jose Sharks defenseman Marc-Edouard Vlasic (44) and Toronto Maple Leafs forward Auston Matthews (34) vie for control of the puck during second-period NHL hockey game action in Toronto, Monday, ...

With Jones now playing in South Florida, Vlasic is feeling the weight of his new role as the Blackhawks' clear No. 1 ...

SAN JOSE, Calif. — On the 2,173rd time, Marc-Edouard Vlasic flinched. Just a little. Just like he did on the 2,172 times that came before. He always flinches — his eyes squint, his teeth grit ...

Second Period_4, Seattle, Eberle 8 (Oleksiak, Stephenson), 5:55. 5, Seattle, McCann 17 (Burakovsky), 6:21. 6, Seattle, Beniers 17 (Dunn, Larsson), 12:53. 7, Seattle, Wright 16 (Eyssimont, Montour), 15 ...

The two players who were made available to the media after the game, Jason Dickinson and Alex Vlasic, are feeling the pressure to improve. Each of them believes that they have a defined role on ...

Defenseman Marc-Edouard Vlasic always draws a crowd of reporters inside the visiting locker room at Bell Centre whenever the San Jose Sharks make their annual visit to Montreal to play the ...

San Jose Sharks defenseman Marc-Edouard Vlasic has broken the NHL shot-blocking record, surpassing the mark set by Mark ...

Of course it went to Marc-Edouard Vlasic on Tuesday night. Vlasic, 37, broke Mark Giordano's NHL record for career blocked shots during a 6-2 win over the Buffalo Sabres. So the extra padding from ...