This time, the Rangers created their luck early, skating hard from the start and keeping Ottawa on its heels.

Robitaille, who broke his left foot in March, skated hard at practice Tuesday and afterward said his foot felt "really good."

More than any other sport, hockey demands that a player work hard, skate hard, hit hard and think hard.

Mr. Liu skated hard, but when he crossed out of bounds on one of the turns, he was disqualified.

He skated hard over the summer to prepare for camp.

We're just going to go out and play our usual up-tempo style and skate hard.

"I thought we came out with good legs today and skated hard," said Capitals defenseman Sylvain Cote.

The daughter had the competitiveness to skate hard, even though she started the night in fourth place.

Peca picked it up and skated hard down the ice.

For instance: The Islanders never stopped trying, skating hard toward the Montreal end until the final buzzer.