FA talks, Vinny's future and those 'cheat' deals

...five seasons, if not longer. Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, Jordan Staal, Marc-Andre Fleury, Brooks Orpik, Alex Goligoski, Max Talbot, Mike Rupp, Pascal Dupuis and Tyler Kennedy are all locked up at least though...

The quarter-season stock report: East

Puck Prospectus uses its preseason projections to measure some of the Eastern Conference's most intriguing teams at the quarter pole and assess their chances of securing a playoff bid moving forward.

Story | Conversation | November 17, 2009

Best and worst value players

Craig Anderson and Dustin Penner not only help on the ice, but they're soft on the pocketbook, too.

Story | Conversation | November 09, 2009

Ear to the glass: Living with loss

Stars are falling like a meteor shower in the NHL, so we questioned the affected teams on the ripple effect of losing a prime-time player to injury.

Story | Conversation | November 05, 2009

Stars' absence won't hurt teams much

With Alex Ovechkin joining Evgeni Malkin, Marc Savard and many other top names out of commission, Puck Prospectus frames its weekly look into the NHL around the question of injuries to superstars and the effect on a team's success.

Story | Conversation | November 03, 2009

NHL Forecaster: Wild, wild week

Sean Allen previews Week 4 of the NHL season, advising fantasy owners to load up on Nashville Predators opponents, including the Minnesota Wild.

2009-10 Team Preview: Pittsburgh Penguins

AP Photo/Mark Humphrey Weighing heavily on Sid and the Penguins' minds this season: avoiding the Cup hangover. 10 THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT ...

Washington Capitals again looking for more scoring help in do-or-die Game 6

...forwards. But Bylsma wouldn't tip his hand on his Game 6 lineup, even though both Alex Goligoski and Philippe Boucher both did what was expected of them in Gonchar's absence. The rookie...

Goligoski called up for Game 5

The Pittsburgh Penguins have called up defenseman Alex Goligoski as "insurance" after Sergei Gonchar was injured Friday night against the Washington Capitals, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and Tribune-Review reported Saturday.

Malkin's pass deflects for OT winner as Pens go up 3-2

The Pittsburgh Penguins overcame a third-period deficit, survived Alex Ovechkin's tying goal late in regulation, then won on Evgeni Malkin's score 3:28 into overtime Saturday night for a 4-3 victory in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference semifinals.

...Marc-Andre Fleury, right, stops a shot by Washington Capitals center Boyd Gordon (15) as Penguins' Alex Goligoski (3) looks on during the first period of Game 5 of an NHL hockey second-round...

Open Ice: Green's amazing season

Sean Allen breaks down Mike Green's amazing scoring season and points out other defensemen who would benefit from a similar opportunity.

No pain, no gain for Pens? We'll see

This season hasn't been kind to the Pens, and the team is resisting the urge to panic. But is it enough to have faith in the team's talent? We're about to find out.

Gordon completes Capitals' comeback win vs. Malkin, Penguins

Boyd Gordon scored a delayed goal in the third period to complete Washington's four-goal comeback and the Capitals shook off three Pittsburgh power-play goals and another big night against them by Evgeni Malkin to rally for a 4-3 victory.

Familiar ring to Eastern Conference outlook

John Buccigross continues his season preview with a look at the East, and there's a familiar ring to it.