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The Detroit Red Wings have taken the series lead against the Chicago Blackhawks. Can they keep this up?

The big questions and bold predictions for Round 2 of the NHL playoffs.

Sidney Crosby helps lift the Pittsburgh Penguins, who could advance with a win Saturday.

This week, Grantland's Katie Baker will be previewing the NHL playoffs' first-round series. Today: Maple Leafs–Bruins, Islanders-Penguins, and Sharks-Canucks. Read yesterday's installment here. Toronto Maple Leafs (5) at Boston Bruins (4) B...

The Bruins return to their home ice.

The NHL trade deadline is Wednesday. What can we expect from the GM jungle this year?

Red-hot Pittsburgh has landed Jarome Iginla and won 13 straight. But can the team have it all?

There are umpteen NHL games going on at any given time, and it's always hard to know how to allocate your attention. Here's our recommendation for the most interesting of the week's many matchups. Anaheim Ducks at Minnesota Wild Tuesday, 8 p.m. ...

There are umpteen NHL games going on, and it's always hard to know how to allocate your attention. Here's our recommendation for the most interesting of the week's matchups. Minnesota Wild at Chicago Blackhawks Tuesday, 8:30 p.m. ET CSN Chicago/...

With nine NHL games scheduled for Tuesday night and another four on Wednesday, it's hard to know how to allocate your attention. Here's our recommendation for the most interesting of the week's early matchups. Boston at New York Islanders Tuesday...

Plus: Insane comebacks! Killer saves! And the rest of the week in the NHL.

Picking through the signal and the noise one-fifth of the way through the (abbreviated) NHL season.

Sick snipes, grousing fans, and all the story lines from NHL Week 1.

All the key story lines to get you ready for the (wildly abbreviated, probably totally insane) NHL season.

As Sunday morning hangover remedies go, this one was better than a bloody Mary: Hockey fans in North America woke up yesterday to the news that, following a 16-hour bargaining session — who said the NYC marathon was canceled? — the NHL is...

"6:50 a.m. in Helsinki, Finland and I'm about to take my Gov30 final #sickjoke," tweets a 19-year-old Harvard kid as I'm eating my dinner out here in Pacific time, and I feel legitimately bad for the guy. Despite all appearances, the post didn't orig...