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The Bruins engineered a comeback for the ages Monday night as they knocked off the Maple Leafs in OT to win Game 7 of their Eastern Conference Quarterfinal series. Patrice Bergeron scored in the closing minute of regulation to tie it, then won it in ...

Victoria Matiash updates her Top 75 defenseman rankings and examines the fantasy impact of blueliners dealt before the trade deadline, including Jay Bouwmeester's move to the St. Louis Blues.

Perfect Penguins: The Penguins are 12-0 this month with three games remaining, and will put themselves in the record book if they can win all three. According to Elias, no team in NHL history had even gone 10-0-0 or better over a full calendar month....

The San Jose Sharks haven't decided to sell yet, but GM Doug Wilson plans to be aggressive at the trade table in the days ahead. Craig Custance explores what a potential roster "reset" may look like.

Blog | Conversation | March 26, 2013

The Chicago Blackhawks rode an improbable streak to open the season, but it's in the history books now. In this week's "That's What She Said," Sarah Spain says it's what comes next that counts.

All About Streaks: The Blackhawks enjoy streaks this season and have another one in progress. Chicago has allowed three or fewer goals in 21 straight games, but has a long way to go to reach the record book for a single season. Elias tells us the 192...

CHICAGO -- The Chicago Blackhawks are rewriting their record book by the day now. The Blackhawks had already broken the franchise record for consecutive games with a point to start a season (now at 23 games) and overall points streak (now 29 games...

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BOSTON -- With Tim Thomas' contract off the books, Boston Bruins general Peter Chiarelli has more cap space to play with this season and next. But the Bruins have a solid core and the team is already built to win now, so just because Chiarelli has...

With the first few weeks of the 2013 season already in the books, some key matchups lie ahead for the three local NY/NJ teams. On Tuesday, the Devils host the Rangers in the first rematch of last year's Eastern Conference finals. The Rangers are s...

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Welcome to SportsNation! On Thursday, ESPN The Magazine NFL writer Seth Wickersham stops by to chat about his latest piece that appears in the Feb. 4 issue, detailing how Bill Walsh's coaching philosophy lives on through his book. Wickersham joined E...

The end of the hockey lockout couldn't have come soon enough for our friend Norm Macdonald. Here's his take, along with a retooling of his thoughts on the 1972 Summit Series, which ran in a slightly different form as a collection of tweets on his Twi...

At the MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference this past winter, Toronto Maple Leafs general manager Brian Burke was asked to identify the best negotiator he'd worked with throughout his career. "Gary Bettman," he said. "There's smart — and t...

So what was it that made YOU finally lose your mind over the NHL lockout? For me, it was a charity hockey game in Atlantic City meant to raise money for Hurricane Sandy relief! Not that there was anything wrong with the Operation Hat Trick game or...

Following the release of Forbes' NHL franchise valuations, Craig Custance digs a little deeper to see which franchises figure to increase the most in value in the years ahead.

Blog | Conversation | November 30, 2012