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Paul Martin and Chris Kunitz scored power-play goals and Pascal Dupuis added his sixth goal of the playoffs and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Ottawa Senators 4-1 in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semifinals on Tuesday.

WHAT IT MEANS: Pittsburgh's Chris Kunitz scored a power-play goal 8:34 into overtime, sending the Isles to a 5-4 loss in Game 3. The Penguins now lead this best-of-7 series, 2-1. With the help of a deafening home crowd at Nassau Coliseum, the Isla...

Chris Kunitz scored his second power-play goal of the game 8:34 into overtime, off a pass from Sidney Crosby, and the Pittsburgh Penguins shook off an early deficit and a late blown lead to beat the New York Islanders 5-4.

PITTSBURGH -- Penguins captain Sidney Crosby must have a different definition of rust than most normal people. After missing more than a month with a broken jaw, Crosby jumped into the middle of a playoff series and scored twice in the first 7:22 ...

Sidney Crosby's smile betrays a jagged ridgeline of enamel along his bottom row of teeth, evidence of the extensive damage inflicted to Crosby's jaw by a wayward shot a month ago.

Sidney Crosby and his surgically repaired mouth remain on a liquid diet as he recovers from a broken jaw sustained on March 30. The NHL's leading scorer remains sidelined indefinitely and has not been cleared to return to practice.

Sean Allen looks at the fallout of Sidney Crosby's injury on the forward rankings this week.

Hockey Prospectus releases the latest update in its player power rankings, with San Jose's Antti Niemi rising to No. 1 among goaltenders. Also, Toronto's Nazem Kadri and Boston's Patrice Bergeron climb the skater ranks.

Story | Conversation | April 01, 2013

Sean Allen previews Week 11's fantasy hockey action and breaks down the fantasy impact of Jarome Iginla's trade to the Pittsburgh Penguins.

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

Hockey Prospectus releases the latest update in its player power rankings, with Boston's Tuukka Rask rising to No. 2 among goalies. Also, Nazem Kadri makes an appearance on the skater list.

Story | Conversation | March 25, 2013

Neil Greenberg outlines the five most potent forward lines in the NHL in 2013, noting that the Hurricanes' addition of Alexander Semin to go along with Eric Staal and Jiri Tlusty has given Carolina a top-scoring trio this season.

Story | Conversation | March 20, 2013

Putting concussion concerns behind him, Sidney Crosby has exploded in the 2013 season to reclaim his status as the world's greatest player. Craig Custance explores what's fueling the resurgence.

Blog | Conversation | March 19, 2013

Hockey Prospectus releases the latest update in its player power rankings, with Columbus' Sergei Bobrovsky rising to No. 2 among goalies on the strength of his thoroughly dominating week. Also, Chris Kunitz and Patrick Kane climb the skater ranks.

Story | Conversation | March 18, 2013

Undrafted and waived twice in the same month of his first full NHL season, Chris Kunitz never would have envisioned that one day he would be sitting third overall in scoring in the top league in the world, writes Pierre LeBrun.

Every team in the NHL has played at least 24 games. That means it's time for a random collection of observations from the season's first half, loosely held together by a common structure of ... oh, I don't know, let's go with "threes." Everyone go...