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The last time Original Six rivals the Detroit Red Wings and Chicago Blackhawks met in the playoffs was in the 2009 Western Conference finals, with the Blackhawks the young bucks still figuring things out and the Red Wings the veteran contenders en ro...

It was always going to be the "window" series, two of the Western Conference's long-standing contenders facing off in the first round, with the losers having to face questions about their immediate future. The San Jose Sharks and Vancouver Canucks...

The lockout-shortened regular season has come and gone, and 16 teams are moving on. Pierre LeBrun takes a look at the survivors and identifies five candidates for the Conn Smythe Trophy.

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Buffalo Sabres owner Terry Pegula's objective to build a Stanley Cup contender remains the same. It's his three-year timeline that's proving unrealistic.

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The San Jose Sharks have played the second-most playoff games, behind only Detroit, since 2004, when a nine-year run as a contender began with a trip to the conference finals. Because that run hasn't produced a championship -- although three confe...

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Henrik Zetterberg scored three goals, and his second assist of the game set up Pavel Datsyuk's tiebreaking goal at 9:38 of third period to help the Detroit Red Wings beat St. Louis 5-3 on Friday night.

Prior to signing his massive offer sheet with the Flyers, restricted free agent Shea Weber also was interested in the Rangers and visited New York recently, multiple sources confirmed to ESPNNewYork.com.

The equation is relatively simple for the Predators: match Shea Weber's deal and remain relevant, or give up any hope of being a contender, of attracting top talent, of being anything other than a team treading water and wondering when the lights will go out for good.

The Kings look to be contenders for years to come, but they have a few roster decisions to make this offseason, writes Pierre LeBrun.

ESPN New York's Katie Strang joins Laura Behnke to talk about the end of the Rangers season, and how the Devils have gone from an afterthought to title contenders in just one season....

Simon Gagne returned to practice with the Kings on Friday as they went through their first full workout since clinching a spot in the Stanley Cup final.

Few paths are diverging more than those of these two first-round opponents. The young and upcoming Blues are showing they are legitimate contenders, while the Sharks are possibly staring down a window that's closing on them.