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All eyes will be on Game 6 of the NHL's Eastern Conference finals this evening. And while we don't yet know whether the New Jersey Devils will eliminate the Rangers at home or whether New York will force its third Game 7 in as many series, regardless...

Steven Stamkos scored his NHL-leading 32nd goal, Martin St. Louis and Steve Downie each had a goal and an assist, and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Phoenix Coyotes 4-3 on Saturday night for their third straight victory.

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WASHINGTON, D.C. -- So what does Guy Boucher do for an encore? The NHL's youngest head coach led a non-playoff team to the Eastern Conference finals last season. Many believe the Tampa Bay Lightning overachieved and did so in large part because of...

BOSTON -- The Bruins host the Tampa Bay Lightning at TD Garden on Saturday night for the first time since beating them there in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference finals last spring to advance to the Stanley Cup finals, where they beat the Canucks in s...

All-Star center Steven Stamkos signed a five-year, $37.5 million contract with the Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday, two months after helping the team make a surprising run to the Eastern Conference finals.

The Boston Bruins' Game 7 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning drew the most viewers for a conference finals game on cable since 2002.

In Game 7 of the Eastern Conference finals, the Boston Bruins did just enough to defeat the Tampa Bay Lightning and advance to the Stanley Cup finals, where they will meet the Vancouver Canucks. Here's what else you missed this weekend.

BOSTON -- Boston Bruins general manager Peter Chiarelli announced on Saturday that forward Nathan Horton had been fined by the league for an incident that occurred following Game 6 of the Eastern Conference finals at St. Pete Times Forum in Tampa. ...

Boston Bruins general manager Peter Chiarelli announced on Saturday that forward Nathan Horton had been fined by the league for an incident that occurred following Game 6 of the Eastern Conference finals at St. Pete Times Forum in Tampa.

The road to the finals has been a wave of emotions for Peter Chiarelli.

BOSTON -- To walk into the Tampa Bay Lightning dressing room after Friday's Game 7 of the Eastern Conference finals was to confront the dark side of that fine line that separates winning and losing. In one corner, Teddy Purcell sat hunched over, h...

If anyone deserves a trip to the Stanley Cup finals, it's Tim Thomas.

A moment of perfection was just what the Bruins needed in Game 7.

BOSTON -- Nathan Horton scored with 7:33 left in Game 7, sending the Boston Bruins to the Stanley Cup finals for the first time in more than two decades with a 1-0 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning in the Eastern Conference finals on Friday night. ...

Video is courtesy of NHL.com BOSTON -- Tampa Bay Lightning forward Steven Stamkos was hit in the face by a puck and briefly left Game 7 of the Eastern Conference finals against the Boston Bruins early in the second period on Friday night. Stamk...