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Sidney Crosby is the face of the NHL, but Alex Ovechkin may be the evolution of the game. Whose side are you on?

Detroit fans are in sports heaven. The Pistons are still alive in the NBA playoffs and the Red Wings are in the Cup finals. Too bad the NHL is forcing Motown fans to choose sides.

As the open their series vs. the Sens tonight, the baby Pens are hoping old-timer Gary Roberts knows the secret to lifting Lord Stanley's Cup.

Fans only saw what Stevie Y did on the ice, but Eric Adelson shares one boy's story that shows what No. 19 really stood for.

Halfway through Sidney Crosby's rookie season, it's clear there's a reason for all the hype, and for hockey fans, a reason for hope.

Story | Conversation | January 17, 2006

The immediate turnaround of the Penguins can't be on Sid's shoulders. The team is going to lean a lot on Michel Therrien.

So if Lightning coach John Tortorella was intense before, what now? How will he be after so many months of frustrated idling?

Story | Conversation | September 29, 2005

Nothing could stop Duncan MacPherson while he roamed the ice. Only one thing stopped him while he roamed the world.

For Jarome Iginla and the Flames, losing Game 7 of the Stanley Cup finals hurt like no other.

If the Flames are to win the Stanley Cup, it's only fitting that they'll have to do so on the road.

The Flames are mirror images of their coach/GM Darryl Sutter: hard workers who can handle the truth.

The Flames' aggressive style cost them a 3-1 lead. It's also what got them to the Stanley Cup finals in the first place.

The Flames played hard, tough and physical in Game 3. They also played Follow The Leader.

Does an ineffective power play preclude the Flames from winning the Stanley Cup? They hope not.

Calgary is already in a heightened state of hockey euphoria as the Cup final moves north.

Less than two weeks after Todd Bertuzzi broke Steve Moore's neck, acts of hockey boneheadedness continue.