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PITTSBURGH -- A night that began with a familiar celebration of Sidney Crosby's greatness and a reminder of the Pittsburgh Penguins' embarrassment of riches ended shockingly with the New York Islanders reminding the favored Penguins that hard work so...

PITTSBURGH -- Islanders coach Jack Capuano talked before the game about the need for his team to stay disciplined. Yet early in the first period, former Penguin Brian Strait took exception to a Matt Cooke hit on one of his teammates and gave Cooke a ...

PITTSBURGH -- The Pittsburgh Penguins showed up for work Wednesday morning wearing T-shirts with the No. 4 on the back, a nod to the immediate task of winning four games to get out of the first round of the playoffs. No word on whether those same ...

If there is one thing that separates the good teams from the mediocre and the great ones from the good, it's consistency of effort. Poor teams invariably see wild swings in effort and results, sometimes within a few days. Monday was ...

Every year at this time, the air in NHL cities is full of shimmering dust mites. The mites are called hope. Those glittering specks of expectation shine for the likely and the unlikely all the same. They also shine for those players who hope fo...

1. Nabokov not reportingSo Evgeni Nabokov feels there is no point in reporting to the New York Islanders even though he knew full well when he signed with the Detroit Red Wings this very situation might present itself. Nabokov told our good friend...

From Carey Price in Montreal to the Sutter brothers in Calgary, Scott Burnside looks back at our preseason picks for the top storylines to watch this season in the NHL.

Longtime San Jose Sharks goaltender Evgeni Nabokov and Kontinental Hockey League club SKA St. Petersburg have parted ways, the player's agent, Don Meehan, told ESPN.com on Monday.

From Carey Price in Montreal to the Sutter brothers in Calgary, Scott Burnside highlights the top storylines to watch this season in the NHL.

1. OK, four goalies are left in the hunt for the Stanley Cup, and is there one whom you would have considered a top-notch goalie at the start of the regular season? Jaroslav Halak was the backup in Montreal, Michael Leighton was the backup in Caroli...

As the 2010 Stanley Cup playoffs get under way Wednesday night, here are 10 players we will be keeping on our radar this spring.

The Sharks are seeing their playoff stock drop, while Ryan Miller and the Sabres have their sights set on a long postseason run. Scott Burnside tells all in this week's Power Play.