Conference finals breakdown: Red Wings vs. Stars

Though he picked the Stars in the first round, Scott Burnside lacks the courage to pick them against a Detroit team that is healthy, rested and just a little too deep for Dallas to handle.

Second-round breakdown: Red Wings vs. Avalanche

Jose Theodore's strong play in net and Joe Sakic's leadership will help Colorado go the distance, but Scott Burnside says Detroit's overall depth will be the winning factor in this matchup of old rivals.

Chelios reaches milestone as Hasek, Datsyuk carry Red Wings

Dominik Hasek made 19 saves for his second consecutive shutout, and 79th of his career, and Pavel Datsyuk scored the game's only goal to lift the Red Wings to a 1-0 win over the Avalanche.

Happy anniversary to Red Wings, Avalanche

Page 2 revisits the unforgettable Red Wings-Avalanche bloodletting from 10 years ago, a game that spurred the Red Wings to their long-awaited Stanley Cup victory.

Datsyuk, Holmstrom fuel Red Wings' victory over Avs

Pavel Datsyuk and Tomas Holmstrom each had a goal and an assist to lift the Detroit Red Wings to a 3-1 win over the Colorado Avalanche on Sunday.

Can Rangers recover in time?

Between a losing skid and a case of the flu, the Rangers are trying to right the ship in time for their series vs. the Devils.

Player Poll: Should visors be mandatory?

Do players think visors should be mandatory? The Hockey News found out in this week's Player Poll.

Buccigross: Mascots, on-ice freak shows don't work

The NHL has a marketing dilemma on its hands. What Would John Buccigross Do? For starters, he would reach out to hockey's cult core of fans.

After making point, Iginla needs to score some

Shut down Jarome Iginla and you shut down the Calgary Flames. If, of course, Iginla lets that happen.

Stars must improve defense

Detroit's Manny Legace finished with 23 saves in his first career NHL playoff start against Nashville.

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Detroit (30-15-8-2) at Colorado (30-11-9-3) 8:00 pm EST

Detroit (30-15-8-2) at Colorado (30-11-9-3) 8:00 pm EST

Special teams need to be special in playoffs

Strong power-play and penalty-killing units can take even an ordinary team a long way.

Colorado Avalanche winger Brad Larsen knocks the helmet off Detroit Red Wings winger Kirk Maltby during the second period in game 5 of the Western Conference finals

Wings win first overtime game of playoffs

Fredrik Olausson scored his first playoff goal in 10 years at 12:44 of overtime as the Detroit Red Wings beat the Colorado Avalanche 2-1 Wednesday night to take a 2-1 lead in the Western Conference finals.

Game 2: Drury's latest delivery

No one on the Colorado Avalanche is surprised that Chris Drury had the game-winning goal in Game 2.