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Love That Game 7: Monday night marks the second and third Game 7 in this year's Stanley Cup playoffs, but that should be no surprise. Over the last 10 NHL seasons (since 2002-03), this is the sixth time that there have been at least three Game 7s pla...

Brandon Saad and Jonathan Toews scored 55 seconds apart midway through the third period, and the Chicago Blackhawks rallied to beat the Nashville Predators 5-3 on Sunday night to become the first team to clinch a NHL playoff spot this season.

The lockout-shortened season, with its compressed schedule and unique challenges, was bound to offer up a few surprises. Here's one to consider: the New York Islanders sneaking into the playoffs. With roughly one month remaining and one week ...

This year was supposed to play out so differently for Daniel Alfredsson, the classy captain of the Ottawa Senators. A surprise playoff berth last season was supposed to be followed up by a deeper postseason run this season. While that might sti...

When he left Florida, few players were sorry to see Peter DeBoer go, but the hard lessons he learned with the Panthers have helped bring the Devils within one win of playing for the Stanley Cup.

Blog | Conversation | May 25, 2012

Matt Greene scored short-handed late in the second period for the lead and Jonathan Quick was strong in net throughout as the Los Angeles Kings beat the St. Louis Blues 3-1 in the opener of a Western Conference semifinal series on Saturday night.

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BOSTON -- It should probably come as no surprise to learn that when the frenetic Brad Marchand finds the back of the net in these playoffs, the Bruins are 8-0, including Monday night's 5-2 win to force a seventh game Wednesday night at Rogers Arena. ...

Lightning coach Guy Boucher pulled a bit of a surprise in using Mike Smith as his starter in net for Game 5 against the Bruins at TD Garden. Smith is making his first career postseason start. Dwayne Roloson, the starter in every other Tampa Bay...

Vancouver forward Mikael Samuelsson was a surprise late scratch after falling ill before Game 2 of the Canucks' first-round playoff series against Chicago on Friday night.

Stock UpCam Ward, Carolina Hurricanes: The Canes control their playoff destiny, and it's no surprise that netminder Cam Ward, a former playoff MVP, has been at the heart of the squad's unlikely late-season surge. Ward is 5-1-1 in his last seven games...

Lauri Korpikoski gave Phoenix the lead for good with his second goal of the game, and Taylor Pyatt and David Schlemko also scored in the Coyotes' 5-2 victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Sunday night.

Erik Condra scored his second goal of the game with 2:17 to play and the Ottawa Senators stunned the red-hot New Jersey Devils 2-1 on Tuesday night.

Ben Roethlisberger showed off Pittsburgh's deep passing game and the Steelers inched closer to a division title and a first-round playoff bye, beating the Carolina Panthers 27-3 on Thursday night.

E.J. Hradek's mailbag hits on a variety of topics: What's wrong with the Caps right now? Is Sidney Crosby truly a 'dirty player'? Are the Blackhawks going to miss the playoffs? Are the Stars going to be the surprise of May 2011?

Blog | Conversation | December 16, 2010

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