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There's no other way to put it: The Northeast Division is a train wreck with the playoffs just around the corner. That may end up meaning nothing once the second season begins, but I doubt the way the Boston Bruins, Montreal Canadiens, Toronto Map...

The NHL is proposing a new realignment plan which would feature playoff wild-card spots plus see the league go from six divisions to four.

Well, it's been a wild ride, hasn't it? Our experts take a look at all the best and worst moments of the playoffs, so far.

Each of the conference finalists had a turning point that pushed them to where they are. Pierre LeBrun takes a look at all of them.

ST. LOUIS -- A bit of news here Tuesday ahead of the Blues-Sharks playoff series with St. Louis netminder Brian Elliott leaving practice early with what head coach Ken Hitchcock termed a minor injury. The Blues coach added that Elliott would almos...

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- George McPhee sat back after yet another playoff heartbreaker this past spring and thought about the next step. What the Washington Capitals GM came up with was surrounding his talented core with more character and grit, especi...

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...

The similarities between San Jose's Game 3 win over Detroit and the one last year are spooky, but this year's version of the Sharks doesn't fold when the going gets tough.

Before the playoffs start, Pierre LeBrun takes a look at this summer's unrestricted free-agent crop.

The first blockbuster deal of the NHL's offseason went through Thursday when the Montreal Canadiens dealt goalie Jaroslav Halak to the St. Louis Blues.

1. It was an innocent tweet on my part, just a random thought, and the responses came flooding in from Habs fans. I wondered after Max Lapierre-turned-Guy Lafleur scored the eventual winner Monday night to force a seventh and deciding game with the...

Playoff teams need contributions from everyone, but not everyone's offerings receive the same attention, at least nationally. So, we bring you five defensemen whose performances in these playoffs deserve more attention. They're our unsung heroes, if ...

1. The team that most needed a Game 1 victory got it Thursday night, as San Jose beat Detroit 4-3 to officially open the NHL's second round. The Sharks snapped a streak that had seen them lose the opening game in four consecutive playoff series. Whil...

When it mattered most in this first-round series, the Red Wings raised their game and the Coyotes had no answer.

LOS ANGELES -- The gloves came off here at Staples Center before the puck even dropped Wednesday night. NHL commissioner Gary Bettman and Vancouver media sparred during a pregame news conference; the subject, of course, was Daniel Sedin's disallowed...

DETROIT -- Here are five things we learned Monday night in the world of playoff hockey: 1. Drew Doughty is indeed the bomb. The 20-year-old Olympic gold medalist lit up the Vancouver Canucks with a four-point night and confirmed his status as one of...