http://assets.espn.go.com/i/tvlistings/tv_espn_original.gif en-us 10 ESPN Inc. http://espn.go.com/ Copyright 2010 ESPN Inc. You can count me among those who didn't like the overtime penalty call against Nashville Predators defenseman Shea Weber in last night's Game 3 agains...]]> May 04, 2011 03:42:05 PDT It's been a spring of unlikely heroes. On Friday, San Jose's Benn Ferriero celebrated his 24th birthday by scoring an overtime game winner. Then on Sa...]]> May 02, 2011 08:12:47 PDT After nine straight nights of playoff overtime, the second round opened with something of a thud. The Vancouver Canucks beat the Nashville Predators 1...]]> April 29, 2011 06:31:48 PDT What a first round! Is there any way that Round 2 can be close to as thrilling? We've had at least one overtime game on a record nine straight days. W...]]> April 28, 2011 06:57:06 PDT A memorable first round comes to an end with two Game 7s tonight. If either of them is anywhere near as good as the epic Vancouver Canucks-Chicago Bla...]]> April 27, 2011 03:05:23 PDT I have to begin with a quick comment about Pittsburgh Penguins role-playing forward Chris Conner, who suffered one of a hockey player's worst nightmar...]]> April 26, 2011 05:27:24 PDT Talk about a crazy playoff game! Down 4-0 early in the second period and looking dead in the water, the San Jose Sharks suddenly surfaced and went on ...]]> April 20, 2011 05:26:45 PDT First things first: These eight first-round matchups are as competitive as any I've seen in my career covering the NHL. I really wouldn't be too surpr...]]> April 11, 2011 04:52:13 PDT Did you catch the Boston Bruins-New York Rangers game Monday night? That was a crazy comeback by the home team. When New York rookie defenseman Michae...]]> April 05, 2011 03:53:29 PDT Last week, a pair of shootout losses dropped me from a possible 8-2 mark to 6-4. I really can't complain, though. After struggling through the last fe...]]> March 29, 2011 04:31:18 PDT First things first, I have to give a shout-out to the NHL for slapping a significant suspension on repeat offender Matt Cooke of the Pittsburgh Pengui...]]> March 22, 2011 03:16:50 PDT I really don't want to waste a lot of time talking about Penguins left wing Matt Cooke. Here's the bottom line: At the very least, Cooke deserves an e...]]> March 21, 2011 03:43:30 PDT There are 11 games on the NHL slate tonight, and they all have some sort of playoff implications. Among others, I'll be keeping a close eye on the Cal...]]> March 17, 2011 08:29:46 PDT You'd have to go back to the tail end of the Original Six era to find the last time that defensemen won back-to-back Calder trophies. In 1963 and 1964...]]> March 16, 2011 06:07:36 PDT Sadly, my prognosticating turnaround was short-lived. After correctly tagging nine of 10 two weeks ago, I fell back to Earth hard last Tuesday, droppi...]]> March 15, 2011 09:46:26 PDT