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Johnny Oduya and Marcus Kruger scored in the third period, Corey Crawford made 20 saves and the Chicago Blackhawks beat the Detroit Red Wings 4-1 in the opener of their second-round playoff series Wednesday night.

Career Senator: The Senators are in Pittsburgh for Game 1 Tuesday night. Daniel Alfredsson has 49 career postseason goals for Ottawa. From Elias: With one goal, he would join three other players to score 50-or-more playoff goals with the team that dr...

Brooks Orpik scored 7:49 into overtime, and the Pittsburgh Penguins overcame three one-goal deficits in Game 6 to eliminate the New York Islanders with a 4-3 victory on Saturday night.

WASHINGTON -- It's hard to imagine Rangers forward Rick Nash is not frustrated, what with being held off the score sheet for the fourth game this series. Nash has only one point in the team's best-of-seven set against the Capitals and did not man...

Mike Ribeiro scored 9:24 into overtime, and the Washington Capitals beat the New York Rangers 2-1 Friday night to regain the momentum -- and the lead -- in their first-round playoff series.

NEW YORK -- The Alex Ovechkin lovefest that was in full force when the dynamic forward scorched his way through the final month of the regular season has taken an abrupt detour. Held off the score sheet in two consecutive games, Ovechkin has been...

Coaches who think it's OK to ride the refs, fans who feel it's cool to yell at officials all the time and the confusion of professional sports with youth sports lead to a breakdown in respect for authority.

Chicago Blackhawks forward Patrick Sharp on his team's 3-0 win over the Minnesota Wild in Game 4....

Kyle Turris scored 2:32 into overtime, lifting the Ottawa Senators past the Montreal Canadiens 3-2 to grab a 3-1 lead in their playoff series Tuesday night.

DETROIT -- It would have been worse if nobody mentioned it. Detroit Red Wings forward Damien Brunner didn't sleep much on Saturday night after Ryan Getzlaf picked him clean in front of Jimmy Howard to score a back-breaking goal in the Anaheim Ducks' ...

Damien Brunner scored with 4:50 left in overtime, lifting the Detroit Red Wings to a 3-2 series-evening win over the Anaheim Ducks on Monday night.

ST. PAUL, Minn. -- The Chicago Blackhawks weren't too concerned that their top line had failed to score against the Minnesota Wild in the first two games of their Western Conference quarterfinals series because others were stepping up in their place ...

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1 Penguins at 8 Islanders - Game 3 - Noon ET (Series tied 1-1) * Islanders: have not won a home playoff game since April 28, 2002 (vs TOR); lost last 6 home playoff games by combined score of 19-7 * Islanders: 7-2 in home playoff games vs Penguins ...

Mike Green scored eight minutes into overtime, Braden Holtby made 24 saves for his first career playoff shutout, and the Washington Capitals beat the New York Rangers 1-0 Saturday to take a 2-0 series lead in the Eastern Conference playoffs.