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Scott Burnside looks at five storylines to watch for during the second half of the 2013 season.

• Anyone who isn't taking the Anaheim Ducks seriously might want to start after the Ducks handed the red-hot San Jose Sharks their first regulation loss of the season, clipping them by a 2-1 count Monday night. Perhaps more interesting is ...

--Let's start with the reunion of Ryan Suter and his former teammates from Nashville in Minnesota. This won't have the emotional charge of Suter's much-anticipated return to downtown Nashville on March 9, but you know that Suter's old mates were look...

All teams face adversity, but in Carolina, it's different because the Canes are family -- albeit a not-so-happy one at the moment.

PITTSBURGH -- Whenever we think of Evgeni Malkin, we think of two things. First, the 2009 Eastern Conference finals, when he single-handedly demolished the Carolina Hurricanes in a four-game sweep en route to the Pittsburgh Penguins' first Cup cha...

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...

Ask hockey folks to list the top 10 goalies in the NHL this season and you'll hear lots of names, some familiar, some not: Tim Thomas, Henrik Lundqvist, Jonas Hiller, Carey Price, Brian Boucher, Marc-Andre Fleury, Roberto Luongo, Semyon Varlamov. ...

Ask hockey folks to list the top 10 goalies in the NHL this season and you'll hear lots of names, some familiar, some not: Tim Thomas, Henrik Lundqvist, Jonas Hiller, Carey Price, Brian Boucher, Marc-Andre Fleury, Roberto Luongo, Semyon Varlamov. ...

The NHL revealed the remaining players who will make the trip to the NHL All-Star Game on Jan. 30 in Raleigh (scroll down for list of today's additions). Scott Burnside and Pierre LeBrun debate the additions and omissions: Burnside: Well, Pierre, ...

The NHL revealed the remaining players who will make the trip to the NHL All-Star Game on Jan. 30 in Raleigh (scroll down for list of today's additions). Scott Burnside and Pierre LeBrun debate the additions and omissions: Burnside: Well, Pierre, ...

Scott Burnside and Pierre LeBrun hand out their midseason grades for all 30 NHL teams.

After the fans had their final say Tuesday, Scott Burnside and Pierre LeBrun filled out their 2011 NHL All-Star rosters in our first ESPN.com All-Star draft. And there is a lot on the line for our two gurus (see what's in store for them after they...

After the fans had their final say Tuesday, Scott Burnside and Pierre LeBrun filled out their 2011 NHL All-Star rosters in our first ESPN.com All-Star draft. And there is a lot on the line for our two gurus (see what's in store for them after they...

Ah those popular Pittsburgh Penguins continue to collect points in the standings and votes in the All-Star voting universe with just one week left in the fan balloting portion of the 2011 All-Star selections. Led by captain Sidney Crosby (how ofte...

Ah those popular Pittsburgh Penguins continue to collect points in the standings and votes in the All-Star voting universe with just one week left in the fan balloting portion of the 2011 All-Star selections. Led by captain Sidney Crosby (how ofte...

All we need is for Pittsburgh fans to start penciling in Pascal Dupuis or Chris Kunitz and Brooks Orpik and the All-Star Game in Raleigh next month will be an all-Penguin affair. No surprise that captain Sidney Crosby is the run-away leader in vot...