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Jack Johnson's calm belies the decidedly jittery situation in which the Columbus Blue Jackets find themselves. Johnson was taking time before the Blue Jackets boarded their flight to Dallas, where they will play one of the most important games in...

Funny how the expected can suddenly get turned on its ear in the push for a playoff berth. A week ago, after the trade deadline had passed and the Dallas Stars had sold off three key pieces of today for a bunch of tomorrows, they were whipped 5-2 ...

Scott Burnside and Pierre LeBrun make their picks for the major awards at the midpoint of the 2013 season.

• On a rare light night in the league, Swedish goaltending sensation Viktor Fasth earned his first NHL shutout, stopping all 31 Colorado shots en route to a 3-0 victory. The win moved the surprising Ducks to 7-1-1 as Fasth has quickly surp...

Anyone who doesn't think the Boston Bruins have their eyes on the big prize after they were bounced in the first round of the playoffs last spring hasn't been paying attention. With backup Anton Khudobin making his first start of the season to give T...

--It was an absolutely huge win for the Philadelphia Flyers Thursday night -- their first of the season -- as they edged the New York Rangers 2-1. The Flyers have been ravaged by injury and signed veteran Mike Knuble Thursday to plug a hole in their ...

--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...

Time to debate the hot topics of the day, with Scott Burnside and Craig Custance. Here we go. BURNSIDE: Greetings, my friend. As the days dwindle down toward the end of the regular season, I am more and more convinced that there will be only room ...

Today, the guys are hanging out by the pool at the GMs meetings in Florida. Debating the serious issues, that is! BURNSIDE: Greetings, my friend. Another beautiful day in South Florida, where we will be reconvening for Day 2 of the GMs meetings. B...

Scott Burnside and Craig Custance preview a full night of action in the NHL and discuss the playoff implications surrounding the games. BURNSIDE: Good day, my friend. How is Columbus? Is the city abuzz over Thursday's Jeff Carter homecoming as the...

The Dallas Stars are 18th in this week's ESPN NHL Power Rankings, the same spot they held one week ago. Scott Burnside, who put together this week's rankings, said this about the Stars: "The Stars are hanging around the playoff picture in the Wes...

The Dallas Stars are 15th in this week's ESPN NHL Power Rankings, up two spots from one week ago. ESPN.com's Scott Burnside put together this week's rankings and offered this on the Stars: "Dallas needs Kari Lehtonen (2-2 since returning from inj...

Scott Burnside and Pierre LeBrun look back at the first half of the season and hand out grades for all 30 NHL teams.

1. Jets no longer thrashing around I must admit I didn't give the Winnipeg Jets much of a chance to be in the playoff hunt in the Eastern Conference this season and likewise figured it wouldn't matter much to the NHL-starved fans in Winnipeg now t...

Scott Burnside and Pierre LeBrun talk about the surprise Senators, big names who should return soon and the befuddling Sharks. Burnside: Good day, my friend. Well, I must give credit where credit is due. The oft-maligned (by me, anyway) Kyle Turr...

Scott Burnside and Pierre LeBrun discuss Brad Richards' influence on the Rangers' success, the Stars' depth and the slowly improving Capitals. Burnside: Good day, my friend. Interesting night in the NHL with the L.A. Kings playing in Boston with...