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Given how the 13-2 Los Angeles Kings have rolled through the 2012 Stanley Cup playoffs, it's not overstating the matter to say that Game 2 on Saturday night in Newark is a must-win for the New Jersey Devils. The Kings are a league-record 9-0 on the r...

Los Angeles Kings center Jarret Stoll is back in the Stanley Cup finals for the first time since his 2006 adventure with the Edmonton Oilers. "It's great to be back," Stoll said Tuesday. "A lot of work went into this. We worked this year to get t...

They might not have been the popular choices when Stanley Cup finalists were picked in September, but make no mistake, the Los Angeles Kings and the New Jersey Devils have proved that they are the best. Never mind the eighth-seed label that the Kings...

Who will win the West? Scott Burnside and Pierre LeBrun know but don't always agree. BURNSIDE: Well, my friend, you're in St. Louis to start the playoffs. That's as good a place as any to begin our discussion about what has to be the most difficul...

Scott Burnside and Pierre LeBrun tackle the big topics of the day, which these days means playoffs, playoffs, playoffs. BURNSIDE: Good Friday, my friend. The final week of the regular season is upon us, and there's still much to be decided in term...

Scott Burnside and Pierre LeBrun discuss the pending punishment for Duncan Keith and the playoff races in the East and West. BURNSIDE: Well, my friend, it's the end of another week. We have just a little more than two weeks left in the regular sea...

Scott Burnside and Pierre LeBrun discuss the Leafs' playoff push, the Oilers' trade options and the Lightning's decisions at the deadline. Scott Burnside: Greetings, mon ami. You saw a pretty interesting hockey game Monday night in Toronto, where ...

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

Scott Burnside and Pierre LeBrun discuss who will be the next head coach of the Kings now that Terry Murray was fired on Monday. Scott Burnside: Well my friend, you have to feel bad for Los Angeles Kings head coach Terry Murray and GM Dean Lombard...

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

Scott Burnside and Pierre LeBrun break down the success of the Florida Panthers, plus the continued struggles of the Columbus Blue Jackets: Burnside: Well, my friend, the end of the week is upon us and it can't come soon enough for a few strugglin...

Scott Burnside and Pierre LeBrun debate who's to blame for the Los Angeles Kings' recent slide. Burnside: Well, my friend, things are not going so swimmingly on the West Coast for the Los Angeles Kings, are they? After a strong start marked by Jo...

Scott Burnside and Pierre LeBrun debate and break down the Western Conference playoff picture: Burnside: Good day, my friend. Well, the situation doesn't get any clearer in the Western Conference, does it? The Los Angeles Kings continue to pull ra...

Scott Burnside and Pierre LeBrun debate the latest playoff races and wonder if the road is over for the New Jersey Devils: Burnside: Good day, my friend. Three weeks from today, we'll be talking about the last weekend of the NHL's regular season. ...

Scott Burnside and Pierre LeBrun discuss the Maple Leafs' and the Wilds' fading playoff hopes, the Flyers' recent struggles and the matchup between the Kings and Predators. Burnside: Well my friend, an eventful day at the GMs meetings followed by ...

We break down the day's action to see which teams look like obvious winners and which teams will have to wait to be proved right or wrong. Jury In Burnside's picks: Tampa Bay Lightning: Rookie GM Steve Yzerman got his shopping done early by add...