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PITTSBURGH -- It's a bit hard to get your head around it, but the start of the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs is relatively foreign territory for the Pittsburgh Penguins and Ottawa Senators. That may explain the great collective exhalati...

ST. PAUL, Minn. -- In a playoff year that has been dominated by goaltending drama, Chicago Blackhawks netminder Corey Crawford is the King of Calm. On Tuesday night alone the Montreal Canadiens lost starting goaltender Carey Price to injury and th...

St. PAUL, Minn. -- In a playoff year that has been dominated by goaltending drama, Chicago Blackhawks netminder Corey Crawford is the King of Calm. On Tuesday night alone the Montreal Canadiens lost starting goaltender Carey Price to injury and t...

If the Western Conference remains a place of high anxiety for teams such as the Minnesota Wild, Detroit Red Wings and Columbus Blue Jackets, who are wrestling for the final two playoff berths in the final days of the regular season, there is at last ...

WILMINGTON, Mass. -- If, as expected, Boston Bruins power forward Milan Lucic has not merely played his way down the lineup but out of it altogether, there could hardly be a more stark illustration of the concerns facing the team as it prepares for t...

After a night that saw Jaromir Jagr score the winner in his first game as a Boston Bruin and Marian Gaborik duplicate the effort in his first go-round in a Columbus Blue Jackets jersey, we turn our attention to the Washington Capitals. Remember w...

Here's a look at some top end players who have another year left on their deals who could be in play this week, writes Scott Burnside.

What an interesting week ahead for the league-leading -- and possibly record-setting -- Pittsburgh Penguins. On the record front, the team has won 15 straight games and can tie the NHL record for consecutive games won in a season with wins over t...

As we approach the halfway point of this shrunken NHL season, one of the interesting storylines has been the renaissance of two Original Six rivals whose recent history has been anything but historic. But there they were Wednesday night, the Montreal...

The 1979-80 Philadelphia Flyers team that went on a 35-game unbeaten streak knows exactly how many moments go into a run like the one the Chicago Blackhawks are on, writes Scott Burnside.

• Kudos to the Chicago Blackhawks for tying an NHL record with at least a point in 16 straight games to open a season after knocking off Vancouver in a shootout 4-3 on Tuesday night. Here's hoping they didn't pay for it with the loss of one of ...

• Finally a blemish, slight at that, on the record of the Chicago Blackhawks. After chasing Minnesota Wild starter Josh Harding in the first period Wednesday night, the Blackhawks could not hold on to a one-goal lead and fell to the Wild 3...

Gary Bettman's 20 years as commissioner of the NHL have been full of ups and downs, writes Scott Burnside, but he's still leading the league to unprecedented heights.

• The beat goes on for the San Jose Sharks as they beat Anaheim 3-2 in a shootout to start 6-0-0. Logan Couture tied the game at 2-2 with less than three minutes to go in regulation and then Michal Handzus won it during the shootout. Antti...

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...

Scott Burnside and Pierre LeBrun go toe-to-toe over the signing of RFA defenseman P.K. Subban of the Canadiens. BURNSIDE: And just like that, P.K. Subban is back in the Montreal Canadiens' fold after signing a two-year deal worth $5.75 million. T...