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Pittsburgh -- A scene from Game 1 of the Ottawa Senators-Pittsburgh Penguins series: Brooks Orpik, the immovable force of the Penguins' blue line, is being assailed by what at first blush appears to be a small boy who has made his way onto the ic...

Playoffs, schmayoffs. Let's talk draft lottery, people! Scott Burnside and Pierre LeBrun, take it away. BURNSIDE: Good evening from Pittsburgh, my friend. Hope you are enjoying St. Louis, where you will open the 2013 NHL playoffs. While most of th...

Almost exactly two months ago, Feb. 7, the Washington Capitals looked like a team that had hit rock bottom, looked for all the world like a team without a clue and really, if anyone was being honest, like a team without a prayer. On the road that ...

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...

A trade deadline day that began at a snail's pace and finished with a great flurry of activity has, like all trade deadlines, the potential to alter the playoff grids in both conferences and perhaps even who hoists the Stanley Cup in late June. Lots ...

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.

After firing coach Guy Boucher, the question that remains is what is next for general manager Steve Yzerman and the Tampa Bay Lighting, writes Scott Burnside.

Promising starts for two Eastern Conference teams have been rendered moot by goaltending issues ranging from poor play to a lack of durability. That theme was on display Monday night in both cases. The New Jersey Devils extended their winless stre...

At the beginning of this lockout-shortened NHL season, we projected the Southeast Division to be among the most interesting divisions in the game. Carolina and Tampa appeared to have improved, while defending champion Florida and perennial Stanley Cu...

• There's no forgetting Nicklas Lidstrom. That goes without saying. But here's to Niklas Kronwall for at least helping Wings' fans with the separation anxiety that comes with losing the greatest defenseman of his generation to retirement. ...

Burnside: Craig, big news out of Buffalo, as the longest-tenured coach in the NHL, Lindy Ruff, finally had the clock run out on him. Can't say it was all that surprising given how poorly the Sabres have played this season and, frankly, it's been a lo...

• The New Jersey Devils, surprise leaders of the Eastern Conference, dumped Pittsburgh in a home-and-home series on this snowy weekend, defeating the previously red-hot Pens by identical 3-1 scores. The Devils have won five in a row and Da...

• 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...

2013 NHL preview: Scott Burnside takes a look at the Tampa Bay Lightning

Scott Burnside previews five coaches on the hot seat in this shortened season.

NEW YORK -- There is something more circular than arc-like about the path Mike Commodore's career has taken. Seven years ago, the big defenseman was coming off a trip to the 2004 Stanley Cup finals with the Calgary Flames when coach and GM Darryl ...