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New York Rangers coach John Tortorella has put himself on the line by benching his highest-paid player, but that is exactly where he's spent most of his coaching career, writes Scott Burnside.

Scott Burnside and Pierre LeBrun debate how the goaltending situation will play out in Vancouver: Burnside: Good day, my friend. It's bright and sunny here in Washington, D.C., although less cheery in the land of the Capitals. But let's talk a...

In one of the most compelling playoff games in a long time, the Bruins, to a man, answered the bell in advancing to their first Stanley Cup finals since 1990.

BOSTON -- For six games, the Boston Bruins and Tampa Bay Lightning have waged a war of unpredictability. Never mind game to game, this series has featured frantic changes in momentum from period to period and shift to shift. So there's no reason ...

TAMPA, Fla. -- No mysteries or gamesmanship when it comes to who will start in goal for the Tampa Bay Lightning in a do-or-die Game 6: Dwayne Roloson. After resting Roloson in Game 5, a 3-1 loss that gave the Boston Bruins a 3-2 series lead, Tampa...

Tampa Bay rolled the dice in Monday's Game 5 but ultimately missed a great opportunity in a game that was its for the taking.

BOSTON -- Teddy Purcell was taping his stick in the visitors' dressing room in Nashville on March 3, 2010, when he looked up at the television to find his life had taken a dramatic turn. Undrafted, perhaps under-appreciated and definitely a spare ...

TAMPA, Fla. -- If you're just matching skill against skill in the Eastern Conference finals, you would have to give the edge to the Tampa Bay Lightning, given the presence of major NHL hardware winners Steven Stamkos, Martin St. Louis and Vincent Lec...

The East finals are still young, but does Thursday's performance mean the Boston Bruins have finally put last season's playoff collapse in the rearview mirror?

TAMPA, Fla. -- When you have two off days between the first two games of a playoff series, it can feel like the process is encased in mud. But after Boston's wild 6-5 victory Tuesday that evened these Eastern Conference finals with the Tampa Bay L...

BOSTON -- Just as there are no free lunches, good visits from the IRS or pleasant root canals, there are no moral victories in the playoffs. But if there were such a thing, the Tampa Bay Lightning would have to claim one after their 6-5 loss to th...

Will the long layoff heading into the East finals help or hurt Tampa Bay and Boston? Reality will reveal itself in Saturday's Game 1.

The Eastern Conference finals matchup between the Bruins and Lightning features two teams with good to great balance up front, but which club will win?

The Lightning seem to be getting stronger with every shift, as the Capitals are slowly disintegrating before our eyes.

If you accept that winning defines character, then Sunday's victory illustrates a significant gap that has opened up between the Lightning and Capitals.

With Sidney Crosby likely not returning during the first round, the Penguins must find a way to counter the Lightning's offensive firepower.