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The Bruins have knocked Patrick Kane off his game in the Stanley Cup finals, denying the Blackhawks winger room to maneuver, writes Scott Burnside.

After the opening two games between the Chicago Blackhawks and Boston Bruins, the Stanley Cup final is tied at one game apiece for the first time since the lockout. Well, not this year's lockout. I mean, that would be true, but it wouldn't be very...

BOSTON -- While the Stanley Cup finals are tied at a game apiece, there are more than a couple of things trending in the Bruins' favor entering Monday night's Game 3 at TD Garden. Consider these nuggets: * In a telling stat sourced by the NHL...

The Bruins are hoping Nathan Horton heals up enough to aid their title push.

The Edmonton Oilers have hired Dallas Eakins as their new coach, replacing the fired Ralph Krueger.

Penguins GM Ray Shero has decisions to make, and, after the Pens got swept by the Bruins, the first one might involve the future of Dan Bylsma at the helm, Scott Burnside writes.

Blackhawks defenseman Duncan Keith expressed remorse again Saturday for causing injury to the Kings' Jeff Carter with a high stick in Game 3 of the Western Conference finals and was ready to move on from the incident after serving a one-game suspension.

The gritty B's are back in the Cup finals after a sweep of the superstar Pens.

CHICAGO -- Patrick Kane is already responsible for one of the Chicago Blackhawks' most memorable moments in franchise history. He wouldn't mind adding a second one to his resume on Wednesday. Kane clinched the 2010 Stanley Cup for the Blackhawk...

Torey Krug has burst onto the scene in Boston as one of the Bruins' biggest playoff stars. But can the diminutive D-man continue his strong play against the Pittsburgh Penguins?

Blog | Conversation | May 28, 2013

So Vancouver Canucks GM Mike Gillis fed head coach Alain Vigneault and assistants Rick Bowness and Newell Brown to the lions. Hardly a surprise. That's what happens when a talented, Stanley Cup-hopeful team goes 1-8 in the playoffs over the pas...

DETROIT -- This was the slap in the face, the splash of cold water. Not necessarily one the Chicago Blackhawks needed, but one they knew was coming. During any long playoff run for a Stanley Cup contender, there are moments when a big shove back f...

The NHL fined the San Jose Sharks $100,000 on Saturday for general manager Doug Wilson's comments criticizing the league for forward Raffi Torres' suspension for the rest of the second round of the playoffs.

The only legacy Patrice Bergeron cares about? A winning tradition in Boston.

Craig Custance writes that the San Jose Sharks, a dangerous team this postseason because of the emergence of Logan Couture, are benefiting from the extra time off between their first- and second-round playoff series.

Blog | Conversation | May 14, 2013

The San Jose Sharks were the last team to eliminate the Los Angeles Kings in a playoff series, when the clubs met two years ago. Since then, the Kings have won five straight series, capturing the Stanley Cup last spring and earning a hard-fought open...