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Trailing 2-1 after the first period, the Penguins scored the next six goals to beat the Senators, 7-2, and take a 3-1 series lead in the Stanley Cup Eastern Conference Semifinals. Sidney Crosby tallied his 40th career playoff goal in his 77th playoff...

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...

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. -- There's a reason no team has won back-to-back Stanley Cup titles since the Detroit Red Wings in 1997 and '98: It's damn tough. Reproducing the hunger and drive to go all-out over two months is mighty difficult. Once a play...

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Johnny Boychuk has emerged as a major contributor to the Bruins' cause.

GREENBURGH, N.Y. -- The New York Rangers face a daunting 3-0 series hole with the knowledge that never in franchise history has the team overcome such a deficit. Heading into Game 4 against the Boston Bruins on Thursday, the Rangers are trying to ...

GREENBURGH, N.Y. -- Injured forward Ryane Clowe returned to the ice for the first time since suffering an apparent head injury in Game 5 of the Rangers' first-round series against Washington. Clowe was among the players skating during the Rangers'...

Neil Greenberg argues that the Pittsburgh Penguins would be better served by parting ways with Marc-Andre Fleury, who has struggled in the playoffs following Pittsburgh's Stanley Cup win.

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SAN JOSE, Calif. -- To a man, players on the San Jose Sharks heading into Game 4 felt they had outplayed the Los Angeles Kings despite being down in the series. That's fine and dandy, Sharks defenseman Dan Boyle said the other day, but unless it s...

The New York Rangers' blue line, already without Marc Staal, lost another top-four defenseman Tuesday night when Anton Stralman was forced from the game in the second period. Stralman, who plays on the team's second defensive pairing with Michael...

New York Rangers forward Brian Boyle sat in his stall, hunched over and frothing in frustration, but dead-set in his declaration following a pivotal 2-1 loss to the Boston Bruins in Game 3. "We've got more hockey to play," said Boyle, almost brea...

The Bruins took a commanding 3-0 lead in their Eastern Conference semifinals series with the Rangers, winning Game 3 at Madison Square Garden 2-1 Tuesday night. Here are three thoughts on why the Bruins are suddenly on the verge of sweeping the Range...

Henrik Lundqvist wore the look of a stunned man, staring blankly as he sat at his locker. The Rangers goaltender was nothing short of sensational in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference semifinals on Tuesday night at the Garden. He stoned a pair of B...

NEW YORK -- The Boston Bruins took a commanding 3-0 series lead with a 2-1 victory over the New York Rangers in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference semifinals Tuesday night at Madison Square Garden. The Bruins erased a 1-0 deficit and scored two una...

What it means: The Bruins relinquished a two-game series lead against the Toronto Maple Leafs in Round 1 and seemed determined to not let that happen again in Game 3 of their second-round set against the Rangers. Daniel Paille snapped a 1-1 tie late ...

The fourth line is bringing new energy and offense to the Bruins.