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The last time Original Six rivals the Detroit Red Wings and Chicago Blackhawks met in the playoffs was in the 2009 Western Conference finals, with the Blackhawks the young bucks still figuring things out and the Red Wings the veteran contenders en ro...

The San Jose Sharks still talk to this day about their bitter disappointment from losing the 2011 Western Conference finals to the Vancouver Canucks. They felt the five-game series loss was such a misrepresentation of how close the level of play real...

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Pull it together, San Jose! Plus the rest of the week in the NHL.

Kings-Coyotes Preview

It might be a little too soon to call it a Western Conference finals preview, but the much-anticipated game between the Sharks and Blackhawks, who are both off to fast starts this season, didn't disappoint. With goals from Joe Pavelski and Tommy Wing...

• It might be a little too soon to call it a Western Conference finals preview, but the much-anticipated game between the Sharks and Blackhawks, who are both off to fast starts this season, didn't disappoint. With goals from Joe Pavelski a...

Predators-Coyotes Preview

The Los Angeles Kings got their first win of the season as they won a rematch of the Western Conference finals against the Phoenix Coyotes. Anze Kopitar had two goals as the Kings' top line recorded their first points of the season. The Coyotes have ...

Kings-Coyotes Preview

The NHL will not discipline players on the Phoenix Coyotes after conducting an investigation of their postgame actions and comments following their season-ending, overtime loss in the Western Conference finals, Colin Campbell said Wednesday.

Oh, hi there, Phoenix Coyotes fans. I hear you recently lost a Western Conference finals series to Los Angeles, and you're a little bit upset over a crucial overtime defeat that came seconds after the Kings' captain got away with an apparent penalty....

The NHL is further investigating the postgame actions and comments of some Phoenix Coyotes players after their season-ending, overtime loss in the Western Conference finals, league executive vice-president Colin Campbell told ESPN.com on Thursday.

Wayne Gretzky kept a low profile for obvious reasons during the Western Conference finals, but you can expect to see him at Staples Center for the Stanley Cup finals. "For sure, I'll be at Game 3," The Great One told ESPN.com Wednesday. Gretzky...

Drew Doughty has brought his game to the level most people expected of him when he signed the big contract late last year, writes Pierre LeBrun.