Bottoms up: Cellar-dwelling 'Hawks top Wings in OT
Patrick Sharp scored 1:29 into overtime, lifting the Chicago Blackhawks to a 3-2 victory over the Detroit Red Wings on Friday night.
View ArticleJohn Buccigross: Previewing the stretch drive for the playoffs
Asking for directions? Bucci's can't do it. Revisiting his preseason predictions? He's your man. Our resident puckhead reviews all 30 teams and looks ahead to the playoff push.
View ArticleNational Hockey League - Analysis - NHL teams don't need to be hot down the...
Do NHL teams really need to be hot going into the playoffs? Not exactly, but that doesn't mean a slump is acceptable, either.
View ArticleNHL playoffs 2010 - Lindsay Berra: The value of captains in the postseason...
Lindsay Berra in the April 19, 2010 issue of ESPN The Magazine writes about the crop of NHL captains -- how leadership is asserted, maintained, and what it means for the postseason ice grind known as...
View ArticleNHL playoffs 2010 - Robert Vollman: Applying the history of NHL playoff...
Robert Vollman of Puck Prospectus analyzed 30 years of NHL playoff data and applied his knowledge to the 2010 Eastern Conference first round. Can the Habs beat the Caps? Probably not. But don't sleep...
View ArticleNHL playoffs 2010 -- Sidney Crosby tops a list of clutch postseason performers
Richard Pollock of Puck Prospectus looks at various players that excel -- or fall down -- in the postseason. While Ovi did make the good group despite the Caps' loss, both categories have Wings and...
View Article2010 NHL playoffs -- Chicago Blackhawks advance to first Stanley Cup finals...
Are the Hawks destined or "too stupid to know better"? Either way, they're off to the Cup finals for the first time since 1992 and they're ready.
View Article2010 Stanley Cup playoffs: Mike Keenan said the Chicago Blackhawks have a...
Mike Keenan said the Chicago Blackhawks have a better shot at the Stanley Cup than the last time they were in the finals.
View Article2010 Stanley Cup finals: Philadelphia Flyers trail Chicago Blackhawks 3-2 in...
There are more than a few parallels between this year's Cup finals and last year's. So what can the Flyers learn from the Penguins? Just forget about Game 5 and move on.
View ArticleNHL: Mailbag on the Phoenix Coyotes' playoff chances and Peter Forsberg's future
Did you know that since 1945 only two NHL players have scored six goals in a single game? And, believe it or not, their names weren't Wayne Gretzky an...
View ArticleNHL: Mario Lemieux's comments, Peter Forsberg's abbreviated comeback and more
As human beings, we'd always like to have it both ways. I know I've been guilty of that about 1,000 times. And so it is with both Penguins icon Mario ...
View ArticleComplete list of Conn Smythe Trophy winners
A complete list of Conn Smythe Trophy winners (playoffs MVP) in NHL history.
View ArticleComplete list of Conn Smythe Trophy winners
A complete list of Conn Smythe Trophy winners (playoffs MVP) in NHL history.
View ArticleEA Sports NHL 13: Cup finals: Rangers beat Blackhawks
EA Sports predicts that the Rangers will beat the Blackhawks in the Stanley Cup finals.
View Article2013 NHL playoffs - Conference finalists are a testament to good management
The fact that the past four Stanley Cup champs are in this year's conference finals is a testament to good management, writes Scott Burnside.
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