NHL: 2011 Stanley Cup playoffs: First-round predictions for Washington...
First things first: These eight first-round matchups are as competitive as any I've seen in my career covering the NHL. I really wouldn't be too surpr...
View Article2011 NHL Playoffs: Analyzing the Canucks' win over the Blackhawks and picking...
A memorable first round comes to an end with two Game 7s tonight. If either of them is anywhere near as good as the epic Vancouver Canucks-Chicago Bla...
View ArticleDan Bylsma among top U.S. Olympic coaching candidates - NHL
The Olympic buildings in Sochi are taking shape. USA Hockey's Jim Johannson was in Sochi last month just as the roof was being put on the arena where ...
View Article2012 Stanley Cup Playoffs - Weighing the series impact of playoff injuries,...
Supplementary discipline has become the story of the the playoffs. In Detroit last night, the Red Wings and Predators were playing in a crucial Game 4...
View Article2012 Stanley Cup Playoffs - Change could come to Chicago this offseason
The similarities between the Pittsburgh Penguins and Chicago Blackhawks are growing. Both teams won a Stanley Cup with a young core of stars that set ...
View Article2012 NHL Free Agency - Changes ahead for Penguins, Wings, other Cup contenders
The teams knocked out in the first round of the 2012 Stanley Cup playoffs were a who's who of preseason Stanley Cup favorites. When the dust settled, ...
View Article2013 NHL Preview - 48-game schedule could rob Stanley Cup-worthy team of...
Hockey Prospectus examines the impact of the 48-game schedule on the NHL's teams, finding that such a short slate of games could deprive a Stanley Cup-worthy team of a playoff spot.
View Article2013 Stanley Cup playoffs -- Burnside: Highlights of the 2013 postseason
From Boston's stirring comeback to a memorable Stanley Cup finals, these playoffs were filled with highlights, Scott Burnside writes.
View ArticlePenguins take shootout, but Red Wings make 23rd straight postseason
Jussi Jokinen scored in regulation and then got the game winner in the shootout, lifting the Pittsburgh Penguins to a 4-3 victory over the playoff-bound Detroit Red Wings on Wednesday night.
View ArticleNHL Playoffs 2014 - How goalies in playoffs stack up
Matthew Coller of Hockey Prospectus reintroduces the Goalie Heat Index to project which netminders can get hot and steal a series in Round 1 of the Stanley Cup playoffs.
View ArticleBylsma knows a little bit about long OT
In the wake of Thursday's triple-overtime game between the Chicago Blackhawks and St. Louis Blues in Game 1 of their opening-round series, Pittsburgh ...
View ArticleOffseason plans for teams eliminated from the postseason - NHL Playoffs 2014
As each team is eliminated from the NHL playoffs, ESPN Insider Craig Custance identifies the three pivotal steps the team must make this offseason in order to raise their chances of contending for the...
View ArticleRumblings: Avs want to keep pair; suitors chase Spezza, Kesler, Thornton
The Colorado Avalanche are at an interesting crossroads in their rebirth as a buzzworthy team. They've won back some of their fan base after a surp...
View ArticleNHL -- 2015 Stanley Cup playoffs - Seven biggest storylines
There's plenty to consider as the playoffs get underway, but seven big storylines -- including goaltending, injuries and youth -- stand out above the rest.
View ArticleGrouping the Eastern Conference coaching staffs into tiers - NHL
Rob Vollman puts every team's coaching staff into one of five tiers based on experience and their standings point performance against expectation. Three Eastern teams' staffs make the top tier.
View ArticleSabres-Red Wings Preview
Desperation is starting to set in for the Detroit Red Wings as their playoff hopes will be decided over the final two weeks of the regular season.
View ArticleRed Wings turn 3-goal lead into 3-2 win over Sabres
Dylan Larkin, Riley Sheahan and Luke Glendening scored, and the Detroit Red Wings held on for a 3-2 victory against the Buffalo Sabres on Monday night.
View ArticlePenguins take shootout, but Red Wings make 23rd straight postseason
Jussi Jokinen scored in regulation and then got the game winner in the shootout, lifting the Pittsburgh Penguins to a 4-3 victory over the playoff-bound Detroit Red Wings on Wednesday night.
View ArticleSabres-Red Wings Preview
Desperation is starting to set in for the Detroit Red Wings as their playoff hopes will be decided over the final two weeks of the regular season.
View ArticleRed Wings turn 3-goal lead into 3-2 win over Sabres
Dylan Larkin, Riley Sheahan and Luke Glendening scored, and the Detroit Red Wings held on for a 3-2 victory against the Buffalo Sabres on Monday night.
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