The Chicago Blackhawks advanced to the Stanley Cup Final for the second time in four years, ousting the defending champion Los Angeles Kings in Game 5 by a 4-3 final in double-overtime.
The Blackhawks face the Boston Bruins in the first all-Original Six since the Montreal Canadiens defeated...
The Pittsburgh Penguins played much better in Game 3, but they still were unable to solve Tuukka Rask as the Boston Bruins took a commanding 3-0 series lead, thanks to Patrice Bergeron's double overtime goal.
It was one of, if not the, best game of the playoffs, with long stretches of actions...
Things were going splendidly for the Detroit Red Wings through forty minutes.
They were outshooting Chicago 28-20, Pavel Datsyuk's line was crushing the Jonathan Toews line in puck possession, and Corey Crawford had allowed a debilitating softy to give them a 2-1 lead heading into the...
It should come as no surprise to see how tight the New York Rangers/Washington Capitals series has been. Entering Game 5, nine of their last 10 meetings had been decided by one goal, with three of them needing overtime.
Game 5 kept with that theme as Mike Ribeiro's goal 9:24 into overtime gave...
When Justin Abdelkader scored his second goal of the playoffs midway through the third period, it gave the Detroit Red Wings a 3-1 lead, a cushion that seemed like a Game 7 was a sure thing.
But the Anaheim Ducks had other ideas as Emerson Etem and Bobby Ryan scored in a 51-second span later...
The Pittsburgh Penguins won Game 1 of their first round series with the New York Islanders without Sidney Crosby. Then, when he returned, they lost 2 of the next 3, leading some to joke that Crosby was the problem.
At least I assume everyone was joking. But just in case someone wasn't and...
Slava Voynov is embracing this hero role he's acquired over the last three games for the Kings.
The LA defenseman scored his second game-winning goal of the series in a 3-2 overtime victory over the St. Louis Blues in Game 5. The Kings head back to Staples Center on Friday night with a chance...
Ottawa Senators rookie Jean-Gabriel Pageau scored twice in nine regular season games and was pointless through the first two in their series against the Montreal Canadiens. With Game 3 knotted at one early in the second period, Pageau broke the tie with his first NHL playoff goal. It was a goal...
The Toronto Maple Leafs did what they had to do in Game 2 versus the Boston Bruins, bouncing back from a rough return to the postseason in Game 1 to tie the first-round series. Their 4-2 Game 2 win was the result of an extraordinary team effort.
But there were also some extraordinary...
The Los Angeles Kings' 2013 postseason began with two things the 2012 edition hardly saw at all: adversity and spotty goaltending from Jonathan Quick. Two losses later, the Kings headed back to the Staples Center for Game 3 with the St. Louis Blues hoping to refind the 2012 team's success in a...
When the Los Angeles Kings plowed their way through the Western Conference en route to their first Stanley Cup last year, they didn't trail in a single series. After Jonathan Quick's overtime gaffe in Game 1 against the St. Louis Blues on Wednesday, they experienced a series deficit for the...
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No. 1 Star: Matt Calvert, Columbus Blue Jackets
The Blue Jackets winger scored a “video game goal” in overtime to defeat the Vancouver Canucks, 2-1. The end-to-end tally included a 360-degree spin move and a nasty snipe to beat Cory Schneider at the end. Full marks to Sergei Bobrovsky...
Eric Fehr finds his way through, we swear.
There haven't been a lot of highlights for the Washington Capitals this season. If things don't turn around, Tuesday night's game against the Boston Bruins will at least make fans smile when they remember this season before quickly moving on to the...
Evgeni Malkin returned to the Pittsburgh Penguins on Monday night, his first game since being concussed against the Florida Panthers on Feb. 22. He celebrated by undressing, abusing and embarrassing the Tampa Bay Lightning defense for an unassisted goal of the year candidate in the third period...
It's a cliche to describe a chip as "cheeky." It seems virtually all chips are described that way. But if ever there was one deserving of such a label, it's Jozy Altidore's chip against Ajax from 40 yards out in AZ Alkmaar's 3-0 Dutch Cup semifinal win.
Altidore already had one goal on the day...
When Los Angeles Kings center Anze Kopitar skated in alone on Jimmy Howard late in the third period of Thursday night’s game against the Detroit Red Wings, one sensed it was the pivotal moment of the contest.
If Kopitar scored, the Kings could ride that momentum to victory. If Howard stopped...
Don’t feel bad for the Nashville Predators defenders on this play from Tuesday night’s game – they all had a chance to witness a Pavel Datsyuk dangle-for-the-ages, up close and persona.
“A Datsyukian deke of all-time”, indeed…
The victims on the Detroit Red Wings star’s amazing...