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PITTSBURGH (AP) Matt Cullen can't quite find the right words to describe it. Maybe because the seemingly ageless Pittsburgh Penguins center has never
The Islanders hope to redeem an underachievement season by beating the Panthers, one of the NHL's big surprises.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Columbus Blue Jackets coach John Tortorella was typically blunt on Monday in looking back on the team's dismal season. ''I'm disappointed,
The last two NHL champions don't exactly have a gilded path back to the Stanley Cup. The Chicago Blackhawks and the Los Angeles Kings each need to beat a bitter
BOSTON (AP) For the second straight season, the Boston Bruins missed qualifying for the Stanley Cup playoffs by the slimmest of margins and face an uncertain
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) After a one-year hiatus, the San Jose Sharks are back in the postseason against the team that knocked them out on their past two trips to
The Blackhawks look vulnerable and the Blues know change is coming if they lose another first round series.
ST. LOUIS (AP) This time of year, goalie Brian Elliott is usually an afterthought for the St. Louis Blues. Come playoff time, they have leaned on the likes of
ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) The reward for the Washington Capitals finishing first in the Eastern Conference is a first-round matchup with the rough-and-tumble
The Arizona Coyotes have fired general manager Don Maloney.
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) The days of the New Jersey Devils being a permanent fixture in the Stanley Cup playoffs are long gone. The postseason drought reached four
DENVER (AP) Coach Patrick Roy and his intense glare will be back. That's about the only certainty after another season gone sour for the Colorado Avalanche.
DETROIT (AP) Pavel Datsyuk has been drawing eyes and dropping jaws with his dazzling skills, dangling pucks on his stick and snatching them from opponents for
WASHINGTON (AP) Sidney Crosby's Pittsburgh Penguins and Alex Ovechkin's Washington Capitals are the favorites to come out of the Eastern Conference and could
GREENBURGH, N.Y. (AP) The New York Rangers didn't off to a good start for their playoff series with the Pittsburgh Penguins. Rangers captain Ryan McDonagh
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Capitals goalie Braden Holtby's famous pregame ritual also includes playing guitar and signing for teammates.
The Stars' high-powered offense will likely overwhelm the Wild, who sputtered down the stretch.
Las Vegas oddsmakers Bovada have set the Washington Capitals as the 4/1 favorites to win the 2016 Stanley Cup.