For at least one round, the Ottawa Senators will avoid the East’s juggernaut in the Pittsburgh Penguins. Not all of Canada might be happy, though, as Sunday’s 4-2 Senators win against the Boston Bruins takes a fascinating Montreal Canadiens-Toronto [...]

Saturday presented the first round matchups for the Western Conference’s side of the 2013 playoffs. Eastern Conference fans had to wait an extra night to see how the Ottawa Senators’ eventual 4-2 win against the Boston Bruins might juggle [...]

Want to know what you’re probably going to be doing for the next weeks or so? Here’s the TV schedule for the first round of the 2013 playoffs, via NHL.com. Note: all times Eastern Time (ET). 2013 EASTERN CONFERENCE QUARTERFINALS #1 Pittsburgh [...]

The Toronto Maple Leafs lost to the Montreal Canadiens 4-1 on Saturday, but they’ll remain in the East’s fifth spot – and possibly face that same team in the first round – anyway. The Ottawa Senators faced an opportunity to make a big [...]

It’ll be Washington against New York in the playoffs. Stop us if you’ve heard this one before. For the third straight year, the Rangers and Caps will meet in the Stanley Cup playoffs after the Rangers clinched sixth in the East on Saturday [...]

Joe Sacco’s run as head coach of the Colorado Avalanche is over. The team announced they’ve relieved Sacco of his head coaching duties after four years on the job and after yet another disappointing season, the writing was on the wall. In [...]

For at least one round, the Ottawa Senators will avoid the East’s juggernaut in the Pittsburgh Penguins. Not all of Canada might be happy, though, as Sunday’s 4-2 Senators win against the Boston Bruins takes a fascinating Montreal Canadiens-Toronto [...]

The St. Louis Blues handled the Chicago Blackhawks’ B-team 3-1 on Saturday, locking up the West’s fourth seed and at least one round of home ice advantage in the 2013 playoffs. This sets the table for an interesting Pacific Division battle [...]

Some big off-ice developments emerging this evening, as Dallas appears ready to part ways with general manager Joe Nieuwendyk. According to TSN’s Darren Dreger, Nieuwendyk will be relieved of his duties and replaced by Detroit Red Wings assistant [...]

On the heels of Duncan Keith‘s controversial comments toward a female reporter, Don Cherry made polarizing remarks of his own during a “Coach’s Corner” segment during Saturday’s Hockey Night in Canada broadcast. “I don’t believe [...]

Chicago Blackhawks head coach Joel Quenneville was often glued to a nearby TV to find out which West team would take the eighth seed on Saturday, according to the Chicago Tribune. He got his answer soon enough: the top seed Blackhawks will take [...]

Minnesota Wild owner Craig Leipold can breathe a sigh of relief. Everything didn’t go exactly according to plan, but the Wild will at least participate in the playoffs after signing Zach Parise and Ryan Suter over the summer. The Wild seemed [...]

The Los Angeles Kings will experience a familiar feeling in the 2013 playoffs, as the St. Louis Blues will be their hosts. This time, the Kings grabbed the fifth seed instead of sneaking in as the eighth-ranked squad, though.* Los Angeles beat [...]

Saturday presented a range of emotions for Western Conference fans, who went from crossing their fingers for preferable seeding to pondering all the ways two teams will exploit each others’ weaknesses. Here are the four quarterfinal matchups [...]

What was just a report last night is now official. The Dallas Stars have fired Joe Nieuwendyk as the team’s general manager after four years in the role. It’s believed Detroit Red Wings assistant GM Jim Nill will be hired to fill the position. [...]

Detroit might not be viewed as a serious threat to win the Stanley Cup, but the team in transition has extended its postseason appearance streak to a remarkable 22 consecutive seasons. That’s the fifth longest stretch in NHL history. The Red [...]

Joe Sacco’s run as head coach of the Colorado Avalanche is over. The team announced they’ve relieved Sacco of his head coaching duties after four years on the job and after yet another disappointing season, the writing was on the wall. In [...]

The buzzword for Team Canada at this year’s World Championships in Sweden and Finland will definitely be “defense.” Hockey Canada announced the additions of Coyotes head coach Dave Tippett and Predators bench boss Barry Trotz to this year’s [...]

We took a look at what will start to shake loose in the Eastern Conference playoffs with today’s games already today, but we know for sure how the West will stack up after tonight. The battle for the final two spots will be figured out between [...]

We took a quick look at what’s left to be decided in the Western Conference, but things in the East aren’t quite settled either. Yes, the eight teams who will vie for the Stanley Cup are set but who faces who is up in the air. Buckle up [...]

The final two playoff spots in the Western Conference will be decided one way or another tonight. Columbus, Detroit, and Minnesota are vying to book a spot in the postseason and dates with either Anaheim or Chicago. All three teams play tonight [...]

NEW YORK – Henrik Lundqvist made 20 saves in coasting to his second shutout of the season, and Rick Nash scored twice for the playoff-bound New York Rangers in a 4-0 victory over the New Jersey Devils on Saturday in the regular-season [...]

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Caps GM George McPhee is doing his part to keep at least half of his goaltending tandem happy. The team announced they’ve signed current backup goalie Michal Neuvirth to a two-year extension worth $5 million. He’ll cash in at $2.4 million [...]

Joey MacDonald began Friday night as the Calgary Flames’ starting goaltender against the Chicago Blackhawks, but will remain in The Windy City due to illness. Joey MacDonald left the dressing room on a gurney/stretcher he looked fine and was [...]

Corey Crawford was moving as well as he has all season, and it came in handy against a young trying-to-impress group of Calgary Flames. As final regular-season dress rehearsals go, the Chicago Blackhawks goaltender had a good one. Now he has [...]

Columbus is going into their final game of the season a bit more loaded up front. Shawn Mitchell of The Columbus Dispatch reports center Artem Anisimov will return to the lineup on the fourth line against Nashville tonight. Anisimov will lineup [...]

We took a quick look at what’s left to be decided in the Western Conference, but things in the East aren’t quite settled either. Yes, the eight teams who will vie for the Stanley Cup are set but who faces who is up in the air. Buckle up [...]

The final two playoff spots in the Western Conference will be decided one way or another tonight. Columbus, Detroit, and Minnesota are vying to book a spot in the postseason and dates with either Anaheim or Chicago. All three teams play tonight [...]

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