by The Canadian Press - May 11, 2008 10:48 PM EDT
The Pens beat the Flyers 4-2, led by Sidney Crosby's two points, as the series gets ready to shift to Philadelphia.
PITTSBURGH - The Pittsburgh Penguins are two wins away from the Stanley Cup final. With the Philadelphia Flyers down their best two defencemen, it seems likely they'll get there.
by The Canadian Press - May 10, 2008 9:53 PM EDT
Darren Helm, with his first big-league goal, and Henrik Zetterberg scored Detroit's goals in a 2-1 victory over the Stars Saturday night.
DETROIT - It was a huge win for the Detroit Red Wings and a what surely will turn out to be a costly loss for the Dallas Stars.
The Red Wings surprised everybody just before the second game of the NHL's Western Conference final Saturday night by announcing that Johan Franzen, the leading goal scorer of the NHL playoffs, wouldn't play because he's out indefinitely with concussion-like symptoms, but the setback didn't stall their drive for the Stanley Cup.
by The Canadian Press - May 9, 2008 10:18 PM EDT
Evgeni Malkin potted a pair of goals and added an assist to help push the Pens to a 1-0 series lead.
PITTSBURGH - The Philadelphia Flyers took out the Montreal Canadiens in the second round the NHL playoffs with a bend-don't-break style that frustrated the Habs to no end.
by The Canadian Press - May 8, 2008 10:18 PM EDT
Detroit downed Dallas 4-1 in Motown Thursday, thanks largely to a very successful power play unit.
DETROIT - The memory of their demise in the NHL's Western Conference final a year ago continues to spur the Detroit Red Wings on to greater things this spring.
by The Hockey News - May 8, 2008 8:08 PM EDT
The defenseman blocked a shot in Game 4 against the Canadiens and the injury continued to get worse.
PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia Flyers all-star defenceman Kimmo Timonen will likely miss the Eastern Conference finals against the Pittsburgh Penguins because of a blood clot in his left ankle.
by The Hockey News - May 8, 2008 1:06 PM EDT
THN staff members, from senior writers to the publisher lay down their picks for the conference finals.
The Hockey News staff returns for the third round of our 2008 playoff predictions.
As always, please note we do not encourage readers to wager a significant amount of money on any writer or editor’s suggestions; they’re for entertainment purposes only, so bear that in mind before you decide to (legally) pony up some cash on one of the final four teams still playing.
by Ken Campbell - May 6, 2008 9:45 AM EDT
The conference finals are set and while Johan Franzen holds the lead, R.J. Umberger is close behind.
At thehockeynews.com, we don't ask how or even how many. We ask: How many of them were important?
That's the crux behind Campbellnomics, a statistic unique to THN.
by Ryan Dixon - May 5, 2008 2:52 PM EDT
Montreal has a lot to be happy about coming off a surprising season, but there's still work to do if they hope to reach the next level.
The Montreal Canadiens’ season is over, but the most difficult part of the team’s journey is just beginning.
For the 15th consecutive spring, the Habs will be on the sidelines as the Stanley Cup is being awarded to another team.
by The Hockey News - May 5, 2008 11:11 AM EDT
With the NHL's final four decided, THN.com breaks down each of the two conference finals.
What’s old is new again in the West with two perennial superpowers butting heads, while in the East two young teams that both spent time in the NHL’s basement are rising to the challenge of establishing themselves as legitimate Stanley Cup contenders.
by The Canadian Press - May 5, 2008 2:31 AM EDT
Brendan Morrow scored his second OT goal of the series as the Stars head to face Detroit in the West final.
DALLAS - The Dallas Stars have finally made it back to the Western Conference finals. It took the eighth longest game in NHL history to do it.
by The Canadian Press - May 4, 2008 5:31 PM EDT
Marian Hossa's goal at 7:10 of overtime sends the Penguins to the Eastern Conference final where they'll face the Flyers.
PITTSBURGH - So much for the talk a team as young as the Pittsburgh Penguins couldn't advance this far in the playoffs. So much for the speculation Marian Hossa couldn't score big post-season goals.
by The Canadian Press - May 3, 2008 9:55 PM EDT
Philadelphia erased a two-goal deficit and beat Carey Price five times to win their series against the Habs 4-1.
MONTREAL - Rookie goaltender Carey Price was close to tears in the defeated Montreal Canadiens dressing room.
The Philadelphia Flyers, as opportunistic as they had been through the entire series, had roared back from a two-goal deficit in the second period to end the Canadiens season with a 6-4 victory on Saturday night.
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