
by The Canadian Press - May 18, 2013 3:18 AM EDT
PITTSBURGH, Pa. - Dan Bylsma has spent more than four years watching Sidney Crosby be Sidney Crosby.The Pittsburgh Penguins coach doesn't think his captain has ever been better than he was during a 4-3 victory over Ottawa on Friday night that put Pittsburgh in firm control of the Eastern Conference semifinals.
by The Canadian Press - May 17, 2013 10:26 PM EDT
PITTSBURGH, Pa. - Ottawa's star is playing anything like one.Pittsburgh's star is being The Star, and Sidney Crosby is a big reason why the Penguins already have the Senators in a very precarious playoff position.
by The Canadian Press - May 17, 2013 9:24 PM EDT
SAN JOSE, Calif. - San Jose Sharks general manager Doug Wilson said Friday that the organization strongly disagrees with the NHL's decision to suspend forward Raffi Torres for a hit that knocked out Los Angeles forward Jarret Stoll.
by The Canadian Press - May 17, 2013 6:44 PM EDT
SAN JOSE, Calif. - A dizzying 22-second span that led to a pair of Los Angeles power play goals turned what appeared to be destined to be a tied series into an 0-2 hole for the San Jose Sharks.
by The Canadian Press - May 17, 2013 6:12 PM EDT
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. - Anze Kopitar won't allow a puck to the face to keep him out of the Los Angeles Kings' title defence.Kopitar returned to practice at the Kings' training complex on Friday, and he's ready to play in Game 3 on Saturday night at the Shark Tank after surviving a scary moment in the third period of Game 2 against the San Jose Sharks.
by The Canadian Press - May 17, 2013 6:01 PM EDT
UNIONDALE, N.Y. - Forward Eric Boulton re-signed with the New York Islanders on Friday, agreeing to a one-year contract.The 36-year-old Boulton had 36 penalty minutes in 15 games this season for New York.
by The Canadian Press - May 17, 2013 4:39 PM EDT
CHICAGO - Chicago defenceman Duncan Keith and forward Michal Handzus missed practice Friday, though coach Joel Quenneville said both players are fine and will play in Game 2 of their second-round playoff series against Detroit on Saturday.
by The Canadian Press - May 17, 2013 4:02 PM EDT
BOSTON - The Boston Bruins have three rookie defencemen in the lineup for the Eastern Conference semifinals against the New York Rangers.It's not because they want to.
by The Canadian Press - May 17, 2013 2:07 PM EDT
CHICAGO - Pavel Datsyuk is one of the NHL's most feared scorers, a wizard with the puck who is equally adept at setting up his teammates for easy plays.
by The Canadian Press - May 17, 2013 12:24 PM EDT
It started almost two decades ago with a $20 hockey stick once wielded by a forgotten player for a string of mediocre teams.
FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. - It started almost two decades ago with a $20 hockey stick once wielded by a forgotten player for a string of mediocre teams.
by The Canadian Press - May 17, 2013 10:39 AM EDT
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Ottawa Senators coach Paul MacLean, who guided his team to the playoffs despite losing key players to injury, is in the running for the NHL's coach of the year honour.
by The Canadian Press - May 17, 2013 3:52 AM EDT
BOSTON - Brad Marchand left the morning skate early. The Bruins were thrilled he was on the ice at the end of the game Thursday night.More precisely, just a few feet from the empty side of the net.
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"That hockey game will haunt me until the day I die…"
- Toronto's Joffrey Lupul reacting on Twitter to his team's meltdown loss in Game 7 to the Boston Bruins.