NHL -- 2016 Stanley Cup playoffs - Pittsburgh Penguins getting big...
The youngsters directed the charge to help the Penguins bounce the veteran Rangers from the playoffs and keep on rolling into the second round.
View ArticleRapid Reaction: Pittsburgh Penguins 6, New York Rangers 3
PITTSBURGH -- The Pittsburgh Penguins eliminated the visiting New York Rangers 6-3 at Consol Energy Center on Saturday afternoon, avenging playoff los...
View ArticleNHL - 2016 Stanley Cup playoffs - Washington Capitals eliminate Philadelphia...
Although they had a bit of a scare against the Flyers, Alex Ovechkin and the Capitals are moving on to the second round and a date with Sidney Crosby's high-flying Penguins.
View ArticleNHL -- 2016 Stanley Cup playoffs - Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Washington Capitals
Seven years after their first playoff battle, Sidney Crosby and Alex Ovechkin meet for another epic second-round series. Who'll have the upper hand: Crosby's powerful Pens or Ovi's stingy Caps?
View ArticleAnnoying lies and sharp truths of the first round
We do everything we can to see the future: we predict our winners for each season, each playoff series, each Stanley Cup. And then they go ahead and p...
View ArticleNHL - 2016 Stanley Cup Playoffs -- John Buccigross examines all 16 playoff...
John Buccigross combines his favorite art forms, hockey and music, into an appreciation of each playoff team. The Red Wings are in Emo mode, while the beat goes on for contenders like the Caps.
View ArticleJamie Benn, Braden Holtby lead early Conn Smythe Watch - NHL
Tom Awad of Hockey Prospectus ranks the top 10 skaters and top five goalies in the Stanley Cup playoffs thus far by goals versus threshold (GVT).
View ArticleNHL - 2016 Stanley Cup playoffs - Washington Capitals let another golden...
With the Penguins down two important defensemen, the Capitals wasted a chance and are looking up from yet another deep playoff abyss after a Game 4 OT loss.
View ArticleNHL - 2016 Stanley Cup playoffs - Most memorable Game 7s
From postgame riots that stopped them in their tracks to thrilling plays that brought them out of their seats, ESPN.com's hockey experts expound on the most electrifying Game 7s they've covered.
View ArticlePittsburgh Penguins, Tampa Bay Lightning have goaltending decisions to make...
The young netminders for the Penguins and Lightning have been great this postseason. Should those clubs move on from veterans Marc-Andre Fleury and Ben Bishop this offseason?
View ArticleNHL - 2016 World Cup of Hockey - Sweden roster projections
Forwards and goaltending will be strengths for Sweden at the upcoming World Cup of Hockey, but its defense, anchored by several Stanley Cup playoff stars, will be a force at both ends of the ice.
View ArticleNHL -- 2016 Stanley Cup playoffs -- San Jose Sharks are getting a West Coast...
When the Sharks get to the rink before games during the season, they see the Eastern teams playing. That same perk doesn't exist for the Penguins, which could be a difference in a long series.
View ArticleHot or Not: Rust, Couture leading the way; Malkin, Spaling not so much
PITTSBURGH -- Here we go. This is it. The first to four wins will hoist the Stanley Cup as champions of the 2015-16 NHL season. It comes down to eithe...
View ArticlePittsburgh Penguins' winning season as told by ... Counting Crows?
"A Long December" by Counting Crows was released in December 1996 and peaked at No. 5 on the Billboard Hot Modern Rock Tracks chart. Twenty years late...
View ArticlePenguins exact revenge on Rangers, win first-round series in five games
Rookie Bryan Rust scored twice in a four-goal burst in the second period by the Penguins, who beat the Rangers 6-3 to win the series 4-1 and advance to the Eastern Conference semifinals.
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