Sabres climb past Caps, into 8th as Ryan Miller saves 44
Ryan Miller stopped 44 shots, Drew Stafford scored two goals and the surging Buffalo Sabres beat Washington 5-1 Tuesday night to climb over the Capitals into the eighth and final playoff spot in the...
View ArticleSteven Stamkos' two goals hurt Capitals' playoff push
Steven Stamkos scored two late goals, giving him a NHL-best 58 this season, and the Lightning handed the playoff-hopeful Capitals a damaging 4-2 loss on Monday night.
View ArticleNHL - Potential Eastern Conference compliance buyout candidates
Editor's Note: Earlier this week Craig Custance looked at potential compliance buyout candidates in both the Eastern and Western Conferences. With neg...
View ArticleWhat you need to know: Weekend edition
-- The Blackhawks ran their record to an NHL-best 6-0 with a hard-fought 2-1 overtime win over Detroit on Sunday. Corey Crawford continues to prove th...
View Article2013 NHL offseason - How Metropolitan Division teams are trending
Continuing our look at how teams are trending in the new divisions, we move to the new-look Metropolitan. Is this the NHL's toughest from top to botto...
View ArticleStrang: 10 NHL questions for 2014
There are 10 big questions heading into the second half of the NHL season, including intriguing playoff races and a wealth of trade possibilities, writes Katie Strang.
View ArticleNHL - Breakout and breakdown candidates for the second half of 2013-14
With one half of the 2013-14 NHL season in the books, Neil Greenberg makes the case for five second-half bounce-back candidates and five who will drop off. Henrik Lundqvist and the New York Rangers...
View ArticlePredicting the Olympic medal round - NHL
Matthew Coller and Ryan Wagman break down the Olympic playoff round games, providing a key matchup for each. He also predicts Russia to win the gold medal.
View ArticleNHL -- 10 questions for the rest of the season
With trade deadline approaching and playoff spots at stake, there is a lot left to be answered this season, writes Katie Strang.
View ArticleNHL - The biggest storylines to watch down the stretch
Scott Burnside looks at the biggest storylines during the stretch run of the NHL season, including playoff-race drama all over out West, goalies dominating, big names returning from injury and the...
View ArticleNHL -- John Buccigross #Twitterbagskate!
John Buccigross takes a long look inside the Twitter bag and gives us the latest take on the Bruins, Blackhawks, playoff races and more.
View ArticleRangers, Alex Ovechkin rise as East playoffs near; issues for Bruins, Leafs
Trending up: New York Rangers: Having secured the Presidents' Trophy for the first time since the 1993-94 season -- the last time the team won the St...
View ArticleNHL -- Ranking the worst draft-lottery losses in history
Some teams overcome the hurt of losing out on the No. 1 pick, but not all. From quality consolation prizes to being haunted in the Stanley Cup finals, we rank the worst draft-lottery losses ever.
View ArticleNHL -- A cautionary tale for offense-first teams like the Dallas Stars
Watching high-skill teams abandon defense to light the lamp is all sorts of fun in the regular season -- but once the playoffs arrive, it usually ends in pain.
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