Little things can have a big impact
They're not always noticeable, but tasks like blocking shots and preventing odd-man rushes often lead to playoff victories.
View ArticleIginla sets tone for Flames' win
The Flames played hard, tough and physical in Game 3. They also played Follow The Leader.
View ArticleBlueliner, center still aching from playoffs
Avalanche defenseman Rob Blake might miss the World Cup of Hockey with a shoulder injury, Team Canada boss Wayne Gretzky told The Canadian Press on Saturday. Red Wings center Steve Yzerman is also...
View ArticleCapitals win in St. Louis for first time in nine games
Semyon Varlamov won his fourth straight start in net since recovering from a groin injury and the Capitals got back at the goalie who knocked them out of the playoffs last spring with a 4-1 victory...
View ArticleNHL free agents: Top players who could hit market in 2011 and 2012
Before the playoffs start, Pierre LeBrun takes a look at this summer's unrestricted free-agent crop.
View ArticleLightning LW Simon Gagne leaves game after scary fall
Tampa Bay Lightning left wing Simon Gagne was helped to the dressing room during Game 1 of his team's playoff series against the Washington Capitals after he banged his head against the ice during a...
View ArticleStanley Cup Playoffs: Tampa Bay Lightning still try to proclaim Washington...
Even after shutting down the Capitals' power play and stealing home-ice advantage with a Game 1 victory, Lightning coach Guy Boucher wants everyone to think the Capitals are the superior team.
View ArticleInjuries cost both Lightning, Capitals
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Game 1 took a heavy toll on both the Tampa Bay Lightning and Washington Capitals as key players were lost to injury for both sides...
View ArticleSimon Gagne, Pavel Kubina listed as day to day for Lightning
The walking wounded were nowhere to be seen Saturday but whether any of the injured Tampa Bay Lightning or Washington Capitals players will be available for Game 2 Sunday night remains unknown.
View ArticleStanley Cup playoffs: Lightning starting to separate themselves from Capitals
If you accept that winning defines character, then Sunday's victory illustrates a significant gap that has opened up between the Lightning and Capitals.
View ArticleCaps-Bolts report: Green questionable, Boudreau balks at job security questions
TAMPA, Fla. -- There are few less inviting places than the locker room of a team down 3-0 in a best-of-seven playoff series. There are brave faces ...
View ArticleThe deadline: Who got better, who got worse?
A trade deadline day that began at a snail's pace and finished with a great flurry of activity has, like all trade deadlines, the potential to alter t...
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