It took 40 years for Original Six rivals Boston and New York to face off again in the playoffs. Beantown’s Bruins seem intent on wrapping up the long-awaited get-together in a hurry. Daniel Paille scored the tiebreaking goal with 3:31 left in the third ...

The young Detroit Red Wings have made the mighty Chicago Blackhawks look vulnerable, beating them two straight times to gain an advantage in their last playoff matchup as Western Conference rivals. Gustav Nyquist and Drew Miller scored 31 seconds apart midway through the second ...

Colin Greening wore six stitches on his left cheek, and a wide smile, after Ottawa’s double overtime playoff victory against Pittsburgh. Greening ended the longest game of this year’s postseason with a backhander off a rebound 7:39 into the second OT, and the Senators’ ...

In case they weren’t aware already, the Chicago Blackhawks now know they’re going to have to earn it if they want to get past Detroit. The Red Wings hammered home that message on Saturday. Damien Brunner and Brendan Smith scored in the second period ...

The Ottawa Senators have plenty of respect for Sidney Crosby. As they’re quickly learning, perhaps a little too much. Working in wide-open swaths of ice left by Ottawa’s tentative defense, the Pittsburgh superstar needed just over one period to complete his second playoff hat ...

Good things happen for the Bruins in overtime. Even for Brad Marchand. Boston’s leading goal-scorer during the regular season scored his first of the postseason with 4:20 left in the first overtime and the Bruins beat the New York Rangers 3-2 on Thursday night ...

Johnny Oduya and Marcus Kruger scored in the third period, Corey Crawford made 20 saves and the Chicago Blackhawks beat the Detroit Red Wings 4-1 in the opener of their second-round playoff series Wednesday night. Chicago dominated the final two periods in its first ...

The Ottawa Senators know there is little margin for error if they want to upset the Pittsburgh Penguins. If they don’t slow down Pittsburgh’s potent power play, they’ll have a difficult time against Sidney Crosby and the rest of the Penguins. Paul Martin and ...

The Boston Bruins turned back Toronto’s comeback with a rally of their own. Trailing by three goals in the third period and still by two with less than 90 seconds left in their season, the Bruins scored twice in a span of 31 seconds ...

The Detroit Red Wings had firm control of Game 7 right up until Henrik Zetterberg accidentally shot the puck over the glass in the waning minutes. While the captain sat in the box, the Anaheim Ducks scored on the power play to trim Detroit’s ...