If there were any questions about how the Los Angeles Kings managed to win a Stanley Cup in 2012, then those questions should have been wiped out four games into their first round series in 2013. It was on full display on Monday night when the Kings battled through a third period to win Game [...]

The Ottawa Senators entered the 2013 NHL playoffs as the seventh seed in the Eastern conference. However, they are have taken an early 2-1 lead in their series against the Montreal Canadiens and look like a team ready to do some damage in the postseason. Paul Maclean’s team have all the ingredients needed for a [...]

The Vancouver Canucks are still dealing with goaltending controversy. One year ago with the Canucks facing a disappointing first round exit, it seemed that the organization made a decision to turn to their young, upcoming and tremendously talented goaltender Cory Schneider. Roberto Luongo was to be moved and the veteran seemed comfortable with that decision. [...]

Things haven’t really gone to script for the Pittsburgh Penguins so far in their series against the New York Islanders. They may hold a 2-1 advantage in the series, but the eighth seeded Islanders have run the Eastern conference champions ragged over the last couple of games. The play of goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury and some [...]

The Washington Capitals ground out a 1-0 overtime win against the New York Rangers on Saturday afternoon to take a commanding 2-0 series lead. The 2013 version of the Caps are hardly recognizable from the 2012 team that lost to the Rangers last year, at least in terms of playing style and mentality, but one [...]

The San Jose Sharks have arguably had the best start of any team in the 2013 NHL playoffs. San Jose won the opening two games of their first round series against the Vancouver Canucks taking a 2-0 lead back to the Shark Tank. Todd McLellan’s team has enjoyed fantastic regular season success over the last [...]

This article deliberately preempts Ottawa defenseman Eric Gryba and his hearing with Brendan Shanahan after last night’s incident where the blue liner knocked Montreal forward Lars Eller out of the game with a huge hit that made contact with the head. The reality is that whether Shanahan decides to hand Gryba a big suspension, a [...]

The New York Islanders and Toronto Maple Leafs both returned to the NHL playoffs on Wednesday night after sustained absences. The Maple Leafs haven’t played in the postseason since 2004, while the Islanders last appeared in 2007. However, both teams received pretty rude awakenings on Wednesday getting thumped in the Game 1s of their respective [...]

For any successful NHL franchise failure in the postseason after a strong regular season is unacceptable. If teams like Pittsburgh and Chicago are dumped out of the first round in the 2013 playoffs then they will definitely ask questions of themselves. However, there are arguably two franchises that have more questions than others entering this [...]

The Pittsburgh Penguins should feel frustrated. On paper they have arguably the best group of forwards in the NHL, but they’ve rarely been able to get that group on the ice over the last few seasons. That’s going to be the story of Game 1 of the 2013 NHL playoffs as well with top center [...]