Maybe they should forget they're in the Stanley Cup finals. Or that they're playing the Detroit Red Wings, the team already being anointed as the NHL's next champion. ...more

June 2, 2008

No wins, no goals, no venom. The Pittsburgh Penguins need to change all that - and soon - against the Detroit Red Wings if they have any hope of making this Stanley Cup finals matchup come close to its marquee billing. ...more

May 28, 2008

The victorious Red Wings just want to tighten things up. The suddenly deflated Penguins are looking to shake it up. ...more

May 26, 2008

Youthful names now rule the game. The National Hockey League has been overrun with young talent in the post-lockout era. The poster boy for the new wave will be on the national stage starting tonight as the Stanley Cup finals open in Detroit with the Red Wings hosting the Pittsburgh Penguins. ...more

May 24, 2008

(Best-of-7) EASTERN CONFERENCE ...more

May 4, 2008

1. STARS: They might only be at the top for a week, but Detroit looks awfully vulnerable all of a sudden. ...more

February 24, 2008

Sidney Crosby's high ankle sprain will force him to miss Sunday's NHL All-Star Game and six to eight weeks of the season, a major setback that means the Penguins must play most of their remaining schedule without the league's marquee player. ...more

January 23, 2008

There might come a day in the not-so-distant future when the Lightning's ongoing evaluation of Karri Ramo's potential to become a No. 1 goalie in the NHL will begin to mean more than the team's position in the Southeast Division standings. ...more

January 22, 2008

Sidney Crosby was placed on injured reserve Monday, a move that allowed the Pittsburgh Penguins to add an extra forward for their final two games before the All-Star break. ...more

January 22, 2008

During Friday morning's meeting with the media, Lightning coach John Tortorella expressed a belief that the team's top guns were going to be ready to play at the top of their game. ...more

January 19, 2008