NHL - 2014 Stanley Cup playoffs: Chicago Blackhawks' Corey Crawford defies...
Corey Crawford defied expectations by delivering when Chicago needed him the most, ESPN.com's Scott Burnside writes.
View ArticleNHL - 2014 Stanley Cup playoffs: Who will be the star of Game 7?
To help sort through what might unfold on Sunday, here are eight players who could impact the outcome of what has evolved into a classic playoff clash between two NHL powers, ESPN.com's Scott Burnside...
View ArticleWill Hawks-Kings decide Cup winner too?
CHICAGO -- As the hours dwindled away before Game 7, the pivotal game in the Western Conference finals, it's been harder and harder not to imagine tha...
View ArticleNHL - 2014 Stanley Cup playoffs: Series already tilted in Los Angeles Kings'...
The Rangers squandered their Game 1 opportunity to show they can beat L.A. and, in the process, saw the series tilt in the Kings' favor, Scott Burnside writes.
View ArticleNHL - 2014 Stanley Cup finals: New York Rangers' chances seem to be toast
The Rangers failed to walk the talk and find themselves down in a serious hole to the hard-charging Kings, Scott Burnside writes.
View ArticleNHL general managers eye draft-lottery tweak, video replay use
The NHL is moving toward altering its draft lottery to help avoid teams earning the top overall pick on a repeated basis. The league's general mangers, meeting Wednesday in New York, also discussed...
View ArticleNHL - 2014 Stanley Cup finals: Do the New York Rangers have some momentum?
The Rangers got away with one in Game 4, and they'll need more luck and better overall play to put a real scare into the Kings, Scott Burnside writes.
View ArticleNHL - 2014 Stanley Cup finals: Los Angeles Kings still in control of series
Regardless of the plucky effort from the New York Rangers in extending the Stanley Cup finals, there remains a sense of the inevitable, Scott Burnside writes.
View ArticleStars keeping pace in West with Spezza deal
Maybe you wondered if Jim Nill, who spent all of those years working behind the scenes with the Detroit Red Wings, would have the stuff to be a big-ti...
View ArticleNHL -- The early-season surprises and disappointments so far this season
It's still early, but not too early to look at the biggest surprises (Jets, Vladimir Tarasenko) and disappointments (Kings, Avalanche) so far this season.
View ArticleNHL -- Jack Johnson's relationship with parents broken as he tries to rebuild...
Jack Johnson's close relationship with his parents is torn apart as he tries to rebuild his financial future, writes Scott Burnside.
View ArticleNash, Voracek back in Columbus
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Funny the lines that intersect at an event such as the NHL All-Star weekend. Like the return of former Columbus Blue Jackets capt...
View ArticleBurnside: Top 5 trades from the past five seasons
The deadline has had its share of stinkers, but for this go-around, we're all about the positives. Here are the best (plus one bonus).
View ArticleBurnside: Worst 5 trades from the past five seasons
The trade deadline is all about rolling the dice and hoping the returns are better than what was given up. Here are five cases where it just didn't pan out for the gambling team.
View ArticleNHL - NHL takes a step back with Duncan Keith's six-game suspension
The NHL tries to fool the public by giving Blackhawks D-man Duncan Keith what amounts to a five-game rest and a one-game suspension.
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