Special teams need to be special in playoffs
Strong power-play and penalty-killing units can take even an ordinary team a long way.
View ArticleInjuries may prove toughest opponents
The way teams deal with injuries is as important in the quest for the Cup as offense, defense and special teams.
View ArticleInjury report: Team-by-team analysis
Many teams are hurting more than they're healthy heading into the Stanley Cup playoffs.
View ArticleAfter making point, Iginla needs to score some
Shut down Jarome Iginla and you shut down the Calgary Flames. If, of course, Iginla lets that happen.
View ArticleTHN Player Poll: Who's the NHL's best faceoff man?
One of the intangibles for any team, especially during the playoffs, is faceoffs. So, who do the players think is the best faceoff man? The Hockey News found out he's from Nashville.
View ArticleTHN Player Poll: Which is the loudest playoffs arena?
Which arena has the most deafening roar? The Hockey News is in search of answers in this week's Player Poll.
View ArticleOsgood, not Hasek, to start in goal for Red Wings in second round
The numbers clearly favor goalie Chris Osgood to start the second round of the playoffs for the Wings over Dominik Hasek. Detroit coach Mike Babcock agrees, having announced Osgood as his starter,...
View ArticleSecond-round breakdown: Red Wings vs. Avalanche
Jose Theodore's strong play in net and Joe Sakic's leadership will help Colorado go the distance, but Scott Burnside says Detroit's overall depth will be the winning factor in this matchup of old rivals.
View ArticleFrei: History lesson? Not in this Red Wings-Avs bout
When most people heard the Red Wings and Avs were meeting in the second round, there were oohs and ahs over the matchup of past rivals. But Terry Frei says that storied history won't play a factor...
View ArticleFrei: Which under-the-radar player will be a hero?
As the NHL playoffs roll along, there is more potential for under-the-radar players to step up and help their teams get to a Cup. Here are players to watch as the second round begins this week.
View ArticleConference finals breakdown: Red Wings vs. Stars
Though he picked the Stars in the first round, Scott Burnside lacks the courage to pick them against a Detroit team that is healthy, rested and just a little too deep for Dallas to handle.
View ArticleNHL playoffs 2010 -- Tom Awad: In the quest for the Stanley Cup, how much do...
Old hockey cliche: to win the Cup, you need grinders (see Talbot, Maxime from last season). But how true is this statement? Tom Awad of Puck Prospectus crunches ten years of data to make a determination.
View ArticleFranzen, Wings rout Sharks, avoid elimination
Johan Franzen had a natural hat trick in a 3:26 span of the first period, scored a fourth goal in the third and set a Red Wings playoff record with six points as Detroit stayed alive with a 7-1 rout...
View ArticleNHL - 2014 Stanley Cup finals: Top 10 Stanley Cup finals in the last 20 years
The Kings-Rangers series is such a doozy that it prompted us to rank the top 10 series from the past 20 years. ESPN The Magazine's Craig Custance takes it on.
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