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2013 NHL playoffs - Burnside: Five reasons Pens are the faves
The Penguins are more than Sidney Crosby and a dynamic offense, and that is just one of five reasons Scott Burnside cites for Pittsburgh being the favorite going into the playoffs.
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NHL -- Scott Burnside: Mike Smith is carrying the Phoenix Coyotes
The Olympic experience rejuvenated Coyotes goalie Mike Smith, who has carried his team into a desperate battle for a playoff spot, writes Scott Burnside.
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Burnside: Stars battling history, uncertainty in playoff push
The message delivered by the Minnesota Wild was numbingly familiar as rookie netminder Darcy Kuemper allowed five goals on 24 shots en route to a 5-1 loss to the league-leading St. Louis Blues, writes...
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NHL -- Is this the year the St. Louis Blues end their long Stanley Cup drought?
The time is now for the Blues, the only remaining 1967 expansion team without a Stanley Cup win, to go all the way, writes Scott Burnside.
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Bylsma knows a little bit about long OT
In the wake of Thursday's triple-overtime game between the Chicago Blackhawks and St. Louis Blues in Game 1 of their opening-round series, Pittsburgh ...
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NHL -- 2014 Stanley Cup playoffs: Uneven goaltending has become theme in...
Spotty goaltending has been a theme so far in the first round of the playoffs for various reasons, but it's a trend that's likely coming to an end, writes ESPN.com's Scott Burnside.
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NHL - 2014 Stanley Cup finals: New York Rangers can learn from other teams'...
The Rangers can learn from other teams that have rallied back from 2-0 series deficits, ESPN.com's Scott Burnside writes.
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Stastny addition sets up Blues for playoffs
After yet another disappointing playoff exit for the Cup-hungry St. Louis Blues, there was a lot of debate about just how they might get over the hump...
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NHL - The biggest storylines to watch down the stretch
Scott Burnside looks at the biggest storylines during the stretch run of the NHL season, including playoff-race drama all over out West, goalies dominating, big names returning from injury and the...
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NHL -- Looking back at bad predictions for 2014-15 NHL season
With most teams now looking at the final 10 games of their regular season schedule, it's time for a little introspection and perhaps a little eating of some humble pie as we ponder the things we did...
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NHL -- Emotion, singular focus help make the playoffs a special time
The playoffs elicit special emotion and singular focus from players and coaches, and all but one team each season will end up haunted by missed chances and what could have been.
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Antti Niemi should make Kari Lehtonen better in Dallas
SUNRISE, Fla. -- Well, the goaltending situation for the Dallas Stars is about to get interesting, with a distinct Finnish flair. After starter Kar...
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NHL -- Ranking the top unrestricted free agents by position
Free agency might be anticlimactic this year, but that doesn't mean there won't be a host of good free agents up for grabs come July 1.
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Five teams poised for return to postseason
It's far too early to predict 2016 playoff spots at this stage of the summer -- plus what would we do when training camps actually start in a little l...
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NHL -- Five teams that will recover from slow starts
Early struggles can be a death sentence for a team's playoff hopes, but these five appear primed to turn things around and earn their invitations to the postseason tournament.
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NHL - Dallas Stars looking to prove skeptics wrong
Facing a few of the West's best teams in the coming days, the Stars have a chance to show they won't be easy prey in the postseason.
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NHL - Stanley Cup playoff positioning on the line this weekend
The Bruins, Red Wings and Flyers are battling for the last two spots in the East, while the Stars, Blues and Kings are determined to win division titles. The last weekend rocks!
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NHL -- 2016 Stanley Cup playoffs: Dallas Stars vs. Minnesota Wild
The Western Conference-champion Stars are on a roll, setting up what seems like a mismatch against the waning Wild.
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NHL - 2016 Stanley Cup playoffs storylines - Can Alex Ovechkin and the...
Are the Capitals vulnerable to another collapse? Can the Blues banish their playoff demons? How high can ageless wonder Jaromir Jagr and Florida fly? Loads of questions for this year's Cup run.
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NHL - Roberto Luongo, Eric Staal, Phil Kessel among the players under the...
Pressure comes with the territory during the playoffs. But these seven guys -- either because of their key role or past playoff failings -- will face extra scrutiny during the quest for the Cup.
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