NHL - 2016 Stanley Cup playoffs - Ryan Callahan bulls the Tampa Bay Lightning...
In a series in which the focus has been on speed and scoring, a good old-fashioned grinder in the Lightning's Ryan Callahan could very well have put up the best performance of all in Game 4.
View ArticleNHL - 2016 Stanley Cup playoffs - Pittsburgh Penguins' Justin Schultz making...
Booed out of Edmonton, Justin Schultz has been thrust into action because of injuries, and he has responded in the Penguins' bid to win the conference finals against the Lightning.
View ArticleW2W4: Tampa Bay Lightning at Pittsburgh Penguins, Game 5
PITTSBURGH -- The Pittsburgh Penguins and Tampa Bay Lightning embark on what is now a best-of-three series, with the first team to come up with two wi...
View ArticleNHL - 2016 Stanley Cup playoffs - Determined Tampa Bay Lightning, rusty...
The Pittsburgh Penguins were looking good heading into the third period with momentum and a one-goal lead. Then the roof caved in and changed the complexion of the Eastern Conference finals.
View ArticleNHL - 2016 Stanley Cup playoffs - Tampa Bay Lightning on the verge of rare...
If the Lightning win Game 6, they will earn their second consecutive appearance in the Stanley Cup finals, an accomplishment only a few very talented teams have achieved.
View ArticlePittsburgh Penguins to go with rookie goalie Matt Murray in Game 6 vs. Tampa...
Rookie Matt Murray will start in goal as the Penguins face a must-win situation in Game 6 against the Lightning on Tuesday night.
View ArticleNHL - 2016 Stanley Cup playoffs - Pittsburgh Penguins stars deliver with...
The Pittsburgh Penguins' superstars backed up their words and stole the show on the road against the Tampa Bay Lightning to force a winner-take-all Game 7.
View ArticleNHL - 2016 Stanley Cup playoffs - Why the Pittsburgh Penguins will beat the...
Momentum may be a myth, but Sidney Crosby's clout is not. Pittsburgh has won the past 11 playoff games in which its captain has scored. Here's why the Pens will make a Stanley Cup finals return.
View ArticleNHL - 2016 Stanley Cup playoffs - Pittsburgh Penguins advance to the Stanley...
After years of falling short of expectations, Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins are finally returning to the Stanley Cup finals.
View ArticleNHL - On the eve of the NHL's free-agency frenzy, here's the lowdown on the...
As the clock ticks toward the start of Friday's free-agency frenzy, here's a primer on the suitors for the top potential prize -- Steven Stamkos -- and other coveted free agents-to-be.
View ArticleNHL - Hockey Hall of Fame class should also have included Mark Recchi,...
There's no need to begrudge Eric Lindros or the three others named to the Hockey Hall of Fame's 2016 induction class, but this talented trio also deserved to be voted in, Scott Burnside writes.
View ArticleNHL - Who should take injured Ryan Callahan's place on Team USA's World Cup...
Team USA will miss rugged Lightning forward Ryan Callahan, who will sit out the World Cup of Hockey to recover from hip surgery. Could Stanley Cup hero Phil Kessel get the nod to replace him?
View ArticleNHL - Three big moves mean a win for teams in the Eastern Conference
Steven Stamkos is staying. Shea Weber and Taylor Hall are arriving. Within 30 minutes on a wild Wednesday, the Eastern Conference just tilted the balance of power slightly in its favor.
View ArticleVictor Hedman signs eight-year contract extension with Tampa Bay Lightning
Lightning general manager Steve Yzerman said, "It's been a good week for us," after the team signed defenseman Victor Hedman and netminder Andrei Vasilevskiy to extensions Friday.
View ArticleNHL - Following the NHL free-agency frenzy, the Tampa Bay Lightning, San Jose...
Which teams can take a break this summer, knowing that they've shored things up? Who still has work to do? Scott Burnside surveys the landscape now that the free-agency dust has settled.
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