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Alain Vigneault was fired as coach of the Vancouver Canucks on Wednesday following another disappointing post-season. In discussing Wednesday's firing of Vancouver Canucks head coach Alain Vigneault, along with his assistants Rick Bowness and Newell Brown, Hockey Night in Canada's Don Cherry says the trio was "thrown under the bus." more Jarome ... (more)

Sidney Crosby of the Pittsburgh Penguins celebrates his third period goal with teammates on the bench in Game 4 against the Ottawa Senators on Thursday.

Sidney Crosby, Chris Kunitz and Pascal Dupuis also scored for Pittsburgh, and Tomas Vokoun made 30 saves.

A Saskatchewan Penitentiary inmate serving time for participating in a violent prison assault more than four years ago addressed a Prince Albert courtroom Wednesday to plead for a chance to prove he can... There is some validity to the theory proffered by Ken Coates that immigrants coming to Saskatchewan are "not necessarily well-disposed towards ... (more)

A Saskatchewan Penitentiary inmate serving time for participating in a violent prison assault more than four years ago addressed a Prince Albert courtroom Wednesday to plead for a chance to prove he can... There is some validity to the theory proffered by Ken Coates that immigrants coming to Saskatchewan are "not necessarily well-disposed towards ... (more)

Pittsburgh Penguins' James Neal jumps over the boards for a shift in the third period of an NHL hockey game against the Carolina Hurricanes in Pittsburgh, Saturday, April 27, 2013.

The Pittsburgh Penguins are on quite a warpath in the 2013 Stanley Cup playoffs.

Evgeni Malkin continued his stellar postseason play with a goal and an assist, as the top-seeded Pittsburgh Penguins handled the Ottawa Senators, 4-1, in Game 1 of this Eastern Conference semifinal from CONSOL Energy Center.

If one were forced to guess which Pittsburgh Penguin would score a game-winning goal in overtime, Brooks Orpik would be among the last on the list.

Dan Bylsma has been hearing it seemingly from the moment he took over at Pittsburgh Penguins head coach four years ago.

Paul Martin and Chris Kunitz scored power-play goals and Pascal Dupuis added his sixth goal of the playoffs and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Ottawa Senators 4-1 in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semifinals on Tuesday.

Prior to this season, Pittsburgh Penguins winger Chris Kunitz had never averaged more than 0.74 points per game in a single season, but a harmonious partnership with center Sidney Crosby made Kunitz a fantasy star in 2012-13. Overall, Kunitz had 22 goals, 52 points and a +30, and he ranks first on our end-of-season list of the top-10 fantasy left ... (more)

As the hours tick down toward the start of the second round of the playoffs, the Ottawa Senators are playing the humble game about facing the heavily-favoured Pittsburgh Penguins.

Sure, Ray Shero inherited a wealth of players, led by centers Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin , when he was hired as Penguins general manager in May 2006.

No trinkets have been left in Chris Kunitz 's locker. No dinners have been paid for as a means of buying his loyalty.

While half of the NHL playoffs' first-round series have reached a conclusion, there are still four series that are up in the air.

Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Tomas Vokoun makes a save on a shot by New York Islanders' Colin McDonald as the Penguins' James Neal looks on during the first period of Game 5 of their NHL Eastern Conference quarter-final game in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania May 9, 2013.

Zach Boychuk had a turbulent 2012-13 season. Before the season started, he signed a one year contract with the Carolina Hurricanes and started the year with the Charlotte Checkers during the lockout.

The pressure is on the Pittsburgh Penguins as they prepare for Game 5. After a 6-4 loss in Game 4, Dan Bylsma has decided to start Tomas Vokoun in goal.

The team leader in ice time and the cerebral centerpiece on the blue line, MacDonald is expected to miss tonight's Game 5 of the first-round series against the Penguins at the CONSOL Energy Center with what is believed to be a left hand/arm injury.