NHL Eastern Conference News

Tomas Vokoun made his seventh consecutive start Friday night, when the Penguins faced Ottawa in Game 5 of their second-round Eastern Conference playoff series at Consol Energy Center.

Penguins left winger Matt Cooke made a conscious effort two years ago to change his game, to pare it down from mean and nasty to tough and smart.

The rookie defenseman would've been a college senior this year, but last spring he left East Lansing, Mich., to sign with the Bruins.

Everybody's working for the weekend, including the Ottawa Senators , who just wanted to be playing once the week's end came.

The postseason form of NHL officiating was under the microscope again on Friday in Pittsburgh during Game 5 of the Penguins-Senators series.

Will newly hired Colorado Avalanche head coach Patrick Roy, left, be more Kevin Dineen, middle, in his first season as an NHL head coach or more Randy Cunneyworth, right.

Syracuse Crunch head coach Rob Zettler could be on the list of candidates Tampa Bay looks at to fill its open assistant's spot.

The legacy of Stanley Cup playoff hockey is packed with historic hits. These collisions routinely bring fans to their feet and fuel bad blood between rival teams.

John Grahame got the start over Nikolai Khabibulin in Game 5 of the 2003 Eastern Conference Semifinal matchup between the Lightning and New Jersey Devils - Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images/NHLI A big name player scratched from a elimination game being played in the tri-state area, with John Tortorella being the coach who made that decision? I've seen ... (more)

Alain Vigneault guided the Vancouver Canucks to six division titles, two Presidents' trophies and the 2011 Stanley Cup Final.

When teams reach the playoffs and then try to move on from round to round, they're usually only as good - or bad - as their head coach.

Jakub Kindl scored on a power play in the second period, Daniel Cleary had an empty-net goal and Jimmy Howard made 27 saves to help the Detroit Red Wings hold on for a 2-0 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday night, putting the NHL's best team during the regular season on the brink of elimination.

Richards was the Rangers' playoff hero in 2012 when he was dubbed "Mr. 6.6" because of his clutch goal against the Washington Capitals in the Eastern Conference semifinals.

He should also, by virtue of the exact same words he spoke, be looked at as someone who did something immeasurably boneheaded.

Brad Richards, seen in a regular season game, was signed by New York to a contract that runs through the 2019-20 season.

In New York Islanders offseason news that made Isles Nation collectively respond with, "Ummma what?" yesterday afternoon, it was reported that the University of Maine had expressed interest in stealing current Isles head coach Jack Capuano away from the organization.

While Sidney Crosby is the best player in the NHL this season, he will not win the Hart Memorial Trophy, recognizing the league MVP, based on just his efforts alone.

We've seen some electric hockey so far in the postseason this year. From nail-biters to blowouts, there's been a little bit of something for everyone.

Jerome Iginla had two goals while Kris Letang added four assists en route to the Pittsburgh Penguins defeating the Ottawa Senators , 7-3 last night in Game 4 of their Eastern Conference semi-final series.

The Vancouver Canucks were eliminated from the NHL playoffs in disappointing fashion in each of the last three years, and on Wednesday, the team decided to fire head coach Alain Vigneault.