NHL Northeast Divison News

The New York Rangers will take to the ice on Thursday in an elimanation game against the Boston Bruins.

There are some stars playing in the 2013 NHL playoffs that are hard to hate. Who honestly wants to see either Jarome Iginla or Daniel Alfredsson eliminated from contention, denied a Stanley Cup championship once again? On the other hand, there are several players that haven't done much to endear themselves to fans around the league.

Liverpool will welcome the Toronto Maple Leafs when Alumni Members Tiger Williams, Al Iafrate, Gary Leaman, Mark Osborne, Tom Fergus take to the ice for an exhibition game Friday Sept.

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.

The Pittsburgh Penguins unleashed their fury against the Ottawa Senators on Wednesday night, asserting their dominance in scoring and special teams.

The notable thing about the Baskin-Robbins on Richmond Road just after 8 p.m. Wednesday night was that there were no customers in it.

Everyone at the edges talks really fast. Like they're in a hurry. Like with each wasted second they're missing out on another piece of business they could be transacting.

The Stanley Cup playoffs are just part of a hectic mix for rookie Boston Bruins defenseman Torey Krug - he's also tying the knot July 5. But fiancee Melanie Flood said Krug can take the run for NHL glory and impending nuptials in stride.

It wasn't that long ago that Scott Gomez was the laughing stock of the NHL . He went on an epic-scoring drought that spanned more than a full calendar year, but the San Jose Sharks saw something in the former New Jersey Devils star that the Montreal Canadiens and the rest of the league missed.

Eric Doty, a 24-year-old Philadelphia grad student whose Twitter account is named after the early hair stylings of former Senator Radek Bonk, has just hit the $10,000 mark after creating a system that allows fellow Senators fans to pledge money on Twitter for a team win, a goal by a particular player, or anything else they think up in the throes of ... (more)

What they were not ready for was the next 28:24. During that span, their lead - and second-round playoff hopes - vanished, leaving fans, players and the media wondering: What went wrong for the Maple Leafs in the 2013 NHL playoffs? Making the playoffs in 2013 was a big deal for the Maple Leafs and their fans.

The second round of the 2013 NHL playoffs is heating up, with the Boston Bruins having already put the New York Rangers on the brink of elimination, the Detroit Red Wings taking a 2-1 series lead over an angry and flustered Chicago Blackhawks and the San Jose Sharks handing the L.A. Kings two straight losses to even their series at two games each.

Daniel Paille snapped a tie with 3:31 left in the third period, and the Boston Bruins put the New York Rangers on the brink of elimination with a 2-1 victory in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference semifinal series on Tuesday night.

Ottawa Senators' Colin Greening acknowledges the cheers of the crowd after being named the first star in Game 3 of their NHL Eastern Conference semi-final playoff hockey game against the Pittsburgh Penguins in Ottawa May 19, 2013.

If there's one thing that the Ottawa Senators have proven in this shortened season, it's that they have excelled when their backs have been against the wall.

After a win in Game 3, the Ottawa Senators are confident they can tie their series against the Pittsburgh Penguins.

As Congress debates legalizing about 11 million immigrants living in the U.S. illegally, immigration advocates are pushing plans they say will open the asylum process for thousands of more people who flee persecution... As Congress debates legalizing about 11 million immigrants living in the U.S. illegally, immigration advocates are pushing plans ... (more)

Boston Bruins president Cam Neely joined 98.5 The Sports Hub's Felger & Mazz on Tuesday, addressing Felger's burning questions about the future of GM Peter Chiarelli and head coach Claude Julien.

New York Rangers head coach John Tortorella didn't want to talk about the Boston Bruins before their playoff series, but he's paying them some compliments now that they have his team in a 2-0 hole.

Apr 21, 2013; Boston, MA, USA; Florida Panthers center Jonathan Huberdeau tries to get around Boston Bruins defenseman Dougie Hamilton during the third period of a NHL game.