Including this year, 3 out of the last 4 Stanley Cups will have been won by the Chicago Blackhawks and the Boston Bruins. The two teams are built to be winners, and everything they have done up to now has proven that. The Blackhawks and Bruins are perfect teams to learn from. Let’s examine three things the Florida Panthers can learn from what we have witnessed in the Sta... read more...

Highly-touted prospect Tom Wilson made his NHL debut in the Stanley Cup playoffs, but it remains to be determined whether the young winger will be on the Capitals’ opening-night roster next fall. As encouraged as the Capitals were by Wilson’s … ... read more...

It was only last May that the New York Rangers were just two wins away from a Stanley Cup Final berth. Glen Sather built a team that head coach John Tortorella could work with, and in 2011-12, together the two helped the team reach its peak. Althou... read more...

Adam Oates made a point at the end of every exit meeting to tell players that while the season might be over, he’s still available to them. Whether they want to talk about their individual goals, hockey in general or … Continue rea... read more...

Last week when asked how much change the roster needed heading into next season, General Manager George McPhee replied “not a whole lot” and reiterated his confidence in the Capitals’ style of play. There will always be some tinkering in any … ... read more...

The Bruins look back on this series and ahead to Game 4, hoping to take the lessons learned from the first three games and continue to succeed in the Stanley Cup Finals.... read more...

With the Bruins and Blackhawks tied at a game apiece, the Stanley Cup Final shifts to Boston for a pivotal Game 3 Monday night at 8 p.m. Chicago has yet to win a Game 3 in this postseason and is … Continue read... read more...

TWITTER: @GeorgeRichards Unable to sign him and unwilling to let him walk away as a free agent, the Panthers traded prospect Corban Knight to Calgary on Tuesday for a fourth round pick in the June 30 draft. Knight, a fifth round pick in 2009, was quoted in Sunday's Edmonton Journal that he and his agent had spoken to the Panthers but "it turned out it ... read more...

Before leaving Chicago to head back to Boston Sunday, former Bruin and current NBC Sports hockey analyst Mike Milbury elaborated on Jaromir Jagr's game and why he doesn't think it fits with the Bruins style of play.... read more...

Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final kicks off Wednesday night in Chicago between the Blackhawks and Bruins, marking the first postseason meeting between the two teams since 1978. Both clubs are riding waves of playoff dominance heading into the … ... read more...

Thursday marks a month since the Capitals were eliminated from the Stanley Cup playoffs by the New York Rangers, and there’s been plenty of time for Adam Oates to analyze the decisions that led up to the Game 7 loss … ... read more...

Ian Laperriere can’t compete with others anymore at the highest level of his profession. Instead, he has decided to compete with himself. Laperriere, the Flyers’ Director of Player Development, needed to challenge himself after his hockey ca... See the original post: ... read more...

The Bruins let their fans hit the sack early for once Monday night. After requiring overtime(s) in each of the first two games of the Stanley Cup Final, Boston put away the Blackhawks in regulation in Game 3, claiming a 2-0 victory to take a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven series. The squads skated to a scoreless tie through the first period of play, but Daniel Paille — Satu... read more...

If the Boston Bruins hold on and prevail in the 2013 Stanley Cup Final, top point-getter David Krejci and otherworldly goaltender Tuukka ... read more...

Updated 1:51 p.m.: NHL free agency is set to open in a little less than a month, but the Capitals are no closer to reaching an agreement with gritty forward Matt Hendricks. Negotiations on a new contract for the versatile … Cont... read more...

Nathan Horton practiced this afternoon at the United Center. Horton remains day-to-day, said Claude Julien. The right wing’s availability for Game 2 tomorrow is undetermined. Horton was unavailable for comment.... read more...

In addition any roster changes they make this summer, the Capitals are expected to tweak their coaching staff as well. Washington has granted Tim Hunter permission to interview elsewhere, and it is unlikely that he will return to the Capitals … ... read more...

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The Bruins fell behind early but managed to turn it on in the second period and the Black and Gold finished on top with a nail-biting, heart-stopping, 2-1 overtime win over the Blackhawks at the United Center Saturday night that tied the Stanley Cup Final series at one game apiece.... read more...

If the rest of this Stanley Cup final is anything like Game 1, we’re in for a tremendous series. Wednesday night was a superb display of end-to-end action and physical play by both teams as they traded goals and waves … ... read more...