Ducks pull win out of the fire, are one win away from finals
ANAHEIM -- This was the kind of game that could have haunted the Anaheim Ducks forever. It was the kind of game that could have destroyed a Stanley ...
View ArticleSeven players who could change the West finals
CHICAGO -- There is no big picture left in this rollicking Western Conference finals. As the series shifts back to Chicago for Game 6 on Wednesday nig...
View ArticleW2W4: Ducks at Blackhawks, Game 6
CHICAGO -- The Anaheim Ducks have a chance to advance to their first Stanley Cup finals since 2007 -- when they won their only Cup -- if they can come...
View ArticleBlackhawks demonstrate true greatness for Ducks
CHICAGO -- There may still be a place for the Anaheim Ducks at the table of NHL greatness. But instead of staking a claim to that place, they were t...
View ArticleRyan Kesler might be prickly, but that's just what the Ducks needed
ANAHEIM -- The man with the perpetual scowl and the personality drawn from cactus and shards of glass seems to have been built for this game. Ryan Ke...
View ArticleW2W4: Blackhawks at Ducks, Game 7
ANAHEIM -- Anaheim head coach Bruce Boudreau wondered aloud as he came to the podium Saturday morning for his press briefing, "How do you have any que...
View ArticleBlackhawks prove once again they are true kings of the throne
ANAHEIM -- Oh, there are pretenders and challengers to the throne, and strategists and theorists forever concocting plans about how to get to that cov...
View ArticleW2W4: Blackhawks at Lightning, Game 2
TAMPA -- Never mind all the clichés about no must-win games in a playoff series until a team faces elimination -- the Tampa Bay Lightning absolut...
View ArticleFive teams poised for return to postseason
It's far too early to predict 2016 playoff spots at this stage of the summer -- plus what would we do when training camps actually start in a little l...
View Article2016 World Cup of Hockey - Team USA roster projections
One year away from the 2016 World Cup of Hockey, who looks like a lock to make the Team USA roster?
View ArticleNHL - 2016 World Cup of Hockey - United States roster projections
Some players are locks to make the Team USA roster for the 2016 World Cup of Hockey. Others, not so much. Here's what we think the team will look like come next September.
View ArticleNHL - Morning 3-on-3 -- The Pacific Division race is getting tight
A surge by the Ducks (and the Sharks) has the Kings feeling the heat in the Pacific Division. In the Morning 3-on-3, we consider the playoff implications and whether L.A. will remain on top.
View ArticleTeam USA to feature 12 players from 2014 Sochi Olympics team
Team USA's entry into the World Cup of Hockey will bear a strong resemblance to their Sochi Olympic entry as 12 of the 16 players announced Wednesday are holdovers from the 2014 team.
View ArticleNHL - Morning 3-on-3 -- Will injury derail the Tampa Bay Lightning?
The Lightning have lost key defenseman Anton Stralman, perhaps for the entirety of any postseason run. We discuss whether his injury will derail Tampa Bay's hopes for another deep playoff push.
View ArticleNHL - Should Team USA take Kyle Palmieri or Phil Kessel to World Cup of Hockey?
The final selection for Team USA's World Cup of Hockey roster could come down to a decision between Kyle Palmieri and Phil Kessel.
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