Melrose Back Behind the Bench
After spending over a decade out of coaching as an NHL analyst, Barry Melrose is back behind the bench, agreeing to become the new coach of the Tampa Bay Lightning.
After spending over a decade out of coaching as an NHL analyst, Barry Melrose is back behind the bench, agreeing to become the new coach of the Tampa Bay Lightning.
Six-time Vezina and two-time Hart Trophy winner Dominik Hasek announced his retirement on Monday, ending a 16-year NHL career between the pipes.
The Red Wings hoist the 11th Stanley Cup in franchise history and their fourth in 11 years with a 3-2 victory in Pittsburgh. Check out the highlights here!
Nicklas Lidstrom is very proud to be the first European-born player to captain a Stanley Cup-winning team, while Pens coach Michel Therrien said losing in the final will be a valuable learning experience for his young team.
Maxime Talbot tied the game with just 35 seconds to go and Petr Sykora scored at 9:57 into the third overtime, keeping the bubbly on ice for the Red Wings and lifting the Penguins to a 4-3 victory in Game 5.
After having to pull out a Game 5 win in the third overtime, the Penguins have a chance to tie the series on home ice Wednesday night.
Jiri Hudler snapped a third-period tie for the Red Wings, who rallied from an early deficit to beat the Penguins 2-1 Saturday night and grab a 3-1 lead in the Stanley Cup Finals.
Sidney Crosby scored Pittsburgh's first two goals of the Stanley Cup Finals, beating previously perfect goalie Chris Osgood, and the Penguins made this a series with a 3-2 victory Wednesday.
The Pittsburgh Penguins finally cracked the scoreboard in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Finals en route to a 3-2 win that closed their series deficit to 2-1.
The Penguins have yet to light the lamp in the Stanley Cup Finals now two games deep into the series with Detroit. Pittsburgh head coach Michel Therrien attributes stingy defense and 'acting' to Detroit's success.
Jason Horowitz moves you forward in the day of sports including a controversial Lakers win, Pistons and Celtics playing a best of 3, and a preview of game 3 of the Stanley Cup Finals.
With first-period goals from Brad Stuart and Tomas Holmstrom and another lockdown defensive effort, the Detroit Red Wings beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-0 to take a 2-0 lead in the Stanley Cup Finals on Monday night.
Mikael Samuelsson doubled his playoff goal total in the biggest game of his five-season NHL career.
The more experienced Detroit Red Wings shut out the high powered Pittsburgh attack in game 1 of the Stanley Cup Finals.
Jason Horowitz and NY Rangers color analyst Joe Micheletti discuss the upcoming Stanley Cup Finals between the Detroit Red Wings and the Pittsburgh Penguins.
After losing back-to-back games, the Red Wings bounced back in Game 6 of the Western Conference finals, getting first-period goals from Kris Draper, Pavel Datsyuk and Dallas Drake on their way to knocking out the Dallas Stars 4-1 on Monday night.
Jason Horowitz and NY Rangers color analyst Joe Micheletti discuss the upcoming Stanley Cup Finals between the Detroit Red Wings and the Pittsburgh Penguins.
The Pittsburgh Penguins reached the NHL finals after crushing the Philadelphia Flyers 6-0 at home. They will face the winner of the Dallas-Detroit series.
Marty Turco helped keep the Dallas Stars in the playoffs after registering 38 saves in a 2-1 win over the Detroit Red Wings.
Joffrey Lupul scored the first of Philadelphia's three first-period goals Thursday night and the Flyers extended the Eastern Conference finals for at least one more game with a 4-2 victory over the Penguins.
Third-period goals from Mike Modano and Brenden Morrow lifted the Dallas Stars to a 3-1 victory over the Detroit Red Wings on Wednesday, preventing the Western Conference finals from ending in a sweep.
Ryan Whitney and Marian Hossa scored less than three minutes apart in the first period, and the Penguins held the Flyers to 18 shots Tuesday in a 4-1 win that gave Pittsburgh a 3-0 lead in the Eastern Conference finals.
Pavel Datsyuk netted his first-ever hat trick and Henrik Zetterberg closed the door with a crucial shorthanded goal as Detroit cruised to a 5-2 win over Dallas to take a commanding 3-0 series lead in the Western Conference finals.
Max Talbot scored the go-ahead goal midway through the third period and the Pittsburgh Penguins took a two-game lead in the Eastern Conference finals with a 4-2 victory on Sunday night.
Darren Helm and Henrik Zetterberg scored first-period goals to help make up for the loss of Johan Franzen and Detroit held on for a 2-1 win over the Dallas Stars and a 2-0 lead in the Western Conference finals.
Evgeni Malkin scored two goals five minutes apart after Sidney Crosby tied it, and the Penguins defeated the Flyers 4-2 in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals Friday night.