Sharks hope to build on momentum
Time off and dressing-room chemistry have the Sharks setting lofty goals.
View ArticleWings, Sharks putting past playoff failures behind
The Wings and Sharks are deadlocked at two games apiece. The team that advances to the conference finals will be the team that conquers the ghosts of the playoff past.
View ArticleFirst-round breakdown: Wild vs. Avalanche
The Avalanche fought their way into the postseason, but the Wild's special teams may be too much for Colorado to handle.
View ArticleFirst-round breakdown: San Jose Sharks versus Colorado Avalanche
If the San Jose Sharks are going to have a chance at exorcising their playoff demons with a long playoff run this spring, you have to believe this is the best possible first-round matchup for them.
View ArticleStanley Cup playoffs: Karl Alzner, John Carlson playing beyond their years...
Many have singled out young Michal Neuvirth for his strong play, but two other young Caps are playing beyond their years: Karl Alzner and John Carlson.
View ArticleStanley Cup playoffs: Are Washington Capitals finally starting to show some...
With their comeback victory over the Rangers on Wednesday, the Capitals might be finally learning from past playoff blunders.
View ArticleStanley Cup Playoffs: Tampa Bay Lightning still try to proclaim Washington...
Even after shutting down the Capitals' power play and stealing home-ice advantage with a Game 1 victory, Lightning coach Guy Boucher wants everyone to think the Capitals are the superior team.
View ArticleInjuries cost both Lightning, Capitals
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Game 1 took a heavy toll on both the Tampa Bay Lightning and Washington Capitals as key players were lost to injury for both sides...
View ArticleSimon Gagne, Pavel Kubina listed as day to day for Lightning
The walking wounded were nowhere to be seen Saturday but whether any of the injured Tampa Bay Lightning or Washington Capitals players will be available for Game 2 Sunday night remains unknown.
View ArticleLife without Simon Gagne, Pavel Kubina?
WASHINGTON -- The walking wounded were nowhere to be seen Saturday but whether any of the injured Tampa Bay Lightning or Washington Capitals players w...
View ArticleStanley Cup playoffs: Lightning starting to separate themselves from Capitals
If you accept that winning defines character, then Sunday's victory illustrates a significant gap that has opened up between the Lightning and Capitals.
View ArticleCaps-Bolts report: Green questionable, Boudreau balks at job security questions
TAMPA, Fla. -- There are few less inviting places than the locker room of a team down 3-0 in a best-of-seven playoff series. There are brave faces ...
View Article2011-12 NHL season preview -- Should Bruce Boudreau be given another chance...
After the Capitals made another early playoff exit, most believed Bruce Boudreau was done. So, how exactly did he survive to coach another day in D.C.?
View ArticleThe deadline: Who got better, who got worse?
A trade deadline day that began at a snail's pace and finished with a great flurry of activity has, like all trade deadlines, the potential to alter t...
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