http://www.nhl.com/rssNHL FEATURE STORIESNHL Enterprises, L.P. (c) 2013 NHL. All Rights Reserveden-usTue, 21 May 2013 15:06:09 EDThttp://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=671502DETROIT -- In recent seasons the Detroit Red Wings' dressing room was populated heavily by veterans, Stanley Cup winners with a business-like mentality. Not to say there weren't unique characters or personalities, but it certainly wouldn't have...Tue, 21 May 2013 14:22:00 EDThttp://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=671502http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=671500NEW YORK -- The New York Rangers were in this very same position only a couple of weeks ago -- a fact the Boston Bruins are fully aware of. The Bruins enter Game 3 of this Eastern Conference Semifinal series Tuesday (7:30 p.m. ET, NBCSN, TSN, R...bcompton@nhl.comTue, 21 May 2013 13:45:00 EDThttp://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=671500http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=671486SAN JOSE -- San Jose Sharks forward Bracken Kearns already had played for seven different minor-league teams over six-plus seasons before he made his NHL debut, Oct. 20, 2011, as a member of the Florida Panthers. Kearns turned 32 two days befor...Tue, 21 May 2013 12:45:00 EDThttp://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=671486http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=671473DETROIT -- Around and around the puck went, and the clock just kept ticking. The Chicago Blackhawks put on a passing clinic at the end of a power play early in the second period, but it ended without many quality shots on net. They kept the pu...Tue, 21 May 2013 00:18:00 EDThttp://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=671473http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=671432Portland Winterhawks coach Travis Green must have felt a bit of déjà vu watching his team Monday night at the MasterCard Memorial Cup. For the second straight game he saw a multi-goal lead evaporate, but the first-year coach -- promoted to the ...Tue, 21 May 2013 00:18:00 EDThttp://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=671432http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=671442OTTAWA – It is often said of young teams competing in the Stanley Cup Playoffs that they need to lose so they can learn to win. If ever that adage were to be applied to a player, it would fit Ottawa Senators goaltender Craig Anderson, whose per...Mon, 20 May 2013 18:38:00 EDThttp://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=671442http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=671440Visa presents "Small Plays" which looks at the little things during a game that turn into big results. Here is a recent example from Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals between the Pittsburgh Penguins and the Ottawa Senators. Pageau kee...Mon, 20 May 2013 18:22:00 EDThttp://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=671440http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=671439EL SEGUNDO, Calif. -- Justin Williams was an integral part of the Los Angeles Kings' 2012 Stanley Cup run. He was in the neighborhood of being a point-per-game player with four goals and 11 assists in 20 Stanley Cup Playoff games, and finished six...Mon, 20 May 2013 18:01:00 EDThttp://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=671439http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=671437SAN JOSE -- The San Jose Sharks began scrambling to adjust their forward lines early in the first period of Game 1 of their Western Conference Quarterfinals series against the Vancouver Canucks when Martin Havlat suffered an injury. The Sharks ...Mon, 20 May 2013 17:26:00 EDThttp://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=671437http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=671410GREENBURGH, N.Y. -- Regardless of whether New York Rangers coach John Tortorella is just trying to preserve some positivity around his club after a pair of losses in Boston, his message for how he feels going into Game 3 of the Eastern Conference ...Mon, 20 May 2013 15:16:00 EDThttp://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=671410http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=671404BOSTON -- If the Boston Bruins think they played perfect hockey in building their 2-0 series lead against the New York Rangers in the Eastern Conference Semifinals, they don't need to look back any farther than the second period of Game 2 to see h...Mon, 20 May 2013 14:11:00 EDThttp://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=671404http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=671405GREENBURGH, N.Y. -- New York Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist attempted to put to rest any fear that an injury to his left shoulder is something that potentially could hurt his chances of playing in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals again...Mon, 20 May 2013 14:10:00 EDThttp://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=671405http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=671399OTTAWA -- Ottawa Senators center Jason Spezza was his usual smiling self Monday, seemingly suffering no ill effects after Ottawa's grinding double-overtime victory Sunday. The Senators beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 2-1 in Game 3 of their Eastern...Mon, 20 May 2013 13:18:00 EDThttp://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=671399http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=671380OTTAWA -- Erik Karlsson was a lonely man. Sitting in the penalty box Sunday night with his Ottawa Senators down a goal and staring at a potential 0-3 deficit in the Eastern Conference Semifinals against the Pittsburgh Penguins, Karlsson was not...Mon, 20 May 2013 02:38:00 EDThttp://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=671380http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=671379OTTAWA -- After allowing three power-play goals in the first two games of the Eastern Conference Semifinals against the Pittsburgh Penguins, the Ottawa Senators' penalty kill came up big when it was needed most. Against perhaps the finest colle...Mon, 20 May 2013 02:22:00 EDThttp://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=671379http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=671378OTTAWA -- It took three games, but the Pittsburgh Penguins finally got their first real taste of the so-called "Pesky Sens." The Ottawa Senators' Game 3 victory in their Eastern Conference Semifinal against the Penguins provided hope to the fla...Mon, 20 May 2013 01:43:00 EDThttp://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=671378http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=671310BOSTON -- The situation facing the New York Rangers is exactly the same as it was two weeks ago, but goalie Henrik Lundqvist has identified one problem that ruins the comparison between trying to dig out of an 0-2 hole against the Washington Capit...Sun, 19 May 2013 20:38:00 EDThttp://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=671310http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=671307BOSTON -- If Torey Krug remains in the Boston Bruins' lineup for the remainder of this Eastern Conference Semifinal, the New York Rangers are going to have to find a way to scare the rookie defenseman. Because right now he's not only fearless, ...Sun, 19 May 2013 20:26:00 EDThttp://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=671307http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=671291BOSTON -- When you're as prolific a Stanley Cup Playoff scorer as Johnny Boychuk is relative to his regular-season production, you don't let a couple near misses discourage your aggressiveness. So after the Boston Bruins defenseman was denied t...Sun, 19 May 2013 20:13:00 EDThttp://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=671291http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=671304SAN JOSE -- When San Jose Sharks coach Todd McLellan saw center Logan Couture limp off the ice and to the dressing room early in the second period Saturday night against the Los Angeles Kings, he didn't wonder if his young star would back. The onl...Sun, 19 May 2013 18:32:00 EDThttp://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=671304http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=671302OTTAWA -- It is not a stretch to say that if Jason Spezza had never been forced to undergo back surgery Feb. 1 and miss three months of action, Ottawa Senators center Jean-Gabriel Pageau would have been lucky to play in the American Hockey League ...Sun, 19 May 2013 17:27:00 EDThttp://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=671302http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=671298DETROIT -- The Detroit Red Wings have been the gold standard in the NHL for more than a decade, something not lost on the rival Chicago Blackhawks. This current collection of Blackhawks has been building toward trying to meet that standard, win...Sun, 19 May 2013 15:00:00 EDThttp://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=671298http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=671264BOSTON -- Despite a Hall of Fame resume, Boston Bruins forward Jaromir Jagr is in a battle with his confidence heading into Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals against the New York Rangers. Jagr hasn't scored a goal in eight Stanley Cup...Sat, 18 May 2013 18:46:00 EDThttp://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=671264http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=671263CHICAGO -- The Detroit Red Wings needed a performance like the one they put on the ice Saturday at United Center. After talking about their tired legs following a series-opening loss to the rival Chicago Blackhawks in Game 1 of the Western Conf...Sat, 18 May 2013 18:32:00 EDThttp://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=671263http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=671244CHICAGO -- It was a rough night for the Detroit defensemen in Game 1 of the Western Conference Semifinals against the top-seeded Chicago Blackhawks, but the amount of fault placed on them for the defeat might have been overstated. Rookie Brend...Sat, 18 May 2013 18:30:00 EDThttp://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=671244http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=671260OTTAWA -- If the Ottawa Senators have any hope of regaining a foothold in the Eastern Conference Semifinals against the Pittsburgh Penguins, they need their defense, specifically Erik Karlsson, to spring to life. Karlsson logged 15:37 of ice t...Sat, 18 May 2013 17:59:00 EDThttp://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=671260http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=671258SAN JOSE -- The Los Angeles Kings know how dangerous a team can be when it comes home after digging a 2-0 hole in a Stanley Cup Playoff series. The Kings lost their first two games in the Western Conference Quarterfinals to the St. Louis Blues ...Sat, 18 May 2013 17:30:00 EDThttp://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=671258http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=671256BOSTON -- New York Rangers forward Derick Brassard can live with the decision he made with the puck near the end of overtime of Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals against the Boston Bruins, the decision that directly led to the Bruins' ga...Sat, 18 May 2013 17:19:00 EDThttp://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=671256http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=671169PITTSBURGH -- For the Ottawa Senators to have any chance of upsetting the top-seeded Pittsburgh Penguins in the Eastern Conference Semifinals, their best players are going to have to be their best players. That definitely was not the case i...Sat, 18 May 2013 00:43:00 EDThttp://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=671169http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=671168PITTSBURGH -- Sidney Crosby was at his best Friday night in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals. As a result, he rewrote the Pittsburgh Penguins' history book a bit and gave his team a 2-0 series lead against the Ottawa Senators. Pittsb...Sat, 18 May 2013 00:30:00 EDThttp://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=671168http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=671203Nikita Zadorov showed why he's so highly regarded for the 2013 NHL Draft. The London Knights' defenseman jumped into the play early in the third period and banged in the rebound of a Scott Harrington shot for the game-winning power-play goal a...Fri, 17 May 2013 23:27:00 EDThttp://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=671203http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=671198SAN JOSE -- The San Jose Sharks have been in this situation before, trailing 2-0 in a Stanley Cup Playoffs series -- just as they are now against the Los Angeles Kings in the Western Conference Semifinals. Nine times to be exact. They've lost a...Fri, 17 May 2013 19:23:00 EDThttp://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=671198http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=671162CHICAGO -- The question was posed to Corey Crawford after practice Friday and his answer unintentionally summed up just how much the rivalry has changed between the Chicago Blackhawks and Detroit Red Wings. Crawford, Chicago's starting goalie, ...Fri, 17 May 2013 18:32:00 EDThttp://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=671162http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=671150CHICAGO -- Spend a couple of days with Chicago Blackhawks coach Joel Quenneville and it quickly becomes evident he has a few favorite phrases when discussing his players. One of them is "predictability in his game." It's another way of saying a...Fri, 17 May 2013 16:43:00 EDThttp://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=671150http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=671147BOSTON -- The New York Rangers power play has regressed from being ineffective to creating momentum for the other team. If it continues this way, the light at the end of the tunnel is bound to go dark after the Eastern Conference Semifinals. "W...Fri, 17 May 2013 16:11:00 EDThttp://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=671147http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=671146BOSTON -- It's a rare sight to see the Boston Bruins' power play as a weapon that wears out the opposition and tilts a game in Boston's favor. If you didn't witness it, and didn't hear everyone talking about it, you might not believe how import...Fri, 17 May 2013 15:44:00 EDThttp://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=671146http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=671143The day Bruce Boudreau was named a finalist for the Jack Adams Award, the Anaheim Ducks coach admitted the timing of the NHL's announcement wasn't great. Boudreau was still stinging from Monday's 3-2 loss to the Detroit Red Wings in Game 7 of ...Fri, 17 May 2013 15:15:00 EDThttp://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=671143http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=671141You don't need an Ivy League education to realize that Mark Arcobello has been a huge reason for the Oklahoma City Barons' return to the American Hockey League's Western Conference Finals this spring. The Yale University alum with the degree in...Fri, 17 May 2013 14:06:00 EDThttp://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=671141http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=670998Visa presents "Small Plays" which looks at the little things during a game that turn into big results. Here is a recent example from Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals between the Toronto Maple Leafs and Boston Bruins. Rookie sets u...Fri, 17 May 2013 14:00:00 EDThttp://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=670998http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=671140PITTSBURGH -- Paul Martin has found his comfort zone on the ice. The journey was neither easy nor pleasant, at times, but the results for the Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman are simply stunning. After a career year during the regular season -- 2...Fri, 17 May 2013 13:48:00 EDThttp://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=671140