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Greening's goal in 2nd OT lifts Sens over Pens
Colin Greening wore six stitches on his left cheek, and a wide smile, after Ottawa's double overtime playoff victory against Pittsburgh.
Spezza to return to Senators lineup for Game 3
Jason Spezza doesn't have much time to return to form if the Ottawa Senators want to extend their season. The star forward hasn't played since Jan.
Penguins take control vs. Senators behind Crosby
Dan Bylsma has spent more than four years watching Sidney Crosby be Sidney Crosby. The Pittsburgh Penguins coach doesn't think his captain has ever ...
Crosby leads Penguins to 4-3 win over Senators
The Ottawa Senators have plenty of respect for Sidney Crosby. As they're quickly learning, perhaps a little too much. Working in wide-open swaths of ...
Penguins top Senators 4-1 to take series opener
The Ottawa Senators know there is little margin for error if they want to upset the Pittsburgh Penguins. If they don't slow down Pittsburgh's potent ...
4 of NHL's Original 6 among 8 still in playoffs
The NHL playoffs are off to a heart-pounding start with a record 17 games going to overtime in the first round. The end-to-end, hard-hitting action ...
Orpik's OT goal sends Penguins to 2nd round
Brooks Orpik's goal would have been memorable even if wasn't in overtime and didn't put the Pittsburgh Penguins into the second round of the Stanley ...
Crosby, Ovechkin, Tavares up for Hart Trophy
Three top NHL players are finalists for the Hart Memorial Trophy. Pittsburgh's Sidney Crosby, Washington's Alex Ovechkin and John Tavares of the New ...
Crosby delivers as Penguins take command
Sidney Crosby picked up the touch pass from Jarome Iginla near center ice and sprinted toward the New York Islanders' net. Broken jaw or no broken ...
Penguins drop Islanders 4-0 to regain series lead
Tomas Vokoun had forgotten what it was like to start in the playoffs. Tyler Kennedy wondered if he'd ever get the chance again. That's never an issue ...
Penguins turning to backup Vokoun for Game 5
Pittsburgh Penguins coach Dan Bylsma insists he still believes in Marc-Andre Fleury, that the issues for the reeling Penguins go far beyond the ...
Streit's 2 goals lift Isles into 2-2 series tie
Leads aren't safe in the wild first-round playoff matchup between the New York Islanders and Pittsburgh. Suddenly, neither are the top-seeded Penguins
Isles' optimistic outlook takes hit with OT loss
The New York Islanders' rallying cry in their return to the postseason for the first time in six years is "Believe." Even the most ardent of ...
Kunitz's 2nd PP goal gives Pens OT win over Isles
The Pittsburgh Penguins bounced back from their home disappointment and dished out their fair share to the suddenly shocked New York Islanders.
Islanders rally , even series with Penguins
Sidney Crosby's return was supposed to provide the knockout punch that would make the New York Islanders' return to the playoffs a brief cameo.
Islanders rally past Penguins 4-3 to even series
Sidney Crosby did what he always seems to do in big moments, scoring two quick goals in his return from a broken jaw. He gave the Pittsburgh Penguins ...
Crosby to return for Game 2 against Islanders
It's game on for Sidney Crosby. The Penguins' star says he will play Friday night in Game 2 of the playoff series with the New York Islanders after ...
Rookies important contributors in NHL playoffs
A year ago, Brandon Saad was just a footnote when he made his postseason debut for Chicago against the Phoenix Coyotes. He skated for just over 10 ...
Physical Penguins defense rattles Islanders
Budding New York Islanders star John Tavares anticipated the open space he found so easily during the regular season to be whittled away by the ...
Penguins set tone with 5-0 romp over Islanders
The rookie scored. So did the enforcer. The Norris Trophy-candidate defenseman too. And the underrated forward in the midst of a career season did it ...
NHL playoffs wild and wide open in salary-cap era
Sidney Crosby, Alex Ovechkin and Patrick Kane are as good as hockey players get. Their teammates are pretty good, too. In the NHL playoffs, that ...
Crosby practices, return from broken jaw uncertain
Sidney Crosby's smile betrays a jagged ridgeline of enamel along his bottom row of teeth, evidence of the extensive damage inflicted to Crosby's jaw ...
Hockey returns to Boston, Penguins top Bruins 3-2
Another emotional video tribute. Another stirring performance of the national anthem by a packed arena. Another hockey game in Boston. The sport ...