http://www.mail.com/organizations/14318-nhl-northeast-division.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/organizations/14318-nhl-northeast-division.html http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/2107384-rangers-top-bruins-ot-force-game-5-boston.html NEW YORK (AP) — During a sluggish first period, a difficult second period, and a tense third period, there were few signs the New York Rangers would be able to hold off the Boston Bruins and extend their season for at least one more game. The Rangers played poorly in the opening 20 minutes, but managed to get to intermission in a scoreless tie. Offensivel... Fri, 24 May 2013 07:30:46 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/2107384-rangers-top-bruins-ot-force-game-5-boston.html 2013-05-24T07:30:46Z http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/2107034-kreider-rangers-alive-with-ot-goal.html NEW YORK (AP) — Chris Kreider proudly wore the Broadway Hat in the victorious New York Rangers dressing room as he tried to describe the feeling of saving his team's season. Kreider deftly steered in a pass from Rick Nash 7:03 into overtime, and the Rangers stayed alive in the Stanley Cup playoffs with a 4-3 victory over the Boston Bruins on Thursday nigh... Fri, 24 May 2013 03:15:13 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/2107034-kreider-rangers-alive-with-ot-goal.html 2013-05-24T03:15:13Z http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/2106398-rangers-scratch-richards-pivotal-game-4.html NEW YORK (AP) — Struggling Rangers center Brad Richards was a healthy scratch Thursday night when New York faced elimination in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference semifinal series against the Boston Bruins. Richards, a star player earning $12 million this season, stayed on the ice with the extras Thursday during the morning skate. He then confirmed that Ran... Thu, 23 May 2013 23:14:33 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/2106398-rangers-scratch-richards-pivotal-game-4.html 2013-05-23T23:14:33Z http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/2104394-penguins-rout-senators-7-3-take-3-1-series-lead.html OTTAWA (AP) — Sidney Crosby was careful not to get too far ahead of himself after helping the Pittsburgh Penguins rout the Ottawa Senators for a 3-1 lead in the Eastern Conference semifinal series. "I'm not talking about anything ahead of Game 5," the Pittsburgh captain said when asked about a potential Eastern Conference final against the Boston Bruins. ... Thu, 23 May 2013 04:19:48 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/2104394-penguins-rout-senators-7-3-take-3-1-series-lead.html 2013-05-23T04:19:48Z http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/2102232-bruins-rally-push-rangers-to-brink-elimination.html NEW YORK (AP) — John Tortorella's message isn't going to change even though his New York Rangers are in an even more desperate situation than before their latest loss to the Boston Bruins. The margin of error went from slim to none in an uncharacteristic home loss that put the Broadway Blueshirts on the brink of elimination. New York squandered a one-goal... Wed, 22 May 2013 07:27:05 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/2102232-bruins-rally-push-rangers-to-brink-elimination.html 2013-05-22T07:27:05Z http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/2101678-pailles-goal-puts-bruins-verge-east-finals.html NEW YORK (AP) — It took 40 years for Original Six rivals Boston and New York to face off again in the playoffs. Beantown's Bruins seem intent on wrapping up the long-awaited get-together in a hurry. Daniel Paille scored the tiebreaking goal with 3:31 left in the third period — after defenseman Johnny Boychuk got the Bruins even earlier in the frame — and ... Wed, 22 May 2013 03:55:36 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/2101678-pailles-goal-puts-bruins-verge-east-finals.html 2013-05-22T03:55:36Z http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/2097376-bruins-top-rangers-5-2-with-all-out-effort.html BOSTON (AP) — The Bruins know a huge deficit can disappear quickly. They overcame one to reach the second round of the playoffs. So they weren't about to ease up when they had a big lead of their own on Sunday. Boston went ahead by two goals in the first minute of the third period, added another 12 minutes later and beat the New York Rangers 5-2 to take a... Mon, 20 May 2013 07:22:54 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/2097376-bruins-top-rangers-5-2-with-all-out-effort.html 2013-05-20T07:22:54Z http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/2097202-greenings-goal-2nd-ot-lifts-sens-pens.html OTTAWA (AP) — Colin Greening wore six stitches on his left cheek, and a wide smile, after Ottawa's double overtime playoff victory against Pittsburgh. Greening ended the longest game of this year's postseason with a backhander off a rebound 7:39 into the second OT, and the Senators' 2-1 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins cut their series deficit to 2-1 on S... Mon, 20 May 2013 05:53:04 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/2097202-greenings-goal-2nd-ot-lifts-sens-pens.html 2013-05-20T05:53:04Z http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/2096702-boychuk-breaks-game-2-tie-bruins-top-rangers-5-2.html BOSTON (AP) — Claude Julien wanted his Bruins to play more aggressively in the third period. The Boston coach got his wish with the help of some shaky defense by the New York Rangers. A rare rough day for goalie Henrik Lundqvist certainly helped, too. Brad Marchand and Milan Lucic scored in the final period after Johnny Boychuk broke a tie in the second, ... Sun, 19 May 2013 23:56:08 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/2096702-boychuk-breaks-game-2-tie-bruins-top-rangers-5-2.html 2013-05-19T23:56:08Z http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/2095480-spezza-to-return-to-senators-lineup-game-3.html OTTAWA (AP) — 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. 27 after undergoing back surgery for a herniated disk. He'll rejoin Ottawa's lineup Sunday for Game 3 of the Eastern Conference semifinal series with the Senators trailing 2-0 to the Pittsburgh P... Sat, 18 May 2013 20:45:31 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/2095480-spezza-to-return-to-senators-lineup-game-3.html 2013-05-18T20:45:31Z http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/2094730-penguins-take-control-vs-senators-crosby.html PITTSBURGH (AP) — 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 been better than he was during a 4-3 victory over Ottawa on Friday night that put Pittsburgh in firm control of the Eastern Conference semifinals. Recording his second car... Sat, 18 May 2013 07:17:30 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/2094730-penguins-take-control-vs-senators-crosby.html 2013-05-18T07:17:30Z http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/2094616-crosby-leads-penguins-to-4-3-win-senators.html PITTSBURGH (AP) — 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 ice left by Ottawa's tentative defense, the Pittsburgh superstar needed just over one period to complete his second playoff hat trick and lift the Penguins to a 4-3 victory Friday night in G... Sat, 18 May 2013 03:42:12 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/2094616-crosby-leads-penguins-to-4-3-win-senators.html 2013-05-18T03:42:12Z http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/2094136-defensive-forwards-center-stage-nhl-playoffs.html CHICAGO (AP) — Pavel Datsyuk is one of the NHL's most feared scorers, a wizard with the puck who is equally adept at setting up his teammates for easy plays. Jonathan Toews has at least 23 goals in each of his six seasons in the league, and Patrice Bergeron is one of the top offensive threats for one of the league's best teams. If you want to stop a Datsy... Fri, 17 May 2013 22:34:16 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/2094136-defensive-forwards-center-stage-nhl-playoffs.html 2013-05-17T22:34:16Z http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/2092616-marchand-delivers-to-lift-bruins-rangers-3-2.html BOSTON (AP) — Brad Marchand left the morning skate early. The Bruins were thrilled he was on the ice at the end of the game Thursday night. More precisely, just a few feet from the empty side of the net. Patrice Bergeron made a perfect pass across the slot and Marchand tipped the puck in with 4:20 left in the first overtime. That gave Boston a 3-2 win ove... Fri, 17 May 2013 07:54:47 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/2092616-marchand-delivers-to-lift-bruins-rangers-3-2.html 2013-05-17T07:54:47Z http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/2092262-marchand-lifts-bruins-3-2-ot-rangers.html BOSTON (AP) — Good things happen for the Bruins in overtime. Even for Brad Marchand. Boston's leading goal-scorer during the regular season scored his first of the postseason with 4:20 left in the first overtime and the Bruins beat the New York Rangers 3-2 on Thursday night in the first playoff game in 40 years between the Original Six teams. ... Fri, 17 May 2013 04:36:04 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/2092262-marchand-lifts-bruins-3-2-ot-rangers.html 2013-05-17T04:36:04Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2086622-bruins-rangers-to-carry-boston-new-york-lore.html BOSTON (AP) — After the marathon bombings, the cities of Boston and New York put aside their bitter rivalries and joined in their mutual love of sports and country. Well, that time may be ending, at least when it comes to sports. The Knicks beat the Celtics in an NBA first-round playoff series this year, and now the NHL's Rangers and Bruins will play in t... Wed, 15 May 2013 07:20:48 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2086622-bruins-rangers-to-carry-boston-new-york-lore.html 2013-05-15T07:20:48Z http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/2086620-penguins-jump-senators-series-opener-4-1.html PITTSBURGH (AP) — The formula for beating the Pittsburgh Penguins is not difficult. It's the doing it for 60 minutes part that's tricky. The Ottawa Senators did everything they thought they needed to do against the Penguins in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semifinals Tuesday night. They carried play for long stretches, put steady pressure on Pittsburgh... Wed, 15 May 2013 07:19:55 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/2086620-penguins-jump-senators-series-opener-4-1.html 2013-05-15T07:19:55Z http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/2086242-penguins-top-senators-4-1-to-take-series-opener.html PITTSBURGH (AP) — 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 power play, they'll have a difficult time against Sidney Crosby and the rest of the Penguins. Paul Martin and Chris Kunitz scored power-play goals and Pascal Dupuis added his sixth goal of t... Wed, 15 May 2013 03:45:14 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/2086242-penguins-top-senators-4-1-to-take-series-opener.html 2013-05-15T03:45:14Z http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/2083658-bergeron-bruins-rally-to-stun-leafs-game-7.html BOSTON (AP) — Patrice Bergeron put the winning touch on an extraordinary comeback, then raced into the arms of smiling teammate Zdeno Chara. "It's about finding a way and showing some character," the Bruins' best all-around player said. "Everyone has to step up in the playoffs and tonight was my turn to do it for my team." James Reimer lay face down in th... Tue, 14 May 2013 11:02:34 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/2083658-bergeron-bruins-rally-to-stun-leafs-game-7.html 2013-05-14T11:02:34Z http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/2083782-4-nhls-original-6-8-playoffs.html 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 with storied franchises and superstars might become intriguing enough to attract some casual fans for the conference semifinals. Original Six teams — Chicago and Detroit, Boston and the New York Rangers — are ... Tue, 14 May 2013 08:24:21 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/2083782-4-nhls-original-6-8-playoffs.html 2013-05-14T08:24:21Z http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/2083294-bruins-rally-stun-leafs-5-4-ot-game-7.html BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Bruins turned back Toronto's comeback with a rally of their own. Trailing by three goals in the third period and still by two with less than 90 seconds left in their season, the Bruins scored twice in a span of 31 seconds to tie it and then eliminated the Maple Leafs on Patrice Bergeron's goal at 6:05 of overtime to win 5-4 in Gam... Tue, 14 May 2013 04:12:28 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/2083294-bruins-rally-stun-leafs-5-4-ot-game-7.html 2013-05-14T04:12:28Z http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/2080936-maple-leafs-edge-bruins-2-1-to-force-game-7.html TORONTO (AP) — The Toronto Maple Leafs are close to making playoff history. Captain Dion Phaneuf and Phil Kessel scored third-period goals and the Toronto Maple Leafs edged the Boston Bruins 2-1 Sunday to send their playoff series back to Boston for Game 7. Game 7 is Monday night in Boston. The winner will play the winner of the New York Rangers and the W... Mon, 13 May 2013 04:16:30 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/2080936-maple-leafs-edge-bruins-2-1-to-force-game-7.html 2013-05-13T04:16:30Z http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/2078180-leafs-avoid-elimination-with-2-1-win-boston.html BOSTON (AP) — The Toronto Maple Leafs won in Boston again to force their playoff series to a sixth game. Now they'll need to finally win a game at home. Tyler Bozak scored a shorthanded goal, Clarke MacArthur also scored and James Reimer stopped 43 shots to help Toronto beat the Boston Bruins 2-1 in Game 5 on Friday night and stay alive in their first-rou... Sat, 11 May 2013 02:37:25 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/2078180-leafs-avoid-elimination-with-2-1-win-boston.html 2013-05-11T02:37:25Z http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/2076080-senators-advance-5-canadiens.html MONTREAL (AP) — Hey, mom, look at me. That's how Ottawa coach Paul MacLean felt after his Senators eliminated Montreal with a 6-1 victory Thursday night for a 4-1 series win. "We just beat the Montreal Canadiens in the Stanley Cup playoffs," MacLean said. "I mean, to me that's huge. I'm going to call my mom and say we finally beat her team." ... Fri, 10 May 2013 07:38:25 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/2076080-senators-advance-5-canadiens.html 2013-05-10T07:38:25Z http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/2075714-ottawa-eliminates-montreal-5-games.html MONTREAL (AP) — One thing the Ottawa Senators and Montreal Canadiens agreed on at the end of their sometimes-bitter playoff series was it all came down to goaltending. Craig Anderson's rock-solid play and some shaky moments for Montreal backup Peter Budaj put the Senators through to the second round of the NHL playoffs with a 6-1 romp Thursday night. Ott... Fri, 10 May 2013 04:33:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/2075714-ottawa-eliminates-montreal-5-games.html 2013-05-10T04:33:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/2073054-krejcis-3rd-goal-lifts-bruins-4-3-ot.html TORONTO (AP) — There's something about the playoffs that brings the best out of Boston Bruins forward David Krejci. Krejci, in his sixth year in the NHL with the Bruins, broke the Maple Leafs' hearts Wednesday night with a hat trick, including the overtime winner past James Reimer as Boston beat Toronto 4-3. The three goals gave the Czech native five goal... Thu, 09 May 2013 04:42:58 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/2073054-krejcis-3rd-goal-lifts-bruins-4-3-ot.html 2013-05-09T04:42:58Z http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/2069216-sabres-coach-rolston-sheds-interim-tag.html BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — After the Buffalo Sabres fired Lindy Ruff in February, they planned on an extensive offseason coaching search. Once they saw Ron Rolston in charge, those plans quickly changed. Rolston was hired as head coach of the Sabres on Tuesday, dropping the interim title he was given on Feb. 20. He becomes the 16th head coach in Sabres history.... Tue, 07 May 2013 18:44:10 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/2069216-sabres-coach-rolston-sheds-interim-tag.html 2013-05-07T18:44:10Z http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/2068304-buffalo-sabres-hire-rolston-head-coach.html BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The Buffalo Sabres hired Ron Rolston as head coach after he served the interim position following the firing of Lindy Ruff in February. Rolston and general manager Darcy Regier will hold a news conference Tuesday at First Niagara Center to introduce Rolston, the team said. Rolston led the Sabres to a 15-11-5 record after Ruff was fire... Tue, 07 May 2013 13:27:40 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/2068304-buffalo-sabres-hire-rolston-head-coach.html 2013-05-07T13:27:40Z http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/2065066-senators-pound-canadiens-6-1-take-2-1-series-lead.html OTTAWA (AP) — After getting his first NHL hat trick, Jean-Gabriel Pageau was left with a bloody smile after the Senators' Game 3 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Sunday night. The 20-year-old rookie lost a tooth in a fight-filled, emotional 6-1 win. The teams combined for 236 penalty minutes and nine players were given a game misconduct. The Senator... Mon, 06 May 2013 04:15:31 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/2065066-senators-pound-canadiens-6-1-take-2-1-series-lead.html 2013-05-06T04:15:31Z http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/2063754-lupul-scores-twice-leafs-tie-series-with-4-2-win.html BOSTON (AP) — The Toronto Maple Leafs knew they had to play more aggressively after a weak performance in the opener. They wasted little time doing it. They outhit the Boston Bruins in the first period, Joffrey Lupul scored two goals in the second and they won 4-2 on Saturday night to even the playoffs series at one game. ... Sun, 05 May 2013 03:08:57 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/2063754-lupul-scores-twice-leafs-tie-series-with-4-2-win.html 2013-05-05T03:08:57Z