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Benn scores twice in Stars win

Benn scores twice in Stars win

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The NHL season summed up in 30 images

The regular season was full of surprises, scraps and star power, and we have an image to capture the journey of each team.

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NHL -- Emotion, singular focus help make the playoffs a special time

The playoffs elicit special emotion and singular focus from players and coaches, and all but one team each season will end up haunted by missed chances and what could have been.

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Blues streak into West playoffs, Benn finishes strong; trouble for Kings?

Trending Up: St. Louis Blues: Winners in five of their final six games of the regular season, the Blues claimed the Central Division title -- no easy...

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Young Lightning team still learning how to win in playoffs

MONTREAL -- A year ago, Patrick Roy unleashed an emotional and fascinating rant, part history lesson and part cover for his young Colorado Avalanche t...

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Old man Morrow bringing experience to young Lightning

NEW YORK -- It was at a team dinner on the eve of the playoffs last month where Brenden Morrow shared his story with his young Tampa Bay Lightning tea...

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NHL -- 2015 Stanley Cup playoffs - Lessons learned from 2000 conference finals

The last time the conference finals both went to seven games, in 2000, a few valuable lessons were learned Here are some of them.

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Antti Niemi should make Kari Lehtonen better in Dallas

SUNRISE, Fla. -- Well, the goaltending situation for the Dallas Stars is about to get interesting, with a distinct Finnish flair. After starter Kar...

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Rumblings: Stars want goalie timeshare with Lehtonen and Niemi

The fact of the matter is, the Dallas Stars missed the playoffs the past season because they didn't have a good enough backup to Kari Lehtonen, who ne...

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NHL -- Ranking the top unrestricted free agents by position

Free agency might be anticlimactic this year, but that doesn't mean there won't be a host of good free agents up for grabs come July 1.

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Five teams poised for return to postseason

It's far too early to predict 2016 playoff spots at this stage of the summer -- plus what would we do when training camps actually start in a little l...

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Measuring which division will be the toughest in 2015-16 - NHL

Anecdotally, many think the Central Division is the NHL's toughest. Is that true? Matthew Coller of Hockey Prospectus dives into the data.

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Grouping the Western Conference coaching staffs into tiers - NHL

Rob Vollman puts every team's coaching staff into one of five tiers based on experience and their standings point performance against expectation. The West includes three top-tier teams.

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NHL -- The hockey new year has arrived and the game is strong

The hockey new year is upon us, so let's dive into predictions for standout rookies, how some intriguing teams look so far, early playoff projections and the top 10 college teams in the land.

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NHL -- Five teams that will recover from slow starts

Early struggles can be a death sentence for a team's playoff hopes, but these five appear primed to turn things around and earn their invitations to the postseason tournament.

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Seven teams that could go from 2015 draft lottery to playoffs in 2015-16 - NHL

Every year, surprise teams come from the bottom of the previous campaign's standings to qualify for the postseason. Who will it be in 2015-16? Matthew Coller identifies seven early contenders.

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NHL -- New York Islanders' fourth line brings energy and hits

The Islanders' hyperphysical fourth line of Matt Martin, Cal Clutterbuck and Casey Cizikas has put the entire league on notice.

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Can the Dallas Stars win the Stanley Cup with an all-out offensive roster...

The Dallas Stars lead the league in goals per game, and are tied for 16th in goals allowed per game. Can a team following this plan win the sport's ultimate prize? Ben Arledge examines.

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NHL -- Teams that are going to make the 2016 Stanley Cup playoffs

The Thanksgiving break means it's time for our annual prediction of who's in and who's out of the playoffs by the time April rolls around. Here we go!

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NHL -- A cautionary tale for offense-first teams like the Dallas Stars

Watching high-skill teams abandon defense to light the lamp is all sorts of fun in the regular season -- but once the playoffs arrive, it usually ends in pain.

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