Pittsburgh – When the Carolina Hurricanes and the Pittsburgh Penguins match-up in tonight’s Game 1 at Melon Arena, more than the Eastern Conference Title will be on the line.  Bragging rights between the two Staal brothers will be at stake.  One team is captained by Sidney Crosby and has Evgeni Malkin and Marc-Andre Fluery.  Meanwhile, [...]

Detroit – Sunday afternoon was the first test of youth vs. veterans, but in the first period it would be Chicago’s Adam Burish going in on Chris Osgood and getting an unassisted goal.  That would be the first of many players using their individual skills.  Not to be outdone, however, were the veteran Detroit Redwings.  [...]

Boston – For the Boston Bruins, it was a chance to survive the storm and send the Carolina Hurricanes into a tropical depression, but the mighty have fallen as the San Jose Sharks before them, the #1 seed in the East couldn’t save themselves from a Category 5 Hurricane.  This group of Hurricanes, led by [...]

With the Red Wings 4-3 win on Thursday night at the Joe Louis Arena in downtown Detroit, the Red Wings’ win sets up what could be a NHL classic match-up between the defending Stanley Cup Champions and the upstart Chicago Blackhawks.  The Blackhawks have not been on the map since 1996. Here’s the match-up that [...]

Washington, D.C. – This was a Game 7 that was supposed to live up to the billing of Alex Ovechkin vs. Sidney Crosby, but it would be #87 Crosby getting the last laugh.  Simeon Varlamov, the Capitals young net-minder, couldn’t take the pressure of a Game 7 as the Penguins swarmed him for 5 goals. [...]