2012 NHL Playoffs - How Washington Capitals can pass resiliency test
Rob Scuderi doesn't remember the exact words or who said it. Maybe it was Dan Bylsma. Maybe Sidney Crosby. But in 2009, during the Stanley Cup finals...
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It took seven games and every ounce of effort from the New York Rangers until the clock expired in their 2-1 win against the Washington Capitals on Sa...
View Article2012 Stanley Cup Playoffs - Los Angeles Kings winning with 'Sutter Hockey' - NHL
PHOENIX -- There are times when Darryl Sutter addresses the Los Angeles Kings by sitting at a dressing room stall, right next to the players, and star...
View Article2012 Stanley Cup Finals - How Los Angeles Kings goaltender Jonathan Quick has...
Craig Custance looks back to Jonathan Quick's past to find out how he became the talented goaltender who led the Los Angeles Kings to the Stanley Cup finals.
View Article2012 Stanley Cup Playoffs - Possible landing spots for Jonathan Bernier - NHL
He'd prefer to be battling through pain for the team. In an ideal world, he'd still be sore from the last round and preparing for the next. He looks a...
View Article2012 Stanley Cup Playoffs - Getting expert opinions on Devils-Kings - NHL
In preparation for the Stanley Cup playoffs, I try to canvass hockey people much smarter than myself to gauge opinions on how teams are playing and wh...
View ArticleNotebook: Gagne returns; Martinez stoked
LOS ANGELES -- After the Los Angeles Kings beat the New Jersey Devils in Game 2 of the Stanley Cup finals, Los Angeles coach Darryl Sutter had a simpl...
View Article2012 Stanley Cup Playoffs - Five reasons why the New Jersey Devils could pull...
NEWARK, N.J. -- Both recent and extended history suggest the Stanley Cup finals are over. This postseason, the Los Angeles Kings have made a habit of ...
View ArticleGame 6 brings in the nasty to finals
NEWARK, N.J. -- In last year's Stanley Cup finals, it took all of one period for it to get nasty. In Game 1, Vancouver Canucks forward Alex Burrows bi...
View Article2013 NHL Stanley Cup Final - Top 10 candidates for the Conn Smythe
CHICAGO -- It was suggested to Patrick Sharp on Friday that this year's Conn Smythe race has been a challenging one to handicap because of how team-or...
View Article2013 NHL Stanley Cup Final - Why Patrick Kane thrives in high-pressure...
NHL players can tell when their teammates are nervous. Even at the highest level, when the Stanley Cup is on the line, guys can spot the player who is...
View ArticleNHL - 2014 Stanley Cup finals: Los Angeles Kings defenseman Drew Doughty...
Kings defenseman Drew Doughty turned his anger for an early giveaway into motivation for redemption, and the win was a result, Craig Custance writes.
View ArticleNHL - 2014 Stanley Cup finals: New York Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist...
Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist says the crease-crashing goal by Dwight King shouldn't have counted, Craig Custance writes.
View ArticleNHL - 2014 Stanley Cup finals: Top 10 Stanley Cup finals in the last 20 years
The Kings-Rangers series is such a doozy that it prompted us to rank the top 10 series from the past 20 years. ESPN The Magazine's Craig Custance takes it on.
View ArticleNHL - 2014 Stanley Cup finals: Los Angeles Kings' Jonathan Quick makes...
Even greatness becomes ordinary when you watch Jonathan Quick make amazing saves every day, Craig Custance writes.
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