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Red Wings' reward for advancing is Blackhawks

Mon, 13 May 2013 16:27:12 -0400

DETROIT - Detroit needed to win each of its last four games of the regular season just to get into the NHL playoffs for the 22nd straight season.

Wild lament early exit but note improvement

Sat, 11 May 2013 16:08:43 -0400

ST. PAUL, Minnesota - Making the playoffs for the first time in five years should count as progress. For the Minnesota Wild, that step forward wasn't firm enough.

Crawford, Hossa dominate as Chicago ousts Wild

Fri, 10 May 2013 03:21:18 -0400

CHICAGO - There was no way Corey Crawford could tune out the chorus this time, and he really had no desire, anyway.

Hossa scores twice as Blackhawks eliminate Wild

Fri, 10 May 2013 01:48:29 -0400

CHICAGO - Marian Hossa and the Chicago Blackhawks were well aware they'd been playoff underachievers since they captured the Stanley Cup in 2010.

Norris Trophy finalists: Subban, Letang, Suter

Tue, 07 May 2013 17:02:08 -0400

NEW YORK - Montreal's P.K. Subban, Pittsburgh's Kris Letang and Minnesota's Ryan Suter are finalists for the Norris Trophy, given annually to the NHL's top defenseman.

Rookies important contributors in NHL playoffs

Thu, 02 May 2013 17:38:10 -0400

CHICAGO - 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 minutes in two games and picked up his first career NHL point on an assist, but the Blackhawks were eliminated in the first round.

Pick 6: NHL playoffs full of intriguing storylines

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 03:15:24 -0400

The NHL's sprint of a season is over, ending a three-plus-month run that crammed 48 games into each team's schedule.