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Sidney Crosby helps Penguins beat Lightning to force Game 7
The Pittsburgh Penguins are headed home for Game 7 of the Eastern Conference final.
Sidney Crosby had a goal and an assist, and Phil Kessel, Kris Letang, Bryan Rust and Nick Bonino also scored Tuesday night in a 5-2 victory that evened the best-of-seven series at three games.
Game 7 is Thursday night, with the Penguins hoping to reach the Stanley Cup Final for the first time since 2009 and the Lightning looking to advance to the Cup Final for the second straight year.
Crosby assisted on Kessel's 5-on-3 power-play goal in the opening period and skated around Tampa Bay defenseman Anton Stralman into the clear before...
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Sidney Crosby helps Penguins beat Lightning to force Game 7
The Pittsburgh Penguins are headed home for Game 7 of the Eastern Conference final.
Sidney Crosby had a goal and an assist, and Phil Kessel, Kris Letang, Bryan Rust and Nick Bonino also scored Tuesday night in a 5-2 victory that evened the...
Sidney Crosby's overtime winner pulls Pittsburgh Penguins even in Eastern Conference finals
Sidney Crosby beat Andrei Vasilevskiy from the circle 40 seconds into overtime Monday night and the Pittsburgh Penguins defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning, 3-2, to leave the Eastern Conference finals tied at one game apiece.
Crosby, who hadn't scored since...
Published in Los Angeles Times on May 17, 2016 — Print headline: "Crosby lifts the faithful in Pittsburgh - Penguins avoid 2-0 deficit when captain scores 40 seconds into overtime. - PITTSBURGH 3 TAMPA BAY 2 (OT)"
Lightning shut out Islanders to clinch playoff series in five games
— Victor Hedman and Ben Bishop lifted the Tampa Bay Lightning into the Eastern Conference final for the second straight year.
Hedman scored twice and Bishop stopped 28 shots Sunday, helping the defending conference champions beat the New York...
Published in Los Angeles Times on May 09, 2016 — Print headline: "Bishop, Hedman shine in clincher - NHL PLAYOFFS - TAMPA BAY 4 N.Y. ISLANDERS 0"
Brian Boyle scores in overtime as Lightning beat Islanders in overtime in Game 3
Brian Boyle scored at 2 minutes 48 seconds of overtime to lift the Tampa Bay Lightning to a 5-4 victory over the host New York Islanders on Tuesday night for a 2-1 lead in their Eastern Conference second-round series.
Nikita Kucherov tied the score in...
Published in Los Angeles Times on May 04, 2016 — Print headline: "Lightning win in overtime for 2-1 series lead - STANLEY CUP PLAYOFF ROUNDUP"
Kings' Milan Lucic keeps the goals coming, scoring his 10th in 3-1 win over Lightning
Yes, you can say with assurance that Kings left wing Milan Lucic is ahead of schedule.Miles ahead, in fact.Lucic scored his 10th goal of the season and third in the last two days, helping lead the Kings to a 3-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning on...
Published in Los Angeles Times on December 07, 2015 — Print headline: "It's a net game for Lucic now - Winger who struggled to score in Boston last season gets 10th goal as Kings win again. - KINGS 3 TAMPA BAY 1"
Chicago Blackhawks' playoff experience shows again in Game 1 win
Members of the Tampa Bay Lightning awoke Thursday with a sense of remorse after being unable to extend a late lead and put away the Chicago Blackhawks in the opener of the Stanley Cup Final.
"You should be a little angry ... that we had a chance...
Lightning's Tyler Johnson does it all with hat trick against Rangers
Tyler Johnson is carrying the Tampa Bay Lightning in the playoff and making more than a name for himself.
The 24-year-old is becoming one of the front-runners to be the postseason MVP. Johnson scored short-handed, even strength and on the power play in...
Washington Capitals take Game 7 over Islanders, will face Rangers next
Skating around every opponent on the ice, rookie Evgeny Kuznetsov scored the go-ahead goal with less than 7 1/2 minutes left in Game 7, and Braden Holtby only needed to make 10 saves Monday night, lifting the Washington Capitals past the visiting New York...
Early goals hold up as Rangers defeat Penguins, 2-1, in Game 1
Derick Brassard and Ryan McDonough scored in the first period and Henrik Lundqvist made the goals stand up as the New York Rangers won the opener of their playoff series with the Pittsburgh Penguins, 2-1, Thursday night in New York.
The Rangers shut down...
Ducks not proud of their play after loss to Tampa Bay Lightning, 4-1
It would be understandable if the Ducks were losing close games during these post-All Star, pre-playoff dog days of the NHL season.
But after producing another sloppy, inconsistent effort Wednesday in a 4-1 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning — the Ducks'...
Ducks' Matt Beleskey, Sami Vatanen sidelined after injuries
Already dealing with defensive holes, the Ducks announced Tuesday there are more voids to fill.
Forward Matt Beleskey will be sidelined two to four weeks with a shoulder injury and defenseman Sami Vatanen four to six weeks because of a leg injury.
...
Ducks' Matt Beleskey, Sami Vatanen sidelined after injuries
Already dealing with defensive holes, the Ducks announced Tuesday there are more voids to fill.
Forward Matt Beleskey will be sidelined two to four weeks with a shoulder injury and defenseman Sami Vatanen four to six weeks with a leg injury.
Beleskey,...
Ducks allow Lightning to strike early in 5-3 loss
When Ducks goalie Frederik Andersen was conked on the back of the head by the crossbar of a tipped-over goal Sunday, it left him feeling the way his team played.
Dazed, slow, out of sorts.
The Ducks' 5-3 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning was packed with...
NHL Eastern Conference team previews and predictions
Scoring champion and MVP Sidney Crosby and goal-scoring champ Alexander Ovechkin have more in common than shiny trophies. Both Crosby’s Pittsburgh Penguins and Ovechkin’s Washington Capitals have a new coach and general manager.
The Penguins, who...
A miserable playoff start, memorable Stanley Cup finish for Kings
After becoming the first team to reach the Stanley Cup Final by winning three series in Game 7, all on the road, the Kings' five-game series victory over the New York Rangers to win the Stanley Cup almost seemed abrupt — except that all three games at the...
Kings' Jonathan Quick sets new standard in goal
Sure, go to the highlight reel.
Watch Kings goaltender Jonathan Quick make that toe save on the New York Rangers' Derick Brassard. See him deny the Chicago Blackhawks' Patrick Kane with a flypaper-like grab. Admire the way he punched the Ducks' Corey...
Kings edge Rangers, 3-2 in double OT, to win second Stanley Cup title
It took the Kings 45 years to win their first Stanley Cup.
Then how come it felt like 45 years to win No. 2?
Maybe this was simply cosmic and blood pressure-soaring payback for their Cup run of 2012 being far too smooth and so relatively unruffled.
...
Kings fans celebrate Stanley Cup win with fireworks, crowd surfing
The chant echoed outside the Staples Center all night.
"We want the Cup! We want the Cup!"
After more than four hours and nearly five periods of tense, back-and-forth hockey, the Los Angeles Kings got it for them.
When Alec Martinez found the...
Stanley Cup Final: A little light reading before Game 5
Teams that won the first three games of the Stanley Cup Final have gone on to win the series 25 of 26 times. Will the Kings make it 26 for 27 Friday night at Staples Center against the New York Rangers?
A sixth game, if necessary, would be played on...
Controlling the faceoff is critical to the game of hockey
His hands gripped the hockey stick a little tighter as he glided into the faceoff circle.
Jarret Stoll spread his skates wide, crouching low to the ice, positioning himself nose-to-nose with his opponent.
It was early in Game 2 of the Stanley Cup...