NHL: Case for the Cup - Update on Stanley Cup predictions
Now that half of the NHL season is in the books, the ESPN.com NHL crew tells us if they still like their preseason Stanley Cup predictions.
View Article2014 Stanley Cup playoffs -- Burnside: Why the Boston Bruins will win it all
The Bruins will take advantage of the favorites beating each other up in the West to roll to another Stanley Cup championship, Scott Burnside writes.
View ArticleNHL -- 2014 Stanley Cup playoffs: Uneven goaltending has become theme in...
Spotty goaltending has been a theme so far in the first round of the playoffs for various reasons, but it's a trend that's likely coming to an end, writes ESPN.com's Scott Burnside.
View ArticleNHL -- 2014 Stanley Cup playoffs: Second-round storylines to watch
Will Sidney Crosby score again? Who will start in net for the Ducks? As the second round gets rolling, there are plenty of storylines to watch, writes ESPN.com's Scott Burnside.
View ArticleNHL - 2014 Stanley Cup playoffs: Chicago Blackhawks get another big game from...
The Chicago Blackhawks get another big game from underappreciated Corey Crawford to take a 1-0 series lead over the Los Angeles Kings, writes ESPN.com's Scott Burnside.
View ArticleNHL - 2014 Stanley Cup playoffs: Why Chicago Blackhawks-Los Angeles Kings...
Seven reasons stand out for why the Western Conference finals have serious juice, writes ESPN.com's Scott Burnside.
View ArticleNHL - 2014 Stanley Cup playoffs: Who is better: Kings' Drew Doughty or...
Which star defenseman would you take to build a team around: Chicago's Duncan Keith or Los Angeles' Drew Doughty? ESPN.com's Scott Burnside and ESPN The Magazine's Craig Custance debate.
View ArticleBlackhawks' Shaw taking one for the team
CHICAGO -- After looking like he was ready to jump back into the Chicago lineup, 20-goal scorer Andrew Shaw will have to wait to make his Western Conf...
View ArticleNHL - 2014 Stanley Cup playoffs: Los Angeles Kings rewrite story with late rally
As though the first two periods hadn't existed, the Kings emerged in the third as the same team that would not be put down by the Sharks or the Ducks, writes ESPN.com's Scott Burnside.
View ArticleNHL - 2014 Stanley Cup playoffs: Seven ways the Chicago Blackhawks can even...
The momentum seems to have swung in the Kings' direction, but there are seven ways the Blackhawks could swing it back, writes ESPN.com's Scott Burnside.
View ArticleHawks mixing things up ahead of Game 5
CHICAGO -- Look for the Chicago Blackhawks to come at the Los Angeles Kings with different line combinations in the hopes of extending their Western C...
View ArticleNHL - 2014 Stanley Cup playoffs: Patrick Kane delivers when Chicago...
Patrick Kane delivered a virtuoso four-assists performance to extend the series after the Hawks star had just one point in the first four games, Scott Burnside writes.
View ArticleNHL - 2014 Stanley Cup playoffs: Who will be the star of Game 7?
To help sort through what might unfold on Sunday, here are eight players who could impact the outcome of what has evolved into a classic playoff clash between two NHL powers, ESPN.com's Scott Burnside...
View ArticleNHL - 2014 Stanley Cup playoffs: Still the Kings of Game 7s
In the final accounting, the Kings' depth and inexhaustible will to win carried them into NHL history as they became the first-ever team to win three straight seven-game series, all on the road,...
View ArticleDebate: Who will win the Conn Smythe?
We're down to the Los Angeles Kings and the New York Rangers. So who will win the Conn Smythe as playoff MVP? Scott Burnside and Pierre LeBrun weigh i...
View ArticleNHL - 2014 Stanley Cup playoffs: New York Rangers, Los Angeles Kings converge...
Two teams from opposite sides of the continent, carrying different expectations and having to ford different streams of adversity, will meet in the Stanley Cup finals, ESPN.com's Scott Burnside writes.
View ArticleNHL - 2014 Stanley Cup finals: New York Rangers can learn from other teams'...
The Rangers can learn from other teams that have rallied back from 2-0 series deficits, ESPN.com's Scott Burnside writes.
View ArticleNHL - 2014 Stanley Cup finals: New York Rangers' chances seem to be toast
The Rangers failed to walk the talk and find themselves down in a serious hole to the hard-charging Kings, Scott Burnside writes.
View ArticleNHL - 2014 Stanley Cup finals: Los Angeles Kings' unique bond delivers...
The 2013-14 Kings won the Stanley Cup because they were able to form a unique bond, Scott Burnside writes.
View ArticleNHL -- Burnside: NHL draft fuels league's circle of life
The NHL draft is the single biggest key to building a winning team, and there is more that goes into that facet of the game than anyone realizes, writes Scott Burnside.
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