Pascal Dupuis

The Ottawa Senators hope the return of Jason Spezza can ignite a spark in their Eastern Conference second-round series with the top-seeded Pittsburgh Penguins. Sidelined since undergoing back surgery for a herniated disk in late January, Spezza will be in...

The seventh-seeded Detroit Red Wings hung tough with the top-seeded Chicago Blackhawks for 48 minutes in the opener of their Western Conference second-round series before the Presidents' Trophy winners turned on the afterburners and pulled away. Detroit...

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Sidney Crosby had his second career playoff hat trick and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Ottawa Senators 4-3 on Friday night to take a 2-0 lead in the Eastern Conference semifinals.   Brenden Morrow added his first playoff...

Penguins 4, Senators 3: Captain Sidney Crosby recorded his second career postseason hat trick as top-seeded Pittsburgh staved off visiting Ottawa to seize a 2-0 advantage in their Eastern Conference second-round series. Brenden Morrow scored,...

When they were at even strength, the Ottawa Senators more than held their own against the top-seeded Pittsburgh Penguins in the opener of their Eastern Conference second-round series. After allowing two power-play goals - and a short-handed one to boot...

Kings 4, Sharks 3: Captain Dustin Brown and Trevor Lewis scored power-play goals 22 seconds apart late in the third period to erase a deficit and give host Los Angeles a 2-0 lead in its Western Conference second-round series against sixth-seeded San Jose....

Penguins 4, Senators 1: Evgeni Malkin continued his sizzling postseason by collecting a goal and an assist in the first period as host Pittsburgh benefited from strong special teams play to win Game 1 of its Eastern Conference second-round series....

Evgeni Malkin continued his sizzling postseason by collecting a goal and an assist in the first period as host Pittsburgh benefited from strong special teams play to win Game 1 of its Eastern Conference second-round series 4-1 over the Ottawa Senators....

May 14 (Reuters) - Pittsburgh's Tomas Vokoun picked up his third straight win since replacing Marc-Andre Fleury in net as the Penguins beat Ottawa 4-1 in their second round playoff series opener on Tuesday. Vokoun was given his chance after the New...

The Sports Xchange Penguins pound Senators in series opener PITTSBURGH -- The Pittsburgh Penguins and Ottawa Senators facing off in the Stanley Cup playoffs has become an almost annual rite of spring. Their Eastern Conference semifinal matchup marks...

UNIONDALE, N.Y. -- Brooks Orpik no longer has to worry about being asked to recall the last time he scored a goal. And the Pittsburgh Penguins no longer have to worry about being asked to recall the last time they won a playoff series. Orpik's first goal...

SportsDirect Inc. Recap: Penguins 4, Islanders 3 (OT) Penguins 4, Islanders 3 (OT): Defenseman Brooks Orpik scored 7:49 into overtime as visiting Pittsburgh put away pesky eighth-seeded New York to win its Eastern Conference first-round series in six...