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If the Tampa Bay Lighting thought that their first-round match-up against the New Jersey Devils was going to be a breeze they have another thing coming. The Devils smoked the Lighting in game three of the best of seven series as they won 5-2. New Jersey shot 20 times in the …

The Stanley Cup Playoffs are heating up as three key games on tap for Tuesday night. Caps Looking for First Win Two overtime losses leaves Washington sitting at a 2-0 deficit to begin its first round matchup with the Columbus Blue Jackets The Capitals have not faced potentially falling behind …

There are four Game 3’s in the Stanley Cup Playoffs tonight. In the Eastern Conference, Atlantic Division rivals Toronto and Boston face off in Toronto at 7 p.m., while the Tampa Bay Lightning and New Jersey Devils face off in New Jersey at 7:30 p.m. The Bruins and Lightning lead …

The road to the 2018 Stanley Cup Final is set and the opening round of NHL playoffs kicked off last week. A red-hot Tampa Bay Lightning team was matched up with the New Jersey Devils to start the opening round. The first two games of the series were played in Tampa and the …

Eight teams took the ice on Sunday for some great playoff hockey. Penguins Take a 2-1 Lead Over Flyers In a Pennsylvania rivalry series, the Pittsburgh Penguins won game three in dominant fashion by a score of 5-1. Dominant wins seem to be the theme of the series so far …

The Tampa Bay Lightning used their depth to propel them to a 5-2 victory over the New Jersey Devils in Game 1 of the first round. The Lightning’s highly-powered offense is led by Steven Stamkos and Nikita Kucherov, but neither star provided their typical spark. Ondrej Palat led the Lightning …

There is nothing more dangerous in sports than a team with nothing to lose. That is the mentality the Colorado Avalanche will have Thursday night when they begin a series against the Nashville Predators. Simply put: the Predators dominated all season long while the Avalanche made it by the skim …

With the NHL regular season winding down, NHL Analyst Barry Melrose joined Sportscene with Steve Russell to talk some hockey. Melrose’s discussion ranged from talking about the team he believes will make a surprise run at the Stanley Cup to the importance of a solid goalie in the postseason. Anything …

The Pittsburgh Penguins are 2017 Stanley Cup Champions after defeating the Nashville Predators 2-0 in a hard-fought Game 6. The 4-2 series win gives Pittsburgh their second consecutive title, the fifth in team history. The Penguins are the first NHL team to win back-to-back championships since the Detroit Red Wings did …

The first round of the NHL Playoffs continues tonight with each team on their quest for the Stanley Cup. The road has been a long and daunting one, but the process of elimination has begun.  The Calgary Flames lost last night, making them the first team to be eliminated from …