One top seed has never won a Stanley Cup. The other wasn't expected to make the playoffs at all. And a pair of brothers who ...

WASHINGTON — Hockey's Stanley Cup Playoffs begin Saturday ... Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals scores a goal against the Pittsburgh Penguins Thursday. Coming into the season, the ...

Pittsburgh has hung three Stanley Cup banners since 2009, while Buffalo last appeared in the playoffs in 2011. Steel City supremacy, Queen City quagmire. The here and now might be a little easier ...