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The job has often been compared to Vice President of the United States -- as in not very significant unless something happens to the big guy. If you're a backup goalie in the Stanley Cup Playoffs, your chances of getting into a game are somethi...

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. -- Someone asked Adrian Aucoin after practice Friday if he represented "the calvary" for the Phoenix Coyotes.  Aucoin, who has missed the first three games of this Western Conference Finals series against the Los Angeles King...

For the Phoenix Coyotes to avoid getting swept by the Los Angeles Kings on Sunday, NBC Sports analyst Jeremy Roenick said they have to find a way to take the positives out of yet another loss. "I know this sounds terrible to say because they ju...

Between the four teams competing for the 2012 Memorial Cup are prospects representing 20 NHL teams. The Montreal Canadiens have the most players to watch, among them their last two first-round draft picks -- London Knights defenseman Jarred Ti...

NEWARK, N.J. -- One might consider the odds of the New Jersey Devils winning a fourth Stanley Cup in franchise history rather slim without some offensive contribution from veteran forward Patrik Elias. Still, the fact the Devils have performed...

With the Rangers and Devils locked in a 1-1 tie in the Eastern Conference Finals, NHL.com reached out to NBC Sports analyst Jeremy Roenick to get his take on what each team has to do to get the advantage in Game 3 Saturday at Prudential Center (1 ...

The 2012 IIHF World Hockey Championship has provided a slew of new memories, punctuated by some thrilling regulation-time endings in the quarterfinals. With the puck about to drop on the tournament semifinals, here are some notable numbers from th...

GREENBURGH, N.Y. -- With all things being equal, the New York Rangers are having a hard time scoring goals during the Stanley Cup Playoffs, but their power play has quietly been their saving grace. Of the four teams remaining in the playoffs, t...

GREENBURGH, N.Y. -- Lesson learned, says Marian Gaborik. "It was what it was, obviously," the Rangers' 41-goal scorer said Friday after practice. "I have to do a better job there on their second goal." Gaborik is referring to his inability t...

The semifinals at the 2012 IIHF World Hockey Championship offer a pair of compelling matchups. If the quarterfinals proved anything, it's that anyone can win at any time. Of the four games played Thursday, two were won in the final 30 seconds a...

We could know one of the two participants in the Stanley Cup Final by the end of the weekend. The Los Angeles Kings have a chance to lock up their first trip to the Final since 1993 by beating the Phoenix Coyotes in Game 4 of the Western Confer...

GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Dwight King and Jordan Nolan are two strapping 22-year-old professional athletes living in the shadows of Hollywood, a short drive from the beach, a freeway jaunt from the action. Talk about the dream, right? Fun in the sun,...

Matthew Finn admits he played the 2011-12 season with a giant chip on his shoulder. It certainly worked for him, as the Guelph Storm defenseman found anger to be a wonderful motivator to having a tremendous season and earning recognition as a...

LOS ANGELES -- The Los Angeles Kings have won 11 of their 12 games in this year's Stanley Cup Playoffs. They're just one win away from their first trip to the Stanley Cup Final in 19 years after beating the Phoenix Coyotes 2-1 on Thursday night in...

LOS ANGELES -- The Phoenix Coyotes played much better in Game 3 than they did in Game 2 of this Western Conference Finals series. They've got two days to figure out a way to play even better in Game 4. While the Coyotes were able to stay with t...

LOS ANGELES -- On opening night on a different continent, Jarret Stoll played on a line with Scott Parse and Trent Hunter -- two players who are either no longer in the organization or not active. By December, in the waning days of the Terry Mu...

New York Rangers coach John Tortorella doesn't solely blame Marian Gaborik for the team's 3-2 loss to the New Jersey Devils in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Finals on Wednesday, but he was willing to speak in generalities during a conference ca...

In the locker room of the Boston College Eagles, winner of three of the last five NCAA hockey championships, there's a wall featuring photos of all the Eagles who have hoisted the Stanley Cup, starting with Joe Mullen and on through Brian Leetch, ...

Being a 28-year-old AHL player in the New Jersey Devils organization requires great patience, especially when your last name is Gionta. That virtue is finally paying off for Stephen Gionta, who after six seasons with their farm team has contribute...

Jeff Carter was shipped to Hollywood in late February for a reason -- to vault one of the least productive goal-scoring teams in the NHL to greater heights. But few imagined Carter would deliver a playoff performance the Los Angeles Kings haven...