Forum: EAST: Northeast Division

It took 40 years for Original Six rivals Boston and New York to face off again in the playoffs. Beantown's Bruins seem intent on wrapping up the...

As Maple Leafs GM Dave Nonis wrapped up his season-ending news conference, there was only one player on the roster who received his unwavering...

After allowing three power-play goals in the first two games of the Eastern Conference Semifinals against the Pittsburgh Penguins, the Ottawa...

The Sabres brought in John Scott last season to make them a tougher team. They liked what they saw because they're keeping him around next season,...

Something seemed to be wrong with Brad Marchand in the first-round series against the Toronto Maple Leafs. He had no jump, no energy to his game,...

Colin Greening wore six stitches on his left cheek, and a wide smile, after Ottawa's double overtime playoff victory against Pittsburgh. Greening...

Claude Julien wanted his Bruins to play more aggressively in the third period. The Boston coach got his wish with the help of some shaky defense by...

Boston Bruins defenseman Wade Redden has returned to practice after missing Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semifinals against the New York Rangers....

The Ottawa Senators' top center, Jason Spezza, will return to the team's lineup in Game 3 of their second-round NHL playoff series against the...

Good things happen for the Bruins in overtime. Even for Brad Marchand. Boston's leading goal scorer during the regular season scored his first of...

The Boston Bruins turned back Toronto's comeback with a rally of their own. Trailing by three goals in the third period and still by two with less...

The Toronto Maple Leafs are close to making playoff history. Captain Dion Phaneuf and Phil Kessel scored third-period goals and the Toronto Maple...

Fresh off their first-round elimination of the Montreal Canadiens, the Ottawa Senators had a familiar face back on the ice on Sunday. No. 1 center...

The Boston Bruins will be without the services of defenseman Andrew Ference for Game 6 of their Eastern Conference quarterfinal series against the...

The Sabres fired assistant coaches James Patrick and Kevyn Adams on Thursday in the first moves made by newly promoted head coach Ron Rolston. A...

Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Mark Fraser had surgery on Thursday to repair a broken bone after being hit in the face with a puck during Boston's...

The Toronto Maple Leafs won in Boston again to force their playoff series to a sixth game. Now they'll finally need to win a game at home. ...

One thing the Ottawa Senators and Montreal Canadiens agreed on at the end of their sometimes-bitter playoff series was it all came down to...

Montreal Canadiens forward Brian Gionta will have surgery on his torn left biceps, knocking him out of the rest of the playoffs. The Canadiens...

There's something about the playoffs that brings the best out of Boston Bruins forward David Krejci. Krejci, in his sixth year in the NHL with the...

Boston Bruins center Patrice Bergeron finished the 2013 regular season as the top-ranked faceoff man in the NHL. But the Toronto Maple Leafs and...

The Ottawa Senators have adopted the "Pesky Sens" nickname this season. They lived up to that role Tuesday night. Kyle Turris scored at 2:32 of...

After the Buffalo Sabres fired Lindy Ruff in February, they planned on an extensive offseason coaching search. Once they saw Ron Rolston in...

Defenseman Eric Gryba will be in the Ottawa Senators' lineup for Game 4 against the Montreal Canadiens. Senators coach Paul MacLean said after the...

The Maple Leafs increased their shots and hits in Game 3 against Boston. Their mistakes also went up, and that was enough for the Bruins to win 5-2...