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My Top 5 | Steve Duchesne
Steve Duchesne carved out a reputation as a highly effective offensive defenceman over 1,113 NHL regular season and 121 playoff games. In this edition of My Top 5, the undrafted blueliner serves up his views on what a defenceman can do to boost their team’s post-season fortunes.
Colton Sissons | Playoff Performer of the Night
Colton Sissons helped Nashville make history Monday by completing a hat trick with the game-winning goal in a 6-3 win over the Anaheim Ducks that sent the Predators to their first ever Stanley Cup Final.
Carter Rowney | Playoff Performer of the Day
It's been a year of firsts for Carter Rowney, who notched three assists to help the Penguins to a 7-0 win in Game 5 of their Eastern Conference Final against the Ottawa Senators in Pittsburgh Sunday.
Pontus Aberg | Playoff Performer of the Night
Pontus Aberg scored his first career Stanley Cup Playoffs goal in style with the game-winner in the Nashville Predators' 3-1 victory over the Anaheim Ducks Saturday night to give them a 3-2 series lead in the Western Conference Final.
Corey Perry | Playoff Performer of the Night
They don't call him "Scorey Perry" for nothing.
Unbreakable bond: Kyle Turris and the Capital City Condors
Not long after playing overtime hero for Ottawa in Game 5 of their Eastern Conference semifinal series against the New York Rangers, Turris was once again playing hero, this time in a suit, not a Senators sweater.
Marc Methot | Playoff Performer of the Night
Marc Methot contributed on the offensive end for the Ottawa Senators in a 5-1 win of Game 3 of their Eastern Conference Final against the Pittsburgh Penguins Wednesday night.
Player Q&A | Yannick Weber
Get to know Yannick Weber, Swiss defenceman for the Nashville Predators, a little bit better in this week's Player Q&A.
My Top 5 | Mike Knuble
Mike Knuble hoisted hockey’s most cherished team trophy in 1998 with the Detroit Red Wings. The right-winger, who played 1,068 career NHL regular season games and was a lifetime +76, offers up the most effective ways a forward can make a post-season impact - other than scoring.
RUST PUTS TRUST IN FORMER COACH'S WORDS
There is a moment before almost every game when Bryan Rust takes pause to recall the one piece of advice that he’s never forgotten.
Ondrej Kase | Playoff Performer of the Night
In just his fifth career Stanley Cup Playoffs game, Ondrej Kase came through with the game-tying goal in a 5-3 comeback win for the Anaheim Ducks in Sunday's Game 2 of their Eastern Conference Final against the Nashville Predators.
Brent Burns | TLA profile
Brent Burns is a first-time Ted Lindsay Award finalist and is the first defenceman to be voted a finalist in 17 years. Burns set single-season franchise records with the San Jose Sharks for goals and points by a defenceman.
Bobby Ryan | Playoff Performer of the Night
Bobby Ryan was firing on all cylinders Saturday, dropping jaws along the way to scoring the overtime-winning goal in a 2-1 victory for the Ottawa Senators in Game 1 of their Eastern Conference Final against the Pittsburgh Penguins.
Mattias Ekholm | Playoff Performer of the Night
Mattias Ekholm showed just why the Nashville Predators' defence is a force to be reckoned with by setting up the game-winning goal as part of a multi-point night in the team's 3-2 overtime win Friday night.
Welcome to the crash and bang world of Austin Watson
It would be understandable if Austin Watson were a little tired after two rounds of dishing out body check after body check on a nightly basis. But as Watson sees it, the more hits he delivers, the more effective and energized he is.
Marc-Andre Fleury | Playoff Performer of the Night
Marc-Andre Fleury posted 29 saves for his ninth career playoff shutout Wednesday, helping guide the Pittsburgh Penguins to the Eastern Conference Final with a 2-0 win over the Washington Capitals.
CONNOR MCDAVID | TLA PROFILE
In his second NHL season, he captained the Oilers to the fourth-most points in the Western Conference and the club’s first playoff berth since 2006.
Player Q&A | Jay Beagle
Jay Beagle can make a mean bison pasta, but he won't share his secret ingredient.
Erik Karlsson | Playoff Performer of the Night
Erik Karlsson scored the series-clinching goal for the Ottawa Senators Tuesday to defeat the New York Rangers, sending the team to the Eastern Conference Final for the third time in franchise history (2003, 2007).
RANGERS & SABRES FEATURED IN 2018 BRIDGESTONE NHL WINTER CLASSIC
Zuccarello McDonagh & Lundqvist face-off with Eichel, O'Reilly & Ristolainen the 10th Anniversary of the New Year’s Day Game