Burnside: This week's games to watch
Monday: Washington Capitals at Tampa Bay Lightning, 7 p.m. ETAfter a long ride atop the Southeast Division standings, the Lightning have been overtake...
View ArticleEastern Conference finals breakdown: Boston Bruins versus Tampa Bay Lightning
The Eastern Conference finals matchup between the Bruins and Lightning features two teams with good to great balance up front, but which club will win?
View ArticleStanley Cup playoffs: Tampa Bay Lightning are no one-trick pony
The Bruins learned the hard way in the Lightning's 5-2 Game 1 win that Tampa Bay is no one-trick pony.
View ArticleStanley Cup playoffs: Boston Bruins rookie Tyler Seguin earns spot on bench
In an electric game that had maybe a hundred moments that brought you out of your seat -- hits, saves, passes -- this was truly Tyler Seguin's night.
View ArticleStanley Cup playoffs: These Boston Bruins playing with a different kind of...
The East finals are still young, but does Thursday's performance mean the Boston Bruins have finally put last season's playoff collapse in the rearview mirror?
View ArticleStanley Cup playoffs: Tampa Bay Lightning win after roller coaster of emotions
Rarely do you see an NHL team try so heartily to give away a playoff game and then fight so valiantly to steal it back the way the Tampa Bay Lightning did Saturday afternoon.
View ArticleBolts-B's: Roloson, Downie updates for Game 5; Kaberle struggling again
BOSTON -- Look for Dwayne Roloson to start in goal for the Tampa Bay Lightning in Monday night's Game 5 against Boston, even though no one would say f...
View Article2011 Stanley Cup playoffs: Boston Bruins' big stars, not Tampa Bay...
Tampa Bay rolled the dice in Monday's Game 5 but ultimately missed a great opportunity in a game that was its for the taking.
View ArticleBolts-Bruins: Burnside's keys to Game 7
BOSTON -- For six games, the Boston Bruins and Tampa Bay Lightning have waged a war of unpredictability. Never mind game to game, this series has feat...
View ArticleNHL - What is next for Tampa Bay Lightning after firing Guy Boucher?
After firing coach Guy Boucher, the question that remains is what is next for general manager Steve Yzerman and the Tampa Bay Lighting, writes Scott Burnside.
View ArticleRamblings: Alfie's contract, Drouin's future, Ference's leadership and more
DENVER -- You've no doubt read my colleague Pierre LeBrun's popular "rumblings" blog. Well, this is more a rambling than a rumbling. To whit: Cheat...
View ArticleNHL -- 7 teams to watch at the trade deadline
Seven teams will be making noise before the March 5 trade deadline, writes Scott Burnside.
View ArticleNHL -- Scott Burnside: Trade deadline winners and losers
There is a certain mug's game element to sifting through the winners and losers or teams that achieved what they set out to do by the deadline and those who fell short. But it won't stop us from...
View ArticleRamblings: All eyes on Caps' Kuznetsov
Pressure already on Caps' Kuznetsov It will be interesting to see how Washington head coach Adam Oates employs Evgeny Kuznetsov during the stretch ru...
View ArticleNHL - 2014 Stanley Cup playoffs: Eighteen years of playoff memories
Eighteen years of covering the Stanley Cup playoffs have harvested countless memories, writes ESPN.com's Scott Burnside.
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