Red Wings Give Detroit Reason to Cheer

Detroit may be hit hard by the economic downturn and the troubled auto industry, but the Red Wings are giving the city a lift by facing the Pittsburgh Penguins in the Stanley Cup finals.

Red Wings Advance to Stanley Cup Finals

The defending Stanley Cup champion Red Wings are headed back to the finals. The Wings beat Chicago, 2-1, in overtime to win the Western Conference final.

Penguins Rout Capitals, 6-2, in Game 7

Sidney Crosby scored twice as the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Washington Capitals, 6-2, in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference semifinals. Crosby has 12 playoff goals.

Three More NHL Series Going the Distance

Three more NHL playoff series are going down to the wire, with the winners advancing and the losers going home for the summer.

Caps Ovechkin Receives Death Threat

Security is bound to be tight for Game 4 of the NHL playoff between Pittsburgh and visiting Washington after the Capitals' top player receives a death threat.

Bettman on Coyotes: NHL Doesn't Abandon Cities

Commissioner Gary Bettman says the NHL league will look into the Phoenix Coyotes' surprise bankruptcy filing, adding he wants to keep the team in Glendale rather than relocate it to southern Ontario.