stanley cup

This Monday the Stanley Cup gets under way between the Pittsburgh Penguins and Nashville Predators. On June 1st, the Cleveland Cavaliers travel to Oakland to tip off against the Golden State Warriros In Game one of the NBA Finals. What games can you hear on ESPN Radio on 1045 The Team...

Maybe not the most improbable run in recent memory given the talent on their roster, the Pittsburgh Penguins are on the verge of history. The Penguins took Game 4 in San Jose 3-1 to take a commanding two game advantage in the series heading into Game 5...

The Pittsburgh penguins are moving on to the Stanley Cup Finals after their 2-1 victory in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals over the Tampa Bay Lightning. Penguins forward Bryan Rust scored both goals for Pittsburgh, becoming only the 5th rookie in the past 40 seasons to record a multiple-goal game in a Game 7 (Adam Henrique, Brad Marchand, Jeremy Roenick, Craig Janney)...

The San Jose Sharks defeated the St. Louis Blues 5-2 in Game 7 of the Western Conference Finals to advance to the franchise's first Stanley Cup Final ever. Joe Pavelski and Joel Ward led the way for San Jose as Pavelski netted his NHL post-season-high 13th goal and Ward added a pair of goals in Game 7 including what would be the eventual winning goal early in the 3rd period...

Last year, the Rangers won the President's Trophy and for the second year in a row, fell short of the Stanley Cup in the Finals.

New York Islanders legend, Al Arbour, the second-winningest coach in NHL history, died on Friday at the age of 82. Arbour lead the Islanders dynasty teams of the late 70s and early 80s to four consecutive Stanley Cup championships.Arbour retired from coaching at the conclusion of the 1993-94 season with a total of 1,499 coached games...

CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Blackhawks are drinking from the Stanley Cup for the third time in six seasons. Duncan Keith scored the game-winner and Corey Crawford finished with 25 saves as the Hawks closed out the finals in six games, beating Tampa Bay 2-0...

The New York Rangers were very mum when it came to the injury of forward Mats Zuccarello, many believed it was a concussion, but on Monday the Norwegian forward told reporters that it was much much worst. After Zuccarello was hit in the head by teammate Ryan McDonagh's shot during Game 5 of the Rangers' series against the Pittsburgh Penguins, he lost the ability to speak for four days, and he also

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Nikita Kucherov scored 3:33 into overtime to give the Tampa Bay Lightning a 6-5 victory over the New York Rangers on Wednesday night in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference finals. Ondrej Palat had two goals and an assist, and Tyler Johnson, Steven Stamkos and Alex Killorn each had one goal and an assist for the Lightning...

The New York Rangers possibly had its worst showcase of the season Monday night, losing to the Tampa Bay Lightning 6-2. The game was filled with dumb penalties, player miscues, and bad discipline. The series is now evened up at 1-1 with the Rangers on their way to Tampa. ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Braden Holtby made 30 saves Monday night for his second career playoff shutout and Jay Beagle scored his first goal of this postseason, giving the Washington Capitals a 1-0 victory over the New York Rangers. Washington has a 2-1 lead in the Eastern Conference semifinals...

The New York Rangers forward Mats Zuccarello will not be available for the entirety of the Rangers' second-round series against the Washington Capitals. The Rangers originally listed Zuccarello as "out indefinitely" after what many have reported as a likely concussion when he was accidentally was hit with a shot on the left side of his head by teammate Ryan McDonagh in Game 5 of the team