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First-round breakdown: Detroit Red Wings vs. Columbus Blue Jackets
The Jackets are making their first trip to the playoffs. The Red Wings are trying to repeat as Cup champs. But Scott Burnside says, even with questions surrounding Detroit's goaltending, it shouldn't...
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Second-round Stanley Cup playoffs breakdown: Detroit Red Wings vs. Anaheim Ducks
The Ducks display a bunch of weapons against most teams in the NHL. But playing against the Red Wings is a whole different story.
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Stanley Cup finals breakdown: Detroit Red Wings versus Pittsburgh Penguins
The Red Wings have survived, advancing to the Cup finals despite a banged-up lineup. But now, they face an offensive juggernaut unlike anything they've seen this postseason.
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Pavel Datsyuk of Detroit Red Wings ruled out for Game 1 of Stanley Cup finals
Red Wings forward Pavel Datsyuk will not play in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup finals Saturday night, despite his assertion he is a game-time decision.
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Pavel Datsyuk of Detroit Red Wings ruled out for Game 1 of Stanley Cup finals
Red Wings forward Pavel Datsyuk will not play in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup finals Saturday night, despite his assertion he is a game-time decision.
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Pittsburgh Penguins can't get hold on the little things in Cup finals opener
The Penguins were good in Saturday's Cup finals opener, but it was the small details that beat them in Detroit.
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Different path, same frustrating end now faces Pittsburgh Penguins
Over the course of about 27 hours, the Penguins came face to face with a past they seem unable to escape, one that includes yet another Stanley Cup parade in Motown.
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While Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin provide star power, Sergei Gonchar...
On a night when the Pittsburgh Penguins absolutely had to win, it was the quietly cool Sergei Gonchar who delivered at the most crucial moment.
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Burnside: Was this a series-clincher or just a statement? Time will tell
The Wings' 5-0 victory over the Penguins in Game 5 was a public humiliation, but we resist the overwhelming temptation to mark this series as over. For a moment.
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Burnside: Oh, those sports cliches ... what would we do without them
We're taking it one game at a time. There's no "I" in team. An elimination game brings out the cliches, and we're breaking out our own translations of the mundane and predictable.
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First-round breakdown: Detroit Red Wings versus Phoenix Coyotes
For the second straight postseason, the Phoenix Coyotes and Detroit Red Wings will duel, although this time Detroit will have home-ice advantage. Loo...
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2011 Stanley Cup finals: Dan Bylsma on the playing, coaching mystic of Game 7...
What is a player's mindset in Game 7 of the Cup finals? How does a coach motivate his team? We asked someone who knows both sides of the Cup coin: Dan Bylsma.
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First-round preview: Anaheim Ducks versus Detroit Red Wings
Our guess is that a lot of folks will tag this series as an upset special. Part of that will be the fact the Red Wings rolled into their 22nd straight...
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2013 Stanley Cup playoffs: Get ready for more Stanley Cup memories
With the Stanley Cup finals starting Wednesday, both the Bruins and Blackhawks are ready for memories, Scott Burnside writes.
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NHL - 2014 Stanley Cup finals: New York Rangers can learn from other teams'...
The Rangers can learn from other teams that have rallied back from 2-0 series deficits, ESPN.com's Scott Burnside writes.
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