http://www.nhl.com/rssNHL FEATURE STORIESNHL Enterprises, L.P. (c) 2012 NHL. All Rights Reserveden-usSun, 20 May 2012 17:49:48 EDThttp://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=632184NEWARK, N.J. -- Zach Parise has been accommodating to the media after wins and losses since long before being named captain of the New Jersey Devils prior to this season. So, when Parise doesn't come out to address the press, as was the case follo...Sun, 20 May 2012 16:03:00 EDThttp://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=632184http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=632180NEWARK, N.J. -- The mood around the New Jersey Devils was somber when Jacob Josefson was diagnosed with a fractured left wrist on April 3. Josefson was just starting to come on after missing 37 games with a broken clavicle. He was just starti...Sun, 20 May 2012 14:45:00 EDThttp://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=632180http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=632127EL SEGUNDO, Calif. -- One of the bedrocks of the Phoenix Coyotes' philosophy is to find scoring by committee. The club expects to receive offense from everyone as a way to make up for a lack of game-breaking talent. Still, there are a couple o...Sat, 19 May 2012 20:46:00 EDThttp://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=632127http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=632119EL SEGUNDO, Calif. – It's easy to take a cursory glance at the statistics and see what is driving the Los Angeles Kings through the Stanley Cup Playoffs. There is the top line of Dustin Brown, Anze Kopitar and Justin Williams piling up points. ...Sat, 19 May 2012 18:26:00 EDThttp://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=632119http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=632117NEWARK, N.J. -- For Devils coach Peter DeBoer, there was no other way to interpret the hit to the head of defenseman Anton Volchenkov from Rangers forward Brandon Prust during the second period of Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Finals on Saturda...Sat, 19 May 2012 18:10:00 EDThttp://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=632117http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=632141NEWARK, N.J. -- For the better part of the first 40 minutes in Game 3 Saturday, the Rangers couldn't figure out how to do what they talked about doing, what they know they need to do in order to beat the Devils. To get to the Stanley Cup Final,...Sat, 19 May 2012 17:51:00 EDThttp://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=632141http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=632115NEWARK, N.J. -- It's reaching the point where Chris Kreider's ability to score goals despite his lack of NHL experience should stop surprising people. Kreider, who joined the New York Rangers on the eve of the Stanley Cup Playoffs after leaving...Sat, 19 May 2012 17:46:00 EDThttp://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=632115http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=632139NEWARK, N.J. -- Brad Richards could have signed with multiple teams as a free agent this summer. But the New York Rangers were the only team who could concretely state they had something -- or someone -- no one else could offer. Henrik Lundqvis...Sat, 19 May 2012 17:16:00 EDThttp://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=632139http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=632135EL SEGUNDO, Calif. – A curious case of denial seems to have infected the Los Angeles Kings during this remarkable plow through the Stanley Cup Playoffs. To a man, they have downplayed or refused to acknowledge their brutally efficient path thro...Sat, 19 May 2012 15:48:00 EDThttp://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=632135http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=632133EL SEGUNDO, Calif. -- When Rob Scuderi won the Stanley Cup in 2009, his Pittsburgh Penguins were considered a model for success in the "new NHL." The Penguins were built with strength down the middle -- three elite, young centers. The Penguins ...Sat, 19 May 2012 14:29:00 EDThttp://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=632133http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=632070The job has often been compared to Vice President of the United States -- as in not very significant unless something happens to the big guy. If you're a backup goalie in the Stanley Cup Playoffs, your chances of getting into a game are somethi...Sat, 19 May 2012 12:26:00 EDThttp://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=632070http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=632065EL SEGUNDO, Calif. -- Someone asked Adrian Aucoin after practice Friday if he represented "the calvary" for the Phoenix Coyotes.  Aucoin, who has missed the first three games of this Western Conference Finals series against the Los Angeles King...Fri, 18 May 2012 21:25:00 EDThttp://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=632065http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=632062For the Phoenix Coyotes to avoid getting swept by the Los Angeles Kings on Sunday, NBC Sports analyst Jeremy Roenick said they have to find a way to take the positives out of yet another loss. "I know this sounds terrible to say because they ju...Fri, 18 May 2012 18:19:00 EDThttp://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=632062http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=632085Between the four teams competing for the 2012 Memorial Cup are prospects representing 20 NHL teams. The Montreal Canadiens have the most players to watch, among them their last two first-round draft picks -- London Knights defenseman Jarred Ti...Fri, 18 May 2012 17:08:00 EDThttp://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=632085http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=632082NEWARK, N.J. -- One might consider the odds of the New Jersey Devils winning a fourth Stanley Cup in franchise history rather slim without some offensive contribution from veteran forward Patrik Elias. Still, the fact the Devils have performed...Fri, 18 May 2012 15:56:00 EDThttp://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=632082http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=632080With the Rangers and Devils locked in a 1-1 tie in the Eastern Conference Finals, NHL.com reached out to NBC Sports analyst Jeremy Roenick to get his take on what each team has to do to get the advantage in Game 3 Saturday at Prudential Center (1 ...Fri, 18 May 2012 15:48:00 EDThttp://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=632080http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=632078The 2012 IIHF World Hockey Championship has provided a slew of new memories, punctuated by some thrilling regulation-time endings in the quarterfinals. With the puck about to drop on the tournament semifinals, here are some notable numbers from th...Fri, 18 May 2012 15:26:00 EDThttp://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=632078http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=632076GREENBURGH, N.Y. -- With all things being equal, the New York Rangers are having a hard time scoring goals during the Stanley Cup Playoffs, but their power play has quietly been their saving grace. Of the four teams remaining in the playoffs, t...Fri, 18 May 2012 15:06:00 EDThttp://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=632076http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=632074GREENBURGH, N.Y. -- Lesson learned, says Marian Gaborik. "It was what it was, obviously," the Rangers' 41-goal scorer said Friday after practice. "I have to do a better job there on their second goal." Gaborik is referring to his inability t...Fri, 18 May 2012 14:40:00 EDThttp://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=632074http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=632010If the quarterfinals proved anything, it's that anyone can win at any time. Of the four games played Thursday, two were won in the final 30 seconds and a third saw top-seeded Canada lose in the last 2:30 of regulation. When it was all over, three ...Fri, 18 May 2012 12:52:00 EDThttp://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=632010http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=632006We could know one of the two participants in the Stanley Cup Final by the end of the weekend. The Los Angeles Kings have a chance to lock up their first trip to the Final since 1993 by beating the Phoenix Coyotes in Game 4 of the Western Confer...Fri, 18 May 2012 10:14:00 EDThttp://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=632006http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=632005GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Dwight King and Jordan Nolan are two strapping 22-year-old professional athletes living in the shadows of Hollywood, a short drive from the beach, a freeway jaunt from the action. Talk about the dream, right? Fun in the sun,...Fri, 18 May 2012 09:54:00 EDThttp://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=632005http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=631959Matthew Finn admits he played the 2011-12 season with a giant chip on his shoulder. It certainly worked for him, as the Guelph Storm defenseman found anger to be a wonderful motivator to having a tremendous season and earning recognition as a...Fri, 18 May 2012 09:00:00 EDThttp://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=631959http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=632021LOS ANGELES -- The Los Angeles Kings have won 11 of their 12 games in this year's Stanley Cup Playoffs. They're just one win away from their first trip to the Stanley Cup Final in 19 years after beating the Phoenix Coyotes 2-1 on Thursday night in...Fri, 18 May 2012 02:11:00 EDThttp://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=632021http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=632001LOS ANGELES -- The Phoenix Coyotes played much better in Game 3 than they did in Game 2 of this Western Conference Finals series. They've got two days to figure out a way to play even better in Game 4. While the Coyotes were able to stay with t...Fri, 18 May 2012 01:50:00 EDThttp://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=632001http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=632020LOS ANGELES -- On opening night on a different continent, Jarret Stoll played on a line with Scott Parse and Trent Hunter -- two players who are either no longer in the organization or not active. By December, in the waning days of the Terry Mu...Fri, 18 May 2012 01:32:00 EDThttp://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=632020http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=631986New York Rangers coach John Tortorella doesn't solely blame Marian Gaborik for the team's 3-2 loss to the New Jersey Devils in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Finals on Wednesday, but he was willing to speak in generalities during a conference ca...Thu, 17 May 2012 15:52:00 EDThttp://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=631986http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=631965In the locker room of the Boston College Eagles, winner of three of the last five NCAA hockey championships, there's a wall featuring photos of all the Eagles who have hoisted the Stanley Cup, starting with Joe Mullen and on through Brian Leetch, ...Thu, 17 May 2012 14:50:00 EDThttp://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=631965http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=631979Being a 28-year-old AHL player in the New Jersey Devils organization requires great patience, especially when your last name is Gionta. That virtue is finally paying off for Stephen Gionta, who after six seasons with their farm team has contribute...Thu, 17 May 2012 13:57:00 EDThttp://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=631979http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=631958Jeff Carter was shipped to Hollywood in late February for a reason -- to vault one of the least productive goal-scoring teams in the NHL to greater heights. But few imagined Carter would deliver a playoff performance the Los Angeles Kings haven...Thu, 17 May 2012 12:23:00 EDThttp://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=631958http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=631956The celebration that followed a beauty of a goal by 21-year-old Michael Del Zotto was a gathering of five New York Rangers who epitomize the youth movement of a franchise that once was defined as one of the oldest and least successful in the Leagu...Thu, 17 May 2012 11:54:00 EDThttp://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=631956http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=631908NEW YORK -- Despite giving up three third-period goals and getting shut out by the New York Rangers in the first game of the Eastern Conference Finals, the New Jersey Devils didn't feel there was an awful lot they needed to change entering Game 2 ...Thu, 17 May 2012 01:08:00 EDThttp://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=631908http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=631907NEW YORK -- The sight of star forward Marian Gaborik sitting on the bench for the first 11:02 of the third period after his gaffe led to a Devils goal in the second period was emblematic of the problems the New York Rangers had in their own zone W...Thu, 17 May 2012 00:50:00 EDThttp://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=631907http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=631906NEW YORK -- It wasn't too long ago New Jersey Devils forward David Clarkson was regarded as that prototypical grinder, always willing to drop the gloves and retreat into areas on the ice where only the strong survive. That seems like eons ago ...Thu, 17 May 2012 00:19:00 EDThttp://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=631906http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=631904GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Five goals in their last five games. Even against two Vezina Trophy candidates and even for a team not known for being offensively explosive, the Phoenix Coyotes have picked a lousy time for a scoring funk. After being sh...Wed, 16 May 2012 21:03:00 EDThttp://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=631904http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=631902GLENDALE, Ariz. – Frustration is usually a friend to the Phoenix Coyotes. They have won a division title and pushed all the way to the their first Western Conference final by twisting more skilled teams inside-out with a combination of work ethic ...Wed, 16 May 2012 19:19:00 EDThttp://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=631902http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=631900EL SEGUNDO, Calif. – One minute Dustin Brown was nearly bent over backward in pain. Later he was prone, face down on the ice after a taking a hit from behind. The Los Angeles Kings can’t help but shake their collective head at how their captai...Wed, 16 May 2012 18:14:00 EDThttp://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=631900http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=631896DALLAS -- The Dallas Stars officially welcomed former general manager and coach Bob Gainey back to the organization Wednesday. Gainey, a 1992 inductee into the Hockey Hall of Fame, will serve as a senior advisor to the hockey department. "I'm ...Wed, 16 May 2012 15:25:00 EDThttp://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=631896http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=631830There was wide-ranging disappointment in Vancouver after the Presidents' Trophy-winning Canucks, last spring's Stanley Cup runner-up, were eliminated from this season's championship chase in just five first-round games by the upstart Kings. Af...Wed, 16 May 2012 14:02:00 EDThttp://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=631830http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=631828NEW YORK -- The early part of Artem Anisimov's career was all about finding a comfort level in the United States, with the language, the customs and, of course, the hockey. Anisimov spent the first 19 years of his life in Yaroslavl, Russia, bef...Wed, 16 May 2012 13:27:00 EDThttp://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=631828