Chris Neil

Penguins explode in third, take 3-1 series lead OTTAWA -- It seemed only a matter of time before linemates James Neal and Jarome Iginla started putting pucks in the back of the net. That time came Wednesday at Scotiabank Place, where both Pittsburgh...

The Penguins arrived in Canada's capital Saturday with a clear purpose and a clearer plan: End this Stanley Cup playoff series with the Senators as quickly as possible, and do so with more of what succeeded in the first couple of games: 1. Superb...

He did, Sidney Crosby recalled, feel pretty good before the game. Likely nowhere near as good as he felt by the time it was over, though. Crosby scored the Penguins' first three goals in their 4-3 victory against Ottawa at Consol Energy Center...

How did Penguins defenseman Brooks Orpik put it Thursday? "I'm not huge into individual glory." That's unfortunate because it surrounds Orpik as the Penguins get ready for Game 2 tonight of their Stanley Cup playoff series with the Ottawa Senators....

Gryba unsure for Game 2 The first question -- or questions -- posed to Senators coach Paul MacLean on Wednesday was if there was any update on the status of defenseman Eric Gryba and whether center Jason Spezza might suit up for Game 2. "No and no,"...

Kyle Turris scored 2:32 into overtime, lifting the Senators past the Montreal Canadiens, 3-2, at Ottawa to grab a 3-1 lead in their playoff series Tuesday night. Turris' shot from the sideboards sneaked past Montreal backup goalie Peter Budaj, who...

SportsDirect Inc. Recap: Senators 3, Canadiens 2 (OT) Senators 3, Canadiens 2 (OT): Cory Conacher tied the game with 22.6 seconds remaining in the third period and Kyle Turris scored at 2:32 of overtime as host Ottawa edged second-seeded Montreal to...

The Sports Xchange By Don Brenann, The Sports Xchange Senators win fight-filled game OTTAWA -- The price of victory in the first-round playoff series between the Ottawa Senators and Montreal Canadiens that has reached new levels of nastiness is small,...

The chess match to find the right matchups for the Islanders and Penguins isn't the only mental battle going on. Both teams' physical players, the ones who will try to wreak havoc and get under the skin of their opponents, have to figure out where the...

There will be plenty of story lines coming out of the Bruins-Maple Leafs conference quarterfinal series, which opens on Wednesday night at the Garden, and Tyler Seguin will be right in he middle of the biggest one. Seguin, of course, was part of the...

BOSTON -- Ottawa Senators coach Paul MacLean was a happy guy as his team left TD Garden late Sunday night en route to the Stanley Cup playoffs. At the same time, Boston Bruins counterpart Claude Julien had to wonder what he's going to get when his team,...

The Sports Xchange By Mike Shalin, The Sports Xchange Senators 4, Bruins 2 BOSTON -- The Boston Bruins held Fan Appreciation Night on Sunday at TD Garden, but the sellout crowd could not have appreciated what happened to the hometown team. Rookie...