NHL Western Conference

A look at the Pittsburgh Penguins, their 50th season, and some history of Pittsburgh hockey.   Hall-of-fame goalie, Les Binkley (who had a stint in the...

NEW YORK (AP) - Before this Eastern Conference semifinal series, the one spot where the New York Rangers seemingly had a clear advantage over...

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The best line on hockey's busiest team hardly looked gassed. The way Derick Brassard and Benoit Pouliot were furiously pouring in overtime...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson is on a winning streak. The former NBA star led the city's successful effort to keep the...

CHICAGO (AP) - No introductions needed. Not for the conditions, not even for two of the NHL's best teams facing off for the first time...

Pittsburgh Penguins' Jayson Megna (59) and Brandon Sutter (16) look for a shot against Carolina Hurricanes goalie Justin Peters (35) as Hurricanes' Justin Faulk (27) defends during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Raleigh, N.C., Monday, Oct. 28, 2013. Hurricanes' Andrej Sekera (4), of Slovakia looks for possession at left. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome) by Joedy McCrearyAP Sports Writer RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — When he eventually tells the story of his first career goal, Pittsburgh rookie Jayson Megna won't embellish any of the details. Sidney Crosby did set it up, and it did ice a victory that ended a losing streak. That it clicked in off his shin pad? No big deal.

Pittsburgh Penguins' Evgeni Malkin (71) gets the game-winning goal past Vancouver Canucks goalie Roberto Luongo (1) in an overtime shootout during an NHL hockey game in Pittsburgh Saturday, Oct. 19, 2013. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar) by Dan ScifoAssociated Press Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Penguins and Vancouver Canucks had gone two years and 157 games since they last faced each other. They picked up right where they left off.

A woman pushes a stroller past the site of the National Blues Museum, set to open next year, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson) by Alan Scher ZagierAssociated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Die-hard music lovers, casual fans and globe-trotting tourists readily embrace Chicago as the home of the blues, spurred in large part by the Great Migration northward of Southern Blacks in the early and mid-20th century. Robert Johnson, the genre's godfather, famously sang of "Sweet Home Chicago," and the Chicago Blues Festival draws more than 100,000 people each summer. But come next year, the National Blues Museum won't find a home in Chicago, but in a rival Midwest city 300 miles to the south.

  Portland Winterhawks defenseman Seth Jones (3) celebrates his goal with teammate Nicolas Petan (19) during the second period of Memorial Cup final...