2009 Stanley Cup Playoffs

Coverage of the 2009 Stanley Cup Playoffs from ESPN includes series matchups, schedules, scores, and current news.

The 2009 Stanley Cup playoffs of the National Hockey League began on April 15, 2009, after the 2008–09 regular season. The sixteen teams that qualified, eight from each conference, play best-of-seven series for conference quarterfinals, semifinals and championships, and..

The latest National Hockey League 2008 Playoffs news, results, … Marian Hossa thought Detroit would win the Stanley Cup instead of Pittsburgh. …

I’ll be live blogging during the first game of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. The Pittsburgh Penguins take on the Detroit Redwings. The puck is about to drop. Detroit is playing aggressively, taking a few shots on goal, all stopped. …

A breakdown of the Stanley Cup finals, pitting the Detroit Red Wings against the Pittsburgh Penguins. On paper, this should be an easy series to predict. Detroit handled Pittsburgh in six games during last year’s Stanley Cup finals, …

The team only had about a month off after the 2008 Stanley Cup finals before rookie camp began and preparations were made for a season-opening trip to Europe. Then came the long, slow slide out of the playoff chase before the …

Both Brough and Halford went 2-0 predicting the NHL conference finals, the former moving to 11-3 in the 2009 postseason, the latter to 9-5. Now comes the most important pick: the Stanley Cup Finals. Detroit vs. Pittsburgh …