The San Jose Sharks won’t have to wait long to attempt to avenge their playoff exit from a season ago. The Los Angeles Kings ousted the Sharks during last years Stanley Cup semi-finals and the two teams will meet again in the first round this year.   There isn’t a drastic gap in any matchup in the Western Conference this season....

2013-14 SEASON SETS VIEWERSHIP RECORDS ON NBC, NBCSN The 2013-14 season set a full-season viewership record on NBCSN and is expected to do the same for NBC when final figures become available later this week, according to The Nielsen Company. NBCSN recorded its most-watched full regular season ever, averaging 351,000 viewers over 88 telecasts, up 6 percent compared to the last...

  The wild, wild west will be an epic battle. Everyone has been saying that the Western Conference is the superior conference. I guess we will see if it is, but I can tell you that there is numerous teams that can make it to the cup finals. With the power of Anaheim, St. Louis, San Jose, and previous champions...

The playoffs are every hockey fans favorite time of year. This year things look extremely up in the air. The Eastern Conference has been dominated by the likes of Pittsburgh and Boston, but no one can count out teams like the Montreal or the New York Rangers. Here is a quick breakdown of the Eastern Conference first round match-ups...