NHL Playoff Watch Daily: Blackhawks face critical matchup against the Predators

The Pittsburgh Penguins signed a lease Thursday, committing the NHL team to its yet-to-be built $290 million arena until 2040. The lease terms were in accordance with a March memorandum between the team and government officials, Gov. Ed Rendell said Thursday. The city-Allegheny County Sports and Exhibition Authority committed Wednesday to construction financing, and the deal should close in the…

For the Ottawa Senators, it was just a matter of time. They peppered Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist throughout the first half of the game and waited for the effort would pay off. It did, and then again, and then once more — all in a New York minute … well, in a team-record 52 seconds to be exact. Dany Heatley scored the first of Ottawa’s record-setting three goals in under a minute of the second…

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