The Eastern Conference Finals start Friday night when the Philadelphia Flyers travel to Pittsburgh to face the second-seeded Penguins (in progress, VERSUS, CBC, RDS).  The Penguins lead 4-2 in the second period at Mellon Arena.

Crosby, Richards, Carter and Coburn were of one mind —-- win gold for Canada at the 2005 World Junior Championships. The Pittsburgh captain and his three former teammates are now rivals in the Eastern Conference Finals.

Some people will do anything for hockey tickets. On Friday’s The Hockey Show, see how one Detroit fan earned his playoff tickets and who delivered season tickets to a die-hard Penguins fan.

The Detroit Red Wings learned a lesson about being mentally tough in the first round of the Playoffs. Larry Wigge has the story and Dr. Larry Lauer has more in his weekly column. Zetterberg the complete player | Robidas ‘nose’ how to win

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