(John McDonnell/for The Washington Post) Column by Barry Svrluga Welcome to the Stanley Cup playoffs. When does a clock tick more slowly than when your team is protecting a one-goal lead in the ...

WASHINGTON — Hockey's Stanley Cup Playoffs begin Saturday. It's a tall order to live up to last year's dramatic seven-game final. But the pieces are in place for an entertaining playoffs ...

This is the third time in four seasons these two teams have met in the playoffs, with the winner of the previous matchups reaching the Stanley Cup Final. The first-round series opens in Tampa at ...