Which eight teams will advance to the second round of the NHL's Stanley Cup playoffs? USA TODAY weighs in with first-round ...

A month before NHL's playoff openers this weekend, Commissioner Gary Bettman was more than happy to defend the decision to ...

Whether it is fair or not, reputations for players are mostly built on what they do in the playoffs. A great regular season ...

The 4 Nations Face-Off was a sprint. The Stanley Cup Playoffs are a marathon -- in which you must earn the right to compete ...

Mikko Rantanen will be the center of attention when the Dallas Stars meet the Colorado Avalanche meet in the first round ...

Defenseman Kaiden Guhle scored twice to lead the Montreal Canadiens to a 4-2 win over the Carolina Hurricanes in their season ...

The 2024-25 NHL regular season concludes on Thursday, with the Stanley Cup playoffs beginning at the weekend. Now that we ...

Adrian Kempe had a goal and two assists and Warren Foegele and Kevin Fiala each had a goal and an assist as the Los Angeles Kings beat the depleted Edmonton Oilers 5-0.

Edmonton got depth scoring and a solid outing from Stuart Skinner to keep its slim hopes at finishing second in the Pacific ...

The battle for Leafs starter in Game 1 looks all but over. How will it turn out once the playoffs actually start?

Corey Perry had a goal and an assist, Connor McDavid had two assists and the Edmonton Oilers beat Winnipeg 4-1 on Sunday night, hours after the Jets wrapped up their first Presidents’ Trophy as NHL re ...