Stanley Cup Playoffs get underway today, but once again, the Calgary Flames will be watching from the sidelines. Despite hard efforts, the team came up short and will miss the postseason for the third ...

Before we drop the puck on the best tournament in all of sports, let’s run through a handful of bets that hold value going into Round 1, starting with a Stanley Cup sleeper. If defense wins ...

The Wild, Canadiens, Senators, and Blues, all have a good chance of advancing. Who is the most likely? That's what we'll try ...

The 2025 Stanley Cup playoffs begin Saturday with 16 teams looking to etch their name onto Lord Stanley's Cup. Sergei ...

Fans, media and statistical models are all giving their takes and projections, but what do people inside the league think?

Each year, the NCAA DI men's ice hockey tournament continues almost right up to when the NHL playoffs begin. This fun ...

The Stanley Cup playoffs will air across ESPN, ESPN2, TNT and truTV. You can stream the TNT/truTV games on Max (with a ...

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

The latter of those matchups, which is Mikko Rantanen and the Dallas Stars' meeting with the Colorado Avalanche should be the ...

In the Stanley Cup playoffs, a series often can be decided by goaltending, special teams and roster depth to offset injuries.

The playoff field features teams located across the US and Canada, from Washington and Montreal to Winnipeg and Edmonton.

An infusion of young talent fresh to the NHL in recent weeks, a handful of veterans in their mid-to-late 30s chasing the ...