Hockey fans are ready for some serious playoff action. The road to the Stanley Cup starts April 18, but some of the NHL’s top players are th...

The saying goes, “don’t cry because it’s over; smile because it happened.” It’s applicable in regards to the 2025-26 NHL regular season af...

The NHL playoff system is the worst in all of sports. When will someone fix what's so clearly broken?

The current concentration of power in the Western Conference makes the Central Division a good bet to be the star of the show in these Stanl...

April 15 is tax day in the United States, so here’s another reminder to get those done (if the thousands of ads during the past few weeks...

Victor Eklund, the 16th pick in last summer’s draft, was called up to make his NHL debut in the otherwise meaningless 2-1 loss to the Hurric...

Well, that was a consequential Monday night. The three final spots in the 2026 Stanley Cup playoffs were secured — welcome back to the Phi...

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The Rangers goalie said Monday morning that his start Monday night against the Panthers will be his final NHL game, capping an illustrious 1...

The Avalanche, Hurricanes, and Lightning all have questions to answer ahead of the playoffs.

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"They used their speed, they were not afraid to make plays, they made a lot of good decisions." James Hagens looked like he belonged in hi...

Marco Rossi scored with 10 seconds left in overtime as the last-place Vancouver Canucks played the role of spoiler Sunday with a 4-3 victory...

The Stanley Cup will have a new home this year after the back-to-back champion Florida Panthers had their season derailed by injuries.They’...

Heading into Saturday, there was much anticipation that multiple teams would clinch playoff spots (and others would be mathematically elim...