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It took until the penultimate night of the regular season, but all the matchups are set for the first round of the NHL ...

The Kings have a small army of behind-the-scenes specialists, including a so-called fight coach, that have played important ...

The Florida Panthers return to defend their championship ... 60-1 Andrei Svechnikov, Hurricanes: 75-1 Darcy Kuemper, Kings: 75-1 Dylan Strome, Capitals: 75-1 Jake Oettinger, Stars: 75-1 John ...

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

Rounding out the NHL Playoff Power Rankings is a Devils team that is going to have to prove everyone wrong. Nobody is giving ...

Anthony Stolarz is not anyone’s idea of a prototypical “No. 1 goalie.” But for the second straight year, he has arguably been ...

The Stanley Cup playoffs have arrived and the first series begin Saturday, April 19. The regular season has seen the stirring chase by Washington’s Alex Ovechkin to break Wayne Gretzky’s ...

The Athletic's NHL staff picks first-round winners, dark horse, biggest disappointment, conference champs, Cup champ and Conn Smythe.

In this list, we’re going to go through the bracket, eventually predicting who will be this season’s Stanley Cup Champions.

Vegas Golden Knights goaltender Adin Hill (33) reaches for the puck as Minnesota Wild right wing Justin Brazeau (15) pressures during the third period of an NHL hockey game, Tuesday, March 25, 2025, ...

The 2024-25 regular season gave us so many intriguing storylines in the crease. Connor Hellebuyck had a season for the ages ...