After falling to the Dallas Stars in the second round one year ago, the Colorado Avalanche will look to use that experience ...

The Battle of Florida, between the Florida Panthers and Tampa Bay Lightning, and the Colorado Avalanche-Dallas Stars matchup ...

Teams of all competitive strains were aiming to head down the stretch on a good run, and it was accomplished in particular in ...

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

History was made in the NHL this season, but not the kind that its most storied U.S. franchises wanted. The 2025 Stanley Cup ...

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

It wasn’t just Reinhart. Defenseman Gustav Forsling had played in 282 of 285 Panthers games before getting to rest two of the ...

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 ...

Vegas Golden Knights goaltender Adin Hill (33) reaches for the puck as Minnesota Wild right wing Justin Brazeau (15) ...

Here's a look at the 16 teams separated into five tiers based on how many boxes they tick on the new-and-improved Cup ...

St. Louis Blues forward Jimmy Snuggerud has played six NHL games so far and is working hard to be a key player for this ...

A look at the matchups to open the NHL Stanley Cup playoffs, first in the West and then the East with division and seeding ...