The 2024-25 NHL regular season began with 32 teams chasing Lord Stanley. Now, the number of potential Stanley Cup champions is down to 16. The field and bracket for the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs were finalized on the penultimate night of the regular season ...

Colorado Avalanche defenseman Cale Makar feels there is consensus push among NHL players to return to straight conference seeding in the Stanley Cup Playoffs, per ESPN's Greg Wyshynski.

The NHL has seen three different players win the Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy as the league's top goal scorer in each of the last three seasons. Leon Draisaitl, Auston Matthews, and Connor McDavid have all won the award, but it's possible that a newcomer to the leaderboard could score the most goals.

The Western Conference does not officially have its eight playoff teams identified yet (though that could change after Friday night's action). But even when that octet is confirmed, the seeding remains to be clarified. The Knights are three points and four ...