Take a deep breath before you delve into the sea of series, best-of-sevens, and NHL championships, or wait, the Stanley Cup Finals ... First Round - Western Conference SERIES A Team #1 Central ...

An "x" means that the team has clinched a playoff berth. An "e" means that the team has been eliminated from playoff ...

No matter the deficit, a Stanley Cup Playoff atmosphere was spilling from the arena bowl into the crowded Canadiens’ Bell ...

There are definitely teams currently in an Eastern Conference playoff spot who shouldn’t want to face the surging Montreal ...

If it comes down to the Canes and Lightning, Tampa Bay has the historical upper hand, winning the teams' lone series against each other, albeit during the slightly unusual 2021 playoffs ...

Patrick Maroon will retire from the NHL ... from Stanley Cup Playoff contention, have 12 regular-season games remaining after Saturday. Selected by the Philadelphia Flyers in the sixth round ...

Here's what is at stake in each contest: Vancouver Canucks at New York Rangers 1 p.m., NHL ... miss the playoffs. But each has faced its share of trouble getting back to the Stanley Cup Final ...

2021: Tampa Bay Lightning (again) The defending Stanley Cup champions ... on March 1, for defenceman Peter DiLiberatore plus a 2024 third-round pick. Blueger had two points in six playoff games.

The Detroit Red Wings look like they'll miss the playoffs for a 9th straight year, and that reflects partly on general ...

The NHL trade deadline ... two first-round picks (2026 and 2027) and a 2025 second-round pick. The Lightning's depth has been thinned since their 2020 and 2021 Stanley Cup win because of salary ...

Among the NHL’s field of 32, 10 franchises have yet to lift the Stanley Cup, and 17 haven’t ... up a club that hasn’t escaped Round 2 of the playoffs since 2002. Toronto is the heaviest ...