There may be an upset or two early, but the usual suspects in the Eastern Conference are the most likely to make a run in the ...

As a service to fans who have a general interest in the National Hockey League but have no idea what has happened since the ...

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

The postseason Thunderdome is about to open its gate. Which team will emerge as the 2025 Stanley Cup champion?

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

One top seed has never won a Stanley Cup. The other wasn't expected to make the playoffs at all. And a pair of brothers who ...

With the NHL regular season now over, the picture is set for the 2025 Stanley Cup playoffs. Which of the 16 teams left standing will lift Lord Stanley's Cup in June?

Jacob Markström has played more than 500 NHL games over the last decade and a half, but he’s played only 26 in the postseason ...

Drake Batherson scored the tying and go-ahead goals in the third period and the Ottawa Senators tuned up for the playoffs with a 7-5 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes on Thursday night in the ...

A month before NHL's playoff openers this weekend, Commissioner Gary Bettman was more than happy to defend the decision to ...

The Stanley Cup dream for 16 teams has been dashed, but for the fans of those teams, there is still plenty to root for in the ...

Sidney Crosby and Alex Ovechkin put on a show in the regular-season finale on Thursday night, showcasing their greatness in ...