Last season saw anything but a typical first round in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. All the favorites, or every higher seed ...

The latter of those matchups, which is Mikko Rantanen and the Dallas Stars' meeting with the Colorado Avalanche should be the ...

With our first post-whistle scrum, first controversy and first f-words on the immediate horizon, we’re doing a bonus playoff edition of the power rankings on the eve of the post season.

The playoff field features teams located across the US and Canada, from Washington and Montreal to Winnipeg and Edmonton.

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

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

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?

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 ...

Montreal’s Bell Centre was rocking at the final buzzer on Wednesday night, as the Canadiens ended a three-year playoff ...