For most of the final weeks of the regular season, the Carolina Hurricanes knew they were locked into second place in the Metropolitan Division.

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Knies, meanwhile, has turned into an NHL difference-maker, the left winger on a line with Auston Matthews and Mitch Marner.

You can make a good argument for any one of eight or nine teams to hoist the Stanley Cup in late-June. Of course, you can ...

The 2025 Stanley Cup playoffs begin Saturday with 16 teams looking to etch their name onto Lord Stanley's Cup. Sergei ...

New Jersey has made the playoffs only three times in the past 13 seasons but expects to kick off a new era — even without ...

Keefe has seamlessly carried his past success to the Devils in his first year with the franchise. In his six years as an NHL ...

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