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

Capitals vs. Canadiens is a tale of two seasons: The Capitals flirted with the Presidents’ Trophy, clinched the playoffs on ...

The Athletic's NHL staff picks first-round winners, dark horse, biggest disappointment, conference champs, Cup champ and Conn ...

The Panthers have dreams of a repeat in the playoffs if they can get past the injury issues that have plagued them in the ...

The first round of the NHL's Stanley Cup playoffs will start on Saturday. Here are dates and TV channels for the opening games.

On Sunday night, with the Florida Panthers pulling even more of their star players from the lineup, noted Toronto Maple Leafs ...

The Battle of Florida, between the Florida Panthers and Tampa Bay Lightning, and the Colorado Avalanche-Dallas Stars matchup ...

Coach Dean Evason doesn't want to hear that the Columbus Blue Jackets had a strong year, or that they dealt with ...

If the Tampa Bay Lightning can get through the defending Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers, they could go all the way.

It wasn’t just Reinhart. Defenseman Gustav Forsling had played in 282 of 285 Panthers games before getting to rest two of the ...