Hockey fans, the most wonderful time of the year has arrived: the Stanley Cup playoffs. And the 2025 version might be as good as ever, with what looks like a wide-open race going into the postseason.

After missing the playoffs for a 14th consecutive year, the Sabres’ leadership group made clear their primary takeaway from the 36-39-7 season. “Ultimately, we failed,” said forward Jason Zucker. “We ...

The Presidents' Trophy for best regular-season record has already been clinched by the Winnipeg Jets, who are hoping an ...

Eugene Melnyk believed in the Ottawa Senators -- bullishly, unabashedly and with trademark bravado. It's what made the ...

Anthony Stolarz stopped 35 shots for his third consecutive shut out in Buffalo, and the Toronto Maple Leafs clinched their ...

The NHL's wild-card races and a division title could come down to tiebreakers. How the tiebreaker procedure works.

The Dallas Stars and the Colorado Avalanche are set for a first-round match-up in the 2025 NHL Playoffs. The Stars have ...

The Sabres beat the Carolina Hurricanes 3-0 on Tuesday night to keep a shred of hope alive, but the Montreal Canadiens 4-1 win at home against the Detroit Red Wings left them 11 points behind with ...

The Sabres erased a pair of deficits over the first ... acquired in the March trade that sent Charlie Coyle to the Avalanche, knocked home the go-ahead goal (3-2) with a power-play strike at ...

It’s possible Reimer will be used in the other five games on their schedule ... last eight to improve to 34-36-6. The Sabres’ 12-2 record at home over their last 14 games at KeyBank Center ...

After winning two in a row, the Sabres lost six straight — a .313 point percentage over three weeks burying hope. Then starting with a home win against at Connor McDavid’s Edmonton Oilers ...

It's a smaller batch of games on Sunday, but there are playoff implications in most. The New York Islanders host the Washington Capitals (12:30 p.m. ET, TNT), and while attempting ...