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

Here's a look at the 16 teams separated into five tiers based on how many boxes they tick on the new-and-improved Cup ...

BOTTOM LINE: The Carolina Hurricanes host the New Jersey Devils in game one of the Eastern Conference first round. The teams meet Saturday for the fifth time this season. The teams tied the regular ...

NHL Playoff Predictions 2025: Which West Teams Win Round 1? Expect An Upset The first-round matchups are finalized for the ...

The biggest factor, though, is Connor Hellebuyck. A two-time Vezina Trophy winner (2019-20, 2023-24), he is the best ...

Hockey fans, the most wonderful time of the year has arrived: the Stanley Cup playoffs. And the 2025 version might be as good ...

The Wings are currently 12th in the draft lottery order, with 83 points and 29 regulation wins, and can move up as high as ...

The top-three Atlantic Division seeds: We know who the top-three teams will be as the Maple Leafs, Lightning and Panthers are ...

Detroit Red Wings currently are slotted at 12th in pre-lottery draft position for upcoming 2025 NHL Draft. How many picks ...

The Columbus Blue Jackets' win on Sunday kept them in the playoff race for at least one more day; a win by the Canadiens in ...

Longtime readers know what that means: You’re getting a top 16 instead of a top five, with every playoff team ranked. We’ll ...

That series kicked off a span in which the Maple Leafs and Senators met in the playoffs four times in five years (2000-2004). The fact that Toronto won all four series, with its supporters invading ...