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

Judging by the way the Carolina Hurricanes have been playing ... The Hurricanes, minus forward Mikko Rantanen, who was moved to the Dallas Stars on March 7, have won seven in a row heading ...

The Hurricanes might come looking for some goaltending insurance in the form of John Gibson from the Ducks this offseason.

But since the March 8 trade deadline, the Hurricanes have been on fire, winning nine of their last 11 games and carving out ...

Mikko Rantanen and the Stars will face his former team, the Colorado Avalanche, in the first round of the Stanley Cup ...

The Avalanche traded Rantanen to the Carolina Hurricanes in early January, but was then flipped to the Stars at the trade deadline. Since arriving in Dallas, Rantanen has five goals and 12 assists ...

It brought an end to a brief and awkward tenure with the Hurricanes ... the Stars re-signed young forward Wyatt Johnston to a multi-year extension. Both players will be counted upon by Dallas ...

On the day of the trade deadline, the Stars won the second round of the Mikko Rantanen sweepstakes and swiped him from the Carolina Hurricanes. Ever since arriving in Dallas, Rantanen has found ...

The Devils enter their first round playoff series against the Hurricanes as heavy underdogs. Betting lines favor the ...

Carolina Hurricanes rookie forward Logan Stankoven has gotten more and more comfortable in black and red ever since the team ...

Defenseman Kaiden Guhle scored twice to lead the Montreal Canadiens to a 4-2 win over the Carolina Hurricanes in their season ...

It brought an end to a brief and awkward tenure with the Hurricanes in which ... to Mikko Rantanen, the Stars re-signed young forward Wyatt Johnston to a multi-year extension. Both players will be ...