USA TODAY's Jason Anderson, Mike Brehm and Jace Evans provide their predictions for the Stanley Cup Final teams, the NHL champion and the Conn Smythe winner as playoff MVP: Stanley Cup Final: Carolina ...

Mikko Rantanen will be the center of attention when the Dallas Stars meet the Colorado Avalanche meet in the first round ...

The 2024-25 NHL regular season concludes on Thursday, with the Stanley Cup playoffs beginning at the weekend. Now that we ...

A month before NHL's playoff openers this weekend, Commissioner Gary Bettman was more than happy to defend the decision to ...

The phrase “hockey is a family business” almost feels inadequate to describe Brock Nelson’s ... Devon Toews spent his first two seasons in the NHL with Nelson and the Islanders.

Limping and losing their way into the postseason, the Stars are not counting themselves out against the Avalanche.

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

The Trade: Toronto Maple Leafs acquire forward Scott Laughton, a fourth-round pick in the 2025 draft and a sixth-rounder in ...

MONTREAL (AP) — Brock Nelson ... to six games. The Avalanche won their second straight and have lost only twice in their last 12 games. Avalanche: Colorado had nine shots in the first six ...

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

Let’s take a look at which NHL teams are still in the playoff race and which teams have kissed their season goodbye.

The Stanley Cup has been won by an 8-seed in the past. Top teams go out in the first round all the time. Even those who don’t ...