It took until the penultimate night of the regular season, but all the matchups are set for the first round of the NHL ...

The defending Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers open against the cross-state rival Tampa Bay Lightning. The Toronto Maple Leafs and Ottawa Senators face off in the first Battle of Ontario in more ...

With the Washington Capitals record goalscorer Alex Ovechkin's name underlined in the history books, they are among the ...

The Washington Capitals, led by historic goal-scorer Alex Ovechkin, are set to compete in the Stanley Cup playoffs. Ovechkin ...

The Canadiens were always an unlikely playoff team, but a group that is young and hungry and defiant makes for a tough ...

Hutson, 21, a defenceman, has dazzled Habs fans this year with his feints and tricky moves, and is the frontrunner to win the Calder Trophy as rookie of the year. Fowler made his professional debut in ...

The 21-year-old standout freshman surpassed Hall-of-Famer, Chris Chelios, for the most points by a rookie defenseman in ...

The Canadiens weren't able to get it done, losing to Chicago in a shootout 4-3. The playoffs will have to wait for Montreal. Brian Wilde has more.

If not for head coach Martin St. Louis, a trove of rising stars and the arrival of Ivan Demidov, Habs could still be floundering in the neverland of next year.

Subban maintained his claim that Ovechkin’s goals record is more impressive than LeBron James’s all-time scoring mark. Adding ...

BOTTOM LINE: The Montreal Canadiens host the Chicago Blackhawks looking to extend a four-game home winning streak. Montreal is 39-31-10 overall and 22-12-5 in home games. The Canadiens have a -20 ...