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

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While the Maple Leafs are making their ninth consecutive appearance in the Stanley Cup Playoffs, the Senators are in the ...

Fans, media and statistical models are all giving their takes and projections, but what do people inside the league think?

The Penguins haven't won a postseason series since 2018. Crosby, who will turn 38 on Aug. 7, is the youngest of a core trio ...

Florida coach Paul Maurice didn’t care about which team the Panthers drew for Round 1 of the Stanley Cup playoffs.

The Athletic's NHL staff picks first-round winners, dark horse, biggest disappointment, conference champs, Cup champ and Conn ...

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 ...

The Washington Capitals posted an Eastern Conference-best 51-22-9 record this season and enter the Stanley Cup Playoffs as one of the favorites to make the Cup final with Alexander Ovechkin leading ...

Which of the 16 teams in the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs face the most pressure? The NHL on ESPN crew all shared their thoughts ...

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

If a playoff game is tied after three periods, it goes into overtime. In overtime, 20 minutes are put on the clock and the ...