There will be eight series in the opening round of the Stanley Cup playoffs. Here are all eight power ranked by watchability.

The quest for Lord Stanley's cup is finally here as 16 teams begin their playoff journeys after an 82-game regular-season ...

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The first-round matchups are set for the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs, and 16 teams will begin their journey toward hockey's ...

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There may be an upset or two early, but the usual suspects in the Eastern Conference are the most likely to make a run in the ...

For the second season in a row, the Tampa Bay Lightning will face off against the Florida Panthers in Round 1 of the Stanley ...

Jacob Markström has played more than 500 NHL games over the last decade and a half, but he’s played only 26 in the postseason ...

Connor Hellebuyck and Jordan Binnington, who last met when Team Canada and Team USA clashed in February's 4 Nations Face-Off, ...

A look at the matchups to open the NHL Stanley Cup playoffs, first in the West and then the East with division and seeding ...

The Stanley Cup playoffs have arrived and the first series begin Saturday, April 19. The regular season has seen the stirring chase by Washington’s Alex Ovechkin to break Wayne Gretzky’s ...

The Wild are playoff bound. They’ll take on Vegas in the NHL Stanley Cup playoffs. That much we know. But can they get their ...