Greg Cote’s Hot Button Top 10, the weekly Sunday notes column, finds the funny, damnable and offbeat in sports ...

Maurice mixed and matched the wingers on his fourth line during the playoff run last season, with Nick Cousins, Steven Lorentz, Kyle Okposo and Ryan Lomberg going in and out depending on matchups and ...

As Marchand enters the playoffs for the 13th time in a career that has seen the Stanley Cup Final three times, winning the ...

When the likes of Jimmy Snuggerud, Zack Bolduc and Jake Neighbours lace the blades and suit up for the St. Louis Blues in ...

When Florida Panthers coach Paul Maurice said he everyone should be available for Game 1 of the playoffs, he did not mean Aaron Ekblad. Ekblad, of course, is still serving out the final two games of ...

The Lightning know the Panthers better than any other team. They play each other a lot — in the preseason, the regular season ...

For the third time in four seasons, the Panthers and Lightning are meeting in the playoffs. This one might be the best yet.

NHL playoffs begin, here are our expert picks for every first-round winner. Eastern Conference Capitals vs. Canadiens. Series ...

The defending Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers and the Edmonton Oilers, last season's runner-up, each are dealing with some major issues as they enter their respective first-round series, Florida ...

The Battle of Florida is set to be one of the most compelling first-round matchups of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. That said, if ...

The Red Wings have missed the playoffs for the ninth consecutive season, prompting hockey pundits and fans to question the ...

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