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

Goalies have one of the most demanding positions in the NHL. Which ones have secured the most wins? Check out this definitive ...

Valeri Nichushkin took strides to take his hard-checking, goal-scoring game to another level this season. Same with his life ...

The Dallas Stars plan to "turn the page" on their 7-game losing streak going into NHL playoffs Saturday against the Colorado ...

The Stanley Cup playoffs will air across ESPN, ESPN2, TNT and truTV. You can stream the TNT/truTV games on Max (with a ...

The Dallas Stars and the Colorado Avalanche are meeting in the playoffs again, this time in the opening round with Mikko Rantanen on a different side ...

As Game 1 of Dallas' first-round series against the Colorado Avalanche nears, the team faces a significant injury concern ...

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

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 ...

There are 16 teams entering the Stanley Cup playoffs, but only one team will hoist hockey’s most coveted prize. The puck ...

The latter of those matchups, which is Mikko Rantanen and the Dallas Stars' meeting with the Colorado Avalanche should be the ...

With our first post-whistle scrum, first controversy and first f-words on the immediate horizon, we’re doing a bonus playoff edition of the power rankings on the eve of the post season.