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The Edmonton Oilers were oh-so-close to stealing Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final, scoring with 18 seconds left in the third period to send another instant classic against the Florida Panthers to overtime. Although it ended in disappointment — in the form of a Brad Marchand double OT goal that sends the series back […]

After three seasons — and three losses in the Western Conference Final — the Dallas Stars fired Pete DeBoer on Friday. Despite a sparkling regular season record, the veteran bench boss was unable to get the squad over the hump in the postseason. The way he threw Jake Oettinger under the bus after a Game […]

The Edmonton Oilers have been dominant for most of the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs, and although Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl are again the catalysts, it’s the depth that has really put the Western Conference juggernauts over the top this postseason. Kasperi Kapanen is one unheralded forward who has stepped up tremendously. He was excellent […]

The Dallas Stars and Pete DeBoer are living rent-free in Colorado’s minds. Three of the Avalanche’s last six playoff runs have ended at the hands of their Central Division rivals, and head coach Jared Bednar has endured losses to DeBoer in four of his last seven seasons. While former fan favourite Matt Duchene’s 2OT winner […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins have found their new head coach. After two seasons behind the New York Rangers bench as an assistant, Dan Muse will be the 23rd bench boss in franchise history, the team announced on Wednesday. “During this process, we met with many candidates who we felt would have been a fit as the […]

Not many National Hockey League executives gave the Edmonton Oilers a chance against the Florida Panthers in the 2024 Stanley Cup Final — but that is not the case a year later. The Athletic’s Pierre LeBrun polled 33 coaches and executives last June, with only four of them picking the Oilers to win the series. […]

Although potential new contracts for Kirill Kaprizov and Marco Rossi have dominated headlines for the Minnesota Wild lately, general manager Bill Guerin got another piece of business done on Monday. The Wild and Marcus Johansson agreed to a one-year contract extension that will keep the veteran forward in the State of Hockey for at least […]

The Edmonton Oilers will greatly miss Zach Hyman in the 2025 Stanley Cup Final — but they will otherwise be fully healthy when the NHL’s ultimate series kicks off at Rogers Place on Wednesday night. Connor Brown, who missed the final two games of the West Final against the Dallas Stars, skated on Sunday and […]

The Dallas Stars aren’t 24 hours removed from yet another disappointing defeat in the Western Conference Final — but for the front office, there’s not a lot of time to absorb the loss. Free agency is just over a month away, and few teams have as many pending unrestricted free agents on the roster as […]

The New York Rangers are in the midst of a long, long offseason after going from winning the President’s Trophy to missing the playoffs in a span of just a year. That cost Peter Laviolette his job, and Mike Sullivan taking over behind the bench might not be the only change coming in the Big […]

The Minnesota Wild have a big decision to make on pending restricted free agent Marco Rossi this summer — and it looks like general manager Bill Guerin could go the trade route rather than extending the Austrian. As The Fourth Period’s David Pagnotta reported on Thursday, the front office isn’t too keen on meeting Rossi’s […]

The Edmonton Oilers lost in heartbreaking fashion to the Florida Panthers in the 2024 Stanley Cup Final — but they’re getting another crack at it a year later. For the second straight time, the Oilers dispatched the Dallas Stars in the Western Conference Final, this time taking just five games to get the job done. […]

It’s no secret that Jake Oettinger was not at his best in the Western Conference Final. He wasn’t at his best in 2024 when the Edmonton Oilers beat the Dallas Stars in six games, and he wasn’t even close to his best when Edmonton finished Dallas off in five games in the 2025 WCF. Oettinger […]

The Edmonton Oilers have all of the momentum going into Game 5 of the Western Conference Final against the Dallas Stars on Thursday night. They’ve won three straight games, have outscored their opponents 13-2 in that span, and are getting some of the best goaltending of Stuart Skinner’s career. But despite that, head coach Kris […]

Despite breaking the curse and finally winning a game in the Eastern Conference Final, the Carolina Hurricanes were unable to extend their series with the Florida Panthers, losing Game 5 by a 5-3 final score in Raleigh on Wednesday night. Now 1-16 in their last 17 East Final games, the Canes remain without a home […]

For the third year in a row, the Florida Panthers will play for hockey immortality. Paul Maurice’s group came from behind in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Final, beating the Carolina Hurricanes 5-3 and once again giving themselves a chance to capture the Stanley Cup. “It has been life altering coming to the rink […]

It can’t be a very enjoyable offseason for the Tampa Bay Lightning right now. Not only did the Bolts lose in the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs for a third consecutive year, they’re watching as their interstate rival and the defending champion Florida Panthers sit on the verge of a third straight trip […]

The Florida Panthers were unable to complete the sweep on home ice against the Carolina Hurricanes, but they have another chance to advance to the Stanley Cup Final on Wednesday night — and they’ll have some reinforcements for the potential series-clinching tilt. Both Sam Reinhart and Niko Mikkola are expected to play in Game 5 […]

For just the second time in the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs, the Dallas Stars are staring down the barrel of elimination. After a 4-1 defeat at the hands of the Edmonton Oilers in Game 4 of the Western Conference Final on Tuesday night, Pete DeBoer’s club is one loss away from back-to-back-to-back final four exits. […]

The Edmonton Oilers moved within one victory of their second straight trip to the Stanley Cup Final after a 4-1 win over the Dallas Stars in Game 4 on Tuesday night — but they lost Zach Hyman in the process. The right winger left the contest after taking a hit from Stars forward Mason Marchment […]

The Carolina Hurricanes have finally broken the curse, winning an Eastern Conference Final game for the first time since 2006. But they still have a long way to go — they’ll need to win a game at home against the Florida Panthers to extend the series, a place they’ve been outscored 10-2 over two contests. […]

The Vancouver Canucks have watched the entire trajectory of the franchise completely be upended in just one year. Last May, the Canucks had just taken the Edmonton Oilers to seven games in the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs and looked like they were going to be contenders for years to come. Fast forward […]

Wyatt Johnston has been a key factor in the Dallas Stars advancing to back-to-back-to-back Western Conference Finals — but the 22-year-old has struggled mightily since Round 1 against the Colorado Avalanche in 2025. Johnston managed just one goal in a six-game victory over the Winnipeg Jets in the second round, and he’s still searching for […]

The Edmonton Oilers are looking to take a stranglehold on the Dallas Stars in Game 4 of the Western Conference Final on Tuesday night — but they’ll have to play at least one more contest without key defensemen Mattias Ekholm. Ekholm, who hasn’t played since April 11, is now day-to-day but won’t suit up at […]

For the first time since 2006, the Carolina Hurricanes have won an Eastern Conference Final game. It took 19 years — and 16 games in the final four — but Rod Brind’Amour’s team has finally broken the curse. The Hurricanes beat the Florida Panthers 3-0 at Amerant Bank Arena on Monday night, riding a Frederik […]

Mattias Ekholm hasn’t played a game for the Edmonton Oilers since April 11 against the San Jose Sharks — but it looks like the 35-year-old is on the verge of returning to the lineup. After missing the first two rounds against the Los Angeles Kings and Vegas Golden Knights, respectively, and sitting out the first […]

The Carolina Hurricanes have been absolutely dominated by the Florida Panthers in the 2025 Eastern Conference Final — and it’ll be curtains on their season if they can’t find a victory at Amerant Bank Arena on Monday night. Despite finishing second in the Metropolitan Division and dispatching the New Jersey Devils and Washington Capitals in […]

Brad Marchand has fit in perfectly with the Florida Panthers since being acquired from the Boston Bruins at the NHL Trade Deadline — but it wasn’t so long ago that he was one of their most bitter rivals. The Panthers spoiled one of the best regular seasons in NHL history in 2022-23, beating Marchand and […]

Dallas Stars goaltender Jake Oettinger is watching as history repeats itself: him being outdueled by the Oilers’ Stuart Skinner in the Western Conference Final. It happened a year ago when the Oilers beat the Stars in six games, and the same trend is developing in the 2025 iteration of the West Final. In Game 3 […]

The Edmonton Oilers are two wins away from their second consecutive trip to the Stanley Cup Final — and Stuart Skinner has been a huge reason why. Skinner made 33 saves on 34 shots on Sunday afternoon, backstopping the Oilers to a 6-1 victory over the Dallas Stars in Game 3 of the Western Conference […]

The Florida Panthers finished their Game 3 Eastern Conference Final victory over the Carolina Hurricanes without Sam Reinhart or Niko Mikkola — but both players could be back in the lineup on Monday night, head coach Paul Maurice confirmed. Reinhart didn’t play in Game 3 after suffering a lower-body injury on a hit from Canes […]

The Minnesota Wild are in the midst of a long offseason after bowing out to the Vegas Golden Knights in Round 1 of the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs. Despite leading the series 2-1 with a chance to take a 3-1 stranglehold on home ice, the Wild dropped back-to-back overtime games before losing 3-2 in Game […]

Brad Marchand has fit like a glove with the Florida Panthers, and he’s a big reason why the team is on the verge of sweeping the Carolina Hurricanes and returning to the Stanley Cup Final for the third consecutive campaign. The 37-year-old scored his first goal of the Eastern Conference Final in the third period […]

The Boston Bruins just endured one of the most challenging seasons in recent memory, finishing dead last in the Atlantic Division for the first time ever. But it was a strong campaign for forward Morgan Geekie, who finished second in team scoring with 33 goals and 57 points in 77 games. And as newly extended […]

The Washington Capitals completely transformed their roster last offseason, and it paid huge dividends in 2024-25. General manager Chris Patrick and president of hockey operations Brian MacLellan realized that changes needed to be made after the roster barely advanced to the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs before being swept by the New York Rangers in Round […]

The Florida Panthers are looking to take a stranglehold on the Carolina Hurricanes in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Final on Saturday night — but they’ll have to do it without one of their best players. Sam Reinhart, who has 11 points in 14 games this postseason, won’t suit up for the tilt, head […]

The New York Islanders found their new general manager on Friday — but it doesn’t look as though Brendan Shanahan will be joining his staff. As The Athletic’s Pierre LeBrun reported on Saturday, it’s not looking likely that the organization will hire the former Toronto Maple Leafs president. “Just to close the loop on the […]

Stuart Skinner posted a shutout in the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs for the third time in four games on Friday night, helping the Edmonton Oilers steal home-ice advantage back from the Dallas Stars. The 26-year-old made 25 saves on 25 shots as the Oilers beat the Stars 3-0 at American Airlines Center in Game 2 […]

The Ottawa Senators came out of the rebuild in a big way in 2024-25, rectifying seven consecutive missed postseasons by advancing to the dance and taking the Atlantic Division-winning Toronto Maple Leafs to six games in Round 1. Although it ended in disappointment, it’s clear that this skilled core is ready to take the next […]