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Toronto Maple Leafs forward Matthew Knies sent a strong message to the NHL following a frightening incident in Game 1 of their second-round series against the Florida Panthers. While the Leafs secured a 5–4 win, the mood shifted when goaltender Anthony Stolarz was forced to leave the game after a dangerous hit by Sam Bennett. […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs took Anthony Stolarz out of Game 1 on Monday night. He left shortly after taking a hit to the head from Florida Panthers star Sam Bennett. During the game, he was seen vomiting on the bench before his exit from the contest. Unfortunately, the latest update on his condition is not […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs pulled Anthony Stolarz from Game 1 against the Florida Panthers on Monday night. Stolarz took a shot to the head during the contest. And he also took an elbow to the head from former Florida teammate Sam Bennett. He stayed in the game, but was pulled after about 10 minutes of […]

Everything was going right for the Toronto Maple Leafs in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Semi-Finals against the Florida Panthers. They led 4-1 on a three-point night for William Nylander, Sergei Bobrovsky was looking beatable, and the Panthers looked like a different team from their first-round series victory. However, midway through the second period, […]

The Dallas Stars came through arguably the toughest series of the first round with a dramatic, come-from-behind 4-2 win over the Colorado Avalanche in Game 7 of the first round on Saturday. Both the Stars and the Avs were viewed by many as Stanley Cup contenders, so Dallas will be relieved to make it into […]

The Winnipeg Jets and the St. Louis Blues are getting ready to do battle in Game 7 of a very tight first round series. The two teams have gone back and forth, with both winning each of their three home games up to this point. Thankfully, this series has been fairly quiet on the injury […]

The Tampa Bay Lightning had their season end against the Florida Panthers in the first round of the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs. Captain Victor Hedman and the Lightning put in a solid effort in the postseason. Unfortunately, it was not enough to see the team through to the second round of the playoffs. Normally, we […]

The Carolina Hurricanes have advanced to the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, eliminating the New Jersey Devils in a relatively quick five-game series. Carolina suffered an injury scare during their series against the Devils, losing goaltender Frederik Andersen in Sunday’s Game 4. He was hurt in a collision with New Jersey’s Timo Meier. […]

The Montreal Canadiens were eliminated from the Stanley Cup Playoffs by the Washington Capitals. All in all, their season was a success. Few expected them to make the postseason. And they put in a good account of themselves against Washington. However, the team did lose goalie Sam Montembeault to injury in Game 3. Montembeault left […]

The Dallas Stars have the advantage that they hoped for over the Colorado Avalanche, having defeated their rival by a 6-2 final score in convincing fashion in Game 5 of their opening round postseason series. Ahead of Thursday night’s Game 6, the Stars revealed promising news on the injury front. Forward Jason Robertson, who hasn’t […]

The Vegas Golden Knights have an opportunity to knock out the Minnesota Wild on Thursday night and become the first team in the Western Conference to move onto Round 2 — but they’ll have to do it without their best regular-season goal scorer. Pavel Dorofeyev won’t dress for Game 6, head coach Bruce Cassidy confirmed […]

The Winnipeg Jets beat the St Louis Blues 5-3 on Wednesday night to take a 3-2 series lead. Connor Hellebuyck was solid, which fans hope is a sign of things to come in these playoffs. But the concern is high around Jets center Mark Scheifele, who left the game with an undisclosed injury. Coach Scott […]

The Winnipeg Jets are back at home after losing two games on the road against the St Louis Blues. Connor Hellebuyck struggled in those games, increasing the noise about his playoff performance. Even after a few shaky goals early, the focus quickly turned to the bench, where a key center was missing. Jets center Mark […]

The Vegas Golden Knights beat the Minnesota Wild in overtime again on Tuesday night. With the two straight sudden-death victories, Vegas has Minnesota on the brink. They are headed back to St Paul looking to end the series, but may do it without a key forward. Golden Knights coach Bruce Cassidy didn’t have an update […]

The Montreal Canadiens face the Washington Capitals on Wednesday night, hoping to stave off elimination. Despite taking a lead into the second intermission in Game 4, they collapsed at home. Now, they are hitting the road with their playoff lives on the line. Canadiens coach Martin St Louis announced Wednesday that Jakub Dobes will be […]

The St. Louis Blues will be without defenseman Tyler Tucker in Game 5 of their first-round playoff series against the Winnipeg Jets. Tucker is listed as day-to-day with a lower-body injury and has been ruled out for Wednesday’s game in Winnipeg. Tucker was hurt late in the third period of the Blues’ 5–1 win in […]

The Washington Capitals received a mixed bag of updates in their practice on the eve of Game 5. The Capitals look to book their ticket to the second round with a win over the Montreal Canadiens on Wednesday night. However, there was a minor scare when Alex Ovechkin missed the practice, which Spencer Carbery informed […]

The Tampa Bay Lightning lost to the Florida Panthers 4-2 in Game 4 of their first-round matchup. After falling down 2-1, Florida scored two times in 11 seconds with less than four minutes left to steal the win. Now, they are up 3-1 heading back to Tampa, looking to put away their rivals. Lightning forward […]

The Carolina Hurricanes are getting some bad news. Goaltender Frederik Andersen is out for the team’s Game 5 clash with the New Jersey Devils in the Stanley Cup Playoffs, per Sports Net Canada. Andersen is considered day-to-day, after getting hurt in Game 4. The Hurricanes goaltender got hurt after a collision with Devils forward Timo […]

The Carolina Hurricanes are one win away from booking their ticket to Round 2 of the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs — but they might have to play Game 5 against the New Jersey Devils without their starting goaltender. Frederik Andersen was injured in the second period of Sunday afternoon’s 5-2 victory at the Prudential Center […]

The Washington Capitals are trying to fend off a spirited comeback from the Montreal Canadiens in this first round series in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. After the top-seeded Caps won the first two games in the nation’s capital, the Habs took their first game at home 6-3 to cut the series deficit in half. Now, […]

The Montreal Canadiens entered Game 3 needing a win over the Washington Capitals. To get the win, they need a good performance from goalie Sam Montembeault. Unfortunately, his night may have come to a premature end, and fans are holding their breath as a result. Montembeault made a save in the second period against the […]

The New Jersey Devils trail the Carolina Hurricanes in the first round of the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs. New Jersey enters Game 3 without a win in the matchup. A loss on Friday night puts this team on the brink of elimination. However, reinforcements are on the way in the form of defenseman Jonas Siegenthaler. […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs have raced out to a 2-0 series lead in their first-round matchup against the Ottawa Senators, and they will look to take complete control of their opponent by picking up a victory in enemy territory when they take the ice for Game 3. Things are going quite well for the Maple […]

The Philadelphia Flyers have missed the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the fifth consecutive season. They fired coach John Tortorella with only nine games left in the season, indicating a summer of change is on the way. But before the playoffs even turn a week old, there is injury news from Philly. The Flyers announced Thursday […]

The Colorado Avalanche head into Game 3 of their first-round matchup with the Dallas Stars looking to take a series lead. Dallas and Colorado are tied at a game apiece after the Stars won Game 2 in overtime. How Game 3 will turn out is anyone’s guess. However, the Avalanche are getting a huge boost […]

The Dallas Stars will be without defenseman Miro Heiskanen for Game 3 against the Colorado Avalanche, but it appears he’s not far off a return. Head coach Pete DeBoer gave an update on Heiskanen ahead of Wednesday’s game. Via Pierre LeBrun: “DeBoer says same lineup for Stars tonight. Heiskanen remains out but Stars coach says […]

Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers will have some help moving forward in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Evander Kane, who hasn’t played in a game all season due to several different injuries, will return to the lineup on Wednesday evening in Game 2 against the Los Angeles Kings. The Oilers currently trail 1-0 in the […]

The Colorado Avalanche have been without Gabriel Landeskog since winning the Stanley Cup in 2022. But, it appears the wait for his return is potentially right around the corner. The Avs activated the Swede off the LTIR only a few days ago, and head coach Jared Bednar initially gave a cryptic update on Landeskog’s status […]

The Washington Capitals defeated the Montreal Canadiens in Game 1 of their first-round series on Monday night. Washington is hoping to have better luck in the Stanley Cup Playoffs than it did a year ago. And they got off on the right foot with a win. However, they received unfortunate news regarding the availability of […]

The Florida Panthers listed Matthew Tkachuk as a game-time decision on Tuesday night. The Panthers prepared to face the Tampa Bay Lightning for Game 1 of their series in the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs. And they hoped to have the star winger back in the fold. The time for a decision has arrived. And Florida’s […]

The Florida Panthers and Tampa Bay Lightning are starting their Stanley Cup Playoffs series on Tuesday. With the other seven series underway, all eyes will be on the Battle of Florida. This is their third playoff matchup in four years, igniting a rivalry filled with Stanley Cups. Panthers coach Paul Maurice provides an update on […]

The Colorado Avalanche looked like a buzzsaw in Game 1 of their first round playoff series against the Dallas Stars, securing home-ice with a dominant 5-1 victory on Saturday night. Now, they got even more good news before Game 2 that will make them even more difficult to beat. Colorado captain and star center Gabriel […]

The Colorado Avalanche are off and running in their quest for the Stanley Cup after routing the Dallas Stars 5-1 in Game 1 of the first round on Saturday night. The Avs looked every bit like a contender for the Cup, but they still have plenty of work to do in order to get to […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs enter these Stanley Cup Playoffs with a big cloud over their head as the team with arguably the most at stake in the postseason. The Leafs finished with the second-best record in the Eastern Conference this season and won the Atlantic Division, so expectations are sky-high as they look for that […]

It was a special season for the Calgary Flames, and the Rasmus Andersson injury update from their year-end wrap-up shows how important it was for the players. Andersson was one of the team’s key players this season, and he revealed in the press conference that he left everything on the line. Andersson told the media […]

The Dallas Stars have been missing a key piece on their blueline since Miro Heiskanen suffered an injury. Heiskanen has been out of the lineup since January 28 when he went down against the Vegas Golden Knights. The knee surgery robbed him of the chance to represent Finland at the 4 Nations Face-Off and left […]

The Tampa Bay Lightning and the Florida Panthers will square off in round one against one another. Unfortunately though for the Lightning, head coach Jon Cooper said that Oliver Bjorkstrand will miss the entire series, according to Elliotte Friedman on X (formerly Twitter). He’s played in 79 games this season, and 18 with the Lightning. […]

Is this the year everything changes for the Toronto Maple Leafs in the Stanley Cup Playoffs? Mitch Marner finished fifth in the NHL in points, William Nylander scored the second-most goals behind only Leon Draisaitl, the goaltending is tremendously improved and head coach Craig Berube boasts championship experience. The pieces are in place for this […]