Stanley Cup Playoffs Articles - Page 11

The Toronto Maple Leafs sure made it interesting, didn’t they? Hockey fans worldwide waited with anticipation as the Maple Leafs slowly started to relinquish their 3-0 stranglehold on the series. After the Ottawa Senators won Games 4 and 5, the consensus was that these perennial chokers in Toronto were about to do it again. However, […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs finally won a clinching game, taking down the Ottawa Senators in Game 6. Toronto’s core entered the game with a 1-13 record in clinching games in the Auston Matthews era, and people were starting to wonder if they were on the cusp of another monumental collapse. However, after a clutch Max […]

Over the last two decades, the Toronto Maple Leafs have found embarrassing ways to lose hockey games. If the referees hadn’t caught a crucial mistake on Thursday night, they might’ve topped any other losses. The NHL doesn’t allow its teams to change the game sheet once the opening puck drops, and shortly before that, William […]

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 […]

It’s déjà vu in all the worst ways for the Tampa Bay Lightning in the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs. After being defeated in five games by the Florida Panthers in 2024, the same thing happened on Wednesday night, with the Panthers once again winning the Battle of Florida in just five contests in Round 1. […]

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 Toronto Maple Leafs and Ottawa Senators are putting together their final preparations for Game 6 of their first-round series. Despite going up 3-0 after two overtime wins to start, Toronto has lost two straight and is back in Ottawa. The Maple Leafs have collapsed in the Stanley Cup Playoffs before, but Craig Berube is […]

The Ottawa Senators and Toronto Maple Leafs are set for a massive Game 6 on Thursday night. After going down 3-0 in the series, Ottawa has won the last two games to get the set back to Canada’s capital. After Game 4, Brady Tkachuk yelled “We’ll be back!” while accepting a Star of the Game […]

The Winnipeg Jets will attempt to advance to the Second Round as they face the St. Louis Blues for Game 6 on Friday at the Enterprise Center. This is a potential elimination game as we continue our Stanley Cup odds series with a Jets-Blues Game 6 prediction and pick. The Jets defeated the Blues 5-3 […]

The Montreal Canadiens lost to the Washington Capitals 4-1 on Wednesday to end their season. After a three-year playoff hiatus, the Habs were back in the dance and put a scare into the top-seeded Caps. But the end of their run means the end of a career for one of their blueliners. Canadiens veteran David […]

For the second consecutive year, the Panthers have won the Battle of Florida. And in Game 5 at Amalie Arena on Wednesday night, Eetu Luostarinen was the unlikely hero, recording four points in a 6-3, series-clinching win over the Tampa Bay Lightning. In the process, the 26-year-old made franchise history: “Eetu Luostarinen is just the […]

The Winnipeg Jets beat the St Louis Blues 5-3 on Wednesday to take a 3-2 series lead. With all of the conversation around Connor Hellebuyck’s struggles, their offense took the spotlight in Game 5. The Jets did play the final two periods with center Mark Scheifele due to an undisclosed injury. Winnipeg coach Scott Arniel […]

The Montreal Canadiens improbably made the playoffs in 2025. It was an incredible run that very few saw coming. Head coach Martin St. Louis has experienced the heights of the Stanley Cup Playoffs as a player. On Wednesday night, he and the Canadiens experienced the lows after their Game 5 loss to the Washington Capitals. […]

The Colorado Avalanche are up against the wall in the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs. The Avalanche need a win in Game 6 to keep their season alive. However, in order to beat the Dallas Stars, they need some of their key players to step up. Defenseman Cale Makar is one such player who needs to […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs had the Ottawa Senators on the brink of elimination. They held a 3-0 series lead over Ottawa. And for the most part, they were clearly the better team in this series. Unfortunately, the Maple Leafs have been unable to end the series. Ahead of Game 6, though, head coach Craig Berube […]

The Washington Capitals are heading to the next round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs after comfortably cruising past the Montreal Canadiens in five games, capping off the victory with a 4-1 win in the nation’s capital on Wednesday night. The Capitals finished the regular season with the best record in the Eastern Conference, and they […]

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 Florida Panthers are the defending Stanley Cup champions. Florida is looking to defend its championship in the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs. They had a tough task in round one. Florida was matched up with their intrastate rival, the Tampa Bay Lightning. On Wednesday night, Florida passed the test. The Panthers defeated the Lightning in […]

The Montreal Canadiens had their season on the line in Game 5 on Wednesday night. Montreal needed a win over the Washington Capitals to force a Game 6 back in the heart of Francophone Canada. Unfortunately for them, they did not get this win in Game 5. The Capitals have defeated the Canadiens on Wednesday […]

Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals can eliminate the Montreal Canadiens on Wednesday night. A win in Game 5 punches their ticket to the second round of the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs. There, the Capitals would take on the Carolina Hurricanes. So far, things are going quite well. The Capitals raced out to a 3-0 […]

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 Toronto Maple Leafs and Ottawa Senators are squaring off in Game 6 of their first-round series on Thursday night. Toronto has lost its first two chances to close out Ottawa. They have to head back to the Capital City for their third attempt. Even with a 3-0 lead dwindling to 3-2, Maple Leafs coach […]

For the fifth consecutive time, the Carolina Hurricanes have knocked the New Jersey Devils out of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. After blowing a 3-0 Game 5 lead and eventually losing 5-4 in double overtime in Raleigh, Sheldon Keefe’s troops are the first team to be eliminated from the postseason. Although there is a fair share […]

The Carolina Hurricanes are moving onto to the Eastern Conference semifinals after taking down the New Jersey Devils in five games on Tuesday night. In the process, their bench boss made NHL history. Rod Brind’Amour is the first coach ever to win at least one round in each of his first seven seasons in charge […]

The Carolina Hurricanes are probably feeling pretty good about themselves after being the first team to advance to the second round of the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs following a wild 5-4 double overtime win over the New Jersey Devils on Tuesday night. And that’s especially true for veteran forward Taylor Hall, who woke up with […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs had the chance to close out their first-round series with the Ottawa Senators on Tuesday night at home, but they failed to do so, getting dominated 4-0 by the Sens. This Eastern Conference quarterfinal matchup now heads back to the nation’s capital, with the Leafs still up 3-2. When asked if […]

The Los Angeles Kings look to stave off elimination as they face the Edmonton Oilers. It’s time to continue our Stanley Cup Playoffs odds series with a Kings-Oilers Game 6 prediction and pick. The Kings took the first two games of the series, winning game one 6-5 and then game two 6-2. That led to […]

The Winnipeg Jets are set to welcome back a key offensive weapon as forward Gabriel Vilardi returns to the lineup for Game 5 of their Western Conference matchup against the St. Louis Blues. Sidelined since March 23 with an upper-body injury, Vilardi has been cleared to play and will rejoin the top line as the […]

The Dallas Stars look to close out the series as they face the Colorado Avalanche. It is time to continue our Stanley Cup Playoffs odds series with a Stars-Avalanche Game 6 prediction and pick. In game one of the series, the Avalanche were dominant, taking a 5-1 victory. Still, the Stars would make a third-period […]

The Ottawa Senators are one step closer to overcoming a 3-1 hole against the Toronto Maple Leafs in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. The Sens hammered their Ontario rivals 4-0 in Game 5 on Tuesday at Scotiabank Arena, forcing a Game 6 back home on Thursday. Following the impressive win, head coach Travis Green dropped a […]

The Minnesota Wild look to force a game seven as they host the Vegas Golden Knights. It is time to continue our Stanley Cup Playoffs odds series with a Golden Knights-Wild Game 6 prediction and pick. It has been a back-and-forth series between the two teams. The Golden Knights took game one of the series, […]

The Ottawa Senators stayed alive once again on Tuesday night, shutting out the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-0 in Game 5 at Scotiabank Arena and sending their first-round series back to Canada’s capital for Game 6 on Thursday night. And captain Brady Tkachuk is not too surprised with the result after he shared a simple message […]

The Ottawa Senators look to force game seven as they face the Toronto Maple Leafs. It is time to continue our Stanley Cup Playoffs odds series with a Maple Leafs-Senators Game 6 prediction and pick. After dominating the first game of the series, with Toronto winning 6-2, games two and three would both need overtime […]

The Vegas Golden Knights are one win away from advancing, and they have Brett Howden to thank for that. In an electric Game 5 that had all the intensity of playoff hockey, Howden delivered in overtime, scoring the game-winning goal just 4:04 into the extra period to give Vegas a 3–2 win over the Minnesota […]

The pressure is mounting in Toronto, but head coach Craig Berube is keeping the message simple. After the Maple Leafs dropped Game 5 in a 4–0 shutout loss to the Ottawa Senators, Berube stood at the podium and delivered a clear message to his players and the fanbase: “Stick with it.” What was once a […]

With their season on the line and the pressure mounting, Ottawa Senators captain Brady Tkachuk delivered a performance for the ages. In a dominant 4–0 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs in Game 5 of the first-round Stanley Cup Playoff series, Tkachuk not only kept the Senators alive, he made franchise history. Tkachuk became the […]

The Carolina Hurricanes entered Game 5 of the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs with a chance to end their series. They held a 3-1 series lead over the New Jersey Devils in the first round. And they could have been the first team to punch their ticket to the second round. On Tuesday, they did just […]