Stanley Cup Playoffs Articles - Page 15

The Ottawa Senators ran into an avalanche in their first playoff game since 2017. In the Battle of Ontario, the top-seeded Toronto Maple Leafs were energized by their home crowd and jumped all over the Sens, cruising to a 6-2 victory to get their nose out in front in this first-round series. As expected, the […]

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 Pittsburgh Penguins are once again missing the Stanley Cup Playoffs, and fans aren’t happy. Penguins general manager Kyle Dubas understands that frustration. He also wants them to know that there’s a dawn coming through the darkness. “When I look today, maybe we had less points than we had last year, but I feel like […]

The Dallas Stars earned a 4-3 overtime victory against the Colorado Avalanche at the American Airlines Center on Monday night. It was a competitive game throughout, but Dallas ultimately emerged victorious. Tyler Seguin — who was limited to 20 regular games played — helped the team defeat the Avalanche and he discussed his return after […]

The New Jersey Devils will look to knot up their first-round series against the Carolina Hurricanes in Game 2 on Tuesday night — but they’ll have to do it without two of their most important defensemen. Both Luke Hughes and Brenden Dillon will not suit up at the Lenovo Center, head coach Sheldon Keefe announced. […]

The Edmonton Oilers were oh-so-close to making an incredible comeback in Game 1 of their first-round series against the Los Angeles Kings on Monday night. After Connor McDavid put the team on his back in the third period to erase a four-goal deficit, the Kings scored with just 42 seconds left in regulation to seal […]

The Los Angeles Kings look to take control of the series as they face the Edmonton Oilers. It’s time to continue our Stanley Cup Playoffs odds series with an Oilers-Kings Game 2 prediction and pick. It was a high-scoring game in one of the series. Andrei Kuzmenko and Quinton Byfield scored in the first period […]

The Edmonton Oilers looked like they were dead in the water against the Los Angeles Kings on Monday night, when Connor McDavid and company got buried in a 4-0 deficit following a goal in the second period by LA forward Phillip Danault. But the Oilers refused to go down that easily in Game 1 of […]

The series is tied as it heads to game three, and the Dallas Stars visit the Colorado Avalanche. It is time to continue our Stanley Cup Playoffs odds series with a Stars-Avalanche Game 3 prediction and pick. In game one of the series, the Avalanche were dominant. After a scoreless first period, Artturi Lehkonen and […]

Colin Blackwell was the hero for the Dallas Stars on Monday night, scoring just the second playoff goal of his career in a crucial 4-3 overtime victory over the Colorado Avalanche at the American Airlines Center. The 32-year-old had his initial shot blocked late into the extra frame, but found the loose puck before sending […]

It is hard to imagine that the NHL’s all-time leader in regular-season goals did not have a playoff overtime winner, but that was true for Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin before 2:26 into overtime on Monday against the Montreal Canadiens. Ovechkin notched his first playoff overtime winner in a 3-2 victory to give the Capitals […]

The Winnipeg Jets have a good reason to celebrate right now. Winnipeg is up 2-0 in their playoff series against the St. Louis Blues, after a 2-1 win on Monday. It’s the first time in three playoff appearance seasons that Winnipeg has gone up 2-0 in a series, per the Associated Press. “I don’t know […]

The Washington Capitals look to take the two-game series lead as they host the Montreal Canadiens. It’s time to continue our Stanley Cup Playoffs odds series with a Canadiens-Capitals Game 2 prediction and pick. In game one of the series, Alex Ovechkin opened the scoring for the Capitals with a power-play goal to give the […]

The Los Angeles Kings faced early trouble when star defenseman and future Hall of Famer Drew Doughty went down with an ankle injury in the preseason. Despite missing one of their top anchors, the Kings powered through the regular season, racking up wins and locking down the No. 2 seed in the Pacific Division with […]

Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals got their playoff run started on Monday night, and it was a thriller. The Capitals finished with the best record in the Metropolitan division, and they are taking on the Montreal Canadiens in the first round. The Canadiens got the final Wild Card spot, so they have a tall […]

With the best record in the Eastern Conference at the end of the 2024-25 NHL regular season, Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals entered the Stanley Cup Playoffs with high expectations. And early in their first game of the postseason against the Montreal Canadiens on Monday, the Caps flexed their muscles after “The Great Eight” […]

The Montreal Canadiens are set to take on the Washington Capitals in Game 1 of their Eastern Conference series on Monday, and before Montreal got to Washington, veteran Brendan Gallagher detailed what his expectations are and how he is helping the young team prepare for a playoff series. “We’re excited,” Brendan Gallagher said, via Dave […]

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 Vegas Golden Knights look to take a two-game lead in the series as they host the Minnesota Wild. It is time to continue our Stanley Cup Playoffs odds series with a Wild-Golden Knights prediction and pick. The Golden Knights look to take a 2-0 series lead over the Wild in this game. In game […]

The Vegas Golden Knights beat the Minnesota Wild 4-2 in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Vegas defended home ice in a tight, defensive game, which is the style they want to play. Tomas Hertl opened the scoring, Adin Hill was spectacular, and they are off and running again. Golden Knights coach Bruce Cassidy […]

It is game one of an all-Florida series in the Stanley Cup Playoffs as the Florida Panthers face the Tampa Bay Lightning. It’s time to continue our Stanley Cup Playoffs odds series with a Panthers-Lightning prediction and pick. The Florida Panthers finished the regular season at 47-31-4 on the year, which placed them in third […]

The New Jersey Devils look even the series as they face the Carolina Hurricanes. It’s time to continue our Stanley Cup Playoffs odds series with a Devils-Hurricanes Game 2 prediction and pick. In game one of the series, Jalen Chatfield got the scoring going. He scored just 2:24 into the game to give the Hurricanes […]

The Ottawa Senators lost Game 1 of their 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs series on Sunday. Ottawa took on the Toronto Maple Leafs, hoping to get off to a good start. But their first playoff game since the 2017 Eastern Conference Finals ended in a 6-2 defeat in Toronto. The Maple Leafs got big-time performances from […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs won Game 1 of the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs on Sunday night. It’s a massive victory for them as they look to go on a deep playoff run. The Maple Leafs faced the Ottawa Senators in the Battle of Ontario. In Game 1, they came away with a massive 6-2 win […]

The Ottawa Senators lost to the Toronto Maple Leafs 6-2 in Game 1 of their Stanley Cup Playoffs series. After a seven-year postseason drought, Ottawa suffered a brutal defeat at the hands of their biggest rivals. The series is far from over, but the Sens put themselves in a deep hole on Sunday. Senators goalie […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs faced the Ottawa Senators on Sunday night in Game 1 of their first-round series in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. The Maple Leafs have had issues in the postseason in recent years. But those issues were not present on Sunday. Toronto claimed an emphatic 6-2 win on home ice at the Scotiabank […]

The Carolina Hurricanes faced the New Jersey Devils in Game 1 of the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs on Sunday afternoon. Carolina is hoping to make a deep run after coming up short in the second round last season. They got off on the right foot in Game 1. Jordan Staal and the Hurricanes picked up […]

The St. Louis Blues dropped Game 1 of the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs to the Winnipeg Jets on Saturday. St. Louis had a 3-2 lead with less than 10 minutes remaining in the third period. However, head coach Jim Montgomery watched as his team blew the lead. The Jets skated away with a 5-3 victory […]

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 Colorado Avalanche beat the Dallas Stars 5-2 on Saturday to take a 1-0 lead in their first-round series. This is Colorado’s eighth trip to the playoffs in Jared Bednar’s nine years as the head coach. With one Stanley Cup already, Bednar is entrenched in franchise history. But on Saturday, Jared Bednar became the winningest […]

The Dallas Stars came into the playoffs on a seven-game losing streak and searching for confidence, and they didn’t find much of it in Game 1 against the Colorado Avalanche on Saturday night. Despite a competitive game early on, the explosive Avs pulled away with a 5-1 victory in Game 1 in Dallas. Now, the […]

The Colorado Avalanche and the Dallas Stars are going at it in a first-round series that could very easily be a conference finals matchup. The two division rivals both racked up over 100 points during the regular season, leaving hockey fans drooling over the heavyweight battle. Game 1 was close for most of the night, […]

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 […]

The Minnesota Wild will travel to Las Vegas to take on the Golden Knights in Game 1 of the Western Conference First Round on Sunday night. Minnesota will look to get past the first round of the playoffs for the first time since 2015. The Wild will get a boost from one of their promising […]

The St. Louis Blues controlled Game 1 against the Winnipeg Jets until they rallied for a third-period comeback. The Blues owned a 3-2 lead with over ten minutes remaining in the first period when Alex Iafallo scored the tying goal. Overtime was on the horizon until Kyle Connor scored the go-ahead goal with a little […]

The Winnipeg Jets could’ve easily panicked when they found themselves behind early against the St. Louis Blues. The Blues stayed ahead until the nine-minute mark in the third period, when Alex Iafallo evened the game at three. It looked like the game was destined for overtime until Kyle Connor put the Jets ahead for good […]

Kyle Connor hopes to be part of the solution for a Winnipeg Jets team that many label as chokers. It has been a couple of successful regular seasons for the Jets since relocating from Atlanta, but they can’t seem to get over the hump in the playoffs. This year, the Jets got a good start […]

The St. Louis Blues will meet the Winnipeg Jets for Game 2 of the First Round at the MTS Centre. It will be an exciting time in Winnipeg as we continue our NHL odds series and make a Blues-Jets Game 2 prediction and pick. The Jets defeated the Blues 5-3 to take Game 1 of […]

Gabriel Landeskog’s injury journey with the Colorado Avalanche since the 2022 Stanley Cup Finals is hard to believe. The captain was on top of the world when he lifted the trophy above his head at the end of that series, but he hasn’t been able to suit up since that fateful Game 6. Many believed […]