Stanley Cup Playoffs Articles - Page 18

The Carolina Hurricanes have had no shortage of drama this season, but the Stanley Cup chase is still on. The Hurricanes have been on a roll since the trade deadline, and are 8-2-0 over their past 10 games. If the Washington Capitals hadn’t built such a big cushion, the Hurricanes could’ve been challenging for the […]

The Los Angeles Kings are one of the better teams in the NHL at this time. The Kings started the season extremely well, but they have fallen back down to earth a bit as the season has progressed. Los Angeles is likely to make the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs, however. And they are looking to […]

The Tampa Bay Lightning established themselves as a dynasty in the early 2020s, but it took some growing pains to get there. After capturing the President’s Trophy in 2018-19 as the league’s best regular-season team — and winning a ridiculous 62 of 82 games — the Bolts were widely expected to come out of the […]

The Colorado Avalanche’s only hope is that their moves earlier in the season don’t return to haunt them in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. General manager Chris MacFarland was in a tough spot in the middle of this season. Longtime star Mikko Rantanen’s contract expires at the end of this season, and MacFarland feared they’d lose […]

After winning the Eastern Conference in each of the last two seasons — and capturing the franchise’s inaugural Stanley Cup championship last year — it’s hard to pinpoint a fatal flaw for a dominant postseason Florida Panthers team. Besides a behemoth Vegas Golden Knights squad in 2023, no club has been able to best the […]

The Winnipeg Jets are a Stanley Cup contender in 2025. Winnipeg officially clinched a postseason berth recently. And they are likely to head into the playoffs as one of the top seeds in the league. Perhaps it is to be expected for a team led by the likes of Connor Hellebuyck, Mark Scheifele, and Nikolaj […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs have plenty to prove in this year’s Stanley Cup Playoffs. Over the past ten years, it has primarily been a disaster for this team’s core, and a Stanley Cup will be the only thing to impress their fans. Toronto believed the first move was to bring in a stricter coach, which […]

The Dallas Stars made the biggest move of the NHL trade deadline. They sent promising forward Logan Stankoven and two first-round picks to the Carolina Hurricanes for Mikko Rantanen. Once they added the former 50-goal scorer, many saw them as a Stanley Cup contender. With Rantanen in tow, the Stars are the most balanced team […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs are one of the most storied franchises in all of hockey. In fact, only one team in league history — the Montreal Canadiens — have won more Stanley Cups than the Leafs. However, unlike the Canadiens, the Maple Leafs have had extremely rotten luck in the Stanley Cup Playoffs for nearly […]

The Florida Panthers began their turnaround in the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs. Florida had a disappointing 2022-23 regular season following a franchise-record-setting 2021-22 campaign. However, Florida was able to make the playoffs despite everything. And they made their shot count. The Panthers advanced to the Stanley Cup Final in 2023 against the Vegas Golden Knights. […]

The race for the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs is heating up as the regular season draws to an end. Teams such as the Washington Capitals have clinched a playoff spot already. However, other spots remain up for grabs. That is a bit of an illusion, though. Though many spots are open, teams such as the […]

Last season, the Edmonton Oilers finished one game short of the Stanley Cup when they lost in Game 7. The Florida Panthers took a 3-0 series lead, but the Oilers battled back to force the deciding game. It didn’t finish how the organization or fans wanted, but there was optimism that they’d finish the job […]

The race for the Stanley Cup Playoffs is beginning to heat up in the final weeks of the regular season. For the most part, playoff spots remain open for much of the league. Only two teams have been mathematically eliminated from postseason contention. The Winnipeg Jets — Stanley Cup contenders in their own right — […]

The Winnipeg Jets bowed out early in last year’s Stanley Cup Playoffs, but there is belief that will change this year. They suffered through a challenging matchup with the Colorado Avalanche in the first round, and Colorado’s high-octane offense ran away with the series. The Jets believe they have the pieces to do it again […]

The St Louis Blues beat the Vancouver Canucks 4-3 in overtime on Thursday night. The game in St Louis featured the two teams battling for the final spot in the Western Conference playoffs. While the Canucks came into this season with higher expectations, the Blues have gotten hot to close the gap. After blowing the […]

The Montreal Canadiens enter Thursday’s action holding down the final spot in the Eastern Conference playoffs. They have not made the playoffs since their surprising run to the 2021 Stanley Cup Final. This core, led by Nick Suzuki and Cole Caufield, is in desperate need of playoff experience. General manager Kent Hughes told Daily FaceOff’s […]

The Columbus Blue Jackets, despite being in the NHL for nearly 25 years, have struggled to establish themselves as consistent contenders. With only six playoff appearances and just one trip beyond the first round, their existence has often been characterized by underperformance and turnover in both coaching and management. However, the team has had moments […]

The Edmonton Oilers have made it to the Stanley Cup Final and depending on what side of the fence you look at it from, it was either a long time coming or a complete surprise. The Oilers have Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl, who may be the NHL’s modern version of Wayne Gretzky and Mark […]

The Stanley Cup Final is set as the Florida Panthers and the Edmonton Oilers will battle it out for all the marbles. The Oilers just took down the Dallas Stars in the West Final, and the Panthers took down the New York Rangers in the East Final. The Rangers were the best team in hockey […]

New York Rangers captain Jacob Trouba is revealing some surprising news after the team’s postseason run. The defenseman says he was playing a good amount of the regular season while being hobbled with a lower-body injury. “That was tough. I broke my ankle. They said a kidney-sized bean chunk of my ankle came off, but […]

The Edmonton Oilers skated their way into the Stanley Cup Final, but there’s a lot going on off the ice as well for the club. The team may possibly need to name a new general manager this offseason. Oilers’ CEO Jeff Jackson says the team isn’t immediately addressing that issue. “We’re not dealing with any […]

For the second time in three seasons, the New York Rangers bowed out of the Stanley Cup Playoffs to a team based in Florida. In 2022, it was the Tampa Bay Lightning, and on Saturday night, it was the Florida Panthers ending the hopes and dreams of the President’s Trophy winners after prevailing in Game […]

The Dallas Stars thought this might be their year to return to the Stanley Cup Final. The Stars lost in the finals to the Tampa Bay Lightning in 2020 in the COVID-19 bubble but haven’t returned since then. The Stars were the favorite over the Oilers this season after getting the top seed in the […]

Although it was a different opponent Jamie Benn and his Dallas Stars faced in their second consecutive Western Conference Final, the result was the same. Just as it was in 2023, the Stars came two wins short of advancing to the Stanley Cup Final after losing 2-1 to the Edmonton Oilers in Game 6 at […]

The Dallas Stars were dealt a crippling dose of deja vu Sunday night, as they fell in six games in the Western Conference Finals for the second straight year. This Stanley Cup Playoffs run felt different, though. Despite earning the top seed, the bracket demanded that they battle the league’s last two champions for a […]

Joe Pavelski and the Dallas Stars made it back to the Western Conference Finals for the second straight year. And just like last season, the team fell just short. They were eliminated from the Stanley Cup Playoffs on Sunday after losing Game 6 to the Edmonton Oilers. Now, questions about Pavelski’s future in the NHL […]

Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers are heading to the Stanley Cup Final. McDavid scored the opening goal of a 2-1 win over the Dallas Stars in Game 6 of the Western Conference Finals. The Oilers are headed to their first Stanley Cup Final since 2006 when they lost to the Carolina Hurricanes. It has […]

The Edmonton Oilers have finally done it. Edmonton defeated the Dallas Stars in Game 6 of the 2024 Western Conference Finals. As a result, they have advanced to the 2024 Stanley Cup Final. There, they will take on the Eastern Conference champion Florida Panthers. The Oilers have had an interesting road to the Stanley Cup […]

Sam Reinhart has helped the Florida Panthers advance to their second straight Stanley Cup Final. The veteran forward has been a driving force for the Eastern Conference champions all year long. Ahead of the Final, though, there is a realization that this may be Reinhart’s last season with the Panthers. Reinhart is hitting NHL Free […]

The Florida Panthers will advance to the Stanley Cup Finals for the second year in a row. Florida beat the New York Rangers in Game 6 with a score of 2-1 and officially earned the Prince of Wales Trophy. Last year, the Florida Panthers touched the Prince of Wales Trophy after securing their spot in […]

The Florida Panthers are handling their journey to the Stanley Cup Final as another business trip. The team’s stars are trying to keep all of their success in perspective after winning the Eastern Conference Final over the New York Rangers. “The buy-in from everybody is so big. We expected to be back here,” Panthers forward […]

The Dallas Stars will attempt to stay alive, while the Edmonton Oilers will attempt to seal their first trip to the Stanley Cup Final since 2006. The two will face off on Sunday in Game 6 at Rogers Place. We’re here to share our NHL odds series, make a Stars-Oilers Game 6 prediction, and pick […]

Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Finals between the New York Rangers and Florida Panthers has arrived! Without further ado, let’s check out our Rangers Panthers predictions for this game, including our top prop bets and picks as well. After a thrilling back-and-forth series, the Panthers and Rangers are set to clash in Game 6 […]

The Edmonton Oilers are one win away from the 2024 Stanley Cup Final. Goalie Stuart Skinner allowed just one goal against the Dallas Stars on Friday. This allowed forward Ryan Nugent-Hopkins to lead his team to victory on the strength of two power-play goals. After Game 5, Skinner was asked about preparing for a pressure-packed […]

The Dallas Stars had a chance to take a 3-2 series lead in the 2024 Western Conference Finals on Friday night. But instead, they are now chasing the Edmonton Oilers. Edmonton emerged victorious on Friday in Dallas and is now one win from the Stanley Cup Final. After the game, coach Pete DeBoer was certainly […]

Although the Dallas Stars have faced overwhelming odds throughout these Stanley Cup Playoffs, they are somehow only two wins away from competing for their second championship in franchise history. Resilience is propelling head coach Pete DeBoer and his squad forward amid incessant adversity. Dallas won a war of attrition versus the Vegas Golden Knights after […]

The Stanley Cup Playoff Western Conference Finals march on as Game 5 awaits! It is about that time to take a look at our Oilers-Stars Game 5 Prop Bets Prediction and Pick. With the series tied at two games apiece, absolutely anything is on the table for this epic showdown. All in all, home ice […]

The New York Rangers will attempt to stave off elimination as they face the Florida Panthers on Saturday in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Finals. We’re here to share our NHL odds series, make a Rangers-Panthers Game 6 prediction, and pick while showing you how to watch. The Panthers defeated the Rangers 3-2 in […]

The Dallas Stars saw a two-goal lead evaporate in Game 4 of the Western Conference Final on Wednesday. Dallas lost the game 5-2 as the Edmonton Oilers evened the series. The Stars may have also lost one of their key players after defenseman Chris Tanev left the game in the second period after blocking a […]