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The Edmonton Oilers thought they had their old goaltender back when Stuart Skinner recorded back-to-back shutouts in the second round. A red-hot goaltender combined with the Oilers’ depth scoring surge was a recipe for plenty of success. It went well again in Game 1 against the Dallas Stars until the third period, when Skinner allowed […]

The Dallas Stars are off and running in the Western Conference Final — and Matt Duchene is back on the scoresheet. After failing to score a goal since April 8, the veteran forward capped off a third period powerplay frenzy by scoring the game winner in the opener against the Edmonton Oilers at American Airlines […]

The Edmonton Oilers appeared poised to seize control of the Western Conference Final, leading the Dallas Stars 3 to 1 after two periods in Game 1. However, a disastrous third period saw the Stars net five unanswered goals, culminating in a 6 to 3 defeat for the Oilers at American Airlines Center on Wednesday night. […]

The Dallas Stars stole Game 1 of the 2025 Western Conference Finals against the Edmonton Oilers. The Oilers raced out to a 3-1 lead over the Stars on Wednesday night. But Miro Heiskanen helped his team storm back to claim a 6-3 victory on home ice at the American Airlines Center in Game 1. Dallas […]

The Edmonton Oilers fell apart in Game 1 against the Dallas Stars in the 2025 Western Conference Final. Leon Draisaitl opened the scoring with a goal in the first period of play. Eventually, Edmonton took hold of a 3-1 lead heading into the third period. However, the Stars won Game 1 at the American Airlines […]

The Dallas Stars stunned the Edmonton Oilers in Game 1 of the 2025 Western Conference Finals. The Oilers got off to an incredible start, dominating much of the contest on Wednesday night. However, the third period proved to be a catastrophe. The Stars scored five goals in the period to complete a 6-3 win on […]

The Edmonton Oilers faced the Dallas Stars in Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals on Wednesday night. Edmonton scored the first goal and ended up taking a 3-1 lead into the third period. However, disaster struck in the final frame. Goalie Stuart Skinner allowed four goals in the third period to condemn the Oilers […]

The Edmonton Oilers and the Dallas Stars are battling in a rematch of last season’s Western Conference Finals, again with a berth in the Stanley Cup Final on the line. Game 1 in Dallas has been a roller coaster affair, with both teams trading the momentum back and forth throughout the night. Oilers star Leon […]

The Carolina Hurricanes did not win Game 1 of the 2025 Eastern Conference Finals against the Florida Panthers. Unfortunately, losing in the East Final is a common occurrence for Carolina these days. In fact, this loss represents their 13th straight defeat in the East Final, dating back to 2009. It’s a narrative that head coach […]

The Carolina Hurricanes got squashed by the Florida Panthers in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Final. Despite the blowout loss, Rod Brind’Amour had some good news for Carolina’s blue line. The Hurricanes may get Jalen Chatfield back from injury, which may stop their playoff chances from spiraling. Here is the latest, per Kurt Dusterberg […]

The Carolina Hurricanes lost to the Florida Panthers 5-2 on Tuesday. They are down 1-0 in the Eastern Conference Final, extending their franchise’s Conference Final losing streak to 13. Hurricanes coach Rod Brind’Amour knows how the Panthers win in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. He sent a stern message to his team through the media after […]

The Edmonton Oilers and Dallas Stars will kick off their third-round series on Thursday night. After the Oilers’ win in 2024, it is the second straight year that the two teams have met in the Western Conference Finals. The Oilers have been missing a key piece on their blue line, as Mattias Ekholm has been […]

For the second straight year, the Edmonton Oilers and Dallas Stars will do battle with a berth in the Stanley Cup Final on the line. And although the Oilers have notoriously struggled defensively in the prime of Leon Draisaitl and Connor McDavid’s careers, that hasn’t been the case in the 2025 postseason. Edmonton allowed only […]

The Dallas Stars advanced to the Western Conference Finals for the third straight year, thanks in part to goalie Jake Oettinger. Oettinger made fantastic saves to help eliminate the Winnipeg Jets in the second round. Awaiting Dallas in the West Final are the Edmonton Oilers, who eliminated Dallas in the 2024 West Final. Oettinger is […]

The Carolina Hurricanes could not overcome the Florida Panthers in Game 1 on Tuesday. The Panthers came out of the gate firing on all cylinders. Carolina — who played shorthanded without defenseman Jalen Chatfield — had no real answer. As a result, head coach Rod Brind’Amour watched his team fall 5-2 in Game 1. Brind’Amour […]

The Florida Panthers showed no signs of any fatigue from their grueling seven-game battle with the Toronto Maple Leafs on Tuesday night. Just 48 hours after silencing the city of Toronto in Game 7, the Panthers strolled into Carolina and crushed the Hurricanes 5-2 in Game 1 to open the Eastern Conference Finals. Instead of […]

The Florida Panthers won Game 1 of the 2025 Eastern Conference Finals on Tuesday night. Goalie Sergei Bobrovsky played a good game, stopping 31 of the 33 shots he faced in the contest. However, he dealt with more than some shots on goal. The Hurricanes also got up close and physical during this first contest […]

The Carolina Hurricanes hosted Game 1 of the 2025 Eastern Conference Finals on Tuesday night. The Hurricanes hoped to pick up their first win in the East Final since 2006 in this contest. However, the Florida Panthers had other plans. Florida won 5-2 away from home as the Hurricanes struggled without top-four defenseman Jalen Chatfield. […]

The Edmonton Oilers are gearing up for the Western Conference Finals against the Dallas Stars. This is the second West Final in a row to feature these two teams. However, this year’s matchup has a few underlying narratives to discuss. One of these narratives revolves around veteran defenseman John Klingberg. Klingberg spent most of his […]

The Winnipeg Jets did not make it out of the second round of the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs. Winnipeg won the Presidents’ Trophy as the best regular-season team in the NHL. However, they had a bit of a tough time in the postseason. And a major reason for this was the struggles of goaltender Connor […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs lost to the Florida Panthers in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. After another unfathomable Game 7 loss, Leafs players and coaches have been speaking to the media. It’s an NHL tradition of sorts to unveil a scroll of injuries players were dealing with after elimination. Auston Matthews missed time during the season […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs could lose Mitch Marner to free agency this summer, but head coach Craig Berube has made it very clear he wants to keep the superstar. During Tuesday’s exit interviews, Berube expressed just how important of a player Marner is to this club, despite his struggles in the series against the Florida […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs flamed out of the Stanley Cup Playoffs in embarrassing fashion, losing 6-1 to the Florida Panthers on Sunday — at home. It was the second steep defeat in the final three games of the series, with both coming at Scotiabank Arena. As you could imagine, Leafs fans were livid. Their team […]

The Winnipeg Jets lost to the Dallas Stars in Game 6 to end their Stanley Cup Playoff run. They won the Presidents’ Trophy after posting the best regular-season record in the league, but fell short of the Western Conference Final. The Jets have many of their core players locked up long-term and have a few […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs’ wound from their Game 7 loss in the second round series of the 2025 NHL Stanley Cup playoffs to the Florida Panthers is still fresh. And the pain? It still stings. Just ask Toronto star forward William Nylander. “Just a s****y game. That’s about it,” Nylander said about the Maple Leafs’ […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs failed in the Stanley Cup Playoffs once again. And they head toward an offseason that could see significant changes. Fans are frustrated after losing Game 7 against the Florida Panthers. This offseason could see significant trades and free agency moves from the Maple Leafs in an attempt to move forward. The […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs are out of the Stanley Cup Playoffs once again. Auston Matthews, Mitch Marner, and their teammates turned in potentially its worst performance in a Game 7 in recent memory on Sunday night. The Maple Leafs lost 6-1 on home ice to the Florida Panthers, watching as their South Florida rivals went […]

When Wayne Gretzky speaks highly of a player, the hockey world takes notice. For Wyatt Johnston, the Dallas Stars’ breakout forward, that recognition came after a stellar performance that helped propel his team to the Western Conference Finals. Gretzky, widely regarded as the greatest hockey player of all time, shared a candid moment with Johnston […]

The Edmonton Oilers are still alive in the 2025 NHL Stanley Cup playoffs, as they are about to see action in the Western Conference final against the Dallas Stars. That series is set to start on Wednesday at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, with the Oilers seemingly having the potential to get defenseman Mattias […]

The 32-year Stanley Cup drought for Canadian NHL teams is still alive and well, and now there is only one team left who can out it to bed. The Edmonton Oilers are the last hope for Canada after the Toronto Maple Leafs got blitzed by the Florida Panthers 6-1 in Game 7 on home ice. […]

The Florida Panthers beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 6-1 in Game 7 to advance in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. After forcing the winner-take-all with a strong win in Game 6, Toronto folded under pressure at home. Meanwhile, the defending champs rose to the occasion, quieting the crowd with a three-goal second period. Panthers coach Paul […]

Another year, another playoff failure for the Toronto Maple Leafs. The Atlantic Division winners blew a 2-0 series lead to the Florida Panthers and ultimately lost in seven games on Sunday evening. But it wasn’t just a loss, it was a blowout. The defending Stanley Cup champions wiped the floor with the Maple Leafs in […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs lost Game 7 to the Florida Panthers and are now eliminated from the Stanley Cup Playoffs. After taking a 2-0 series lead, Toronto collapsed at home in Games 5 and 7. Now, Mitch Marner and John Tavares are unrestricted free agents, this could be the end of the Maple Leafs’ Core […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs came up short again in the postseason. In a nearly annual event, Toronto lost in Game 7 last night, marking the Leafs’ sixth such defeat in eight years. But the Florida Panthers’ Brad Marchand is seemingly coming to Toronto’s defense. Marchand, known as an uber-talented pest and troll on and off […]

It’s hard being a Toronto Maple Leafs fan, given the team’s repeated failures in the Stanley Cup playoffs, just like Sunday’s 6-1 loss to the Florida Panthers in Game 7 of a second-round series. But it’s also difficult to be a player for Toronto because of the bright lights and the intense pressure that comes […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs failed to get past the second round of the NHL Stanley Cup playoffs again. They also stumbled in their mission to end their Game 7 struggles again. Toronto has made the postseason each year since 2017, and every time, the Maple Leafs failed to progress beyond the second round, the latest […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs lost to the Florida Panthers 6-1 in Game 7 to end their Stanley Cup Playoffs run. It is their ninth consecutive playoff berth, never advancing past the second round. With the Mitch Marner and John Tavares eras in Toronto potentially ending, fans are in disbelief. Maple Leafs fans in the arena […]

Before the Florida Panthers clinched their third consecutive trip to the Eastern Conference Finals with a 6-1 Game 7 win versus the Toronto Maple Leafs, a scary scene transpired on the ice. Chris Rooney, who has served as an NHL referee for more than 20 years, caught an inadvertent stick in the face from Panthers […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs battled back in Game 6 of their second round series against the Florida Panthers, stunningly forcing a Game 7 back in Canada. The Leafs had seized all of the momentum from the defending champions heading into the winner-take-all game, but none of that mattered when the puck dropped on Sunday night. […]