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The Dallas Stars and Minnesota Wild have expected this first-round playoff matchup for months, and the Central Division rivals really set a tone for the series in a physical game just over a week ago in the same building.
Sidney Crosby would not take the bait, even though the smile on his face and the gleam in his eye hinted that maybe the Pittsburgh Penguins captain kind of wanted to.
Ottawa captain Brady Tkachuk says the Senators have achieved their goal coming into the season by returning to the Stanley Cup playoffs. Now comes the next step, as the Senators open their first-round series against the top seed in the Eastern Conference, the Carolina Hurricanes.
Jakub Dobes is well aware of the massive gap in experience. The Montreal Canadiens goaltender is a fresh-faced rookie with fewer than 60 games under his belt. Andrei Vasilevskiy, meanwhile, is a two-time Stanley Cup champion and a Conn Smythe Trophy winner, arguably the best netminder of his era.
Vancouver Canucks president of hockey operations Jim Rutherford told reporters on Friday that the status of Canucks head coach Adam Foote will be decided primarily by the team's next general manager.
Calgary Flames winger Jonathan Huberdeau wants to start skating again by the end of June and intends to be ready for September training camp after hip resurfacing surgery.
McDavid, the league’s most highly decorated player, is No. 1 in our poll of 10 experts. Schaefer, the record-setting rookie on the threshold of a Calder Trophy, is No. 25.
TSN’s Travis Yost analyzes the first-round matchups of the Stanley Cup Playoffs.
Winnipeg Jets forward Mark Scheifele said on Friday during the team’s locker room cleanout that he’s going to play for Canada at the upcoming IIHF men’s world championships.
The Dallas Stars have signed defenceman Nils Lundkvist to a two-year, $3.5 million contract extension that carries a $1.75 million cap hit, the team announced on Friday.
There is plenty of youthful talent in the NHL postseason anyway, including rookies and players 21 and under getting their first taste of playoff hockey in the best league in the world.
With the Winnipeg Jets season over, Jonathan Toews says he isn’t sure what’s next.
If the NHL is to expand, more players would like to see the league go to Houston than Quebec City.
With the Toronto Maple Leafs’ season over, rookie forward Easton Cowan was one of six players assigned to the AHL’s Marlies on Friday morning.
Ottawa Senators defenceman Tyler Kleven is on the ice for practice in a non-contact jersey as the team prepares for Game 1 of their first-round playoff series tomorrow against the Carolina Hurricanes.
The Toronto Maple Leafs are meeting with team legend and Hockey Hall of Famer Mats Sundin on Friday about a potential role in their new management structure.
Toronto Maple Leafs winger William Nylander ran away with the vote for the league’s most fashionable in the NHLPA Players’ Poll released Friday.
The Vancouver Canucks have fired general manager Patrik Allvin after finishing the season last in the NHL with 14 fewer points than the 31st-place Chicago Blackhawks.
A fourth straight year of missing the NHL playoffs puts pressure on the Calgary Flames to parlay a plethora of high draft picks into hope for fans.
Having clinched second place in the Pacific Division with a 6-1 rout of the Vancouver Canucks on Thursday, the Edmonton Oilers will open their first-round series on home ice against the Anaheim Ducks on Monday.
The Edmonton Oilers will start their pursuit of a third consecutive trip to the Stanley Cup final at home on Monday and this time the Ducks are on the menu.
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