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Right now the Washington Capitals’ offseason feels like a big flow chart, with arrows at the top pointing in two very different directions. The front office is just waiting to be told which direction to take.
Winnipeg GM responds to Hellebuyck’s comments and promises a thorough evaluation of what went wrong during a disappointing year for the franchise, Danielle Bain writes.
The big hits always roll out this time of year. It’s just part of playoff hockey, especially in the tone-setting first round. So, keep that head on a swivel.
Oilers forward Zach Hyman led the NHL playoffs in hits last season when a dislocated wrist knocked him out of Edmonton’s lineup. He was a spectator when his team fell to the Florida Panthers in the Stanley Cup final for a second straight year.
Chicoutimi Sagueneens forward Maxim Masse won the Michel-Briere Trophy as the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League MVP for the 2025-26 season, the league announced on Monday.
The NHL Department of Player Safety has fined Utah Mammoth defenceman Sean Durzi $5,000, the maximum under the CBA, for head-butting Vegas Golden Knights defenceman Rasmus Andersson in Game 1.
Senators defenceman Artem Zub will be a game-time decision Monday.
After an ugly end to the postseason last year, Jake Oettinger struggled out of the gate to start the 2026 playoffs on Saturday.
Winnipeg Jets forward Gabriel Vilardi and defenceman Dylan DeMelo will be joining teammate Mark Scheifele on Team Canada at the 2026 World Hockey Championships in May.
Washington Capitals defenceman Rasmus Sandin’s knee injury is expected to impact the start of the 2026-27 campaign, general manager Chris Patrick told reporters on Monday.
Keep updated on all the injury news and roster updates from around the NHL with daily Ice Chips.
Tage Thompson scored twice as part of Buffalo’s four-goal surge over the final 7:58 of regulation in rallying the Sabres to a 4-3 victory in Game 1 on Sunday night.
Nic Dowd redirected Noah Hanifin’s shot from the point to put Vegas ahead at 7:20 of the third period and the Golden Knights beat the Utah Mammoth 4-2 on Sunday night in Game 1 of their first-round series.
The Montreal Canadiens have an early series lead on the road — and they have Juraj Slafkovsky to thank.
Mattias Samuelson scored with 3:24 left and Buffalo overcame a two-goal deficit in the final eight minutes to beat the Boston Bruins 4-3 on Sunday night in the Sabres’ first playoff game in 15 years.
Juraj Slafkovsky scored his third power-play goal 1:22 into overtime and the Montreal Canadiens beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-3 in Game 1 of their first-round series on Sunday night.
The Montreal Canadiens and Tampa Bay Lightning are headed to overtime in Game 1 of their first-round series, tied 3-3.
A sea of blue and white filled the seats inside Benchmark International Arena as the puck dropped for Game 1 of the NHL playoffs between the Montreal Canadiens and Tampa Bay Lightning on Sunday.
Darren Raddysh and Brandon Hagel scored 29 seconds apart as the Tampa Bay Lightning will take a one-goal lead over the Montreal Canadiens into the third period of Game 1.
Josh Anderson has the game's only goal, and the Montreal Canadiens lead the Tampa Bay Lightning 1-0 after one period in Tampa Bay.
Logan O’Connor scored for the first time in more than a year, Scott Wedgewood stopped 24 shots in his first Stanley Cup playoffs start and the top-seeded Colorado Avalanche beat the Los Angeles Kings 2-1 in Game 1 on Sunday.
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