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14 Winters of Buffalo: How the Sabres snapped the NHL's longest playoff drought

Back in December, the Sabres appeared to be trending toward another last-place finish, but a road trip to Western Canada that month catalyzed their resurgence, which culminated in their first division title since 2010. ESPN's Emily Kaplan has more on Buffalo breaking a 14-year playoff drought, the longest the NHL has ever seen.


Dreger with details on Sundin's potential job with Maple Leafs

The 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. TSN Hockey Insider Darren Dreger joins James Duthie to discuss if it's a legitimate possibility that Toronto could hire Sundin and what his position could entail.


NHL: Ducks 5, Predators 4

Mikael Granlund had three assists, including on Troy Terry's go ahead goal late in the third period to give the Ducks the win. Anaheim finished third in the Pacific Division, and will travel to Edmonton to start the playoffs.


NHL: Kings 1, Flames 3

Zayne Parekh's goal in the second period ended up being the difference as the Flames beat the Kings in their regular season finale. Arsenii Sergeev made 27 saves in his first NHL start. Los Angeles will travel to Colorado to start the playoffs.


NHL: Sharks 6, Jets 1

Macklin Celebrini scored his 45th goal of the season, and added two assists to pass Joe Thornton for most points in a single season in Sharks history with 115. Both Winnipeg and San Jose have been eliminated from post-season contention.


NHL: Canucks 1, Oilers 6

Matt Savoie scored three goals in the first period for the first hat trick of his career, while Connor McDavid picked up four assists as the Oilers routed the Canucks to book a date at home with the Ducks to open the playoffs. McDavid finished the season with 134 points to lead the NHL.


NHL: Blues 5, Mammoth 3

Logan Mailloux scored the go-ahead goal with 2:57 left to play and Robert Thomas had a hat trick as the Blues beat the Mammoth in the regular-season finale for both teams. Clayton Keller assisted on two Utah goals to become the third NHL player this season with at least one assist in 10 straight games.


Sunny Mehta named Devils general manager

The Devils have hired Sunny Mehta as their sixth general manager in team history. Mehta joins New Jersey after spending six seasons with the Panthers, the last three serving as assistant general manager and head of analytics.


Johnston: Matthews left open the possibility that he isn't back next season

With the Maple Leafs' season in the rearview mirror, Auston Matthews spoke to the media for the first time since his season-ending injury against the Ducks. TSN Hockey Insider Chris Johnston joins Mark Masters to wade through Matthews' comments, what they're hearing privately about Matthews' desire to stay in Toronto, and much more from locker cleanout day.


No glide to the finish as game No. 82 has plenty of meaning for Oilers

The Oilers' last game of the regular season will be very meaningful because if they manage to pick up at least a point against the Canucks tonight they'll avoid the Avalanche in the first round of the playoffs and can also have home ice advantage in Round 1. Ryan Rishaug has more.


Insider Trading: Matthews leaves door open on future in Toronto

TSN’s Hockey Insiders on Auston Matthews' end-of-season media availability, takeaways from Toronto’s locker cleanout day, if Matthew Schaefer, Macklin Celebrini and Connor Bedard could all go to the Worlds, the Jets’ off-season and the Kraken expected to be aggressive for help up front.


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