The best-of-7 first rounds, which feature divisional play, start Saturday. The Stanley Cup finals will begin in late May or early June, depending on how the next three rounds play out. The ...

The Lightning won back-to-back Cups in 2020 and 2021, falling short of the three-peat in a loss to the Avalanche in 2022. Tampa Bay has three titles in franchise history, the consecutive wins in '20 ...

Jake McCabe will be in the lineup for Sunday's series opener against the Ottawa Senators, head coach Craig Berube confirmed ...

With the Stanley Cup Playoffs upon on, Sportsnet's NHL insiders take a crack at predicting winners from Round 1, who will win the Stanley Cup and who will take home the Conn Smythe Trophy.

The Washington Capitals posted an Eastern Conference-best 51-22-9 record this season and enter the Stanley Cup Playoffs as one of the favorites to make the Cup final with Alexander Ovechkin leading ...

The Edmonton Oilers are gearing up for the Stanley Cup Playoffs, and Edmontonians are preparing their waistbands for a whole ...

Before we drop the puck on the best tournament in all of sports, let’s run through a handful of bets that hold value going into Round 1, starting with a Stanley Cup sleeper. If defense wins ...

Which of the 16 teams in the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs face the most pressure? The NHL on ESPN crew all shared their thoughts ...

The Stanley Cup Playoffs 2025 preview includes NHL opening round matchups, series odds, Game 1 odds and picks with insightful ...

USA TODAY's Jason Anderson, Mike Brehm and Jace Evans provide their predictions for the Stanley Cup Final teams, the NHL ...

The Stanley Cup Playoffs, which begin Saturday night, are infamous for being a war of attrition unlike any other in sports. Two months of blocked shots and bodychecks, games every other night until ...

Fans, media and statistical models are all giving their takes and projections, but what do people inside the league think?