The Los Angeles Kings will not even bother trying to fool themselves: The Edmonton Oilers were the superior team en route to claiming a 7-4 victory in the opener of their Western Conference first-round playoff series. With Game 2 coming

The Dallas Stars no longer own home-ice advantage after dropping the opener of their best-of-seven Western Conference first-round series 4-3 against the defending Stanley Cup champion Vegas Golden Knights on Monday. Despite the turn of events, there was no sense

Star forward Auston Matthews made his presence felt to help the Toronto Maple Leafs capture a road split of the first two contests of their Eastern Conference first-round series against the Boston Bruins. Matthews and the Maple Leafs will look

Vancouver Canucks goaltender Thatcher Demko has been ruled out of Game 2 of the team’s Western Conference first-round series against the visiting Nashville Predators on Tuesday. Canucks coach Rick Tocchet made the announcement, noting that Demko is day-to-day and that

Boston defenseman Andrew Peeke is week-to-week with an upper-body injury and will not travel with the Bruins to Toronto, coach Jim Montgomery announced Tuesday. Peeke appeared to be struck in the left hand by a puck before leaving the ice

New Jersey Devils forward Timo Meier underwent arthroscopic surgery on his shoulder Tuesday. Meier, 27, is expected to make a full recovery from the elective procedure in time for training camp. He registered 52 points (28 goals, 24 assists) in