Carter Verhaeghe scored the go-ahead goal early in the third period as the host Florida Panthers defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2 in the opening of their best-of-seven, first-round playoff series at Sunrise, Fla. Game 2 is set for Tuesday,
Jake DeBrusk logged a three-point game to lead the Boston Bruins to a 5-1 win over the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference first-round series on Saturday. DeBrusk factored into all three of Boston’s second-period
The wait is finally over for the Vancouver Canucks and their fans. When the Canucks face the visiting Nashville Predators on Sunday for Game 1 of their Western Conference first-round playoff series, it will be the first time Vancouver has
Evgeny Kuznetsov had a goal and an assist for the host Carolina Hurricanes in a 3-1 win against the New York Islanders in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference first-round matchup on Saturday evening in Raleigh, N.C. Stefan Noesen scored
The Colorado Avalanche hope to take advantage of a clean slate when they visit the Winnipeg Jets for Game 1 of their Western Conference first-round series Sunday evening. Winnipeg swept the season series against the Avalanche, most recently winning 7-0
The New York Rangers seized control of the Metropolitan Division in the opening weeks of the regular season and eventually emerged from a crowded field to claim the Presidents’ Trophy. The reward for the most successful regular season in team
Colorado Avalanche forward Jonathan Drouin will sit out the Western Conference first-round series against the Winnipeg Jets with a lower-body injury, the team announced Saturday. Drouin sustained the injury after falling into the boards during the second period of Colorado’s
In theory, winning the NHL’s Atlantic Division should have given the Florida Panthers an “easier” first-round playoff opponent. But, if history is any judge, that hardly is the case. The Panthers will open an Eastern Conference first-round series against the
Even without the likes of Patrice Bergeron and David Krejci, both of whom retired last offseason, the Boston Bruins are still here. A new-look roster was still competing for the Atlantic Division title until losing three of the Bruins’ final