The Minnesota Wild occupy the first wild card spot in the Western Conference, setting them up for a matchup against the Vegas ...

While the likelihood of seeing a Round 1 upset is not too high, it's not impossible either. Here's a look at which teams are most likely to provide us with some early drama in the Stanley Cup Playoffs ...

NHL fans are tired of the predictable repeated patterns in the playoffs. The current format, which involves the first three ...

The Wild, Canadiens, Senators, and Blues, all have a good chance of advancing. Who is the most likely? That's what we'll try ...

Here's everything you need to know about the 2025 NHL Playoffs, including how to stream games from each series.

The Athletic's NHL staff picks first-round winners, dark horse, biggest disappointment, conference champs, Cup champ and Conn ...

The St. Louis Blues, the second wild-card team in the Western Conference, are one of the teams that could go on a ...

There are no style points once the Stanley Cup Playoffs begin. Once a team punches a ticket to the postseason, it has a ...

The playoff field features teams located across the US and Canada, from Washington and Montreal to Winnipeg and Edmonton.

The Wild are back in the NHL playoffs, and after a season threatened but never fully derailed by injury, they're getting healthy at the right time.

After missing the Senators’ last eight games because of an upper-body injury, the Ottawa captain returned to the lineup ...

The Presidents' Trophy for best regular-season record has already been clinched by the Winnipeg Jets, who are hoping an ...