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Ottawa Senators defenceman Artem Zub was forced out of their series-opening game against the Carolina Hurricanes on Saturday, and was replaced by Jordan Spence on the top defence pairing, per The Athletic's Julian McKenzie.
The Carolina Hurricanes are leading the Ottawa Senators 1-0 after two periods in Game 1 of their Eastern Conference playoffs series.
The Ottawa Senators and Carolina Hurricanes could not find the opening tally after 20 minutes in Game 1 of their Eastern Conference series on Saturday.
Tampa Bay Lightning captain Victor Hedman (personal leave) has started skating and is around the team but he remains unavailable to play at the moment, head coach Jon Cooper said on Saturday.
Anze Kopitar wrapped up the last regular season of his storied career. The Los Angeles Kings captain wants to prolong his final playoff run for as long as possible.
When the Edmonton Oilers and Anaheim Ducks open their first-round NHL playoff series Monday, it will be a complete reversal from 2017, the last time the teams met in the playoffs.
As members of the Winnipeg Jets cleared out their lockers following a disappointing season in which the team missed the playoffs for the second time in the last nine years, Connor Hellebuyck was as honest as he’s been all season, Danielle Bain writes.
Demko’s injury was among many disappointments the Vancouver Canucks weathered during the 2025-26 campaign.
The Dallas Stars and Minnesota Wild have expected this first-round playoff matchup for months, and the Central Division rivals really set a tone for the series in a physical game just over a week ago in the same building.
Sidney Crosby would not take the bait, even though the smile on his face and the gleam in his eye hinted that maybe the Pittsburgh Penguins captain kind of wanted to.
Ottawa captain Brady Tkachuk says the Senators have achieved their goal coming into the season by returning to the Stanley Cup playoffs. Now comes the next step, as the Senators open their first-round series against the top seed in the Eastern Conference, the Carolina Hurricanes.
Jakub Dobes is well aware of the massive gap in experience. The Montreal Canadiens goaltender is a fresh-faced rookie with fewer than 60 games under his belt. Andrei Vasilevskiy, meanwhile, is a two-time Stanley Cup champion and a Conn Smythe Trophy winner, arguably the best netminder of his era.
Vancouver Canucks president of hockey operations Jim Rutherford told reporters on Friday that the status of Canucks head coach Adam Foote will be decided primarily by the team's next general manager.
Calgary Flames winger Jonathan Huberdeau wants to start skating again by the end of June and intends to be ready for September training camp after hip resurfacing surgery.
McDavid, the league’s most highly decorated player, is No. 1 in our poll of 10 experts. Schaefer, the record-setting rookie on the threshold of a Calder Trophy, is No. 25.
TSN’s Travis Yost analyzes the first-round matchups of the Stanley Cup Playoffs.
Winnipeg Jets forward Mark Scheifele said on Friday during the team’s locker room cleanout that he’s going to play for Canada at the upcoming IIHF men’s world championships.
The Dallas Stars have signed defenceman Nils Lundkvist to a two-year, $3.5 million contract extension that carries a $1.75 million cap hit, the team announced on Friday.
There is plenty of youthful talent in the NHL postseason anyway, including rookies and players 21 and under getting their first taste of playoff hockey in the best league in the world.
With the Winnipeg Jets season over, Jonathan Toews says he isn’t sure what’s next.
If the NHL is to expand, more players would like to see the league go to Houston than Quebec City.
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