The Carolina Hurricanes open their seventh straight trip to the Stanley Cup Playoffs with a first-round series against the ...

The Battle of Ontario is one of the most storied rivalries in the NHL. Although it lacks the history of the Battle of Alberta ...

Good luck to the makers of NHL 25. The video game, in its annual playoff simulation on Saturday, predicted the Toronto Maple ...

The Ottawa Senators and Toronto Maple Leafs will start a new chapter in the Battle of Ontario on Sunday night. It will be the ...

The 2025 Stanley Cup playoffs begin Saturday with 16 teams looking to etch their name onto Lord Stanley's Cup. Sergei ...

For most of the final weeks of the regular season, the Carolina Hurricanes knew they were locked into second place in the Metropolitan Division.

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 same B/R hockey team did its April duty for 2025, too, crunching the numbers and assembling this year's morning-line list ...

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

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

Every playoff team's odds to win the 2025 Stanley Cup and favorites for the Conn Smythe Trophy for playoff MVP ...

Toronto hockey fans will enjoy a long playoff run, and I expect this edition of the Maple Leafs will make it right to the Stanley Cup Final.