There will be eight series in the opening round of the Stanley Cup playoffs. Here are all eight power ranked by watchability.

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The NHL set an attendance record in 2024-25, drawing 23,014,458 fans over 1,312 regular-season games, the league announced ...

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

The first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs features 16 teams in eight best-of-7 series, which start Saturday. Today, NHL.com ...

The Montreal Canadiens return to the playoffs ahead of schedule, with a young and exciting roster that exceeded expectations. In Round 1 they’ll meet the top seed in the East, Washington, who also ...

Montreal Canadiens coach Martin St. Louis has entered the Jack Adams Award conversation despite calls for him to be fired ...

In the opening round of the playoffs, the Caps, the East’s top seed, will play against the 8th-seeded upstart Montreal Canadiens ...

A month before NHL’s playoff openers this weekend, Commissioner Gary Bettman was more than happy to defend the decision to ...