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At least two West teams that had 100 points or more definitely will be gone after the first round because they are playing teams that also had that many points. The Colorado Avalanche rose from the dregs of a 29th-place ...

CHICAGO - Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane had time to heal. Now, they're ready to launch a title defence. The Chicago Blackhawks have their stars back and their sights set on a second straight Stanley Cup as they head in...

CALGARY - Calgary Flames interim general manager Brian Burke defended his head coach Monday and said Vancouver Canucks head coach John Tortorella "oughta keep his mouth shut." Burke, also Calgary's president of hockey op...

Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane had time to heal. Now, they're ready to launch a title defense.

The Colorado Avalanche rose from the dregs of a 29th-place finish last season to win the Central Division title, and the St. Louis Blues collapsed late in the regular season and lost their chance to finish atop the Centr...

SAN JOSE, Calif. - The rivalry between the Los Angeles Kings and San Jose Sharks has grown so intense in recent years that even newcomers take little time to acclimate themselves to the animosity. Rookie Tomas Hertl has ...

TORONTO - Over the past couple of weeks, the Toronto Maple Leafs have perfected the deer-in-the-headlights look. Ever since losing their eighth game in a row to all but end the playoff dream, there have been plenty of qu...

Chicago Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews said Monday that he did not have a problem with the hit the Pittsburgh Penguins' Brooks Orpik delivered on him March 30 or the way his teammates handled the situation.

PHILADELPHIA - The Flyers are optimistic but cautious about whether goalie Steve Mason will play in Thursday's playoff opener against the New York Rangers.

The Boston Bruins had the NHL's best record, allowed the second fewest goals and scored the third most.

Explaining early playoff exits became an annual, awkward task for Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals. This season, for the first time since 2007, they didn't even make the postseason, so now there's something new:...

On SI Now, SI writer-reporter Sara Kwak breaks down the most intriguing matchups of the first round.

ARLINGTON, Va. - Explaining early playoff exits became an annual, awkward task for Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals. This season, for the first time since 2007, they didn't even make the post-season, so now ther...

Brendan Shanahan is officially on the job in the Toronto Maple Leafs' front office.

A look at our experts' picks for the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs.

On Monday's SI Now: Sports Illustrated writer-reporter Sarah Kwak discusses the goalies who are hot going in to the playoffs and some dark horse teams that may make a splash.

With his nose broken and a red bruise formed beneath his left eye, veteran Buffalo Sabres forward Drew Stafford settled on a sliver of positive perspective in assessing one of the worst and most tumultuous seasons in the...

Barry Trotz has been fired as head coach of the Nashville Predators after failing to lead the team to the NHL playoffs in each of the last two seasons, the team said on Monday. Trotz, who was the longest tenured coach in...

A year ago, the Boston Bruins fell just shy of winning it all, losing in six games in the Stanley Cup Finals. As 16 teams prepare for the 2014 playoffs, Boston stands out as the favorite to end the season on top. With th...

Goaltender Tomas Vokoun, sidelined the entire 2013-14 regular season while recovering from a career-threatening blood clot in his leg, was recalled by the Pittsburgh Penguins from a minor league conditioning assignment o...

NEW YORK - The 2014 NHL Draft Lottery, a weighted system to determine the order of selection for the first 13 picks of the 2014 NHL Draft, will take place Tuesday, April 15, at 8 p.m., ET. The League, in cooperation with...

Exactly as advertised, Ryan Miller came to the St. Louis Blues and the goals-against went down. Until the lineup starting losing bodies.