Which eight teams will advance to the second round of the NHL's Stanley Cup playoffs? USA TODAY weighs in with first-round ...

Teams of all competitive strains were aiming to head down the stretch on a good run, and it was accomplished in particular in ...

Ovechkin set the all-time record, but Washington also got career years from Tom Wilson and Dylan Strome, who finished second ...

New Jersey has made the playoffs only three times in the past 13 seasons but expects to kick off a new era — even without ...

Brent Burns, Eric Robinson and Sean Walker concluded the regular season as the only Hurricanes to skate in all 82 games. It's ...

Drake Batherson scored the tying and go-ahead goals in the third period and the Ottawa Senators tuned up for the playoffs ...

RALEIGH, N.C. - The National Hockey League’s Carolina Hurricanes today announced the Carolina Hurricanes’ schedule for the ...

Defenseman Kaiden Guhle scored twice to lead the Montreal Canadiens to a 4-2 win over the Carolina Hurricanes in their season ...

Washington's Alex Ovechkin scored his 897th NHL goal, but the visiting Capitals dropped their season finale 5-2 to the ...

Ottawa Senators captain Brady Tkachuk will play in the team's regular-season finale Thursday against the visiting Carolina ...

The Devils last made the playoffs two years ago, defeating the New York Rangers in seven games in the first round before ...

Greaves again excellent in Blue Jackets' 6-1 rout of Islanders to close out resurgent season just short of playoff ...