The Lightning won back-to-back Cups in 2020 and 2021, falling short of the three-peat in a loss to the Avalanche in 2022. Tampa Bay has three titles in franchise history, the consecutive wins in '20 ...

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NHL season, but the Maple Leafs need him to be effective if the team is going to go on a long playoff run. Vanessa Kezwer writes about a habit that could get him there.

The best-of-7 first rounds, which feature divisional play, start Saturday. The Stanley Cup finals will begin in late May or early June, depending on how the next three rounds play out. The ...

The Washington Capitals posted an Eastern Conference-best 51-22-9 record this season and enter the Stanley Cup Playoffs as one of the favorites to make the Cup final with Alexander Ovechkin leading ...

Before we drop the puck on the best tournament in all of sports, let’s run through a handful of bets that hold value going into Round 1, starting with a Stanley Cup sleeper. If defense wins ...

Which of the 16 teams in the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs face the most pressure? The NHL on ESPN crew all shared their thoughts ...

Hockey fans, the most wonderful time of the year has arrived: the Stanley Cup playoffs. And the 2025 version might be as good ...

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

USA TODAY's Jason Anderson, Mike Brehm and Jace Evans provide their predictions for the Stanley Cup Final teams, the NHL ...

Fans, media and statistical models are all giving their takes and projections, but what do people inside the league think?

The Post’s hockey writers make their pick for the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs.