While the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs continues for most teams, two squads have already advanced to the second round. The Carolina Hurricanes comple

Former Canuck Andrei Kuzmenko and the Los Angeles Kings are the second team to be eliminated from the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs, having been swept by the Colorado Avalanche in the first round.

Cooper earned his 90th career victory in the Stanley Cup Playoffs for a pair of NHL honors, while Kucherov also made history with his usual magician-level playmaking. Both have been key pieces in Tampa Bay’s First Round matchup against the Montreal Canadiens, and that continued on Sunday as the Lightning evened the series 2-2.

The Boston Bruins are looking to extend their 2025-26 season as they head to KeyBank Center in Buffalo, N.Y., ,to face the Buffalo Sabres in Game 5 of the opening round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs on Tuesday night.

Nikita Zadorov's wallet has become lighter this week. The former Vancouver Canucks and current Boston Bruins defenceman was fined $5,000 for cross-checking Buffalo Sabres defenseman Rasmus Dahlin over the weekend.

Rarely does a 10-second clip inside a hockey game tell the story of an entire playoff series, let alone one that doesn’t feature a goal or even a momentum-shifting save.

From players overperforming or underperforming to powerless power plays to ... rotisserie chicken on the ice?