• 2024 NHL playoff schedule: Jets vs. Avalanche scores, games, series standings, Stanley Cup Playoffs bracket

    The Jets and Avalanche will give fans a first-round slugfest

  • Stanley Cup Playoff clinching scenarios for April 15

    Here are the Stanley Cup Playoff clinching scenarios for April 15: ## EASTERN CONFERENCE The New York Rangers will clinch the Metropolitan Division, Eastern Conference and Presidents' Trophy: If they defeat the Ottawa Senators in any fashion (7:30 p.m. ET; MSG, TSN5, RDS2). The Boston Bruins will clinch the Atlantic Division: If they defeat the Washington Capitals in any fashion (7 p.m. ET; MNMT, NHLN, NESN). The New York Islanders will clinch a playoff berth: If they...

  • Panthers to play Lightning in 1st round of Stanley Cup Playoffs

    The Florida Panthers will play the Tampa Bay Lightning in the Eastern Conference First Round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. The Panthers (52-24-6), who will finish first in the Atlantic Division, will have home-ice advantage in the best-of-7 series. The Lightning (44-29-8) will finish as the first wild card from the East. The playoffs begin Saturday. Florida and Tampa Bay played three times in the regular season, with the Panthers winning the first two, 3-2 on Dec. 27 and 9-2 on Feb. 17. The...

  • NHL celebrates fans in 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs campaign

    NEW YORK / CHICAGO – The [National Hockey League](https://www.nhl.com/) (NHL) today debuted its new campaign for the 2024 Stanley Cup® Playoffs that highlights some of the crazy things fans do in the name of love for their teams. Three spots will launch today on the NHL’s digital and social media platforms before making their national TV debut tonight during game broadcasts, including the 9:30 p.m. ET Minnesota Wild-Los Angeles Kings game on ESPN. (Photos are available...

  • We Simulated the Stanley Cup Playoffs Using NHL 24. Here’s What Happened

    We simulated the results of the Stanley Cup playoffs in NHL 24 to figure out what will happen this year.

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    2024 NHL Stanley Cup betting tips: Props, picks, futures

    2024 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs first round betting tips and Conn Smythe Trophy picks.

  • Bruins to play Maple Leafs in 1st round of Stanley Cup Playoffs

    The Boston Bruins will play the Toronto Maple Leafs in the Eastern Conference First Round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. The Bruins (47-20-15), who will finish second in the Atlantic Division, will have home-ice advantage in the best-of-7 series. The Maple Leafs (46-25-10) will finish third. The playoffs begin Saturday. Boston and Toronto played four times in the regular season, with the Bruins winning all four. The Bruins won 3-2 in a shootout on Nov. 2, 4-3 in overtime on Dec. 2, 4-1 on March...

  • Bruins to play Leafs in first round of 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs

    The rivalry is back! The Bruins and Leafs will meet in the first round of

  • 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs: Jets vs. Avalanche 1st Round preview

    The first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs features 16 teams in eight best-of-7 series, which start Saturday. Today, NHL.com previews the Western Conference First Round between the Colorado Avalanche and Winnipeg Jets. ## (2C) Winnipeg Jets vs. (3C) Colorado Avalanche Jets: 52-24-6, 110 points Avalanche: 50-25-7, 107 points Season series: WPG: 3-0-0, COL: 0-3-0 Game 1: Sunday, 7 p.m. ET; TVAS, SN, ESPN2 They've had plenty of regular-season matchups in the Central...

  • NHL has no appetite to expand playoffs beyond its 16-team tournament for the Stanley Cup

    The NHL is the only one of the major four North American professional sports leagues not to expand its playoffs in recent years. It is content with the current format and isn't looking to add more teams, a play-in round or anything else amid plenty of discussion about doing so.

  • Rico Wade, key figure in Atlanta hip-hop scene, dies aged 52

    Tributes paid to music producer who helped write TLC’s Waterfalls and worked on albums by OutKast and CeeLo GreenRico Wade, one of the architects of Atlanta’s “dirty south” hip-hop sound, who co-produced albums by OutKast, Goodie Mob and CeeLo Green and who co-wrote TLC’s 1994 hit Waterfalls, has died. He was 52.Atlanta mayor Andre Dickens paid tribute to Wade, saying he had “led in the creation of a hip-hop sound that has spanned decades and genres. Rico left an indelible mark on music and...

  • 2024 NHL playoff odds: Carolina leads Stanley Cup odds ahead of first round

    The first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs begins today. Here's how the