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...
RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- The Carolina Hurricanes are wrapping up the regular
Here are the Stanley Cup Playoff clinching scenarios for April 16: ## EASTERN CONFERENCE The Washington Capitals will clinch a playoff berth: If they defeat the Philadelphia Flyers in any fashion (7 p.m. ET; MNMT, NBCSP, TVAS2, SNP, SNW) The Detroit Red Wings will clinch a playoff berth: If they defeat the Montreal Canadiens in any fashion (7 p.m. ET; RDS, TSN2, BSDET) AND the Capitals lose to the Flyers in any fashion The Boston Bruins will clinch the Atlantic...
Every year the NHL playoffs features a handful of players up in age and nearing the end of their careers who have never hoisted the Stanley Cup. This spring features two on the Dallas Stars in forward Joe Pavelski and defenseman Ryan Suter. Colorado's Zach Parise, Toronto's Mark Giordano and Carolina's Brent Burns are among the others. Pavelski and Burns were longtime teammates with San Jose and reached the 2016 final under now Stars coach Peter DeBoer before losing to Pittsburgh. Parise...
Apple is rolling out a new update to the Apple Sports app today ahead of NHL and NBA playoffs kicking off. The update brings additional details and information on NHL and NBA games for the playoffs, Apple says. more
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...
Apple's recently-launched Sports app for the iPhone was updated today ahead of the NBA and NHL playoffs, which both begin this weekend. Apple says fans will be able to "follow every matchup with added details on each series and more," but we have not noticed any immediate changes in the app after updating to the new version. The first NBA and NHL playoff series begin on Saturday, April 20, so the extra details will presumably become visible then. Some info like playoff matchups and...
All 16 teams have been determined, with some specific seeds up in the air.
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...
TAMPA — For the third time in four seasons, the Lightning will face their cross-state rivals in the Stanley Cup playoffs.The next Sunshine State series will begin this weekend when the Lightning open the first round of the postseason against the Florida Panthers.The Panthers won the Atlantic Division on Tuesday night with their 5-2 home win over Toronto combined with Boston’s 3-1 home loss to the Senators. That earned Florida the No. 2 seed in the Eastern Conference and a date with the...
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...
SUNRISE, Fla. - The Toronto Maple Leafs knew a familiar foe was waiting on deck. The club now knows which Atlantic Division rival will represent its first test in the Stanley Cup playoffs. Toronto will face the Boston Bruins in the opening round after the Leafs' 5-2 loss to the Florida Panthers on Tuesday night settled the standings. The Boston Bruins finished second in the division after losing 3-1 to the Ottawa Senators on home ice in their regular-season finale. Florida topped the...