RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- The Carolina Hurricanes are wrapping up the regular
The Panthers captured the Atlantic Division crown and will now take on the Lightning in the first round
The Hurricanes will look to begin their Stanley Cup run on the right foot against the Islanders
The Jets and Avalanche will give fans a first-round slugfest
Two of the NHL's biggest overachievers are going head-to-head.
This is a first-round rematch of last year's conference final
For the third year in a row, the Oilers and Kings will meet in the first round
The Bruins and Maple Leafs should offer one of the more entertaining series of the opening round
The Presidents' Trophy winners will take on the Capitals in the opening round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs
The chase for the Stanley Cup is back underway, with the NHL’s top 16 teams left to duke it out through four grueling rounds.
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...