For years, the team has had trouble getting goals in tight playoff games. Has that changed?

What stood out the most in a wild first game? What matters most for the rest of the series?

Carolina Hurricanes coach Rod Brind'Amour said his players have to be smarter about retaliating against the Florida Panthers' trademark agitation.

As the conference final round gets rolling, we polled voters on the top candidates in the race.

Two days removed from eliminating the Maple Leafs in Toronto, the Florida Panthers kept their road show rolling Tuesday night, cruising past the Carolina Hurricanes 5-2 in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals to improve to 9-4 this postseason.

In his first season with Florida, forward Brad Marchand became the first player in NHL history to defeat the same opponent in at least five winner-take-all games, as his Panthers crushed the Toronto Maple Leafs 6-1 in Game 7 of the second round on Sunday.

The winner heads to the conference finals; the loser an early vacation. Here are key players, score picks.

Next season would be the 21st in the NHL for Washington captain Alex Ovechkin, who will turn 40 in September.

Following two trades during the regular season, the Finnish superstar has finally found his groove in Dallas.

The Vancouver Canucks have named Adam Foote as their new head coach, the team announced Wednesday.

Veteran center Mikael Granlund chose the right time for his first career hat trick, recording three goals Tuesday night, as Dallas handled the Winnipeg Jets 3-1 in Game 4 of the Western Conference second round, giving the Stars a 3-1 series advantage.

Florida Panthers minority owner Doug Cifu has been suspended by the NHL for a series of offensive social media posts Sunday night.

As we approach the elimination games in Round 2, here are the major storylines -- and what comes next.

Ken Holland, who won four Stanley Cups as a Detroit Red Wings executive and helped lead the Edmonton Oilers to a runner-up finish last season, is expected to become general manager of the Los Angeles Kings, sources told ESPN Monday, confirming a report.

Winnipeg Jets coach Scott Arniel believes the game-winning goal, allowed by Connor Hellebuyck, should not have counted in their Game 3 loss to the Dallas Stars on Sunday night, a 5-2 defeat that put them down 2-1 in their playoff series.

Winnipeg's Connor Hellebuyck, who entering Game 2 had been the worst goalie statistically in these playoffs, posted his first postseason shutout since 2021 to help the Jets even their series with the Stars at one game apiece.

Tom Wilson's clutch Game 2 Eastern Conference playoff series performance drew rave reviews from teammates, with Alex Ovechkin calling him the team's leader for providing a little bit of everything for the Capitals.

The Stars' Mikko Rantanen stayed hot in Wednesday's Game 1, as his three-goal blitz in the second period made him the first player in Stanley Cup playoff history with multiple three-goal periods in the same postseason.

After a 13-month process that included trademark drama and more than 850,000 ballots cast by fans in multiple rounds of voting, Utah Mammoth was revealed as the new name for the NHL franchise.

Who are the leading candidates for MVP of the Stanley Cup playoffs? We polled a panel of hockey media members.