Stanley Cup Playoffs Articles - Page 3

Wyatt Johnston has been a key factor in the Dallas Stars advancing to back-to-back-to-back Western Conference Finals — but the 22-year-old has struggled mightily since Round 1 against the Colorado Avalanche in 2025. Johnston managed just one goal in a six-game victory over the Winnipeg Jets in the second round, and he’s still searching for […]

The Edmonton Oilers are looking to take a stranglehold on the Dallas Stars in Game 4 of the Western Conference Final on Tuesday night — but they’ll have to play at least one more contest without key defensemen Mattias Ekholm. Ekholm, who hasn’t played since April 11, is now day-to-day but won’t suit up at […]

The Dallas Stars will be looking to avoid a 3-1 hole on Tuesday night when they face the Edmonton Oilers in Game 4 of the Western Conference Finals. Pete DeBoer’s squad was hammered 6-1 in Game 3 on Sunday, and they had to play without the injured Roope Hintz. The star centre missed out after […]

The Edmonton Oilers have the chance to take a three games to one stranglehold on the Dallas Stars when they meet in Game 4 of the Western Conference Final on Tuesday night at Rogers Place. The Oilers won in convincing fashion in Game 3, a 6-1 final score that put them on top in the […]

Edmonton Oilers executive Stan Bowman thinks a specific point in this Stanley Cup Playoffs energized his team. Bowman says Game 3 of the team’s series against the Los Angeles Kings set off his club. The Kings were leading that series 2-0 heading into Game 3, and the Oilers seemed a breath away from imploding. “No […]

Edmonton Oilers executive Stan Bowman is pleased with his team’s play at the goaltender position right now. Bowman, who serves as Edmonton’s general manager, says working with his two guys in goal has worked wonders for his club this postseason. Some Oilers fans hoped that the team would find at least one new goalie before […]

For the first time since 2006, the Carolina Hurricanes have won an Eastern Conference Final game. It took 19 years — and 16 games in the final four — but Rod Brind’Amour’s team has finally broken the curse. The Hurricanes beat the Florida Panthers 3-0 at Amerant Bank Arena on Monday night, riding a Frederik […]

Rod Brind’Amour watched his team deliver exactly what he had been asking for. The Carolina Hurricanes came out with urgency, focus, and discipline to shut out the Florida Panthers 3-0 in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Final. Facing elimination, they responded with their best performance of the series. “It was how we need to […]

The Carolina Hurricanes won Game 4 of the 2025 Eastern Conference Finals on Monday night. Carolina has snapped its 15-game losing streak in the East Final with a 3-0 win over the Florida Panthers. Goalie Frederik Andersen helped his team to victory at Amerant Bank Arena in Sunrise, Florida, with his performance on Monday. Andersen […]

Sam Bennett and the Florida Panthers could not complete the sweep of the Carolina Hurricanes on Monday night. Logan Stankoven scored the opening goal for the Hurricanes in the second period. After that, they added another two empty net goals in the third period to complete a 3-0 victory in Game 4 at the Amerant […]

The Carolina Hurricanes needed a win in Game 4 of the 2025 Eastern Conference Finals. They had lost their last 15 games in the East Final. And a Monday night loss to the Florida Panthers would have ended their season. Thankfully for them, they were able to avoid another sweep. Logan Stankoven scored a massive […]

The Carolina Hurricanes are on the brink of elimination in the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs. Carolina has lost 15 straight games in the Eastern Conference Finals dating back to 2009. They need a win against the Florida Panthers in Game 4, and rookie Logan Stankoven stepped up to draw first blood. Stankoven scored the first […]

The Dallas Stars desperately need all hands on deck in the Western Conference Finals against the Edmonton Oilers, as things are getting away from them quickly. After coming back to win Game 1 in Dallas, the Oilers handled Dallas in Games 2 and 3 to take a 2-1 lead and take home-ice advantage. During Game […]

The Carolina Hurricanes are trying everything they can to alter the trajectory of the 2025 Eastern Conference Finals. A goalie change in Game 3 did nothing to slow down the Florida Panthers, who scored six goals on Pyotr Kochetkov to take a commanding 3-0 series lead. They are now switching back to their regular starter. […]

Mattias Ekholm hasn’t played a game for the Edmonton Oilers since April 11 against the San Jose Sharks — but it looks like the 35-year-old is on the verge of returning to the lineup. After missing the first two rounds against the Los Angeles Kings and Vegas Golden Knights, respectively, and sitting out the first […]

The Carolina Hurricanes have been absolutely dominated by the Florida Panthers in the 2025 Eastern Conference Final — and it’ll be curtains on their season if they can’t find a victory at Amerant Bank Arena on Monday night. Despite finishing second in the Metropolitan Division and dispatching the New Jersey Devils and Washington Capitals in […]

The Florida Panthers are just five wins away from winning the Stanley Cup for a second straight year, which would solidify them as an undeniable juggernaut in the NHL history books. They would not even have a chance to attain such greatness if not for their remarkable depth. Well, head coach Paul Maurice will have […]

Brad Marchand has fit in perfectly with the Florida Panthers since being acquired from the Boston Bruins at the NHL Trade Deadline — but it wasn’t so long ago that he was one of their most bitter rivals. The Panthers spoiled one of the best regular seasons in NHL history in 2022-23, beating Marchand and […]

Edmonton Oilers goalie Stuart Skinner has his fair share of embarrassing starts in the 2025 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs, but that seems to be behind him now. While NHL goalies are always vulnerable to humiliating performances between the pipes, it’s not the case of late for Skinner. The 26-year-old netminder humbled the Dallas Stars anew […]

The Edmonton Oilers have wrestled control back in the Western Conference Final against the Dallas Stars after a disastrous Game 1 loss, winning both Games 2 and 3 to take a 2-1 lead and get home-ice advantage back. The Oilers offense usually gets most of the praise when things are going well in Edmonton, and […]

Dallas Stars goaltender Jake Oettinger is watching as history repeats itself: him being outdueled by the Oilers’ Stuart Skinner in the Western Conference Final. It happened a year ago when the Oilers beat the Stars in six games, and the same trend is developing in the 2025 iteration of the West Final. In Game 3 […]

The Edmonton Oilers have responded admirably from a Game 1 collapse in the Western Conference Final, rebounding to win the next two games and take a 2-1 lead. Edmonton fans certainly would have been seeing ghosts of playoffs past after their team was outscored 5-0 in the third period of Game 1, but now the […]

The Edmonton Oilers are two wins away from their second consecutive trip to the Stanley Cup Final — and Stuart Skinner has been a huge reason why. Skinner made 33 saves on 34 shots on Sunday afternoon, backstopping the Oilers to a 6-1 victory over the Dallas Stars in Game 3 of the Western Conference […]

The Edmonton Oilers won Game 3 over a short-handed Dallas Stars team in the 2025 Western Conference Final. Edmonton picked things up in the third period, scoring three goals in the third period. They skated away with a 6-1 victory at Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, thanks in part due to the efforts of […]

The Dallas Stars lost forward Roope Hintz to injury in Game 2 of the 2025 Western Conference Finals. Hintz was slashed by Edmonton Oilers defenseman Darnell Nurse during the contest. Despite briefly taking warmups, Hintz did not skate for the Stars during their 6-1 loss in Game 3 against the Oilers at Rogers Place in […]

The Florida Panthers are one win away from the 2025 Stanley Cup Final. Their confident, physical style of play on the ice has brought them to the brink of sweeping the Carolina Hurricanes. However, fans have noticed a discrepancy between their on-ice persona and how they carry themselves off of it. This may be most […]

The Edmonton Oilers entered Game 3 with some momentum after a massive shutout victory in Game 2. The Dallas Stars had something to play for, though, and would not roll over quietly. These teams once again played a close game, at least until the third period. Connor McDavid and his Oilers pulled away to claim […]

The Florida Panthers have the look of a seasoned and grizzled veteran team that’s ready to repeat as Stanley Cup champions. They still have to finish off the Carolina Hurricanes in the Eastern Conference Finals, but the Panthers are one game away from advancing to their third consecutive Stanley Cup Finals. They’ve done so in […]

The Florida Panthers finished their Game 3 Eastern Conference Final victory over the Carolina Hurricanes without Sam Reinhart or Niko Mikkola — but both players could be back in the lineup on Monday night, head coach Paul Maurice confirmed. Reinhart didn’t play in Game 3 after suffering a lower-body injury on a hit from Canes […]

The Edmonton Oilers knotted their Western Conference Final series against the Dallas Stars at one game apiece thanks to their 3-0 shutout victory in Game 2 in Dallas; the series now shifts to Edmonton for Games 3 and 4. Ahead of Game 3 on Sunday afternoon, Oilers veteran forward Corey Perry, playing in his second […]

It’s still a strange sight for fans of the Boston Bruins to see former team captain Brad Marchand wearing the colors of another franchise, but team management decided to send him to the Florida Panthers at the 2025 NHL Trade Deadline after being unable to come to terms on a new contract. While Marchand can […]

Brad Marchand has fit like a glove with the Florida Panthers, and he’s a big reason why the team is on the verge of sweeping the Carolina Hurricanes and returning to the Stanley Cup Final for the third consecutive campaign. The 37-year-old scored his first goal of the Eastern Conference Final in the third period […]

Brad Marchand and the Florida Panthers won Game 3 on Saturday night. And they are now one win away from their third straight Stanley Cup Final. They defeated the Carolina Hurricanes by a score of 6-2 at the Amerant Bank Arena in Sunrise, Florida. It might be easy to start looking ahead, but Marchand wants […]

The Carolina Hurricanes are on the brink of elimination in the Eastern Conference Finals. Carolina lost Game 3 to the Florida Panthers, extending their East Final losing streak to 15 games. This means that Game 4 on Monday night at the Amerant Bank Arena in Sunrise, Florida is a must-win contest for Rod Brind’Amour and […]

Head coach Rod Brind’Amour and his Carolina Hurricanes lost Game 3 of the 2025 Eastern Conference Finals on Saturday night. They lost forward Jackson Blake early in the game, and things got worse for them from there. The Florida Panthers skated away with a 6-2 victory at Amerant Bank Arena in Sunrise, Florida. There was […]

The Florida Panthers have a 2-0 series lead over the Carolina Hurricanes in the Eastern Conference Final. And on Saturday night, they extended this to a 3-0 series lead in Game 3. Unfortunately, they lost defenseman Niko Mikkola after the blueliner turned in an incredible offensive performance. Mikkola scored twice against the Hurricanes on Saturday […]

The Carolina Hurricanes lost the first two games of the 2025 Eastern Conference Finals against the Florida Panthers. They are hoping to avoid a 15th straight defeat in the East Final on Saturday night. If they are to win Game 3, though, they nearly had to do it without forward Jackson Blake. Blake left Game […]

The Washington Capitals completely transformed their roster last offseason, and it paid huge dividends in 2024-25. General manager Chris Patrick and president of hockey operations Brian MacLellan realized that changes needed to be made after the roster barely advanced to the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs before being swept by the New York Rangers in Round […]

Heading into a crucial Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Final, a change needed to be made by the Carolina Hurricanes. Down 2-0 to the Florida Panthers and allowing ten goals in those two losses, Carolina head coach Rod Brind’Amour decided to make a change in goal. He announced to the press, including Sportsnet’s Eric […]