The Carolina Hurricanes defeated the Montreal Canadiens 6-1 in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Final to advance to the 2026 Stanley Cup Final against the Vegas Golden Knights — becoming the first team in NHL history to reach the Final after losing just one game across three playoff rounds,

The Hurricanes picked up where they left off in Game 1 of the second round, and so did Stankoven, who scored twice to extend his goal streak to five games. Blake had a goal and an assist, and Andersen made 19 saves for his second shutout of the playoffs.

The Vegas Golden Knights completed a stunning sweep of the Colorado Avalanche on Tuesday, defeating the Presidents' Trophy winners 2-1 in Game 4 of the NHL's Western Conference Finals on Tuesday from T-Mobile Arena in Paradise,

PITTSBURGH -- — Sidney Crosby and Alex Ovechkin put on a show in the regular-season finale on Thursday night, showcasing their greatness in the Pittsburgh Penguins' 5-2 win over the Washington Capitals. Ovechkin finished his record-breaking season by ...

The Montreal Canadiens hosted the Carolina Hurricanes on Wednesday night, down two games to one. This is the complete Canadiens vs. Hurricanes Game 4 recap.

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) Lawson Crouse scored twice in a 5:42 span in the second period and the Utah Mammoth won the first NHL playoff game in the state, beating the Vegas Golden Knights 4-2 on Friday night for a 2-1 series lead. Game 4 of the best-of-seven ...

SEATTLE -- — Nikita Kucherov scored three goals for his sixth career hat trick and added two assists as the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Seattle Kraken 6-2 on Tuesday night. Brandon Hagel had a goal and three assists for the Lightning, who remained four ...

The Toronto Marlies and Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins met tonight for game one of the Eastern Conference Finals in the Calder Cup Playoffs. The Penguins had Sergei Murashov in net, bringing in a 6-3-0 record with a 1.

Sabres captain Rasmus Dahlin became the first defenseman in NHL history to record five points in a game when facing elimination, tied the franchise mark for points in any playoff contest and helped Buffalo avoid elimination at Bell Centre to force Game 7.

MONTREAL — Jakub Dobes stretched and contorted to keep his team in the fight.

MONTREAL – The Canadiens are trailing their Eastern Conference Final series 2-1 after falling 3-2 in overtime to the Carolina Hurricanes in Game 3 at the Bell Centre on Monday.