7 h. ago Call of the Wilde: Canadiens take control of final playoff spot after win in Nashville

The Montreal Canadiens now have a six-point cushion over the New York Rangers for the final wild-card playoff spot in the Eastern Conference after a win against the Predators.

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17 h. ago Ottawa Senators captain Brady Tkachuk is closing in on a return

Brady Tkachuk could be back to help the Ottawa Senators clinch a playoff spot on Tuesday night. The Senators’ captain skated on Sunday before the club scored a 4-0 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets at the Canadian Tire Centre. He missed his third straight game, but coach Travis Green confirmed that Tkachuk will accompany […]

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3 d. ago Call of the Wilde: Montreal Canadiens extend winning streak to 3 with win over Bruins

Montreal has the advantage in the final stretch, but that can change in a hurry with losses instead of wins. Brian Wilde has more.

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4 d. ago Ottawa Charge moves back into PWHL playoff spot with second straight win over Boston Fleet

Shiann Darkangelo returned to Massachusetts – about 40 minutes from Salem and the infamous witch trials of 1692 – to haunt her old team Wednesday night. The Ottawa Charge centre scored a hat-trick in a 4-0 victory over the Boston Fleet at the Tsongas Center in Lowell that clinched a postseason berth for the Toronto […]

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5 d. ago How the Maple Leafs can clinch a playoff spot against Florida Panthers

Jake McCabe and the Maple Leafs would like to choose a consonant, if they may. Specifically, an X. A single point is all that stands between the Leafs and the clinching of a Stanley Cup playoff spot. The Leafs can add that special letter on Wednesday night when they play host to the Florida Panthers […]

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5 d. ago Call of the Wilde: Montreal Canadiens sweep season series against Florida Panthers

A four-game season sweep would be a bit of a miracle against the defending Stanley Cup champions Florida Panthers, but they did it with a shocking finish. Brian Wilde has more.

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6 d. ago GAME DAY: After dramatic comeback in Colorado, did Flames save some magic for Utah?

Thanks to Monday’s thriller in the Mile High City, the Flames have climbed within five points of the Blues for the final playoff spot in the Western Conference

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7 d. ago Ottawa Senators make their point as Penguins' Sidney Crosby scores OT winner

The Senators closed out March with a 10-3-2 record and inched closer to a playoff spot

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7 d. ago Call of the Wilde: Montreal Canadiens shock Florida Panthers, eye playoff spot

Amid the final 10 games of the NHL regular season, the Montreal Canadiens have a good chance at the playoffs; they scored a 4-2 shocker against the Panthers in Florida on Sunday.

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7 d. ago Sceptres come up flat in first chance to punch their playoff ticket

It wasn’t the Toronto Sceptres at their best. In fact, it might have been the Sceptres at their very worst, at least as far as this season goes. In the final game before the PWHL’s 24-day break for the world women’s hockey championship, and with a chance to lock up a playoff spot with anything […]

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8 d. ago Ottawa Senators score a pivotal win over the Columbus Blue Jackets

Senators inch closer to a playoff spot for the first time in eight years

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8 d. ago More Tereza Vanisova heroics push Ottawa Charge into PWHL playoff spot

With four regular-season contests remaining, Ottawa has a one-point edge on the Minnesota Frost.

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1 week ago Ovechkin scores, but Winnipeg Jets clinch playoff spot with 3

Nikolaj Ehlers scored the winner as the Jets became the first team in the Western Conference to punch their ticket to the postseason.

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1 week ago Canucks alumni: Dana Murzyn on the Flames rivalry, and the hot mess that was the Mike Keenan era

This current playoff run sees a couple of former Murzyn teams in Vancouver and Calgary duelling for a final playoff spot

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1 week ago Calgary Flames gear up for final playoff push chasing Blues and duelling Canucks

With 13 games remaining in their regular season, including seven at home, the Calgary Flames continue their fight for an NHL playoff spot.

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2 w. ago Call of the Wilde: Montreal Canadiens make huge point against Colorado Avalanche

The Montreal Canadiens staged an impressive comeback against the high-flying Colorado Avalanche before falling in a shootout at the Bell Centre on Saturday night.

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2 w. ago Capitals first to clinch a playoff spot after being last to get in last year

The Capitals are atop the NHL with 100 points, leading the Eastern Conference by 13 and cruising toward the playoffs.

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2 w. ago How five goals over a long season could factor into Ottawa 67's post

The 67's trail the Battalion by two points in the race for the eighth and final playoff spot.

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2 w. ago Call of the Wilde: Canadiens earn point in playoff push, fall to Islanders in OT

The Montreal Canadiens had their winning streak snapped on Thursday night in Long Island, falling to the New York Islanders 4-3 in overtime.

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2 w. ago Time for Ottawa 67's players to show how much they 'loved' coach 'sticking up' for them

Dave Cameron's team trails North Bay Battalion by two points in race for last playoff spot

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