44 h. 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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45 h. 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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3 d. 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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4 d. ago Call of the Wilde: Montreal Canadiens move into playoff spot with win over Ottawa

The hottest line in hockey since the Four Nations break has been Nick Suzuki's trio. It's why the Canadiens are fighting for a playoff spot. Brian Wilde has more.

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7 d. ago Canucks: What does Rick Tocchet see as he considers his future?

As the Vancouver Canucks hunt for a playoff spot, Rick Tocchet will be contemplating what the future holds for this team.

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1 week ago Dylan Cozens has been the right fit as Ottawa Senators chase playoff spot

'He's a nice player. He's very coachable. He's hungry to win. He's made a good first impression on us for sure.'

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1 week ago What would the Ottawa Charge do without Emerance Maschmeyer? There is a safe save option

Coaches and players often speak of overcoming adversity, but it comes in varying degrees. On Wednesday morning – if they hadn’t been told before going to bed the night before – members of the Ottawa Charge were waiting to hear if they would have to continue to push for a playoff spot without their MVP. […]

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1 week ago Call of the Wilde: Canadiens move closer to playoff spot with win over Canucks

The Montreal Canadiens have played outstanding hockey after the Four Nations breaking winning five straight games, and taking points in six of seven, yet they have barely made any ground. Montreal needed a win in Vancouver Tuesday night to close the four-point gap to the final playoff spot. They got it with a 4-2 win...

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1 week ago Ottawa Senators leave the City of Brotherly Love with fourth straight win

The Senators are on a roll down the stretch with a playoff spot in sight

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2 w. ago Canucks: Almost no player is untouchable as trade talk shifts to Pius Suter

Canucks have had a tough season. Very little has gone to plan. But they are still in a position to take control, to snatch up the final playoff spot in the Western Conference.

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2 w. ago Can Dakota Joshua’s rising stock help drag the Canucks back into the playoff

The winger is now better equipped with speed, grit, presence, confidence, bite for post-season push fight

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3 w. ago Call of the Wilde: Montréal Canadiens continue to bounce back, surprise Carolina 4

To keep the hope alive of a playoff spot, the Canadiens need to get a winning streak going -- and the Carolina Hurricanes co-operated. Brian Wilde has more.

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4 w. ago How the Ottawa Charge can prove it is 'coming together' in pursuit of PWHL playoff spot

For a team coming off a pair of overtime losses and still sitting fifth in a six-team league, the Ottawa Charge sounds confident it has turned a corner. But talk, of course, is cheap. The best chance to prove it arrives 2 p.m. on Saturday at TD Place against the PWHL-leading Montreal Victoire. Defeating the […]

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