6 h. ago Canucks prospects: The Top 5 storylines for Abbotsford’s coming playoff run

What to watch for as a deep and determined Abbotsford team competes for the AHL's Calder Cup

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14 h. ago Habs’ Demidov focused on winning ahead of matchup with Caps’ Ovechkin

The 19-year-old Russian is focused on helping the Montreal Canadiens upset the top-seeded Washington Capitals in the first round of the NHL playoffs.

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18 h. ago Calgary Flames frustrated by missing playoffs, but upbeat about future

Calgary finished the season with points in their last eight (6-0-2) and went 11-2-3 over their last 16.

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18 h. ago Habs coach Martin St. Louis is ‘eternal optimist’ behind Montreal’s surprise NHL playoff berth

Martin St. Louis knew it was unprecedented to jump from coaching Peewee to the NHL, but believed his understanding of players made up for his lack of background behind the bench.

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18 h. ago Ottawa Senators excited to suit up for NHL playoffs for first time in 8 years

It's been a long, often challenging and frustrating journey for the Senators to reach this point.

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35 h. ago Will Oilers' Arvidsson finally be on winning side in this Kings clash?

If you can’t beat ’em, do what Viktor Arvidsson is trying this year. By the time the 32-year-old Swedish forward joined the Los Angeles Kings for the 2021-22 season, they had already begun a trend that’s seen them fall to the Edmonton Oilers in the opening round of the NHL playoffs year after year. He […]

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39 h. ago New York Rangers fire coach Peter Laviolette after missing playoffs

The New York Rangers fired coach Peter Laviolette on Saturday in the aftermath of missing the playoffs. The move made by general manager Chris Drury came after the Rangers missed the playoffs, the result of a lost season during which they massively underachieved preseason expectations following a trip to the Eastern Conference final last year. […]

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42 h. ago Burgers, bananas top Edmonton's Uber Eats during 2024 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs

The Edmonton Oilers are gearing up for the Stanley Cup Playoffs, and Edmontonians are preparing their waistbands for a whole lot of burgers, chicken nuggets, and bananas. That’s according to a list from Uber Eats of the top 10 local food orders during the 2024 playoff season, which they revealed in a news release this […]

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44 h. ago Playoff Preview: Edmonton Oilers look to make it 4 straight vs. L.A.

Bring on the Kings. Again. In what’s quickly becoming a tale as old as time in the Pacific Division, Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers are opening the NHL playoffs against Anze Kopitar and the Los Angeles Kings. And with an entire slate of 82 regular-season games full of ups and downs under their belts, […]

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61 h. ago Biggest winner in the business of sport was Northern Ireland’s Rory McIlroy

Tom Mayenknecht: NHL's Original Six allure takes an 'L' headed into NHL playoffs.

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62 h. ago Dallas Stars won’t have top goal scorer Jason Robertson for start of NHL playoffs

FRISCO, Texas — The Dallas Stars will begin the playoffs without top goal scorer Jason Robertson, who suffered a lower-body injury in their last regular-season game, coach Pete DeBoer said Friday. Robertson is week-to-week, which rules him out for at least the first few games of the opening-round series against Colorado. DeBoer didn’t provide any […]

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62 h. ago Covent Garden Market vendors sound optimistic note as spring arrives

Like a robin in the yard and NHL playoffs on TV, the opening of the outdoor farmers market at downtown London's Covent Garden Market is a sure sign of spring.

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63 h. ago Montreal Canadiens’ David Savard says he plans to retire after NHL playoffs

BROSSARD — Montreal Canadiens defenceman David Savard says this season will be his last in the NHL. Savard revealed his decision Friday as the Canadiens prepare to play the Washington Capitals in a first-round series beginning Monday. The 34-year-old from Saint-Hyacinthe, Que., arrived in Montreal via free agency in July 2021. His four-year, US$14-million contract […]

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64 h. ago Calgary Flames tie unlucky NHL record, racking up most points while missing playoffs

The Flames collected 96 points in the standings but won’t play in post-season. That’s a first for a Western Conference club

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64 h. ago Spirits of ’67 shadow playoffs, but these Maple Leafs in the here and now

Mention 1967 around Toronto’s older sports populace and few would associate the date with Canada’s centennial or the Beatles’- inspired Summer of Love. More likely they’ll equate it to the start of nuclear winter where the absence of the Stanley Cup is now an NHL record 57 years and counting for the Maple Leafs. When the Panthers paraded it […]

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3 d. ago Auston Matthews: ‘A lot of confidence’ among Maple Leafs going into playoffs

'It has taken all 20 guys in the room some nights, other guys leading the way ... That's what you need to win in big games and big moments.'

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3 d. ago SIMMONS: It’s time for Leafs stars Matthews, Marner and Nylander to shine in playoffs

Toronto needs the Core Four to all step up in the playoffs - something this group has never done before

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3 d. ago Battle of Ontario: What to know ahead of Leafs, Sens NHL playoff matchup

For the first time in more than 20 years, the Battle of Ontario rivalry between the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Ottawa Senators will unfold once again in the NHL playoffs.

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3 d. ago Perfetti, Winnipeg Jets ready to face St. Louis Blues in NHL playoffs

Cole Perfetti — coming off his best season as a pro — is looking forward to facing the St. Louis Blues in the first round of this year's NHL post-season.

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3 d. ago NHL playoffs Battle of Ontario begins on Sunday with schedule set

Senators will face the Leafs in Game 1 on Sunday at 7 P.M.

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