9 h. ago What the Senators took away from their first taste of playoff hockey

Less than 48 hours removed from his team’s first-round series loss against the Toronto Maple Leafs, Ottawa Senators captain Brady Tkachuk admitted it still feels like it hasn’t ended. “I’m still not over it I still wish we were playing Game 7 tonight,” he said. With a dozen Senators players carrying zero playoff experience […]

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3 d. ago Chance to clinch a PWHL playoff spot eludes Ottawa Charge in shutout loss to Minnesota Frost

The Ottawa Charge had a chance to clinch its first ever playoff spot Wednesday night at TD Place but instead will now have to do things the hard way. In the last game of the season. In Toronto, where Ottawa’s playoff hopes crashed and burned in the regular-season finale last season. Potentially, mere hours before […]

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3 d. ago What will New Jersey Devils’ playoff ouster mean for Calgary Flames on draft day?

While New Jersey Devils netminder Jacob Markstrom racked up 49 saves on Tuesday, his double-overtime defeat is good news for his old team

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4 d. ago London Knights playoff math: 1 more win = 3rd straight OHL finals berth

Landon Sim is tipping pucks and making enemies everywhere he goes in the OHL playoffs.

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9 d. ago Pressure of playoff success no issue for Berube’s Maple Leafs

We know now what the Maple Leafs do in the face of adversity. Or, better put, what they don’t do. They don’t flinch. The Leafs didn’t flinch on Thursday night in Ottawa when Senators captain Brady Tkachuk scored on his team’s first shot of the third period to tie the game. The Leafs didn’t flinch […]

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1 week 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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2 w. 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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2 w. ago London Knights oust the Erie Otters, improve playoff record to 8

Denver Barkey wouldn’t let the Knights get rattled. When Kasper Halttunen’s goal early in overtime was reversed for an offside entry after a marathon video review, the London captain made sure his teammates stayed focused. A few minutes later, Sam O’Reilly completed the sweep of the Otters with a tally 6:49 into the extra session […]

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2 w. ago MAPLE LEAFS NOTES: Tanev eagerly anticipates another provincial battle

Chris Tanev will be have some battle-tested experience when the first-round series between the Maple Leafs and Ottawa Senators gets underway The rugged Toronto defenceman has had a taste of a provincial playoff rivalry, having been part of the Calgary Flames’ defence corps in 2022 when the Flames met the Edmonton Oilers in the second […]

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2 w. ago Canucks: With no playoff push, the season ends with a whimper

Tyler Myers and Rick Tocchet both hope the empty feeling will push the Canucks harder next year. No one wants a repeat.

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2 w. ago Anthony Stolarz provides edge in Maple Leafs net in Battle of Ontario

If it starts in net for any hockey team that seeks playoff success, give the Maple Leafs an advantage over the Ottawa Senators once the first-round series gets underway. That’s the kind of edge that Anthony Stolarz has been providing for much of the 2024-25 season, not that the Leafs often have found themselves in […]

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2 w. ago Last home game of the season for Calgary Flames? Hasn’t even occurred to them

Flames centre Nazem Kadri on the atmosphere in Calgary of late: ‘Down the stretch here, it reminds you of playoff hockey’

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2 w. ago Player grades: Depleted Edmonton Oilers stomped by playoff rival Los Angeles Kings

The depleted Edmonton Oilers got stomped 5-0 by their first round playoff rival Los Angeles Kings. Either this was very bad, showing how much better the Kings are right now compared to the Oilers. Or it was good, humiliating and angering the Oilers, given them plenty of juice for the coming series. The Grade A […]

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2 w. ago The BIG QUESTION: What's the value of a playoff chase for a retooling team?

If experience counts for anything in player development, then there’s been value in this playoff chase, regardless of how it ends

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2 w. ago THE HOT QUESTION: What's the value of a playoff chase for a retooling team?

If experience counts for anything in player development, then there’s been value in this playoff chase, regardless of how it ends

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3 w. ago Wild 3, Canucks 2: No playoff spoiler for Vancouver as Minnesota comes back

The Canucks were up 2-0 after two periods and were in reasonable control of the game until the Wild found a playoff-quality gear in the third.

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3 w. ago Wild 3, Canucks 2 (OT): Pettersson calls Trenin punch ‘one of dirtiest I’ve seen’

The Canucks were up 2-0 after two periods and were in reasonable control of the game until the Wild found a playoff-quality gear in the third.

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3 w. ago Lots of goals (and lots of fights) define London Knights playoff run so far

Set the tone. It’s a famous phrase in hockey and the London Knights have lived up to it in their first five playoff games this spring.

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3 w. ago THE BIG STAT: Could the NHL's playoff tiebreaker work in Calgary Flames' favour?

Even before Cutter Gauthier had broken Calgary Flames hearts with his overtime winner on Wednesday night, the Ducks had already inflicted some serious damage to the playoff hopes of their guests in Anaheim. Why? Because with the way the NHL’s tiebreaker works and the position the Flames find themselves in with four games to go, […]

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3 w. ago Prince Albert Raiders end Oil Kings unlikely playoff run in Game 7

Prince Albert, Sask. — Game 7s are no place for a nervous person. They’re always scary stuff and, unfortunately, in the biggest game of the Edmonton Oil Kings’ season, they came up short against the Prince Albert Raiders Tuesday, falling 5-0 at the raucous Art Hauser Centre. Losing always hurts in a do-or-die situation, but, […]

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