For the sixth time in franchise history, the Carolina Hurricanes and New Jersey Devils will square off in the NHL postseason.

The first series of the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs is officially on the board, with the postseason scheduled to start at the end of next week on April 19. On Wednesday night, the NHL confirmed the first matchup, announcing it on X.

For the seventh year running, the Carolina Hurricanes are headed to the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Following a 5-1 victory over the Eastern Conference-leading

The NHL Playoff picture is coming down to the wire, with teams preparing for their final slate of regular season games amid a tightening postseason race. The New Jersey Devils clinched a playoff spot Wednesday,

Devils goalie Jacob Markstrom never located the puck after the redirection. By the time he found it, the puck was under his armpit and in the net. Mistakes like those were frequent and ultimately cost the Devils a chance to clinch a playoff berth in their 7-2 loss to the Bruins on Tuesday at the Prudential Center.

With their season basically on the line and multiple chances to seize control of the contest, the Rangers squandered the game late and the Philadelphia Flyers defeated them 8-5. No stats can properly summarize this night.

The New Jersey Devils were off on Wednesday, but clinched their spot in the NHL playoffs anyway. With the New York Rangers loss to the Philadelphia Flyers Wednesday night, New Jersey locked up the third spot in the Metropolitan Division in the Altantic Conference.

It’s almost time to turn the lights off on this already dark Rangers season. An 8-5 loss to the Flyers Wednesday night at Madison Square Garden pushed the Blueshirts to the brink of elimination, which could become official as soon as Thursday night on Long Island if they lose the second game of this back-to-back slate against the Islanders.

With a chance to clinch their spot in the NHL playoffs, the Devils laid an egg in a blowout loss to the lowly Bruins.