On Wednesday at Blue Cross Arena, Rochester begins the best-of-five North Division Finals versus the Laval Rocket. Helenius enters the series with eight points (6+2) in his last eight games, including ...

With eight teams eliminated, let's rank the remaining potential matchups — from worst to best — based purely on narratives ...

The Jets led the NHL with 26 road wins in the regular season, a big reason they had the League’s best record. But they’re 0-5 on the road in the Stanley Cup Playoffs and have lost nine straight away ...

Florida's defense played well despite missing Aaron Ekblad. TAMPA — The Florida Panthers kicked off their Stanley Cup title defense with a dominant display. Matthew Tkachuk scored twice in his ...

More: Florida Panthers are set to defend their first Stanley Cup championship Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. Nate Schmidt opened the scoring with his third goal of the ...