New York Islanders

Playing Three Third Periods

The LA Kings would be best advised to secure all future wins early, because if they’ve proved one thing in the first five games in their series with the Edmonton Oilers, it’s that they are not capable of securing much of anything late.

Panthers Finish Lightning to Assume NHL Playoffs Path

by Kenneth Cross | May 1, 2025

The Florida Panthers seemed to always have the elixir for whatever Tampa Bay threw at them throughout their 4-1 domination of the opening round of the NHL Playoffs. Panthers center Eetu Luostarinen posted a goal and three assists as Florida took a 6-3 win to clinch...

Kings Romp To 2-0 Series Lead

by Brian Kennedy | Apr 25, 2025

Would the late-awakened beast known as Connor-Leon be alive two days after their near come-from-behind victory of Monday in Los Angeles? That’s the question people who filled the LA home of hockey had on Wednesday after the Kings won 6-5 in game one of the two teams’ playoff series.

Tusks up: Utah unveils Mammoth name, logo

After a 13-month process that included trademark drama and more than 850,000 ballots cast by fans in multiple rounds of voting, Utah Mammoth was revealed as the new name for [...]

Leafs' Stolarz out for G2; no answer on return

Maple Leafs goaltender Anthony Stolarz will not play in Game 2 against the Panthers after he was on the receiving end of an elbow from Sam Bennett in the opener. [...]

Sabres hire ex-NHLer Staal as special asst. to GM

Former NHL star Eric Staal is rejoining the Buffalo Sabres, this time in a front office role as special assistant to general manager Kevyn Adams, the team announced Wednesday. [...]

Oilers' 5th comeback win in row sets NHL record

Zach Hyman scored with 3:02 left, and the Edmonton Oilers rallied yet again this postseason to defeat the Vegas Golden Knights 4-2 Tuesday night in Game 1 of their second-round [...]

Canes' dominant 33-shot effort 'paid off' in OT

Jaccob Slavin scored in overtime, one of 33 shots from a dominant Carolina effort, and the Hurricanes topped the Washington Capitals 2-1 in Game 1 of their second-round playoff series [...]

Carbery irked by Caps' 'entire game' in OT loss

The Capitals on Tuesday night lost Game 1 against the Carolina Hurricanes 2-1 in overtime, and though the scoreboard indicated it was close, Washington coach Spencer Carbery had other thoughts, [...]

🏆 Picks: Who wins every second-round series?

Half of the teams are eliminated. Who do our experts take in each of the four second-round series? [...]

Conn Smythe Watch after Round 1: Mikko Rantanen tops the ranking

Who are the leading candidates for MVP of the Stanley Cup playoffs? We polled a panel of hockey media members. [...]