It’s still way too early to know who will add “big game player” to their narrative this season, but we’ve got a few early ...

Sixteen teams in total make the NBA playoffs, eight teams from both the Eastern and Western Conferences. The top six seeds in ...

The first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs has eight matchups featuring the 16 NHL teams that qualified. This includes the ...

Why you should get on board: They’re a young team that’s waited eight years to get back into the playoffs, and of all the wild-card teams, they seem like the best chance to make a surprise run. And if ...

Which eight teams will advance to the second round of the NHL's Stanley Cup playoffs? USA TODAY weighs in with first-round ...

The NHL playoffs are anything but predictable, as the last 16 teams standing chase the Stanley Cup. Power rankings based on ...

What is the Stanley Cup Playoff format? Origins of the 16-team bracket. Since 1979-80, the NHL has allowed 16 teams to play ...

Metcalf’s vision would represent a dramatic shift in hockey’s developmental hierarchy, with the NCAA surpassing the Canadian Hockey League, which has traditionally served as the NHL’s top ...

The Professional Hockey Writers’ Association revealed all the NHL players nominated for the ... A PHWA local chapter for each of the 32 teams nominates one player to be put up for contention ...

And with the NHL season wrapping up ... or the extra special event shirts, every team has a few to choose from to rock on the ice. We've seen them all and we've got opinions as to which ones ...

Ladies and gentlemen, we are just two weeks away from Stanley Cup Playoff time. No, that’s not a mistake. We are, in fact, almost to that time. This NHL season feels like it’s just flown by.

Alex Ovechkin stands alone on top of one hockey mountain after passing Wayne Gretzky to become the NHL’s all-time leading goal ... was the No. 1 scorer in the league, and this didn’t always ...