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The Vancouver Canucks named Ryan Johnson as their new general manager while Daniel and Henrik Sedin were named co-presidents of hockey operations, the team announced Thursday.

Despite back-to-back Stanley Cup Final appearances in 2024 and 2025 and with an extension that had not yet begun, Oilers coach Kris Knoblauch has been fired, a source confirmed to ESPN.

With nearly two full rounds in the books, here are the top takeaways that will influence the rest of the playoffs.

The lore of the plastic swords has been more expansive than the quantity of them in existence.

The Wild's season ended in crushing fashion, blowing a three-goal first-period lead before falling 4-3 in overtime to the Avalanche in Game 5.

We explore the next moves each team should make this summer and forecast expectations for 2026-27.

Golden Knights defenseman Brayden McNabb will serve a one-game suspension in Thursday's Game 6 following an interference infraction that injured Ducks forward Ryan Poehling.

Islanders defenseman Matthew Schaefer has won the Calder Memorial Trophy as the NHL's rookie of the year, the first unanimous choice for the award in 33 years.

The PWHL is expanding to Las Vegas and Hamilton, Ontario, and there's one more addition still to come to make it an even dozen teams.

The Toronto Maple Leafs have fired head coach Craig Berube, the team announced on Wednesday.