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Oilers forward Jeff Skinner has finally made his Stanley Cup playoff debut after a league-record 1,078 regular-season games.

Washington star forward Alex Ovechkin made some personal history in the Capitals' Game 1 win over the Montreal Canadiens on Monday night, scoring the first playoff overtime goal of his storied career en route to a 3-2 win for the No. 1 seed in the .. ...

The Seattle Kraken have fired coach Dan Bylsma after one season, a source told ESPN. Seattle will now be searching for its third head coach in as many seasons.

The Colorado Avalanche activated captain Gabriel Landeskog off injured reserve, paving the way for him to return from his nearly three-year absence as soon as Game 2 of Colorado's first-round series against the Dallas Stars on Monday night.

Florida forward Matthew Tkachuk, who hasn't played for the Panthers since Feb. 8 and hasn't played any games since the 4 Nations Face-Off two months ago, will skate Tuesday morning to gauge his availability for Game 1 later that night vs. the ...

The Canucks won't exercise their option for head coach Rick Tocchet, but the franchise has offered him a new, more lucrative contract, president Jim Rutherford said.

Washington forward Aliaksei Protas is unlikely to play Monday night when the Capitals open their Eastern Conference first-round series against the visiting Montreal Canadiens.

The Rangers say that poor play, exacerbated by outside noise, led to Peter Laviolette being fired in a disappointing season.

Two series begin, while it's Game 2 for Blues-Jets and Stars-Avs. Here are the key storylines in each.

Long a draft-and-develop team, the trade signaled a philosophical shift, with aftershocks still to come.