The 2025 NHL playoffs begin on Saturday, and 16 teams have hopes of lifting the Stanley Cup at the end of it. It will be a long, arduous and worthwhile journey for the last team standing.

Everybody’s got a hunch this time of year, a thought about the so-called Presidents’ Trophy “curse” or maybe a dark-horse Stanley Cup pick. Only one team of the 16 in the NHL playoffs gets ...

He has been breaking down everything from Champions League, Premier League and World Cup ... Stanley Cups? Don't rule it out, but in a wide-open field, there are better bets -- with far more ...

ST. LOUIS — Everybody's got a hunch this time of year, a thought about the so-called Presidents' Trophy “curse” or maybe a dark horse Stanley Cup pick. Only one team of the 16 in the NHL ...