The Stars-Avalanche series leads USA TODAY's power rankings of the NHL's eight Stanley Cup playoffs first-round matchups. Here are the rest: 2. Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Florida Panthers One of these ...

A rematch of the 2010 first round, when the Canadiens shocked the then-Presidents' Trophy-winning Capitals and made a ...

It's been 21 years since the last post-season Battle of Ontario and fans on both sides can't wait to get started. Will the Maple Leafs overcome recent playoff failures and launch a deep run from here, ...

1945 — Albert B. “Happy” Chandler, junior Senator from Kentucky, is elected baseball commissioner by a unanimous vote of the major league club owners. Chandler is elected to a seven-year term and ...

BOTTOM LINE: The Toronto Maple Leafs play the Detroit Red Wings with a four win streak on the line. Toronto has a 16-8-1 record in Atlantic Division games and a 51-26-4 record overall. The Maple Leafs ...

If the Tampa Bay Lightning can get through the defending Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers, they could go all the way.

For the first time since 2004, the Battle of Ontario is officially back in the NHL postseason. Fans, players, and the media ...

Winnipeg’s Connor Hellebuyck is expected to win a second straight Vezina Trophy this season as the NHL’s top goaltender.

The Toronto Maple Leafs stand atop the Atlantic Division for the first time in their franchise history. The Leafs secured the ...

Tampa Bay, which finished as the No. 2 seed in the Atlantic Division following the Toronto Maple Leafs’ 4-0 victory at the ...

Brayden Point notched his team-leading 42nd goal and had two assists, and Tampa Bay topped the Florida Panthers 5-1 in the ...

Everybody's got a hunch this time of year, a thought about the so-called Presidents' Trophy “curse” or maybe a dark horse ...