Stanley Cup playoff watch: How the standings can shift with Monday's six games

Stanley Cup playoff watch: How the standings can shift with Monday's six games

From clinching scenarios to first-round matchups and draft lottery order, here's what to monitor.

Hit or miss? A look at who exceeded expectations and who fell short

Wasn’t it just October? Now, somehow, it’s already mid-April and the 2024–25 NHL regular season is about to slip into the rearview mirror. Just 13 games remain between Wednesday and Thursday before 16 teams head into the Stanley Cup Playoffs, and the other 16 depart for the off-season. With a handful of teams already having played Game 82 and the rest sitting at 80 or 81 — and with the short window before the playoffs begin Saturday — it’s time …

NHL Trade Deadline Playoff Impacts from the West

With the Stanley Cup Playoffs just under a week away, what a perfect time to look at those players who will look to make an impact from the NHL Trade Deadline. Here at NHLRumors.com, we have already looked at the players from the East that will make an impact in the playoffs. In this edition, we will look at those players that will impact the Western Conference in the playoffs from the Trade Deadline. Similar to the Eastern Conference, the Weste…

The Week That Was, The Week That Is - 4/14

The Week That Was The Kings competed in games number 77, 78 and 79 of the 82-game regular season this past week. With all three games being played on home ice, the Kings dropped their first tilt of the week to the Seattle Kraken, but followed it up with a

Dallas Stars Daily Links: Is It Playoff Time Yet?

Happy Monday, and happy end of the regular season week for all my fellow Dallas Stars fans out there! The vibes have certainly been less than immaculate over the last week or so – especially with the Stars currently holding a five-game losing streak, right when we’d rather see them getting hot before the Stanley Cup Playoffs begin. But alas, we’ve got a couple more games to watch before the… Source

Five Key Stories: 4/7/25 – 4/13/25

The playoffs are almost upon us and we’re starting to see an uptick in activity around the hockey world, particularly on the signing front.  Several contracts are highlighted in our key stories. Playoff Reinforcements? Several teams could be getting a boost to their late-season playoff push or for the postseason.  The Canadiens signed top prospect Ivan Demidov to an entry-level deal beginning this season.  The 19-year-old was the fifth pick back…