Headlines

• Bruins seek more urgency, improved play to avoid elimination in Game 6
• MUST SEE: Backstrom scores second goal
• Start times for Stanley Cup Playoff games Monday
• Stars' top line has its way in Game 5 win against Predators
• Top two NHL teams out in first round of playoffs for first time
• CAN'T MISS: Schwartz completes natural hat trick
• Blue Jackets will play Bruins or Maple Leafs in second round of playoffs
• Vezina Trophy finalists unveiled
• Lehner focused on Cup with Islanders, not individual awards
• WATCH: Dickinson nets great pass from Hintz
• Avalanche will play Golden Knights or Sharks in Western Second Round
• Morning Skate for Sunday
• NHL.com/Fantasy

The Quest Begins ...

Complete Coverage of the Stanley Cup Playoffs

• Predators vs. Stars (DAL leads, 3-2)
• Jets vs. Blues (STL wins, 4-2)
• Flames vs. Avalanche (COL wins, 4-1)
• Sharks vs. Golden Knights (VGK leads, 3-2)
• Lightning vs. Blue Jackets (CBJ wins, 4-0)
• Bruins vs. Maple Leafs (TOR leads, 3-2)
• Capitals vs. Hurricanes (WSH leads, 3-2)
• Islanders vs. Penguins (NYI wins, 4-0)
• Check your Bracket Challenge picks
• Where to watch 2019 Stanley Cup Playoffs
• Complete Bracket & Schedule

Most Buzzworthy Moments

• Blues take down Jets in six games
• Dowd pads Capitals' lead on penalty shot
• Schwartz powers Blues with natural hat trick
• Avalanche defeat Flames in five games
• Foegele gets Hurricanes off to a fast start

The Puck Stops Here

• Holtby blanks Hurricanes, sets new franchise record
• Rinne denies Radulov and Benn
• Jones preserves lead with clutch pad save

Short Shifts

• Zadorov trolls anyone who picked against Avalanche in bracket challenge
• Cardinals Wainwright, Molina among Blues supporters
• Fleury tapes all of Marchessault's sticks together in silly prank
• Capitals fans chant for Oshie, who fires up crowd on Twitter before game
• Hayes accidentally robs himself of a goal in Game 5
• Detroit sports scene welcomes Yzerman back home

Celebrate Good Times!

• Matthews celebrates after breaking tie
• Lowry, Jets fans go wild after early lead
• Drake celebrates Hyman's goal in Game 4

Highlight-Reel Scoring Plays

• Little buries excellent set-up from Perreault
• Schwartz earns hat trick with a beauty
• Stamkos dangles his way to the net

Best 20 & Under Highlights

• Dubois buries carom off the end boards
• Laine buries Trouba's feed to put Jets ahead
• Sergachev pinballs one home off defender

A New Hope

Join the "Second-Chance Bracket" and make picks starting in the Second Round

• Official Rules
• Check your picks

Fantasy Hockey News & Rankings

• LISTEN: NHL Fantasy on Ice Podcast
• Rankings for 2019 Playoffs
• X-factors for 2019 Playoffs
• Sleepers for 2019 Playoffs
• Stanley Cup Playoffs fantasy picks
• Top 250 Rankings for 2019-20
• Top 100 Forward Rankings
• Top 50 Defenseman Rankings
• Top 25 Goalie Rankings
• NHL.com/Fantasy

Time To Slow It Down

• Watch the best of the regular season in super slow mo
• Look back on Week 26 in all its slow motion glory
• Get a slow motion look at the action from Week 25

Listen Now

• NHL Executive Suite
• NHL Fantasy on Ice
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Getting To Know You

• NHLers pick their celebrity look-alike
• NHL stars remember their first music CD
• If you could be any other athlete for a day...
• NHL players pick their top 3 favorite pizza toppings
• NHL stars dish out their best Valentine's Day advice

Wacky, Odd & Light Moments

• Weird NHL Vol. 28: Epic Regular-Season Finale
• Weird NHL Vol. 27: April Fools' Edition
• Weird NHL Vol. 26: March Madness!

NHL.com/Draft

Your source for the most in-depth coverage of the 2019 NHL Draft (June 21-22, Vancouver)

• Mock draft: Three players in running to be picked after Hughes, Kakko
• NHL Draft Class covers final 2019 Draft rankings
• Foote enjoying lifelong learning process on road to 2019 NHL Draft
• NHL Draft Class podcast launches
• Complete Draft News & Features

We Have You Covered

Get the stories, insights, analysis from NHL.com's lineup of writers

• Nick Cotsonika
• Amalie Benjamin
• Tim Campbell
• William Douglas
• Tom Gulitti
• Tracey Myers
• Dan Rosen
• Dave Stubbs
• Mike Zeisberger

Test Your NHL Knowledge

Think you're the ultimate NHL fan? Take these quizzes and find out how you stack up!

• 2018-19 Regular Season Quiz
• Guess That NHL Smile!
• Pup Quiz: Guess that NHL dog

This Date in NHL History: April 21

• 1951: Bill Barilko scores Stanley Cup-winning goal for Toronto against Montreal in Game 5 of Cup Final
• 1996: The first home playoff game in Lightning history draws an NHL-record crowd of 25,945 to Thunderdome in St. Petersburg, Florida
• 2014: Darcy Kuemper becomes the first goalie in 78 years to earn a 1-0 win in overtime in his first playoff start

Up Close & Personal

• Fleury discusses the magic it takes to win the Cup
• Aho on determination that pushed him to the NHL
• Kuznetsov shares passion for scoring, celebrating

Player Safety Decisions

• Thornton suspended one game
• Kadri banned rest of First Round
• Kucherov suspended one game for boarding

Hockey in Seattle

NHL's newest franchise set to begin play in 2021-22

• Seattle expansion approved
• Expansion FAQ
• Watch: Bettman announces 32nd franchise
• Video: Seattle watch party reacts to announcement
• Latest Seattle Expansion News