The Edmonton Oilers defeated the Dallas Stars, 3-1, in Game 5 of the Western Conference Final, taking a 3-2 series lead. Here are three stars from Friday's NHL playoff action.
The Edmonton Oilers are one win away from the Stanley Cup Final.
Late in the first period, veteran forward Corey Perry left the game briefly after taking a massive hit up high, which woke up the Edmonton Oilers offense in Game 5 of the Western Conference Final.
No team has more cap space than Utah this summer, checking in at more than $43M, an amount that could jump past $51M.
Rather than see what a trip through unrestricted free agency in July would yield, the veteran defenseman has opted to head overseas. The Senators’ reserve has signed a two-year contract with Rapperswil-Jona in Switzerland, per a team announcement.
The Predators have elected to make a change behind the bench for next season.
The Vegas Golden Knights could find a way to re-sign hallmark winger Jonathan Marchessault, per David Pagnotta of The Fourth Period, a recent NHL Now segment.
The Florida Panthers were 3-2 winners in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Final on Thursday night, giving them a 3-2 lead in the series. That means they are just one win away from a second consecutive trip to the Stanley Cup Final.
The Tampa Bay Lightning are another year removed from their postseason glories of the past decade. What must they do this offseason to once more compete for the Stanley Cup in earnest?
The 31-year-old will reach unrestricted free agency for the first time in his career.
The big story for the Rangers going into Thursday's Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Final against the Panthers was the lack of offense from forwards Chris Kreider and Mika Zibanejad.
Slavin became only the fourth NHL defenseman in history to win the award back in 2021 and is just the second NHL defenseman to win the honor more than once.
The Stars may have shown fans a glimpse of the future at a Game 4 watch party of the Western Conference Finals on Thursday night.
The New York Rangers would not be in the Eastern Conference Final without Chris Kreider. But it's also looking like they won't advance beyond the Eastern Conference Final unless Kreider gets going.
The Oilers rallied from a two-goal deficit for a 5-2 win over the Stars on Wednesday night at Rogers Place to tie the Western Conference Final at two games each.
Minnesota made hockey history on Wednesday, winning the inaugural PWHL championship in five games after defeating Boston 3-0 in front of a packed Tsongas Center.
Tied at 2-2 in the second period, the Oilers scored two goals in less than a minute.
Two nights after the Dallas Stars and Edmonton Oilers combined for eight goals, the two teams are well on their way to exceeding that number only a period into Game 4 of the Western Conference Final.
The Predators have hired Mitch Korn to be their new director of goaltending.
The Panthers were able to finally break through against Rangers goalie Igor Shesterkin on Tuesday night, picking up a massive 3-2 overtime win in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Final.
The King Clancy Memorial Trophy is given to the player who “best exemplifies leadership qualities on and off the ice and has made a noteworthy humanitarian contribution in his community."
The Kraken still have one spot to fill after promoting Dan Bylsma from AHL Coachella Valley to be their next head coach.
Under Sullivan, the Penguins were responsible for what was the longest active playoff streak in North American sports before last spring.
Jason Robertson had gone 10 games without a goal, but that changed on Monday night.
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