The Montreal Canadiens pounced for four first-period goals on slow-starting Carolina — coming off the longest postseason break in more than a century — and handed the Hurricanes their first loss of the playoffs with a 6-2 victory in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Final

A Western Conference Final loaded with offensive firepower was ignited by the unlikeliest of sparkplugs

At times, especially early, the Colorado Avalanche looked disjointed on defense

Carter Hart has made a strong comeback with the Vegas Golden Knights in the Stanley Cup playoffs

Dylan Coghlan scored his first Stanley Cup playoff goal to get Vegas rolling, Carter Hart made 36 saves and the Golden Knights opened the Western Conference final by holding off the Colorado Avalanche 4-2 on Wednesday night

The Vegas Golden Knights’ appeal to have their punishment reduced for breaking media access rules has been denied by the NHL and they will lose a second-round pick in the draft this year

San Jose has landed a pro women’s hockey franchise with the PWHL completing its ambitious four-team expansion process with a first entry into California

Vancouver Canucks fire coach Adam Foote after finishing last in the NHL in his only season in charge

The long wait in Montreal for the Canadiens' rebuilding plan to be complete has finally arrived