Stanley Cup Finals got underway in Canada on Wednesday night with Game 1 between the Florida Panthers and Edmonton Oilers.

From a rematch for the ages to some of the best players in the world, here's PEOPLE's guide to the NHL playoffs between the ...

Maurice's third straight trip to the Final has spread his quippy reputation — and rapport with his players — far and wide.

In the world of sports, we love our round-number milestones. In the NHL, the line of greatness has long been set at the ...

Jagr is one of the greatest players in NHL history. He debuted in 1990 with the Penguins and won two Stanley Cups in the early 1990s. Jagr is a five-time Art Ross Trophy winner and is second all time ...

Florida's Aleksander Barkov thought the team meeting was over. He found it odd that the Panthers hadn't been told they could ...

Bill Guerin and 27 other NHL GMs are probably golfing a lot (like me) right now. After someone wins the Stanley Cup in a few ...

After adding a best-on-best international title to his ever-expanding trophy case, the Oilers pivot only has one bauble left to chase down. By Doug Ward ...

A rematch of last year's Western Conference Final begins Wednesday, as the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs continue when ... Here are some players with value to consider when making NHL player props ...

How much prize money do NHL players earn in Stanley Cup playoffs (Image Source: ESPN/X) Most people are curious if NHL players receive paychecks during the Stanley Cup Playoffs. The quick answer ...

Instead, the Panthers methodically jumped on the Carolina Hurricanes, immediately ripped away home-ice advantage and played with an edge befitting their status as reigning Stanley Cup champions in ...

Carolina Hurricanes' William Carrier (28) gets pushes into Florida Panthers goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky (72) by Dmitry Kulikov (7) during the second period of Game 1 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup ...