Hockey fans, the most wonderful time of the year has arrived: the Stanley Cup playoffs. And the 2025 version might be as good as ever, with what looks like a wide-open race going into the postseason.

The 2025 Stanley Cup playoffs are here. The Winnipeg Jets are the NHL's top overall seed, having finished the regular season with the most points in the standings, and the Washington Capitals ...

On the other side of the bracket, the Florida Panthers are on the brink of advancing to their third consecutive Stanley Cup Final. Florida put together a five-goal third period to defeat the ...

Goaltender Frederik Andersen turned aside all 20 shots that he faced and recorded his second shutout of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Carolina got on the board at the 10:45 mark of the second period ...