The 2024-25 NHL regular season began with 32 teams chasing Lord Stanley. Now, the number of potential Stanley Cup champions is down to 16. The field and bracket for the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs were ...

USA TODAY Sports' NHL points projections saw pretty much the status quo from the 2024-25 playoff field. Mark Scheifele has passed Blake Wheeler as the franchise's all-time point leader and is the ...

The well-known school of thought is that if you’re in the playoff bracket by the time of Thanksgiving, then you will probably be there when the season is done. That may not hold true this season. In ...