The Stanley Cup Playoffs continue on Friday night with two games on the docket. The Buffalo Sabres are looking to take the first two games of the series at home

With the win, the Canes became just the 13th team in NHL history to start a postseason 7-0 — and only the third since 1994 (joining the 2008 Penguins and 2024 Rangers). If they can make it a sweep in Game 4, they’ll be the first team to start the playoffs 8-0 since the 1985 Oilers, and only the fifth ever.

Left defense is a major organizational need. Drew Fortescue and Artyom Gonchar are the only lefties in the prospect pool with palpable NHL upside and it's of the depth variety. You don't draft for need at fifth overall, but if it's a tie-breaker, Carels might have a leg up on some others.

We have two games in the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs on Friday night. The Buffalo Sabres host the Montreal Canadiens in Game 2 after taking Game 1

The Vancouver Canucks, who finished with the League's worst record in the NHL (25-49-8), have the best odds to win the lottery at 18.5 percent, followed by the Chicago Blackhawks (29-39-14) at 13.5 percent and the New York Rangers (34-39-9) at 11.5 percent.

As The Sporting News celebrates its 140th birthday, we take a look at the top five greatest NHL dynasties of all time.

SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4 Sports) – It’s not often you describe a player’s 10th season in the NHL as a breakout season, but that’s what it was for Nick Schmaltz. Schmaltz was second the Utah Mammoth with a career-high 33 goals,

Sometimes you have to take the wins where you can find them, and sometimes those wins come from very specific places.

Minnesota will try to claw back in its series against the Colorado Avalanche when the teams face off Saturday night in Saint Paul, Minn. Colorado holds a 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven Western Conference semifinals.