On paper, the Wednesday matchup between the 2024 Pacific champion Vancouver Canucks and this year’s division winner, the Vegas Golden Knights, would seem like the ideal way to end the regular season.
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Devils figure to use makeshift squad in finale vs. Wings
A second trip to the playoffs in three seasons means the New Jersey Devils safely can declare their extended rebuild is complete.For the Detroit Red Wings, such sentiments must once again wait unti
Jets face Ducks in final tuneup before playoff series vs. Blues
The Winnipeg Jets and visiting Anaheim Ducks will close out their regular seasons on Wednesday night and then head in opposite directions.The Jets are going to the Stanley Cup playoffs for the thir
NHL roundup: Blues, Wild clinch playoff berths
Pavel Buchnevich celebrated his 30th birthday two days early as his three-point performance helped the St. Louis Blues secure a playoff spot on Tuesday with a 6-1 win over the visiting Utah Hockey Clu
Warriors hold off Grizzlies, nab West’s No. 7 seed
Jimmy Butler III scored 38 points and Stephen Curry added 37 and the Golden State Warriors earned the No. 7 seed in the Western Conference playoffs with a 121-116 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies in
Playoff-bound Kings hang on for win over Kraken
Rookie Samuel Helenius scored twice and Alex Turcotte and Adrian Kempe had a goal and an assist apiece as the Los Angeles Kings held on to defeat the host Seattle Kraken 6-5 on Tuesday.Alex Turcott
Playoff hopes extinguished, Flames edge Knights in SO
Morgan Frost scored the shootout winning goal and tallied once in regulation as Calgary recorded a 5-4 victory over the visiting Vegas Golden Knights on Tuesday, but it was not enough to keep the Flam
Wild claim OT victory over Ducks, clinch wild-card spot
The Minnesota Wild clinched a playoff berth when Joel Eriksson Ek forged a tie with 21 seconds left in regulation, then the Wild wrapped up a 3-2 win over the visiting Anaheim Ducks when Matt Boldy sc
Pavel Buchnevich, Blues blast Utah to clinch playoffs
Pavel Buchnevich celebrated his 30th birthday two days early as his three-point performance helped the St. Louis Blues secure a playoff spot on Tuesday with a 6-1 win over the visiting Utah Hockey Clu
Blues’ Robert Thomas (lower-body injury) leaves game
St. Louis center Robert Thomas exited the Blues’ Tuesday game against the visiting Utah Hockey Club due to a lower-body injury.He had problems with a leg earlier in the game but continued to play.
