Congratulations to the Lightning, who have clinched their eighth consecutive playoff berth. They’ve now qualified for the postseason in 11 of the last 12 seasons. Recently, Jon Cooper was asked about ...

Home-ice advantage hasn’t really existed over the past couple of years in the Stanley Cup playoffs. In 2023 and 2024, visiting teams won more games than the home teams did. That’s not the case so far ...

Kings versus Oilers, Part 4. But there’s a wrinkle about what’s to come. For the first time in this matchup and the first time in any Kings playoff series since 2016, the Kings will play Game 1 on ...

Entering a win-or-go-home Game 7 against Vegas 10 days ago, the Stars preached how big of an advantage home ice would be. Dallas had worked all regular season to finish as the best team in the Western ...