The Stanley Cup playoffs are here at long last—they open Wednesday with three games—and that means the long, seemingly never-ending 82-game season has come to a close. There is no better time ...

Round 1 of the 2014 Stanley Cup playoffs certainly provided hockey fans with the kind of action you'd like to see in the postseason. Now the remaining contenders have started making Round 2 just ...

2014 Stanley Cup Final Is Only Fifth Final Since 1994 to Average 5 Million Viewers NBC Sports Live Extra Sets NHL Streaming Records for Playoffs, Final & Game 5 STAMFORD, Conn. – June 16, 2014 – On ...

Viewership for NBC Games Up 39%; NBCSN Up 35% With No Local Markets, Last Night’s Flyers-Rangers Game 7 on NBCSN Averages 1.120 Million Viewers, Up 117% vs. Rangers-Capitals 2013 Game 7 CSN Chicago & ...

The playoff matchups are all set in the NHL and the new format leads to a true bracket. Here it is for the 2014 Stanley Cup playoffs. By Brian Stubits. Apr 13, 2014 ...

On Wednesday night, NHL fans are being treated to a triple-header to get the action rolling in the 2014 Stanley Cup Playoffs. The three games on the schedule for tonight are the Canadiens vs ...

The 2014 Stanley Cup Playoffs are set, the schedule is done and now comes the hard part: Rearranging your life around the opening round series. Fret not, puckheads: There is a way to figure out ...

The beauty of the Stanley Cup playoffs is its unpredictable nature. Any goalie can catch fire and carry a team to glory, one key injury can suddenly decimate the hopes of a legitimate Cup ...

From knight battles to the catfish toss, all 16 Stanley Cup playoff teams have franchise-defining traditions. ... introducing a secondary mascot named "Viktor E. Rat" in 2014.