The Montreal Canadiens finally cracked the NHL playoff armor of the Carolina Hurricanes on Thursday night, and coach Rod Brind’Amour did not hide from the reality of it. Montreal stormed into Lenovo Center and delivered a 6-2 win in

The Vegas Golden Knights beat the Colorado Avalanche in Game 1 of the Western Conference, as the Carolina Hurricanes and Montreal Canadiens prepare to play in the East. Here's your NHL playoff update.

The NHL's Eastern Conference Finals began on Thursday night, and it was a wildly impressive win by the Montreal Canadiens as they dominated the Carolina Hurricanes, 6-2, to take a 1-0 series lead.

Since being hired by the Vegas Golden Knights on March 29, John Tortorella has led the team to 16 wins in his first 21 games as coach (7-0-1 in regular season plus 9-4 this postseason). The two-time Jack Adams Award winner and past Stanley Cup champion (with Tampa Bay Lightning in 2004),

Things could have been a lot different had Toronto gotten the star version of Marner that Vegas is getting now in the Stanley Cup playoffs.

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The off days added up for the Carolina Hurricanes after they swept their way to another Eastern Conference Final, leading to the longest between-rounds playoff break in more than a century.

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NHL territorial restrictions have benched a large Habs fans viewing party in Gatineau for Game 2 of the Eastern Final on Saturday.