USA Today Oilers' Connor McDavid calls for suspension of Golden Knights' Alex Pietrangelo for slash By: Mike Brehm The Edmonton Oilers, who won 4-1, were upset with a slash on Leon Draisaitl that got Vegas Golden Knights defenseman Alex Pietrangelo ejected.
Jesper Fast sends Hurricanes to conference final with OT winner vs. Devils By: Mike Brehm Jesper Fast, who shot high on a wide-open net earlier in Game 5, didn't miss on an overtime deflection as the Hurricanes beat the Devils 3-2.
USA Today Vegas Golden Knights advance, assure Canadian team will not win Stanley Cup By: Mike Brehm It's been 30 years since the last Canadian team won the Stanley Cup. That drought will continue after the Golden Knights knocked out the Oilers.
USA Today Stars topple Kraken in Game 7, advance to face Golden Knights By: Mike Brehm Dallas' Roope Hintz broke a scoreless tie with a breakaway goal. Goalie Jake Oettinger rebounded from being pulled in Game 6 to beat Seattle 2-1.
USA Today Ranking potential Stanley Cup Final matchups with conference finals getting underway By: Mike Brehm This year's NHL playoffs conference finals are missing the big names from last year. How do the potential Stanley Cup Final matchups rank?
USA Today Matthew Tkachuk wins four-overtime marathon for Panthers in Game 1 vs. Hurricanes By: Mike Brehm Florida's Matthew Tkachuk scored with 12.7 seconds left in the fourth overtime, ending the sixth-longest game in NHL history.
USA Today Panthers take commanding lead vs. Hurricanes despite injury to captain Aleksander Barkov By: Mike Brehm The Panthers beat the Carolina Hurricanes 1-0 at home and can wrap up their first trip to the Stanley Cup Final since 1996 at home on Wednesday.
USA Today Stanley Cup Final schedule is set. Time, dates, TV for Golden Knights vs. Panthers. By: Mike Brehm The Vegas Golden Knights will take on the Florida Panthers in a matchup of the top team in the West vs. the bottom playoff seed in the East.
USA Today Stanley Cup Final game changers: Golden Knights, Panthers players who will decide series By: Mike Brehm Here are 10 players, five from each of the Panthers and Golden Knights, who will have a major impact on winning the the Stanley Cup
USA Today Panthers' Matthew Tkachuk gets misconduct after sucker punch to Golden Knights' Nicolas Hague By: Mike Brehm Florida's Matthew Tkachuk got 14 penalty minutes during a third-period scrum. He hit Vegas' Nicolas Hague, who was being held by Marc Staal.