Ryan Dixon

The Buffalo Sabres ended one major drought already this year. Now, they've busted an even bigger one.

After a few seasons of the same players being in the playoff MVP chase, this year we have some fresh faces in contention for the Conn Smythe Trophy. Ryan Dixon brings the list.

Lady Luck was not on the Winnipeg Jets ' side at the NHL Draft Lottery. Now the club must decide if it wants to lean into the idea that fortune favours the bold.

The past two times the Buffalo Sabres and Montreal Canadiens met in the Stanley Cup Playoffs, the result was a four-game sweep.

The young Anaheim Ducks are proving they're made of sturdy stuff. The Ducks levelled their series with the Vegas Golden Knights thanks to a 4-3, Game 4 victory at the Honda Center in Anaheim on Sunday night.

Make a suggestion around Vinnie Matteo — even in jest — and you best be prepared for him to follow through.

The last time the Colorado Avalanche and Vegas Golden Knights met in the playoffs, the result left Avs star Nathan MacKinnon contemplating the unsatisfying sum of his career to that point.

We've reached the halfway point of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, and it's time for another Conn Smythe check in.Ryan Dixon ranks the top candidates after Round 2, which includes a few players who are on pace to challenge the single-season playoff goal record.

Presumably, if he waives his no-movement clause, Morgan Rielly would like to join an established contender or a team clearly on the rise. Ryan Dixon takes a look at the candidates to be the Maple Leafs defenceman's next team.

Despite being the most represented position in a game, a winger has been named playoff MVP just 10 of the 60 times the Conn Smythe has been handed out since 1965.