On the other hand, the Western Conference ... the Stanley Cup playoffs looming in the near distance, what needs should the New Jersey Devils and Dallas Stars address by the NHL trade deadline ...

Of the 32 NHL teams ... have at least three teams in the playoffs, and it could be four or five depending on wild card spots. Each conference, Eastern and Western, have a total of eight teams ...

After a 4-2 win over the Kamloops Blazers on Monday, the Chiefs are the second Western Conference team to clinch a spot to the playoffs.

There are many great rivalries in the NHL ... up for it so far in the playoffs, winning two of the three postseason matchups. The Stars won 4-2 in the 2020 Western Conference Finals, and 4-3 ...

It's the NHL's worst nightmare ... There will likely be one sub-par team making the Western Conference playoffs as the gap between the top seven and the rest is significant.

Despite the NHL taking a break for the Four Nations Face ... as the team continue to look for a way to get back into the Stanley Cup Playoffs after a dreadful start to the 2024/25 campaign.

The NHL's playoff format has been a hot topic ... “If you're having conference-based playoffs, it's not as simple as saying, 'I'd like 1-versus-8 versus what we have.' It involves a whole ...

The closest they’ve come was when they reached the Western Conference Finals in 2012. The Buffalo Sabres are one of the oldest active franchises, having joined the NHL in 1970. And while they ...

The Red Wings are usually heavy favorites in the playoffs, but that doesn't seem to be the case this year. The Detroit Red Wings have qualified for the NHL ... in seven Western Conference finals.

WASHINGTON (AP) — A midseason showdown between the top two teams in the NHL lived up to that ... to make it through the Eastern and Western Conference playoffs, it showed how electric a ...

Two of the best teams in the NHL, the Dallas Stars and Vegas ... This is one of those games that could be a preview for the Western Conference playoffs. Though both teams have 31 wins so far ...

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