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Pursuing the Atlantic Division title, the Florida Panthers received an unexpected boost with the return of forward Carter Verhaeghe for Tuesday night's regular-season finale against the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs.

Four teams remain alive to take on the Rangers in Round 1. Here's what to watch Tuesday, plus the current playoff bracket.

The Montreal Canadiens have called up Logan Mailloux, who was suspended in the minors after sharing a photo of a woman from an intimate moment without her consent.

The Sabres have fired coach Don Granato after their NHL-record 13th consecutive season without a playoff appearance.

Many playoff-bound clubs made significant moves before March 8 -- but not all of them have worked out so well. Here are regrades on 23 of the biggest.

Edmonton star Connor McDavid, who returned to the lineup after missing three games because of a lower-body injury, notched his 100th assist of the regular season in the Oilers' convincing 9-2 victory over the San Jose Sharks on Monday night.

The Rangers won their league-best 55th game and finished with 114 points -- both franchise records -- and will have home-ice advantage throughout the playoffs.

Less than a week before Florida begins the Stanley Cup Playoffs on home ice, the Panthers added to general manager Bill Zito's role on Monday, naming him the team's president of hockey operations, signing him to a multiyear contract extension.

We explore the next moves each team should make this summer and forecast its 2024-25 outlook.

The Islanders, Red Wings, Penguins and Capitals all hit the ice Monday. Plus, the updated playoff bracket, draft lottery standings and more.

Why Utah? What's the future of the NHL in Arizona? What will the new team be called and where will it play? Answers to all of that and much more here.

A day after losing in the national championship game, Cutter Gauthier, who scored the most goals in the NCAA in the past 25 years during Boston College's run to the Frozen Four, signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the Anaheim Ducks on Sunday.

Frank Nazar scored on his first shot on goal in his NHL debut with the Blackhawks on Sunday.

The NHL has fined Bruins defenseman Kevin Shattenkirk $2,734.38 for unsportsmanlike conduct after he hit Penguins winger Michael Bunting with his stick from the bench during Saturday's game.

The 2023-24 season is underway. Get the full listing of exclusive games on ESPN networks, and info on how to subscribe to ESPN+.

No. 3 seed Denver, which finished the season on a nine-game win streak and closed with a 32-9-3 record, defeated No. 1 overall seed Boston College 2-0 Saturday night to win the 10th national championship in the Pioneers' storied history.

In what turned out to be a 4-2 victory for his club, Washington Capitals defenseman Nick Jensen was taken off the ice on a stretcher after a hit into the boards late in the first period from Tampa Bay Lightning forward Michael Eyssimont on Saturday.

The Chicago Blackhawks have agreed to a three-year contract with Frank Nazar, one of the team's top prospects.

Even after a 3-2 shootout loss to the rival New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden on Saturday, the New York Islanders remain in control of their playoff fate in the Eastern Conference headed into the final week of the regular season.

Arizona Coyotes players were informed Friday that the team is relocating to Utah, sources told ESPN, confirming a report by PHNX Sports.