Rory Boylen

1 week ago | sportsnet.ca | Rory Boylen

The Florida Panthers are one win away from returning to the Stanley Cup Final for the third year in a row, but the Carolina Hurricanes are still putting up a fight. The Edmonton Oilers are two wins away from getting back to the final for the second year in a row, but if the Dallas Stars can awaken their goal scorers this series could yet stretch out into next week.

4 weeks ago | sportsnet.ca | Rory Boylen

As the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs rolls on, the eight teams eliminated in Round 1 have been conducting their year-end meetings and media conferences to discuss next steps, takeaways and plan for the 2025-26 season. Here are some of the pertinent questions heading into the summer for St. Louis, Colorado, Minnesota, Los Angeles, Ottawa, Tampa Bay, Montreal and New Jersey. St. Louis Blues: Where will Doug Armstrong leave this team before Alex Steen takes over as GM in 2026?

1 month ago | sportsnet.ca | Rory Boylen

Either the Edmonton Oilers or Vegas Golden Knights have reached the conference final every year since 2020. But their upcoming second-round series represents just their second-ever playoff meeting. In the first, in 2023, Vegas downed Edmonton in six games — one year after missing the playoffs while the Oilers took their first big step up in the Connor McDavid-Leon Draisaitl years with a push into Round 3.

1 month ago | bvmsports.com | Rory Boylen

The first few days of the Stanley Cup Playoffs have provided loads of excitement, close games and even some overtime. No one should be counted out yet and, in fact, we should look for any teams trailing their series to bite back in the coming days and over the weekend. Round 1 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs always gives the TV remote a workout. For some playoff teams, just making it this far is a huge win.

1 month ago | sportsnet.ca | Rory Boylen

The first few days of the Stanley Cup Playoffs have provided loads of excitement, close games and even some overtime. No one should be counted out yet and, in fact, we should look for any teams trailing their series to bite back in the coming days and over the weekend. Round 1 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs always gives the TV remote a workout. For some playoff teams, just making it this far is a huge win.