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15 hours ago | dailyfaceoff.com | Paul Pidutti

Credit: © Christopher Creveling-Imagn ImagesWe’re in a golden age for superstars enforcing their will in the playoffs. The postseason is supposed to be humbling for the game’s best players. Hard matchups. Tight checking. A relaxed penalty standard. Extreme parity from the salary cap. Just ask the Toronto Maple Leafs‘ core — or its fanbase — how frustrating this time of year can be. Yet, Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl can’t be shut down. Mikko Rantanen continues to dominate in Dallas.

1 day ago | dailyfaceoff.com | Hunter Crowther

Well, how do you like them Abols? The Philadelphia Flyers signed forward Rodrigo Abols to a one-year, $800,000 contract extension, according to PuckPedia. The #Flyers signed 29 y/o F Rodrigo Abols to a 1 year $800K 1-way extension. Was pending UFA after 1 year $775K 2-way deal5P in 22 NHL GP, 13G 29P in 46 AHL GPRep'd by Lewis Gross @SPMsports https://t.co/Gxvf5JNpYf— PuckPedia (@PuckPedia) May 14, 2025The extension is a one-way deal.

1 day ago | dailyfaceoff.com | Steven Ellis

There wasn’t a ton of tight hockey at the 2025 IIHF World Championship in Sweden and Denmark, but the lead-up to the playoffs got all the more entertaining. The afternoon started with a pair of 5-2 games, with Germany getting a nice boost from Tim Stutzle’s arrival to beat Norway. Latvia, meanwhile, made sure to avoid a collapse against Slovenia, winning the game to improve to 2-1 and move into third place in Group A. The top spot, for now, will belong to Canada, who beat France 5-0.

1 day ago | dailyfaceoff.com | Hunter Crowther

Miro Heiskanen is expected to make his long-awaited return to the lineup Tuesday when the Dallas Stars host the Winnipeg Jets for Game 4 of their second-round series, Stars head coach Pete DeBoer told Lia Assimakopoulos of The Dallas Morning News. On Tuesday’s episode of Daily Faceoff LIVE, Frank Seravalli and Tyler Yaremchuk are joined by Brien Rea to discuss Heiskanen’s expected return and what Dallas fans may see going forward.

1 day ago | dailyfaceoff.com | Steven Ellis

Credit: Bob DeChiara-Imagn ImagesFor the first time since 2014, NHLers are headed to the Olympics – and that makes the IIHF men’s World Championship even more exciting this month. Many discount the tournament because it’s not best on best. But when Sidney Crosby and Nathan MacKinnon committed to Team Canada, among others, people took notice. It would have been easy to understand if they decided to skip out after winning gold at the 2025 4 Nations Face-Off.