May 30 Edmonton Oilers eye revenge in Stanley Cup Final after rallying past Dallas Stars in conference final The Edmonton Oilers defeated the Dallas Stars 6-3 on Thursday to win the Western Conference Final in five games and move on to the Stanley Cup Final.
May 29 Capitals clarify email announcing Alex Ovechkin’s final season was sent in error Alex Ovechkin's future in the NHL remains undecided after the Washington Capitals had to walk back an email Thursday that "mistakenly alluded" to next year being his final season.
May 29 Panthers advance to Stanley Cup Final with win over Hurricanes, refuse to touch Prince of Wales Trophy The Florida Panthers defeated the Carolina Hurricanes 5-3 in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference final on Wednesday and advanced to the Stanley Cup Final for the third straight season.
May 28 IOC upholds ban on Russian teams ahead of 2026 Winter Olympics Russian hockey stars like Alex Ovechkin will not compete at the 2026 Olympics after the IOC confirmed that Russian teams will not be allowed to compete in the upcoming Winter Games.
May 27 Hockey announcer confronted by raucous fan, hit with chair during live broadcast A fan tossed a chair at Abbotsford Canucks announcer Brandon Astle during an AHL Calder Cup playoff game. The Canucks later celebrated a 5-0 victory.
May 27 Hurricanes stave off elimination with shutout win against Panthers in Eastern Conference finals The Carolina Hurricanes avoided being swept in the Eastern Conference finals on Monday night, and beat the Florida Panthers 3-0 to keep their season alive.
May 26 Panthers' Brad Marchand leans into dessert drama as Florida looks to advance to Stanley Cup Final Florida Panthers winger Brad Marchand fueled Dairy Queen Blizzard rumors after being seen licking a spoon in the locker room during an intermission in Game 3.
May 23 Hurricanes captain Jordan Staal says 5-0 Eastern Conference final loss to Panthers was an 'a-- whooping' Carolina Hurricanes captain Jordan Staal called the team's 5-0 loss to the Florida Panthers Thursday an "a-- whooping" after the Canes fell behind 2-0 in the series.
May 22 Stars, Oilers players brawl as Game 1 of their Stanley Cup playoffs matchup ends The Dallas Stars came away with the win on Wednesday night over the Edmonton Oilers, but everyone suffered some bumps and bruises before they left the ice.
May 19 Brad Marchand makes NHL history as Panthers' Stanley Cup title defense stays alive Florida Panthers forward Brad Marchand made history on Sunday night as the team defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs, 6-1, in Game 7 of their playoff series.