The Florida Panthers have earned their reputation as one of the NHL’s best teams, getting to the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs in each of the past three seasons, making it to the Cup final in each of the past two seasons,

Montreal tied the New York Rangers for the second wild card into the Stanley Cup Playoffs from the Eastern Conference with a game in hand. Sam Reinhart and Seth Jones scored for the Panthers (44-26-3), who had won seven straight home games. Aleksander Barkov had two assists in his 800th NHL game, and Sergei Bobrovsky made 18 saves.

There’s no doubt that some players experienced a hangover, both physically and mentally, from the emotional 4 Nations Face-Off, which ran from Feb. 12-20 and featured teams from the United States, Canada, Sweden and Finland playing in the first best-on-best hockey in nine years.

Analyzing Saturday’s Florida Panthers at Washington Capitals odds and lines, with NHL expert picks, predictions and best bets.

The Utah Hockey Club will play with five defensemen for the remainder of their Friday contest against the defending Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers after veteran rearguard Olli Maatta exited early in the second period with a lower-body injury.

Taking a look at how Oliver Bjorkstrand and Yanni Gourde has done in their first ten games since be acquired by the Tampa Bay Lightning.

The Montreal Canadiens were one of the most surprising teams through the first half of the season, but they’ve made the race for the playoffs tough on themselve

Pierre-Luc Dubois is one of the biggest reasons the Washington Capitals are atop the NHL and were the first to clinch a playoff spot this season.

After a disappointing loss to the Detroit Red Wings on Monday, the Utah Hockey Club needed to rebound on Thursday with a win against the Tampa Bay Lightning.