2025 NHL playoffs daily: Previews for Thursday's games - ESPN
The 2025 Stanley Cup playoffs have already included some twists and turns, including long-injured players returning to the ice and others playing through various ailments.
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Senators back on home ice for playoffs after 8-year drought
Ottawa Senators fans will watch a home playoff game tonight for the first time in eight years.
Kings hold off Oilers to earn 6-5 win in Game 1
Phillip Danault scored his second goal with 42 seconds to play, and the Los Angeles Kings blew a four-goal lead before rallying for a 6-5 victory over the Edmonton Oilers in the opener of the clubs' fourth consecutive first-round playoff series Monday night.
Alex Ovechkin nets first playoff OT goal, bails out Capitals - ESPN
After making NHL history during the regular season, Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin made some personal history in his team's Game 1 win over the Montreal Canadiens on Monday.
Ranking the top 50 players in the Stanley Cup playoffs - ESPN
As the 2025 Stanley Cup playoffs began, a number of storylines dominated the conversation: Can Connor Hellebuyck turn his historic regular season into a Dominik Hašek-esque postseason run for the ages for the Winnipeg Jets? Will the Colorado Avalanche-Dallas Stars showdown be a quasi-Cup Final right away in Round 1? Is it finally the year for Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl to win it all, after the Edmonton Oilers came so close last season?
What to watch this long weekend in sports
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What's at stake over the final week of the NHL season
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Ronnie Stanley says he was happy to give Ravens 'bargain' on deal - ESPN
OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Ronnie Stanley, who was considered the top available offensive tackle this offseason, chose to re-sign with the Baltimore Ravens for a team-friendly three-year, $60 million deal on March 8 instead of testing free agency.