Tampa Bay Lightning star Nikita Kucherov lost his composure on a late hit delivered to Columbus Blue Jackets defenceman Markus Nutivaara.

The Tampa Bay Lightning emerged as the best regular season team of all-time but all of their accomplishments will be rendered moot if they are eliminated by the Columbus Blue Jackets, trailing 2-0.

Jaromir Jagr continues to turn back the clock after scoring a jaw-dropping goal in the Czech Republic's second division.

The Sharks dominated the Golden Knights in Game 1, and unless Martin Jones melts down there's no reason to believe they can't keep it up.

Mitch Marner showcased his all-around skill set, scoring on a beautiful penalty for his second goal against the Boston Bruins.

This week, Justin Lambert took eight questions, one on each series (kinda).

Though the history or apparent one-sidedness between the franchises is absolutely overblown, there is a certain bogeyman quality to the Bruins as they exist in the minds of those who follow the Leafs.

If this level of excitement continues for two more months, there's no way all of us make it to the end.

After 38 regular season lamp-lighters in 2018-19, Joe Pavelski's first of the playoffs was likely his most painful of the campaign.

The annual simulation completed by EA Sports has determined that the Tampa Bay Lightning will come out on top in a seven-game thriller over the St. Louis Blues.

It's the Tampa Bay Lightning and then everyone else when ranking the contenders for the Stanley Cup.

The Avalanche, who acquired the Senator's 1st-round pick in the Matt Duchene trade, slipped out of the top three with the No. 4 selection.

Season recaps don't get much more grim than this, but there's actually a lot to be hopeful for in Ottawa — if you can look past the dudes steering the ship.

Eleven-year-old Peyton Wilson was blown away when he found out he'd be going to the Islanders' playoff opener.

Ryan Lambert joins the show to help preview all of the first round matchups in the West.

With the regular season in the books, Ryan Lambert ranks all 31 NHL teams compared to their pre-season outlooks.

Mike Johnson joins the show to help preview all of the first round matchups in the East.

The Montreal Canadiens unexpectedly threatened for a postseason spot. What drove that success?

Sure, they finished third in the division, giving the Islanders home ice in a playoff series for the first time since Sidney Crosby was less than a year old. Evgeni Malkin missed eight games due to various injuries. Kris Letang missed 12.

Dale Tallon lured Joel Quenneville to Chicago in 2008. Can he bring him to Florida a decade later?

The Pittsburgh Penguins narrowly avoided running it back early with the Washington Capitals.

After recalling Hutchinson on Friday, the Maple Leafs will head into the postseason with a 3-man crease, likely leaving the struggling Sparks as the odd man out.

Since the trade deadline, Vegas generates more shot attempts per hour than almost every other team in the league. Also, the Sharks' goaltending is very bad.

Thursday night's action sorted out plenty of the NHL postseason picture in the Eastern Conference.

Glen Sather is reportedly stepping down from his role as president of the New York Rangers, ending a 19-year era.

Jake Gardiner appears healthy enough to play another focal role for the Maple Leafs in the postseason.

The undrafted winger reportedly had several teams, including the Bruins, Blues and Predators, vying for his services.

Ryan Lambert discusses the most intriguing offer sheet candidates in his latest NHL mailbag.

The Capitals captain seems to be warming to the idea that he may be able to top one of Gretzky's legendary records.

The NHL is sticking with its current postseason format, despite cries for change.

Max Domi's willingness to defend Nickelback was both admirable and a little questionable.

A $100K contribution from the NHL — which will rake in over $4.5 billion this season — is anything but "significant."

We're into the final week of the NHL regular season, and elite teams don't seem to be hitting their strides.

A video is released showing a player from the LA Jr. Kings 14U team doing a Nazi salute while others were heard making anti-Semitic remarks.

The Colorado Avalanche stand on the cusp of a playoff berth for the second straight year.

With the crowd at Nassau Coliseum chanting 'MVP', the Swedish goaltender was quite authentic while reacting to the Islanders locking up a postseason berth.

Mark Washington Capitals sniper Alex Ovechkin down for another 50-goal season.

Welcome to “The Hockey PDOcast,” a Yahoo Sports podcast hosted by Dimitri Filipovic, who enlists the help of some of the game’s most insightful minds covering the NHL.

By signing Jon Cooper to a contract extension, the Tampa Bay Lightning will have the longest-serving coach in the NHL stick around a little longer.

The Vegas Golden Knights' surge has them looking like a legitimate Western Conference favorite.

Bob Nicholson has done little to inspire confidence that anything at all is going to change with the Edmonton Oilers' approach.

When it comes to embracing 'Pride Night' and the NHL's 'Hockey is for Everyone' initiative, few have done it better than the Carolina Hurricanes this season.

Let's take stock of the hottest and coldest goaltenders right at the fantasy hockey playoffs.

When a young fan began flossing before Thursday's game between the Calgary Flames and Ottawa Senators, Brady Tkachuk decided to take him on.

Eugene Melnyk, the owner of the Ottawa Senators, made it clear that he isn't afraid to stay the course during his team's rebuild while on Prime Time Sports with Bob McCown on Thursday.

Ryan Lambert predicts which likely wild card team has the best chance to pull an upset in his latest mailbag.

The NHLPA's Player Poll results were largely predictable, but they did offer a few interesting findings.

A potent top line, solidified secondary scoring and a career year from their 35-year-old captain has the Calgary in position for a serious Stanley Cup run.

Florida's Mike Hoffman received some Twitter hate from a former NHLer after tossing his stick at Dallas' Alex Radulov during his shot at an empty net on Tuesday night.