Stanley Cup Playoffs have begun with 16 teams looking to be the last one standing after four grueling rounds of playoff hockey action. The Florida Panthers return to defend their championship and are ...

Svechnikov notched a power-play assist and two shots on goal in Friday's 3-2 double-overtime loss to the Devils in Game 3.

Carolina Hurricanes winger Andrei Svechnikov hasn’t scored on New Jersey Devils goalie Jacob Markstrom, but he’s winning the ...

The Tampa Bay Lightning will be back on the ice on April 24 to play Game 2 of their first-round series against the Florida ...

Florida scored six goals on just 16 shots against the Lightning’s star goaltender to being the Stanley Cup playoffs.

Vasilevskiy stopped 10 of 16 shots in Tuesday's 6-2 loss to the Panthers in Game 1.

There was seven minutes to play when Marco Kasper added a goal, clanking one in behind goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy to tie the game. Kasper scored again on a snap shot at 3:20 of overtime.

Vasilevskiy is set to start at home Tuesday against the Panthers in Game 1, Gabby Shirley of FanDuel Sports Network Florida & Sun reports.

Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. The Hurricanes had Andrei Svechnikov, Jordan Staal and Dmitry Orlov on the sidelines and looked like it, showing little of their usual puck-funnel style.

He’s healthy again, the long-lasting effects from 2023 back surgery mostly in his rear view. No NHL goaltender played more ...