Devils Have a Secret Weapon in Daniel Sprong
The New Jersey Devils are considered pretty heavy underdogs against the Carolina Hurricanes in Round 1, as TheScore gives them the longest odds to move on of any of the…
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Raz’s Series Predictions: 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs – Round 1
It came down to the wire in what was one of the more intense endings to the regular season, with the Calgary Flames, Minnesota Wild, St. Louis Blues, Montreal Canadiens,…
Dallas Stars Are Built to Survive Without Robertson… For Now
The Stanley Cup Playoffs start on Saturday night with the Dallas Stars and the Colorado Avalanche headlining the show at 8:30 pm EST, for what is, or at least one…
Oilers Legend Gives Heaping Praise to Flames Prospect Zayne Parekh
Calgary Flames fans weren’t the only ones gushing over the debut of Zayne Parekh on Thursday night. The Flames wound up falling short on making the playoffs, being officially eliminated…
EA SPORTS NHL 25 Predicts Toronto Maple Leafs To Win The Stanley Cup In Playoff Simulation
The Toronto Maple Leafs won the Stanley Cup In EA SPORTS' NHL 25 official simulation of the 2024-25 NHL Playoffs.
The simulation predicts Toronto to beat the Ottawa Senators 4-2 in round one, the Florida Panthers 4-2 in round two, and sweep the Montreal Canadiens in four games in the Eastern Conference Finals before beating the Colorado Avalanche in seven games in the Stanley Cup Final.
EA SPORTS accurately predicted Team Canada to win the 4 Nations Face-Off, even predicting Connor McDavid to score in overtime against Team USA in the final.
Get the parade ready, Toronto 🔵⚪
— EA SPORTS NHL (@EASPORTSNHL) April 19, 2025
Introducing the #NHL25 Playoff Simulation for the #StanleyCup 🏆 #LeafsForeverpic.twitter.com/v7xnFmdZqH
The simulation has the Canadiens beating both the Washington Capitals and Carolina Hurricanes 4-1 to advance to the Eastern Conference Final.
The Avalanche defeat the Dallas Stars and Winnipeg Jets 4-1 before beating the Vegas Golden Knights in seven games to reach the Cup Final.
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Projected Lineups for the Blues vs Jets – 4/19/25
The St. Louis Blues take on the Winnipeg Jets at Scotiabank Arena tonight. Here are the projected/expected lineups sourced from NHL.com staff writers, independent correspondents, and others. BLUES (WC2) at JETS (C1) Western…
'Got To Quiet The Noise': Craig Berube Reveals What He's Learned The Most Since Becoming Head Coach of the Maple Leafs
Craig Berube is set to embark on his first Stanley Cup Playoffs as head coach of the Toronto Maple Leafs. One day before his team takes on the Ottawa Senators in a best-of-seven first-round series, Toronto's bench boss was asked what he's learned the most about coaching the club.
"I think more than anything, it's the noise. There's a lot of noise. Got to quiet the noise," Berube said.
‘He’s Ready To Go’: Craig Berube All But Confirms Maple Leafs Goaltender Anthony Stolarz As Game 1 Starter Ahead Of Battle Of OntarioThe Toronto Maple Leafs held their first full skate of the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs on Saturday, a day before the puck drops for Game 1 against the Ottawa Senators. While head coach Craig Berube didn’t officially name his starting goaltender for Game 1, his words left little doubt, with all signs pointing to Anthony Stolarz getting the nod.
The veteran player and coach led the St. Louis Blues to a Stanley Cup in 2019, but the rigours of dealing with the pressure in Toronto are quite different. The Maple Leafs, who have only won one playoff round since 2004, hired Berube to be their coach last summer after moving on from previous coach Sheldon Keefe.
The "noise" term was first used by former Leafs head coach Randy Carlyle, who used that term to describe the outside attention on the club back then.
'We'll See Tomorrow': Maple Leafs Reveal Lineup For Game 1 Against Senators, But Could It Change?The Toronto Maple Leafs aren't changing much ahead of Game 1 on Sunday against the Ottawa Senators.
This year, the Leafs are heavily favored to get past an Ottawa Senators club who are in the playoffs for the first time since 2017.
Under Berube, the Leafs have put more of a focus on defense and appear ready to bust through. But are they?
"I think we've changed, you know, coaches, stuff like that. Maybe we played a little bit of a different style of game that you maybe think is more suitable to the playoffs. But in the end, I mean, it's about executing and going out there and doing the right things, playing as a team, competing, physical, all that stuff," Matthews said. "There's always different things, different circumstances when you go into a new season and stuff like that, especially when you have a new coaching staff and personnel, stuff like that."
Mitch (Marner) Really Held The Fort For Us": Leafs GM Gives Strong Vote Of Confidence In Marner Ahead Of PlayoffsMitch Marner's performance in the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs could ultimately define his future with the Toronto Maple Leafs. If the Toronto Maple Leafs are to have any success during their 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs, their top stars are going to have to perform and Mitch Marner is certainly no exception.
Marner, who is possibly feeling the most pressure, given he is an unrestricted free agent at the end of the season and has been scrutinized for his past playoff performance, wasn't buying into the expectations, either.
"I don't think we're caring about any of that. We're focused as a team in here. We're not focused on anything outside of what people are saying," Marner said. "It's going to be a grind. You know it's going to be ups and downs. You just got to stay together and stick through it and, you know, lean on one another.
"It's not going to be perfect every single night. And you just got to be ready to pick each other up."
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Tomas Pobezal – 2025 NHL Draft Prospect Profile
Tomas Pobezal 2024-25 Team: HK Nitra (Slovakia Extraliga)Date of Birth: Sep 18, 2006Place of Birth: Puchov, SlovakiaHt: 5-foot-10 Wt: 190 poundsShoots: LeftPosition: CenterNHL Draft eligibility: 2025 first-year eligible Rankings It…
New York Rangers Fire Head Coach Peter Laviolette
Peter Laviolette was relieved of his coaching duties by the New York Rangers on Saturday (April 19), after they failed to qualify for the playoffs in his second season at…
New York Rangers Fire Head Coach Peter Laviolette
The New York Rangers organization announced on Saturday that they have fired head coach Peter Laviolette. The team has also let go of Phil Housley, who was Laviolette’s associate behind the bench.
Thank you for everything, Lavi, and all the best. pic.twitter.com/D0QNHoJe4O
— New York Rangers (@NYRangers) April 19, 2025
Rangers GM Chris Drury forwarded a statement, saying, “I want to thank them both and wish them and their families all the best going forward. Peter is first-class all the way, both professionally and personally, and I am truly grateful for his passion and dedication to the Rangers in his time as head coach,” he said.
The Rangers had a disastrous season compared to their previous President’s Trophy-winning 2023-24 campaign. They ended that regular season with a 55-23-4 record and also advanced to the Eastern Conference final, losing to the Florida Panthers in six games.
However, this season, New York finished fifth in the Metropolitan Division and six points out of a playoff spot. This was Laviolette’s second season with the Rangers after being hired for the 2023-24 campaign. His record over those two seasons with the Blueshirts was 94-59-11 with a win percentage of .607. This past season, his team finished with a 39-36-7 record.
Drury touched on what their expectations were going off of last season and how they simply weren’t met. “After finishing with the best regular-season record in the NHL a year ago and making a trip to the Eastern Conference final, we came into this season with high expectations for ourselves,” he said. “Quite simply, we failed to meet those expectations.”
The Rangers GM added that their quest to find a new head coach begins “immediately.”
Late into the season, Laviolette had a hard-hitting quote that shocked the hockey world. After a 5-1 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning on April 7, Laviolette was asked post-game about what his message was to the team after the game.
He replied, "I don't have a message right now. I don't go into the locker room after the game." That started discussions and rumors that his time with the Rangers could be over.
Before his time in New York, he had coached five other teams over 21 seasons. He began his career as a head coach with the New York Islanders in 2001-02. After that, he went on to coach the Carolina Hurricanes, where he won a Stanley Cup in 2006, the Philadelphia Flyers, Nashville Predators and Washington Capitals.
Aside from winning the Cup in 2006, he advanced to the Stanley Cup final two more times. Once with the Flyers in 2009-10 and the Predators in 2016-17.
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