2026 NHL Playoff Schedule, Bracket & TV Guide
Complete 2026 NHL Playoff Schedule with every Game 1 time, TV channel, streaming guide (ESPN, TNT, HBO Max, Sling, Fubo), full bracket forma...
By Mike Johnson · 14 min read
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Articles tagged with NHL Playoffs 2026
Bruins Kid Line Playoffs 2026: The Hagens Paradox
James Hagens, Fraser Minten, and Marat Khusnutdinov: Boston's Kid Line is posting 58.09% xGF as rookies - and being used to kill penalties....
By Mike Johnson · 12 min read
Porter Martone Playoff Debut 2026: The 18-Day Arc Explained
Eighteen days from NHL debut to playoff game-winner. Porter Martone's 1.11 PPG in 9 games eclipses Connor Bedard's Calder-winning 0.90 - her...
By Mike Johnson · 12 min read
Buffalo Sabres Playoff Drought Over: The 14-Year Exile Ends
Buffalo clinched on April 4 after a 35-8-4 run, ending the longest playoff drought in NHL history at 14 seasons and 5,458 days. Seven coache...
By Mike Johnson · 11 min read
Colorado Avalanche Playoffs 2026: The 82-Game Mirage
Colorado Avalanche playoffs 2026 begin with +260 Cup odds and the NHL's best record. But no Presidents' Trophy winner has lifted the Cup sin...
By Mike Johnson · 11 min read
Dallas Stars vs Minnesota Wild: The Death Bracket — 2026
Stars vs Wild 2026 playoffs: Dallas's 29.8% power play meets Minnesota's collapsing PK inside The Death Bracket — three Central contenders t...
By Mike Johnson · 13 min read
Cale Makar Injury Update: The $18M Shutdown That Could Win
Cale Makar left Colorado's 9-2 win over Calgary with an upper-body injury and will miss the final 6 regular-season games. But this isn't a c...
By Mike Johnson · 9 min read
The 11-Game Paradox: Penguins 5-3-3 Math Without Crosby
Crosby returns from a Grade 2 MCL sprain after 11 games — but Pittsburgh's 5-3-3 record without him is the real story. The dependency gap is...
By Mike Johnson · 10 min read
Mikko Rantanen Injury Update: Why His Return Might Be
Mikko Rantanen skated solo March 10 and targets a March 24 return. But the Stars are 14-0-1 without him, matching a franchise record. The re...
By Mike Johnson · 6 min read
Panarin Trade Impact: Kings' Wild Card Math Problem
Artemi Panarin has 12 points in 10 games since the Kings trade, but LA sits at 71 points needing a .700 pace to clinch. Adrian Kempe's injur...
By Mike Johnson · 8 min read
Sidney Crosby Return: Timeline, Injury Update & Playoff Impact (2026)
Sidney Crosby return projected for March 21 vs. Winnipeg after Grade 2 MCL sprain at Milan Cortina Olympics. Penguins 3-2-3 without their ca...
By Mike Johnson · 6 min read
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Draisaitl Injury Update: Oilers Star to Miss Games
Draisaitl injury update: Leon Draisaitl sustained a lower-body injury vs. Nashville after a hit from Ozzy Wiesblatt. No red flags but no tim...
By Mike Johnson · 4 min read