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Nic Dowd deflected in T.J. Oshie's shot from the blue line 4:41 into overtime to give the Washington Capitals a 3-2 victory over the Boston Bruins on Saturday night in Game 1 of the first-round playoff series.

Nathan MacKinnon returned to the ice for practice Saturday and all signs point to him being back in the lineup for Game 1 of a first-round series against the St. Louis Blues.

Matthew Highmore scored twice in the third period Saturday as the Vancouver Canucks topped the Edmonton Oilers 4-1 on Saturday.

Matthew Highmore scored twice in the third period Saturday as the Vancouver Canucks topped the Edmonton Oilers 4-1 on Saturday.

Kyle Connor scored twice including the eventual winner as the Winnipeg Jets beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-2 on Friday in the regular-season finale for both teams.

Kyle Connor scored twice including the eventual winner as the Winnipeg Jets beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-2 on Friday in the regular-season finale for both teams.

Hockey Canada announced Friday its roster of 14 forwards, eight defencemen and three goaltenders for the world hockey championships, which starts May 21.

CBC Sports' daily newsletter gets you up to speed for round 1 of the Stanley Cup playoffs with some key points for all eight matchups.

Neither the Flames nor the Canucks will make the post-season, but they're still squaring off Sunday in the first of three remaining games where the results will only count toward where the clubs rank in the entry draft lottery.

Can one of hockey's top 2 teams emerge from the NHL's toughest division?

Eugene Melnyk and his girlfriend wanted a relaxing, luxury Christmas cruise in the Caribbean with family and friends. Instead, the owner of the Ottawa Senators and his holiday group got repeatedly seasick and feared for their lives, according to two lawsuits.

Elias Lindholm and Matthew Tkachuk each had a goal and an assist for the Calgary Flames in a 4-1 win Thursday over the visiting Vancouver Canucks.

The NHL's Stanley Cup playoffs begin on Saturday and you can watch the action live on CBC TV or live streamed through CBCSports.ca and the CBC Sports app.

The NHL released its schedule for the opening round of the 2020-21 playoffs on Thursday, with the all-Canadian North Division starting its series a couple of days later than the U.S.-based divisions.

CBC Sports will provide a live stream of Stanley Cup playoff games on Hockey Night in Canada, beginning with Boston vs. Washington on Saturday at 7 p.m. ET

Watch live on television and online as the Boston Bruins take on the Washington Capitals in the 2021 Stanley Cup playoffs on Hockey Night in Canada.

Josh Norris scored nine seconds into overtime as the Ottawa Senators concluded their pandemic-shortened season with a 4-3 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Wednesday night.

Dominik Kahun scored the overtime winner for the Edmonton Oilers in a 4-3 win Wednesday over the host Montreal Canadiens.

The hype around the first playoff series in 42 years between the Maple Leafs and the Montreal Canadiens doesn't appear to have made its way into Toronto's dressing room.

The NHL has embraced legalized sports betting and partnered with several sportsbooks, but the sport that prides itself on secrecy won't be giving up the goods on injuries or starting goaltenders any time soon.

Hockey's oldest rivalry highlights round 1 in the all-Canadian division.

CBC Sports' daily newsletter takes a quick early peek at the now-confirmed Leafs vs. Habs and Oilers vs. Jets series.

Hockey Canada's roster of players invited to try out for the 2022 Olympic women's hockey team indicates the squad will be experienced up front and less so on the back end.

Hockey Canada's roster of players invited to try out for the 2022 Olympic women's hockey team indicates the squad will be experienced up front and less so on the back end.

Hockey Canada's roster of players invited to try out for the 2022 Olympic women's hockey team indicates the squad will be experienced up front and less so on the back end.

Calgary Flames centre Sean Monahan will not play the remaining four games of the regular season and will undergo hip surgery next week.

The expansion Seattle Kraken signed the first player in franchise history Wednesday after agreeing to terms with free agent center Luke Henman on a three-year entry level contract.

The expansion Seattle Kraken signed the first player in franchise history Wednesday after agreeing to terms with free agent center Luke Henman on a three-year entry level contract.

The expansion Seattle Kraken signed the first player in franchise history Wednesday after agreeing to terms with free agent center Luke Henman on a three-year entry level contract.

The East sees Sidney Crosby beginning pursuit of his fourth Stanley Cup, and Big Z facing his former team.

The defending champion Lightning will get some star power back as they look to win back-to-back Stanley Cups.

The New York Rangers fired coach David Quinn and three assistant coaches on Wednesday after missing the playoffs with one of the NHL's up-and-coming young teams.

Captain Blake Wheeler had two goals and two assists as the Winnipeg Jets defeated the Vancouver Canucks 5-0 on Tuesday night to clinch third spot in the North Division standings.

The first all-Black line in the NHL brings back memories for Nova Scotian Percy Paris. He was in the same spot about 50 years ago as part of the first all-Black line in Canadian university hockey in the early 1970s.

The first all-Black line in the NHL brings back memories for Nova Scotian Percy Paris. He was in the same spot about 50 years ago as part of the first all-Black line in Canadian university hockey in the early 1970s.

CBC Sports' daily newsletter looks at which NHL playoff matchups have been decided, which are still up in the air, and when the all-Canadian series might start.

Maple Leafs goaltender Frederik Andersen will get his first start in almost two months when Toronto visits the Ottawa Senators on Wednesday. A lower-body injury thought to be minor kept him out of the lineup for 23 games.

The Canucks topped the Winnipeg Jets 3-1 on Monday, but the victory wasn't enough to keep Vancouver's faint playoff hopes alive.

The Tampa Bay Lightning started three Black forwards in their regular-season finale against the Florida Panthers on Monday night, a rarity in NHL history — if not an absolute first.

The Lightning opened the game with the first all-Black line in NHL history — Mathieu Joseph, Gemel Smith and Daniel Walcott. Walcott was making his NHL debut, Smith was in his fifth game of the season and Joseph has been in the lineup for all 56 Tampa Bay games in 2020-21.

The Montreal Canadiens clinched a post-season spot Monday night despite dropping a 4-3 overtime decision to the Edmonton Oilers at Bell Centre.

There has been a Quebec-born player in the lineup of every game the Montreal Canadiens have played since the club first took to the ice on Jan. 4 1910. Until tonight.

The Edmonton Oilers aren't planning to rest NHL stars Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl before the Stanley Cup playoffs, although head coach Dave Tippett has the option of trimming minutes from their workload.

Sabres captain Jack Eichel said Monday there has been a disconnect between him and the team since he was injured in March and he raised questions about his long-term future in Buffalo.

The Calgary Flames kept their slim playoff hopes alive with a 6-1 victory over the Ottawa Senators on Sunday night.

The Calgary Flames kept their slim playoff hopes alive with a 6-1 victory over the Ottawa Senators on Sunday night.

John Tortorella will not return to the Columbus Blue Jackets next season, with the NHL team stating in a news release Sunday it has agreed to part ways with the head coach.

John Tortorella and Rick Tocchet will not return to the Columbus Blue Jackets and Arizona Coyotes next season, with the respective NHL teams agreeing to part ways with the head coaches on Sunday.

John Tortorella and Rick Tocchet will not return to the Columbus Blue Jackets and Arizona Coyotes next season, with the respective NHL teams agreeing to part ways with the head coaches on Sunday.

Alex Ovechkin is joining the ranks of high-profile investors in the National Women's Soccer League. The NHL star will become an investor in the Washington Spirit club, first reported by ESPN.