The Eastern Conference playoff race has a distinctly different look now than it did in late March

New York Islanders fire coach Patrick Roy and name Peter DeBoer as his replacement

Bring on postseason hockey in Buffalo

Avalanche defenseman Brent Burns became the second player in NHL history to appear in 1,000 consecutive games when Colorado faced against Central Division rival Dallas on Saturday

Buffalo Sabres clinch a playoff spot, ending the longest drought in NHL history at 14 seasons

The home arena of the Dallas Stars has launched an investigation into a video that apparently shows four fans celebrating a goal with a Nazi salute

Of course Cole Caufield has thought about it

Matt Boldy scored his 39th and 40th goals, Kirill Kaprizov added his 40th and the Minnesota Wild wrapped up a playoff spot with a 5-2 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Thursday night

NHL general managers of teams in the playoffs soon will have to deal with a new rule that has not been used in the league's history: Their game lineups must fit under the salary cap