With 15 or fewer games left in the regular season, what details could make the difference for nine teams in the hunt for a ...

The Lightning (38-23-5) ended a three-game slide (0-2-1) with a 6-2 win at the Bruins on Saturday and hold two games in hand ...

Alex Killorn scores the tiebreaking goal midway through the third period, Lukas Dostal stops 28 shots, and the Ducks win for ...

Philadelphia Flyers at Washington Capitals (7 p.m. ET; MNMT, NBCSP, SNE) ...

This NFL playoff change proposed by the Lions makes logical sense, but would only serve to ultimately make the regular season meaningless.

Six teams are in the race for the second Eastern Conference wild-card spot. As the Montreal Canadiens had hoped, they're ...

Two teams from each conference will make the Stanley Cup Playoffs as wild cards. Which four teams will get in?

From a traditional 1 vs. 8 format to changing the points system, there are ways the NHL could improve the postseason matchups ...

After a packed weekend of action around the National Hockey League, the wild-card picture is as tight as ever.

It’s a pressing question as the Rangers are now back on the outside looking in of the playoff picture. For a game of such ...

Because with 15 games left in the regular season, the Blueshirts are back in the playoff picture after a dominant ... of Columbus and into the second wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference.