Here's the full NHL schedule, for April 19, including game times, TV channels, scores, odds and how to stream.

ESPN has shared a debatable ranking at the start of the NHL playoffs, as analyst Neil Paine ranked Connor McDavid third among the top 50 players in the 2026 Stanley Cup postseason. The list placed Nathan MacKinnon (127 points)

The Florida Panthers won the Stanley Cup in back-to-back years, hoisting the trophy in both 2024 and 2025. A team has not three-peated the Stanley Cup since the Islanders won four straight from 1980-1983.

The 2026 NHL playoffs mean true overtime hockey is back. Three-on-three play and shootouts are out and there could be some very long games.

Man Street Sports Groups, which owns FanDuel Sports Networks, will shut down its NBA and NHL operations this month after the regular season and first-round of Stanley Cup playoffs are over.

Victor Hedman injury update emerges before Lightning's playoff opener.

NPR's Scott Simon and sportswriter Howard Bryant preview the NFL Draft and NHL playoffs.

Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin is deciding if he should retire from the NHL, but he had a hopeful message after his final game of the season.