The Athletic's NHL staff picks first-round winners, dark horse, biggest disappointment, conference champs, Cup champ and Conn ...

Stanley Cup playoffs begin on April 19. The Winnipeg Jets are the NHL's top overall seed, having finished the regular season ...

While the likelihood of seeing a Round 1 upset is not too high, it's not impossible either. Here's a look at which teams are most likely to provide us with some early drama in the Stanley Cup Playoffs ...

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Runners left in scoring position_Seattle 4 (Crawford, Arozarena, Garver, Moore); Toronto 8 (Kirk 2, Springer, Clement, Santander, Roden 2, Guerrero). RISP_Seattle 3 for 15; Toronto 3 for 19.

Blue jays first. Bo Bichette pops out to second base to Dylan Moore. Vladimir Guerrero doubles to deep right field. Anthony Santander singles to right field. Vladimir Guerrero scores. Andres Gimenez ...

The Toronto Maple Leafs and Ottawa Senators open their first-round NHL playoff series Sunday night at Scotiabank Arena, the first postseason meeting between the provincial opponents since those heated ...

Ondrej Palat will return to the lineup when the Devils play at the Carolina Hurricanes in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference First Round on Sunday (3 p.m. ET; FDSNSO, MSGSN, ESPN, SN360, SN, TVAS).

There is quite a bit to like on the mound today. There are also several pitchers you would not expect to gather strikeouts ...

President Trump signaled he was open to negotiations with trading partners this week, even as the US took steps to escalate ...