The unusual conclusion to last season has continued into the 2020-21 NHL campaign, but it hasn't dampened the expectations for the host Colorado Avalanche and St. Louis Blues.

Perhaps not quite to that level because of the Blues’ Stanley Cup aspirations that season with Brett Hull and Wayne Gretzky on the roster, but just as torturous.

The Stanley Cup playoffs can teach us something, whether it's in success or in failure. Sometimes these lessons stick. Sometimes they're lost in time. Sometimes, by the end of the postseason ...

Robert Bortuzzo won the Stanley Cup with the St. Louis Blues in 2019. The veteran sees some similarities between his old team's rise and the rebuilding Utah Hockey Club.

Tampa Bay Lightning Win Stanley Cup in Pandemic Bubble The Lightning defeated the Dallas Stars, four games to two, to win their second championship, in a season upended by the coronavirus pandemic.

For a team that entered the season with Stanley Cup aspirations, it’s not the ending anyone in the organization hoped for, but their 36-29-13 record wasn’t enough to make a repeat appearance ...

NHL Playoff Picture: Can Columbus Blue Jackets, Calgary Flames Still Make Stanley Cup Playoffs? The Calgary Flames have staved off elimination in the Stanley Cup Playoffs race with a mini win streak ...

"San Jose Sharks have been eliminated from 2025 Stanley Cup Playoff contention," was the message B/R Open Ice posted on X as it poured the bad news.

Robert Bortuzzo won the Stanley Cup with the St. Louis Blues in 2019. The veteran sees some similarities between his old team's rise and the rebuilding Utah Hockey Club.

The Stanley Cup playoffs can teach us something, whether it's in success or in failure. Sometimes these lessons stick. Sometimes they're lost in time. Sometimes, by the end of the postseason ...