The Dallas Stars entered this season as a Stanley Cup contender, but some injuries put their championship hopes in question.

The second round of the 2025 Stanley Cup playoffs has passed the midway point, with all but one series through Game 4. What have been the biggest lessons learned through the first part of the second round?

Analytical and betting odds have swung dramatically so far this postseason. Here's where three outlets currently stand.

The NHL postseason is heating up. Check out the odds for who is favored to hoist the Stanley Cup at season's end, as well as second-round odds.

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The entertainment value of the Stanley Cup playoffs so far has been through the roof. Despite the Vancouver Canucks’ absence from this spring, if you’re regularly tuning into NHL playoff games then you know that, without question, this is the best the NHL product has been in decades.

Stanley Cup Playoffs are delivering intense drama as underdogs rally and superstars falter. The Florida Panthers have tied their series against the Toronto Maple Leafs, while the Carolina Hurricanes lead the Washington Capitals.

Jason Blake played 871 NHL regular-season games but never made it out of the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs in six trips. Jackson, in his first NHL postseason, is playing regularly against the Washington Capitals in the Eastern Conference Second Round.