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After scoring just two goals for New York in the regular season, Kyle Palmieri posted two tallies in the Islanders’ 4-3 overtime win over the Penguins in Pittsburgh in Game 1 on Sunday.

Backup Craig Anderson, 39, signed as an insurance policy after Henrik Lundqvist decided not to play this season for Washington, paid dividends in the postseason opener, leading the Capitals past the Boston Bruins 3-2 Saturday […]

Nathan MacKinnon returned to the ice for practice Saturday, and all signs point to him being back in the lineup for Game 1 of Colorado’s first-round series against St. Louis.

Drew Doughty laid down a challenge to the entire Kings’ organization, calling for the team “be better and get better” after a disappointing run down the stretch.

Dallas Stars center Roope Hintz, who played through “an avulsion injury of the left adductor tendon,” will have surgery next week and is expected to be ready for training camp in September.

We’re on to a three-game slate of playoff action Sunday after a wild series opener from the Capitals and Bruins on Saturday.

Which players will have an outsized impact? What series is most intriguing? Which No. 4 seed will get furthest?

With the puck dropping on our first playoff clash Saturday, who do our experts take in each series? Plus, see our early picks for Cup champs and Conn Smythe.

From the first round all the way to the Stanley Cup Final, here are the bets our experts like for the playoffs.