The Caps and 'Canes let things boil over late in the season matchup on April 2 in which there were eight 10-minute misconducts handed out, four fighting majors and a whole lot of bad blood that was created and, yes, Tom Wilson was involved in it. But so were a lot of guys on both teams.

The Dallas Stars emerged from a seven-game series against Colorado, and the Edmonton Oilers rallied from down 2-0 to eliminate Los Angeles and move on in the NHL playoffs

The first round of the 2025 Stanley Cup playoffs was truly fantastic. We were treated to some highly competitive series, with really only the Florida Panthers and Carolina Hurricanes stomping their first round opponents,