As the chase for Lord Stanley continues, non-playoff teams have their eyes on a potential franchise-altering knight in shining armor.

With the first round done and dusted on Monday, it’s on to the next one as the eight remaining (mostly underdog) squads begin their best-of-seven second-round series.

The competition’s never been tighter, with a whopping 14 NHL first-round playoff games needing overtime (OT).

An undrafted rookie pushing the defending champs to the brink of elimination and Will Ferrell rocking face paint rinkside — the first round of the NHL Playoffs has had it all.

With a handful of squads on the edge of second round–clinching glory, here’s everything you need to know.

Turn up Harry Styles because Team USA is finally golden once again after defeating their archrival Team Canada 6–3 in last night’s Women’s World championship final.

Two postseason mainstays — Sidney Crosby’s Pittsburgh Penguins and Alex Ovechkin’s Washington Capitals — missed the playoffs, but there are 16 star-studded contenders to get to know before the fun begins…

With hockey’s greatest rivals — Team Canada and Team USA — set to face off tonight at 7 p.m. ET, we have you covered on all the need-to-know details.

Per a Wednesday report, the PHF is in talks with five investor groups to buy existing or potential expansion teams in an effort to change its current ownership structure.

With Canada set to take to the ice to start their three-peat journey against Switzerland at 7 p.m. ET, we have you covered with all the tourney’s need-to-know details.

Good, because men’s hockey is here with tomorrow’s Frozen Four and Saturday’s national championship to keep the postseason vibes high.

Today’s newsletter has everything you need to know before the Toronto Six and Minnesota Whitecaps lace up their knife shoes for tonight’s duel in the desert.