In sports, there's nothing quite like playoff hockey. The 2025 NHL Playoffs are here, and the path to the Stanley Cup has been set for every contender in the league. For fans, that means it's time ...

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.

But in 2024-25, Murray appeared in 21 games for the Marlies, going 10-5-4 with a 1.72 GAA and .934 SP. On Dec. 20, 2024, he played his first NHL game since April 2, 2023. He stopped 24 of 27 shots for a win over the Buffalo Sabres.

There is sudden death, but it could last a very long time. Witness the 2023 playoffs. The Florida Panthers beat the Carolina Hurricanes 3-2 in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference final in a game that lasted nearly a full four overtime periods.

The Stars certainly had to be happy when trade acquisition Mikko Rantanen scored the goal that pushed Dallas into the second round of the playoffs.

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