NHL Hockey 8-Hour Briefing

Last updated: March 16, 2026, 10:30 AM ET

NHL Playoff Narratives & Personnel

As the regular season winds down, attention shifts to potential postseason upsets, with analysts debating which wild card team might defy projections and make a deep run, following a year of uneven divisional performances. Simultaneously, the focus also turns to veteran players still pursuing their first championship, as Brent Burns leads the current crop of "old guys without a Cup" candidates for whom fans will be keenly rooting through the 2026 Stanley Cup playoffs.