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2014–15 NHL season
The 2014–15 NHL season was the 98th season of the National Hockey League, won by the Chicago Blackhawks, who took the Stanley Cup over the Tampa Bay Lightning.
2015 Stanley Cup Final
2015 Stanley Cup Final: Chicago Blackhawks beat Tampa Bay Lightning 4-2, clinching 2-0 in Game 6 on June 15, 2015 at the United Center; Duncan Keith won the Conn Smythe, Crawford made 25 saves, Chicago's third Cup in six seasons.
2015 Stanley Cup playoffs
2015 Stanley Cup playoffs: NHL postseason won by the Chicago Blackhawks, who beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-2 for their sixth Cup; Duncan Keith won the Conn Smythe and scored the clinching goal.
2015–16 NHL season
2015-16 NHL season, 98th National Hockey League season; Pittsburgh Penguins won the Stanley Cup, Washington Capitals had the best record (56-18-8), Patrick Kane won his first Art Ross with 106 points, and three-on-three overtime debuted.
2016 Stanley Cup Finals
2016 Stanley Cup Finals: Pittsburgh Penguins beat the San Jose Sharks 4-2 for Pittsburgh's fourth Cup; Crosby won the Conn Smythe, Letang scored the Game 6 winner, Sullivan and Rutherford set records.
2016 Stanley Cup playoffs
2016 Stanley Cup playoffs: NHL postseason won by the Pittsburgh Penguins, who beat the San Jose Sharks 4-2 in the Final; Crosby won the Conn Smythe, Sharks reached their first Final, no series ended in a sweep.
2016–17 NHL season
2016-17 NHL season, the league's centennial season (October 12, 2016 to April 9, 2017): Pittsburgh Penguins repeated as Stanley Cup champions over Nashville, Connor McDavid won the scoring title with 100 points, and Las Vegas was awarded its expansion franchise.
2017 NHL entry draft
The 2017 NHL Entry Draft, held June 23-24 at United Center in Chicago, saw the Devils draft Nico Hischier first overall, the first Chicago-hosted draft, 217 selections, and the expansion Vegas Golden Knights picking sixth.
2017 Stanley Cup Finals
2017 Stanley Cup Final: Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Nashville Predators 4-2 for a fifth Cup and second straight title; first Nashville Final, marked by offside and quick-whistle controversies.
2017 Stanley Cup playoffs
2017 Stanley Cup playoffs: NHL postseason for the 2016-17 season. Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Nashville Predators in six games for their fifth Cup; first round set an 18-overtime-game record.
2017–18 NHL season
2017-18 NHL season, the league's 100th and first with 31 teams; Vegas Golden Knights debuted, Washington Capitals won the Stanley Cup over Vegas in five games; McDavid led scoring with 108 points.
2018 Stanley Cup Finals
2018 Stanley Cup Final: Washington Capitals beat Vegas Golden Knights 4-1 for their first Cup in 43 seasons; Ovechkin won Conn Smythe with 15 playoff goals; Vegas reached the Final in its inaugural season.
2018 Stanley Cup playoffs
2018 Stanley Cup playoffs: NHL postseason won by the Washington Capitals, who beat the Vegas Golden Knights 4-1 for their first Cup; Vegas reached the Final in its inaugural season.
2018–19 NHL season
2018-19 NHL season: 31-team, 1,271-game regular season, Oct. 3, 2018 to April 6, 2019, with Winter Classic at Notre Dame Stadium; St. Louis Blues won their first Stanley Cup, beating Boston in Game 7.
2019 Stanley Cup Finals
2019 Stanley Cup Finals: the St. Louis Blues beat the Boston Bruins 4-3, winning Game 7 4-1 on June 12, 2019 for their first Cup, ending a 52-year drought; O'Reilly won the Conn Smythe.
2019 Stanley Cup playoffs
The 2019 Stanley Cup playoffs were the NHL postseason won by the St. Louis Blues, who beat the Boston Bruins in seven games for their first championship.
2019–20 NHL season
2019-20 NHL season: paused March 12, 2020 by COVID-19 after 1,082 of 1,271 games; completed via 24-team Toronto/Edmonton bubble playoffs; Tampa Bay Lightning beat Dallas Stars in six games for their second Stanley Cup.
2020 Stanley Cup Finals
2020 Stanley Cup Final: Tampa Bay Lightning beat Dallas Stars 4-2, clinching 2-0 in Game 6 at Edmonton's Rogers Place bubble; Victor Hedman won the Conn Smythe, Vasilevskiy set goalie records, first neutral-site Cup since 1927.
2020 Stanley Cup playoffs
2020 Stanley Cup playoffs: NHL's COVID-19 bubble postseason with 24 teams in Toronto and Edmonton hubs, best-of-5 qualifiers plus round-robin, re-seeded best-of-7 rounds; Tampa Bay Lightning beat Dallas Stars in six games for the Cup on Sept. 28, 2020.
2020–21 NHL season
2020-21 NHL season: pandemic-shortened 56-game season, Jan 13 to May 8, 2021, with four realigned divisions including the first all-Canadian North Division; Tampa Bay Lightning won the Stanley Cup over Montreal.
2021 NHL entry draft
2021 NHL entry draft, held virtually July 23-24, 2021; 223 picks. Buffalo took Owen Power first overall, expansion Seattle Kraken picked Matthew Beniers second; Arizona forfeited pick 11.
2021 Stanley Cup Finals
2021 Stanley Cup Finals: Tampa Bay Lightning beat Montreal Canadiens 4-1 (June 28-July 7, 2021) for a second straight Cup; Vasilevskiy won the Conn Smythe; Colton scored the Game 5 clincher.
2021 Stanley Cup playoffs
2021 Stanley Cup playoffs, NHL postseason under COVID realignment, May 15 to July 7, 2021; 16 teams in four divisions, best-of-7; Tampa Bay Lightning beat Montreal Canadiens 4-1 for second straight Cup; Vasilevskiy won Conn Smythe.
2021–22 NHL season
2021–22 NHL season: 105th NHL season, Oct 12, 2021–Jun 26, 2022; 32 teams with Seattle Kraken debut; COVID pause Dec 22–27; McDavid 123 points, Matthews 60 goals; Colorado Avalanche won the Stanley Cup over Tampa Bay in six games.
2022 Stanley Cup Finals
2022 Stanley Cup Finals: Colorado Avalanche beat two-time defending champion Tampa Bay Lightning 4-2, winning Game 6 by 2-1 on June 26, 2022, for Colorado's third Cup and first since 2001; Cale Makar won the Conn Smythe.
2022 Stanley Cup playoffs
2022 Stanley Cup playoffs: NHL postseason, May 2 to June 26, 2022. Colorado Avalanche beat Tampa Bay Lightning 4-2 in the Final for their first Cup since 2001; Cale Makar won the Conn Smythe.
2022–23 NHL season
The 2022-23 NHL season: 32 teams, 1,312 games opening in Prague; Boston's record 65-12-5 season; Vegas won its first Stanley Cup 4-1 over Florida; McDavid led with 153 points; 6.36 goals per game, a 30-year high.
2023 Stanley Cup Finals
2023 Stanley Cup Final: Vegas Golden Knights beat Florida Panthers 4-1 for their first Cup, clinching 9-3 in Game 5 on June 13, 2023; Marchessault won the Conn Smythe.
2023 Stanley Cup playoffs
2023 Stanley Cup playoffs, NHL postseason for the 2022-23 season, April 17 to June 13, 2023. Vegas Golden Knights won their first Cup, beating the Florida Panthers 4-1; Marchessault won the Conn Smythe.
2023–24 NHL season
The 2023–24 NHL season was the league's 107th season, running from October 2023 to April 2024, ending with the Florida Panthers' first Stanley Cup title over Edmonton.