The Kanada-malje playoffs got underway in Finland, with the Helsinki derby showing some nastiness early as star forward Mikael Granlund was injured on a big hit. Read about that and all your playoff news outside of the NHL in the morning recap on Puck Worlds.
Lokomotiv Yaroslavl becomes the first team to advance to a conference final in the KHL, while HC Slavia Praha pulls off the upset in overtime of Game 7 in the Czech Extraliga quarterfinals. Read about this and more European club playoff action at Puck Worlds.
For the first time in eight years, the Elitserien hockey season featured an actual battle for supremacy in Sweden's capital, as Djurgården and AIK battled it out on the ice in the first of five games at the Ericsson Globe this season. But the battle didn't just take place on the ice.
For the first time in 8 years, an Elitserien game will be contested between the two top Stockholm clubs: AIK and Djurgården. Check out more on the derby, and other Elitserien news.
