Welcome to the Stanley Cup Playoffs Buzz, a daily look at the races for the 2025 NHL postseason. There are eight days left in the regular season and the races in each of the four divisions are tight.

Longtime NHL executive Ray Shero has died. He was 62. The Minnesota Wild announced Shero's death Wednesday. It was not immediately clear how Shero died or where he was.

Longtime NHL executive Ray Shero, who was general manager of the Pittsburgh Penguins when they won the 2009 Stanley Cup, has died. He was 62.

The Colorado Avalanche made a huge announcement involving team captain Gabriel Landeskog on Wednesday morning. Landeskog is headed to the AHL’s Colorado Eagles on a conditioning assignment, setting the stage for a potential return for the NHL playoffs. Landeskog, 32, hasn’t played a professional game since hoisting the Stanley Cup on June 26, 2022.

The playoff picture will likely change on a daily basis, so CBS Sports will have you covered with our NHL playoff race tracker. It will be updated daily to show where each potential playoff team sits in the standings as the postseason draws near. The top three teams in each division automatically qualify for the playoffs.

Former NHL All-Star and Stanley Cup champion Evgeny Kuznetsov has had his contract terminated unexpectedly by SKA Hockey Club in the KHL. Former NHL All-Star forward Evgeny Kuznetsov, who was a key element in the 1st and only Stanley Cup championship (2018) to date for the Washington Capitals,

The Maple Leafs are going to the Stanley Cup Playoffs but should be scared of facing the Panthers in the first round.

The Buffalo Sabres were officially eliminated from Stanley Cup Playoffs contention for the 14th straight season on Tuesday night. The Sabres extended their playoff drought, which is the longest in NHL history and ties them with the NFL’s New York Jets for the longest current run of seasons since qualifying for the postseason.