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The Stanley Cup final between the Boston Bruins and the St. Louis Blues is well underway. On this week's Hockey Night In Canada podcast, we go back to 1970 as we take a closer look at Bobby Orr's iconic Stanley Cup-clinching goal for the Boston Bruins.

And then there were two. The quest for Lord Stanley is down to just two teams. The Boston Bruins will face off against the St. Louis Blues in a rematch of the 1970 Stanley Cup final. On this episode of the Hockey Night In Canada podcast, we get you set with a Stanley Cup preview.

The women's professional hockey landscape in North America has been turned upside down in the past few months. A league shut down and a boycott followed. What lies next for women's hockey in North America?

Since the league introduced Game 7s in 1939, we have seen 134 of them with the home team winning 102 of them. On this week’s episode of the Hockey Night In Canada podcast, we look back at the best Game 7s of all time.

Its been a crazy start to the 2019 Stanley Cup playoffs. The Tampa Bay Lightning and their 62 wins were swept away by the Columbus Blue Jackets. The best team in the West - the Calgary Flames - were dispatched in 5 games. Former NHL player and current NBC analyst Jeremy Roenick joins host Rob Pizzo to breakdown the madness.

April 18, 1999 is a day many hockey fans have etched in their memories. On that day, Wayne Gretzky played is his final game in the NHL. It's hard to believe it's been 20 years since he last laced up. On this week's episode, we look back on that day as the "Great One" joins the Hockey Night In Canada podcast.

It’s the time of the year that NHL fans have been waiting for. The Stanley Cup playoffs are finally upon us. Every year, there are so many more storylines than simply “who will win each series and in how many games?” And this year is no different!

With the NHL regular season coming to an end, we look back at the top storylines of this season, including the historic season by the Tampa Bay Lightning and Alexander Ovechkin hitting the 50-goal plateau yet again.

Who decides Hockey's big five awards? Not just who gets to vote, but who gets on the ballot? Does the East have an edge? And does Jack Adams need a rethink?

The hockey world lost a legend on March 4. Ted Lindsay died at the age of 93. Lindsay was one of the most feared players on the ice and garnered the nickname "Terrible Ted".

Despite efforts to be an open and inclusive game, racism in hockey unfortunately still exists. Recently there have been several racist incidents involving fans and minor hockey teams that have garnered national media attention in the U.S. and Canada. On this episode of the Hockey Night In Canada Podcast, we discuss racism in hockey and what can be done to hopefully one day remove it from the game.

Women's hockey has made giant strides since its first documented game almost 100 years ago. It's now part of the Olympic games, there are two professional leagues and women are competing against men. Despite all these accomplishments, there is still plenty of room for growth.

The best team in the NHL is the Tampa Bay Lightning. But after that, who are the next four teams? With all the parity in the league, coming up with the top five is a pretty difficult task.

Trade deadline day is one of the most anticipated days on the NHL calendar. The one day that can put a team over the hump and get them one step closer to hoisting Lord Stanley, or handicap them for years to come. That's the uniqueness of this day, it can make or break a team's fortune.

This week, the Hockey Night in Canada podcast takes a closer look at the evolution of Russian players in the NHL and how a couple of key moments helped define their growth within the game.

This week, the Hockey Night in Canada podcast considers Stanley Cup drought-stricken cities. Host Rob Pizzo dissects Toronto's woes with guest Gord Stellick, and Sam Rosen remembers the game in 1994 that ended the New York Rangers' 54 years without a championship.

In this week’s episode of the Hockey Night In Canada podcast, guest host Scott Russell talks to three Foster Hewitt Award winners — Jim Robson, Joe Bowen and Dick Irvin.

In this week’s episode of the Hockey Night In Canada podcast, we talk about some of the greatest all-star game moments.

In this week’s episode of the Hockey Night In Canada podcast, we discuss chirping in hockey. The good, the bad and the ugly of it.

In this week’s episode of the Hockey Night In Canada podcast, we discuss the impact women have made in hockey and the room for growth within the sport.

In this week's episode of the Hockey Night in Canada podcast, Rob Pizzo is joined by Stanley Cup champion Glenn Healy as they look back at the highs and lows of the first half of the NHL season.

In this week's episode of the Hockey Night in Canada podcast, we take a look back at the best interviews of 2018, including Daniel Carcillo opening up about the hazing he experienced while a member of the Sarnia Sting.