We are on to the NHL's Conference Finals with the Carolina Hurricanes, Dallas Stars, Edmonton Oilers and Florida Panthers all advancing. All four teams are now becoming regulars at this point in the playoffs.

Referee Chris Rooney, who was hit in the face with a hockey stick during the Florida Panthers-Toronto Maple Leafs series, is doing well and hopes to return to work the NHL playoffs, a league source told UPI on Tuesday.

Max Pacioretty had no answer when asked whether he'd like to play in the NHL for another season. It was a strenuous year for the 36-year-old forward. He dealt with injuries throughout the year, the most recent being in February, which kept him out of the Toronto Maple Leafs' lineup until Game 3 against the Ottawa Senators.

The NHL’s final four is set. What comes next? Our picks for Panthers-Hurricanes, Oilers-Stars, Stanley Cup champion and Conn Smythe winner.

There will be plenty of discourse around the Toronto Maple Leafs after another playoff failure, even though they took the defending champs to seven games.

The NHL’s playoff final four has a very familiar feel. The Western Conference final is a rematch of the same round last year with the Dallas Stars facing the Edmonton Oilers.

NHL referee Chris Rooney hopes to return to the Stanley Cup playoffs after a scary scene unfolded during Game 7 of the second-round series between the Toronto Maple Leafs and Florida Panthers on Sunday night.