Welcome to night #1 of the NHL playoffs! This is your open thread to follow and chat about all five games taking place tonight.

A little girl during a Stars 'Stick With Reading' event asks Steve Ott why he fights during a game...

High Hit from Matt Niskanen Potentially Concusses Eric Staal

Loui Eriksson takes Carey Price (and the rest of us) out for a spin during Saturday night's skills competition. He placed third in the fan vote.

Brenden Morrow named as accomplice in Bettman kidnapping hoax, courtesy of Onion News Network.

I can imagine Jere Lehtinen doing this to his house.

Rick Rypien, what were you thinking when you attacked a fan in the Minnesota VS. Vancouver Game earlier this week?

stars.nhl.com adam burish responding to an fan email. fan asked burish to apologize for ruining his game in EA nhl 11.

Jordan Eberle's First NHL Goal. Nice one to start the NHL season with

Highlights from the Stars' 2-1 victory tonight over the Colorado Avalanche, courtesy DallasStars.com.