Getty What NHL Playoffs hockey games are on TV & streaming today? Another day, another opportunity for an NHL team to get one game closer to Lord Stanley. It’s the best time of the calendar for hockey fans; it’s the NHL playoffs. The Toronto Maple Leafs might be absent from the playoffs, but Canada has other teams to cheer on this Spring. On Saturday, April 18th, fans were treated to three highly entertaining games. The Carolina Hurricanes squeaked a 2-0 victory past the Ottawa Senators .