NHL weekend rankings: The spiraling Blues, lackluster Leafs, and a mediocre East
Let’s talk about hockey, because other sports make me sad. Who’s up for some rankings? But first, I…
Central Notes: Zuccarello, Kantserov, Aamodt
The Wild could soon be getting a needed boost up front.  On Friday, head coach John Hynes indicated…
One scary statistic from each NHL team early in the 2025-26 season
It’s Halloween, and we are almost a month into the 2025-26 NHL season. Early in the season, there…
Blackhawks start strong again but struggle to finish off Kings: Observations
CHICAGO — For the second week in a row, the Chicago Blackhawks had an opponent exactly where they…
NHL’s biggest surprises early in 2025-26: Struggling stars and unexpected starts
More than two weeks into the 2025-26 NHL season, things are looking interesting. The Dallas Stars — our…
Canucks acquire forward Lukas Reichel in trade with Blackhawks
Barely two years ago, Lukas Reichel was coming off a sensational closing stretch to his rookie season and…
NHL Power Rankings: Hurricanes leap to No. 1 and we’ve chosen Our Guys for each team
A few years ago, in November 2022, we here at Power Rankings HQ chose Our Guys. One per…
Early NHL trade candidates: 10 players to watch ahead of the deadline in 2025-26
The NHL’s trade market has basically been jammed up since mid-July. Transactions completed in the past three months…
The 24 Wikipedia pages for NHL rivalries, ranked by their single wildest passage
I love a good hockey rivalry. The sport has been blessed by some absolute beauties over the years,…
NHL weekend rankings: 5 surprising early stories I’m not buying quite yet
You have to love the early weeks of an NHL season. One week ago, in our first rankings…
Blackhawks’ Frank Nazar, Spencer Knight proving to be worth every cent
CHICAGO — The dollar signs could have been adding up in Chicago Blackhawks general manager Kyle Davidson’s head.…
As Joel Quenneville and the NHL move on, don’t forget what they’re moving on from
CHICAGO — Before we get into the hockey of it all, the relative frivolity of a Ducks-Blackhawks game…