NHL 2025-26 awards predictions for Hart, Norris, Jack Adams and more
With the Stanley Cup playoffs underway, the regular season is officially in the rearview mirror. When The Athletic…
Which NHL prospect in each team’s pipeline had the most promising season?
It’s what every NHL organization wants to see in its prospect pipeline: the player who shows promise that…
Sabres’ Zach Metsa: Heads back to NHL
Metsa was recalled from AHL Rochester on Monday. Metsa will return to the Sabres just four days after…
NHL playoff tiers: Where each team sits and what’s at stake down the stretch
The trade deadline is behind us and there are only 26 days until the end of the 2025-26…
NHL Tank Index: Which bad teams are best positioned to boost their draft lottery odds?
We’re entering the stretch drive of the NHL regular season, and about a third of the league’s teams…
NHL Calder Trophy race: Ranking top rookies at 2025-26 season’s three-quarter mark
Each year at The Athletic, reporters Scott Wheeler and Harman Dayal publish a quarterly Calder Trophy list ranking…
Red Wings’ Sheldon Dries: Back with NHL club
Dries was recalled from AHL Grand Rapids under emergency conditions Monday. Dries has been shuffled between the AHL…
NHL trade board 6.0: Could we get a blockbuster before the Olympic freeze?
Will Artemi Panarin find a new home before the Olympic break? That was certainly the New York Rangers’…
NHL report cards: Grading every team at the halfway mark of the season
The NHL season has passed its midway point, with all 32 teams playing between 46 and 49 games.…
Which NHL Western Conference trades and signings have aged best and worst?
The offseason is when NHL GMs usually make their biggest, boldest moves. It’s a manager’s chance to finally weaponize…
Each NHL team’s biggest Olympic snub, from 4 Nations fall-offs to young stars
The start of the men’s hockey tournament at the Winter Olympics in Milan is just over a month…
NHL Hart Trophy race: 4 players who deserve to be in the mix
This year’s Hart Trophy race doesn’t look too deep, on the surface at least. Nathan MacKinnon and Connor…