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…
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…
Is there enough talent for NHL expansion? Odds Sidney Crosby gets traded? Ask CJ
With a new collective bargaining agreement in place and stable ownership across the board, the prospect of NHL…
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,…
What we’re seeing from each NHL team early in the 2025-26 season
It’s early. Very early. NHL teams have only played between four and six games in the 2025-26 season.…
25 must-watch people in NHL in 2025-26: McDavid pushing boundaries, Crosby’s future and more
The chance for a rare Stanley Cup threepeat and a return to the biggest stage in sports at…
Every NHL team’s defense ranked: Avalanche, Panthers top the 2025-26 list
Welcome to the third iteration of The Athletic’s annual defense ranking tiers. This year’s version was probably the…
Oddly specific NHL predictions for all 32 teams’ 2025-26 seasons
Have you had enough predictions yet? It’s possible, given just about everyone who covers this league has spent…
NHL waiver tracker: Best players on the wire throughout 2025-26 preseason
As NHL teams trim their rosters before the regular season, The Athletic’s Corey Pronman and Harman Dayal will provide analysis of…
2025-26 NHL Goalie Tiers: Anonymous panel of coaches and goalies rates every starter
Welcome to 2025-26 Goalie Tiers, in which we anonymously poll some of the brightest minds in goaltending in…