Fantasy trends and hidden gems: Time to panic over Oilers, Lightning players?
What happens when expected impact players start slow? It can put some fantasy teams in limbo. When a…
Bold NHL 2025-26 season predictions from blockbuster trades to breakout players and more
Will Canucks captain Quinn Hughes be traded to the Flyers? Will the Panthers make their own blockbuster deal…
NHL 2025-26 season predictions: Stars as Stanley Cup champs? Connor McDavid as MVP?
By Sean Gentille, Jesse Granger, Shayna Goldman, James Mirtle, Mark Lazerus and The Athletic NHL Staff After two…
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…
Jets' Jonathan Toews: Set for stint on IR – CBS Sports
Jets’ Jonathan Toews: Set for stint on IR CBS SportsNHL Status Report: Toews practices with Jets after injury NHL.comSnapshots: Toews,…
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…
Experts react to 2025-26 NHL point total projections for all 32 teams
Are the Edmonton Oilers really the NHL’s top team? Will Mitch Marner win more games playing in Las…
Edmonton Oilers 2025-26 season preview: Playoff chances, projected points, roster rankings
The Edmonton Oilers, superficially, find themselves in a familiar spot. They’re coming off a Stanley Cup Final loss…
Lightning’s Brandon Hagel: Leaves Thursday’s game
Hagel (undisclosed) won’t return to Thursday’s preseason game versus the Panthers. Hagel was roughed up by AJ Greer…
Dallas Stars 2025-26 season preview: Playoff chances, projected points, roster rankings
By Sean Gentille, Shayna Goldman and Dom Luszczyszyn Dallas’ contention window is wide open; we know that much.…
If Connor McDavid hits the market, what should each NHL team’s pitch to get him be?
The puck has yet to drop on the 2025-26 NHL regular season and July 1 is more than…
NHL rookie camp roundup: The biggest standouts from tournaments across the league
NHL rookie tournaments marked the start of the league’s 2025-26 calendar over the weekend. The Athletic’s team of…