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…
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…
Analyzing 2025-26 NHL teams by age, height, weight and nationality
Wednesday is the two-week mark of the 2025-26 NHL season, which means we have a pretty good sample…
Which NHL teams have the best front offices? Execs cast their votes
This article is part of our Rankings & Tiers series, an evaluation across sport about the key players,…
Central Notes: Hague, Duchene, Foligno
The Nashville Predators were dealt a blow in the preseason when defenseman Nicolas Hague suffered an upper-body injury,…
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…
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…
The 2025-26 NHL All-Intrigue roster: One name from each team to watch this season
It’s time to build our annual all-intrigue team, a collection of the most interesting names heading into the…
Every NHL team’s forwards ranked: Lightning, Golden Knights top the 2025-26 list
Yesterday, we ranked the defenses of every NHL team. Today, we turn our attention to the forwards. Part…
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…
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…