NHL report cards: Grading every team’s 2025-26 regular season
A quarter of the way through the 2025-26 season, and then again at the midpoint, The Athletic’s NHL…
Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Philadelphia Flyers 2026 NHL Stanley Cup playoffs preview
Before the season started, no one saw this coming. Maybe you thought the Pittsburgh Penguins would be too…
Top 20 drafted NHL goalie prospects ranking: Jacob Fowler leads Wheeler’s 2026 list
Welcome to the first 2026 edition of my drafted NHL prospect rankings at The Athletic. This ranking of…
Penguins Soft Landing; Rangers Talk Blockbuster; Flyers Scenario
WASHINGTON D.C. — After the long day Sunday, PHN stayed behind in D.C. The Pittsburgh Penguins lost a…
Top 100 drafted NHL prospects ranking: Michael Misa, Porter Martone lead Wheeler’s 2026 list
Welcome to the 2026 edition of my ranking of the NHL’s best prospects at The Athletic. This two-part,…
NHL weekend rankings: The top 16, Gold Plan standings, and my five worst calls
We made it. This is the final Weekend Rankings of the season. There’s still a couple of games…
Flyers Recall Deadline Acquisition from Phantoms
The Philadelphia Flyers have officially recalled defenseman David Jiricek from the Lehigh Valley Phantoms in the AHL. Jircek,…
Every NHL team’s MVP and most disappointing player in the 2025-26 regular season
The NHL regular season is almost in the books, and every team from the top to the bottom…
NHL power rankings: More top-5 movement, plus fake awards for every team
The NHL season is nearly over, and it’s time to hand out some hardware. Folks, welcome to the…
What I’m hearing as Flyers continue their playoff push
Philadelphia Flyers coach Rick Tocchet dropped an interesting tidbit on Tuesday just outside of the visitors’ dressing room…
Which NHL top defense pairs have been the best and worst in the 2025-26 season?
Any NHL team with Stanley Cup contention aspirations needs its top players to be firing on all cylinders. If a…
2026 NHL goalie mask power rankings: Perhaps the best artistic displays ever
Welcome to The Athletic’s annual goalie mask power rankings, in which we admire the most artistic equipment on…