Auston Matthews Linked to Surprising NHL Team Amid Trade Rumors
Auston Matthews‘ future with the Toronto Maple Leafs has been in the headlines. The Maple Leafs missed the…
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…
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…
If the NHL playoffs started today: Projecting all 8 matchups and analyzing the teams
The NHL playoffs begin on April 18, and a handful of teams continue to jostle for playoff spots…
Picking This Year’s Cinderella Run Has Never Been Easier
The Utah Mammoth enter play Saturday with a 37-30-6 record, squarely in position for their first playoff berth…
Could the St. Louis Blues still make the playoffs? Breaking down their remaining schedule
ST. LOUIS — When it comes to trying to sneak into the NHL playoffs, the St. Louis Blues…
What we got right, and wrong, in our NHL bold predictions. Revisiting one for all 32 teams
We can admit it. We were wrong. Well, mostly wrong. When The Athletic first asked its NHL staff…
NHL Power Rankings: A focus for every team as playoffs approach
The NHL playoff picture remains as murky as ever: a dogfight in the East and a pillow fight…
Ranking the 10 best NHL first-round playoff matchups that are still realistically in play
Did you catch another subtle sign of spring from the last few days? The NHL standings page added…
If the NHL playoffs started today: Projecting all 8 matchups and analyzing the teams
The NHL playoffs begin on April 18, and a handful of teams continue to jostle for playoff spots…
If the NHL playoffs started today: Projecting all 8 matchups and analyzing the teams
The NHL playoffs begin on April 18, and a handful of teams continue to jostle for playoff spots…
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…