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…
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…
BREAKING NEWS: Landeskog Back In Lineup For Avalanche In Washington
The heartbeat of the Colorado Avalanche is back. Gabriel Landeskog will return from a lower-body injury today when…
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…
NHL 2025-26 season predictions 3.0: How did the trade deadline impact our picks?
Most NHL teams have 16 games or thereabouts remaining on their schedules. Time is running out. So, as…
NHL rumblings: Will thin UFA market get further diluted by upcoming contract extensions?
Yes, it required a double-take. After Nick Schmaltz removed himself from the already thin July 1 free-agent market…
NHL goalie tandem power rankings 2.0: Evaluating all 32 teams in net
The NHL trade deadline passed last Friday without a single goalie changing jerseys. Teams are now locked into…
NHL Calder Trophy race: Ranking top rookies at 2025-26 season’s three-quarter mark
Each year at The Athletic, reporters Scott Wheeler and Harman Dayal publish a quarterly Calder Trophy list ranking…
NHL weekend rankings: The Capitals, the Oilers and a deadline of swings and misses
Well, that was a bit of a weird deadline. It wasn’t a bad one, although I’m not sure…
Capitals trade defenseman John Carlson to Ducks for 2 draft picks
The Washington Capitals have traded defenseman John Carlson to the Anaheim Ducks for a conditional first-round pick in…