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…
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…
What if the Winnipeg Jets were ruthless? Reimagining 10 of the team’s most important moves
The Winnipeg Jets are not the sort of team that fires a head coach after one bad season.…
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…
NHL weekend rankings: A stunning coaching change in Vegas shakes up the Pacific
Well, we didn’t see that one coming. Maybe we should have, given that the Vegas Golden Knights don’t…
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…
10 Takeaways: Starting Blackwood Again Was Smart Move By Bednar
Mackenzie Blackwood wasn’t in a good place before the road trip. The Avalanche’s usual starting netminder had been…
How bad can an NHL team be at five-on-five and still compete for the Stanley Cup?
Want to win a Stanley Cup? You need to control five-on-five play. Over 80 percent of playoff hockey…
Goalie Dylan Garand impresses in NHL debut but Rangers fall to Jets
It was Kids Day at Madison Square Garden on Sunday, but for the Rangers, it’s been All About…