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Three NHL Clubs That Made The Best Of A Seller’s Market
The NHL trade deadline saw contenders mortgage their future by trading future first-round picks and top prospects to add players to help in their pursuit of a Stanley Cup.Yahoo Sports - Mar. 10 -
Who's in 2025 NHL playoffs? Tracking standings, playoff bracket, tiebreakers
The NHL regular season will end in less than a month. One team on Thursday can become the first to clinch a playoff berth.Yahoo Sports - 19h -
Aaron Ekblad suspended 20 games: Panthers star joins list of NHL players punished for violating PED policy
Ekblad is the first NHL player to be suspended for PED use since Nate Schmidt in 2018CBS Sports - Mar. 11 -
Artyom Levshunov Earns First NHL Point; Blackhawks Lose 6-2
The vibes were high after the Chicago Blackhawks' big overtime win over the Utah Hockey Club on March 7th. They looked to take that momentum on the road for four games but they did no such thing.Yahoo Sports - 5d -
Former Bruins Prospect Scores Nice First NHL Goal
On March 18, the Pittsburgh Penguins called up former Boston Bruins prospect Joona Koppanen under emergency conditions. Following this, he immediately made his season debut with Pittsburgh against ...Yahoo Sports - 1d -
Best Calgary-Born NHL Players In 2024-25
Calgary, Alberta, Canada, is home to some of hockey's greatest players, including Hall of Famers Mike Vernon, Bill Gadsby, and Herbie Lewis, former first-round pick Taylor Hall, and several Stanley ...Yahoo Sports - 6d -
The Cheat Sheet: Will The Ottawa Senators Advance Past The First Round?
The time of the week has arrived for a fresh look at the NHL from a betting and fantasy hockey lens on The Hockey News Cheat Sheet.Yahoo Sports - 1d -
Mikko Rantanen receives mixture of cheers, boos in first game against Avalanche since trades
Once a fan favorite, Rantanen is now a fierce rival following his arrival with Central Division-foe Dallas. And for the first time in his NHL career, Rantanen was a visitor in a building he’s ...Yahoo Sports - 4d -
NHL Trade Deadline 2025: The Five Biggest Winners
A handful of NHL clubs truly nailed it during the trade deadline season.Yahoo Sports - Mar. 8 -
Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin float possibility of hockey matchup between NHL and Russian KHL; NHL declines to comment
The NHL cut off ties with the KHL in 2022, after Russia invaded Ukraine.Yahoo Sports - 2d -
NHL Rumor Roundup: Fallout From The 2025 NHL Trade Deadline
As fans and pundits assess the outcome of a memorable 2025 NHL trade deadline, reports emerged regarding deals that were discussed but ultimately fell through.Yahoo Sports - Mar. 10 -
Is The Current NHL Playoff Format Counterproductive?
With a month remaining in the NHL regular season, clubs are jockeying for position inside their respective divisions and for wild-card spots in the Eastern and Western Conferences. The league ...Yahoo Sports - 4d -
Antti Raanta Won’t Return To Geneva – Finland Next?
Antti Raanta’s first season back in Europe after ending his NHL career had its ups and downs.Yahoo Sports - Mar. 10 -
Can Penguins Achieve Goal Scoring Feat For Second Time In Crosby Era?
Pittsburgh Penguins prospect Joona Koppanen scored his first NHL goal on Tuesday night against the New York Islanders.Yahoo Sports - 1d -
Sources: U.S. billionaire eyes Houston NHL team
American billionaire Dan Friedkin has emerged as a strong ownership option to bring the NHL to Houston, sources told ESPN.ESPN - 8h -
NHL all-time goal leaders: Where does Alexander Ovechkin rank among the best players in history?
Ovechkin has already passed countless NHL legendsCBS Sports - Mar. 13 -
NHL Trade Deadline 2025: The Five Biggest Losers
Now that the NHL’s trade deadline has come and gone, it’s as good a time as any to examine the deals that were made – and the ones that weren’t – and identify winners and losers at the deadline. We ...Yahoo Sports - Mar. 8 -
NHL 'reevaluating' ASG after 4 Nations success
Following the runaway success of last month's 4 Nations Face-Off, which replaced the NHL's traditional All-Star Game, the league is prepared to roll out something entirely different again in ...ESPN - 1d -
Bruins did well at NHL trade deadline, but retool is far from over
The Bruins are better positioned for the future after a busy NHL trade deadline, but the next steps of the retool won't be easy.Yahoo Sports - Mar. 7 -
Five post-NHL trade deadline Bruins storylines to watch
What should Bruins fans watch for after a busy NHL trade deadline? Here's a look at five important storylines.Yahoo Sports - Mar. 11 -
NHL Rumor Roundup: Off-Season Moves Coming For The Blackhawks And Canadiens
The Chicago Blackhawks were busy sellers leading up to the March 7 NHL trade deadline.Yahoo Sports - Mar. 13 -
Mattias Ekholm Is The Third 99 Overall Player In NHL 25
Mattias Ekholm is officially the third player to receive a 99 overall card in NHL 25 Hockey Ultimate Team.Yahoo Sports - 17h -
Updated list of Bruins' NHL draft picks after trade deadline moves
Here's an updated look at all of the Bruins' future draft picks after they made several moves before the 2025 NHL trade deadline.Yahoo Sports - Mar. 7 -
NHL Trade Deadline 2025: Who Are The Post-Deadline Cup Contenders?
With the NHL’s trade deadline now in the rearview mirror, we’re going to pinpoint below the league’s teams that are shaping up as true Stanley Cup contenders. In alphabetical order:Yahoo Sports - Mar. 8 -
Montour nets NHL's fastest OT goal at 4 seconds
Brandon Mountour's goal just four seconds into overtime set an NHL record for fastest OT goal, lifting the Kraken past the Canadiens 5-4.ESPN - Mar. 13 -
Five Young NHL Players Proving Patience Pays Off
For some time, the effect of Connor McDavid and Auston Matthews dominating from the minute they started their career skewed the expectations of other top picks entering the NHL.Yahoo Sports - 6d -
NHL Nugget: San Jose Sharks' Will Smith's Birthday Backcheck
Here's today's NHL Nugget – this Birthday Backcheck features San Jose Sharks rookie Will Smith, who turns 20 years old on March 17.Yahoo Sports - 3d -
LA Kings' Kuemper Named NHL 1st Star of the Week
Goalie Darcy Kuemper has been named NHL 1st Star of the Week for his outstanding play during the week of March 10-16.Yahoo Sports - 3d -
Ovechkin's Chances Of Breaking NHL Goals Record Against Crosby Are High
Alex Ovechkin is nearly the NHL’s top goal-scorer ever – and the likelihood he cements that status against Sidney Crosby continues to grow.Yahoo Sports - 13h -
Checking In On Eight NHL Players Moved At Or Before The 2025 Trade Deadline
It’s been a week since the NHL’s trade deadline has passed, and in most cases of traded players, we’ve seen a decent sample size to judge how well or poorly they might be doing with their new team.Yahoo Sports - 5d -
Ovechkin nets 887th, now 8 away from NHL record
In Washington's 5-1 win over the San Jose Sharks Saturday, Alex Ovechkin scored his 887th goal, moving within eight of breaking Wayne Gretzky's NHL record, as the Capitals captain deflected a shot ...ESPN - 5d -
How An Earlier Start And 84-Game Season Could Benefit The NHL
The NHL’s tightly-compressed schedule has been a bone of contention for quite some time. And on Saturday, a Sportsnet report posited that the league may be willing to start the regular-season at ...Yahoo Sports - 4d -
NHL general managers zero in on goaltender interference and other coach's challenges
Video review, particularly coach’s challenges for goaltender interference, took center stage Monday at the NHL general managers' annual spring meeting. GMs were shown roughly 70 clips of goals ...Yahoo Sports - 3d -
Trump, Putin float NHL-KHL games; league mum
President Donald Trump supported President Vladimir Putin's idea to organize hockey games between the U.S. and Russia during their phone call on Tuesday. In a statement, the NHL said it has no ...ESPN - 2d -
The Hockey News Big Show: NHL’s Top Cup Contenders One Week After The Trade Deadline
The Hockey News Big Show now looks toward the battle for the playoffs in the NHL and beyond with a new segment.Yahoo Sports - 6d -
Skate cut protection gets an emotional hockey dad endorsement at the NHL GMs meeting
Cut-resistant protection is mandated in the U.S. and Canada at youth levels and up through the minors is available but not required at the NHL level.Yahoo Sports - 2d -
Commissioner Gary Bettman says the NHL and NHLPA will begin CBA talks in early April
NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman says the league and the Players' Association will sit down to begin negotiations on a new collective bargaining agreement the week of April 1ABC News - 1d -
4 Nations Face-Off success has NHL rethinking 2026 All-Star plans at UBS Arena
The smashing success of the 4 Nations Face-Off is forcing the NHL to reconsider what to do next February before players go to the Milan Olympics.Yahoo Sports - 1d -
Commissioner Gary Bettman says the NHL and NHLPA will begin CBA talks in early April
NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman said Wednesday the league and the Players’ Association will sit down to begin negotiations on a new collective bargaining agreement the week of April 1.Yahoo Sports - 1d -
Last Call For Bets On GR8 Chase: Alex Ovechkin to Break Wayne Gretzky's NHL Goal Record
Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin is eight goals away from breaking Wayne Gretzky's NHL Goal record with odds increasing for it to happen this seasonYahoo Sports - 21h