Discover bold NHL predictions for the 2025-26 season, including Minnesota's rise, potential 100-point defensemen, Nashville's comeback, and the Penguins era's end.

Tampa Bay beat Florida 4-1 in 2021 (on its way to a second consecutive Stanley Cup title) and swept the Panthers in 2022.

Fittingly, perhaps, the Lightning and the Florida Panthers don’t begin their series until nearly 9 p.m. (ET) Tuesday — a main ...

When Bill Armstrong took over as GM of the Arizona Coyotes in September 2020, he spent a year evaluating the hockey ...

Connor Hellebuyck is not the best goalie in the NHL or even the second-best, according to the players who face him every game ...

The NHLPA has released its annual players’ poll, with Sidney Crosby and Connor McDavid leading the pack in a number of ...

The Canucks' captain finished second to Cale Makar for "best overall defenceman," though it should be said he was a distant ...

When it comes to the wonder of Nikita Kucherov, you may begin wherever you wish. The stickhandling. The on-ice vision. The ...

Sidney Crosby is aging like fine wine, and his peers have taken notice. The Pittsburgh Penguins captain, who's put together ...

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The 2024-25 NHL season is almost over, with the Stanley Cup playoffs set to begin on April 19. So for this week's edition of the Power Rankings -- the final regular-season edition -- let's look ahead ...