Teams need strong leaders, good goalscorers, and a sturdy defense to succeed in the NHL. However, there is a heavy hitter behind every championship-winning team who never hesitates to drop his gloves.

We’ve somehow reached mid-January already, which means it’s been a little over 100 days since the NHL season started in Prague with games between the New Jersey Devils and Buffalo Sabres.

Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin is already one of the most decorated players in NHL history, and at 39 years old continues to add distinctions. His game winning goal in overtime against ...

Matthew Schaefer, a defenseman with Erie of the Ontario Hockey League, is No. 1 on NHL Central Scouting's midterm rankings of the top North American skaters eligible for the 2025 NHL Draft.

Hard as it might be to believe, the 2024-25 NHL season is already more than halfway over: The average team has played 53% (or 43.1 out of 82 games) of the regular-season schedule by now.

Welcome to our 2024-25 NHL projections where you will find each team’s projected point total, probability of advancing to and through the playoffs, and chances of winning the Stanley Cup.

With most NHL teams having played 41 games this season, it's time for another round of report cards. Some teams have far outpaced their preseason expectations -- the Minnesota Wild and Washington ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Jakob Chychrun, Aliaksei Protas and Pierre-Luc Dubois scored, Logan Thompson made 18 saves and the NHL-leading Washington Capitals beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-1 on Saturday ...

We've just barely cracked through into 2025, and as exciting as a new year is, for many teams and players around the NHL, it helps bring into focus how wild it might get in just a couple of months.

The Winnipeg Jets raced into this year by setting an early-season record for wins, but the city has another connection to a speedy NHL mark that might never be equalled. Billy Mosienko was ...

No. 15 overall pick in this year’s draft enjoys whirlwind first night as member of Red Wings organization Red Wings select ‘really good two-way player’ Michael Brandsegg-Nygard at No. 15 ...