The NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs got started with a big bang on Saturday. Team USA folk hero Brady Tkachuk dropped the gloves with Jordan Staal of the Carolina Hurricanes in a battle of on-ice captains as ...

Gavin McKenna is the top-ranked North American skater on NHL Central Scouting's list. Richard T Gagnon / Getty Images NHL Central Scouting released its final rankings for the 2026 NHL Draft class ...

A Florida-based team has represented the Eastern Conference in the Stanley Cup Final each of the last six years. The Tampa Bay Lightning will attempt to extend the Sunshine State's streak to seven ...

The Stanley Cup Playoffs are set to get underway on Saturday. As seedings get finalized, we’ve reached the point in the year where hockey fans, both casual and die-hard, come forth with a plethora of ...

From F to A+ to everything in between, The Athletic's NHL staff hands out grades to every team based on their 2025-26 regular season. Demetrius Robinson / The Athletic; Ezra Shaw, Bruce Bennett, Joe ...

Editor's notes: Check out this file for the latest scores, standings and playoff bracket updates following games on April 14. Every NHL team now has a "clinched" or an "eliminated" symbol by its name ...

All four first round series in the NHL's Eastern Conference playoff bracket were settled on Tuesday, April 14. One more Western Conference series got set on Wednesday, April 15, with the Vegas Golden ...

The Carolina Hurricanes have been legitimate Stanley Cup contenders for a much of Rod Brind'Amour's tenure as the team's head coach but haven't been able to get over the hump. Considering they just ...

Hockey fans, the Stanley Cup Playoffs are officially here. The 2026 version might be as good as ever, with a bracket that feels as wide open as any in recent memory. Then, of course, there's the ...

NHL Central Scouting has released its final rankings for the 2026 NHL Draft. Forward Gavin McKenna leads all North American skaters thanks to his strong freshman season at Penn State, which saw the ...

For hockey fans, it’s the best time of the year. The Stanley Cup Playoffs are officially here, and after a regular season defined by historic turnarounds and shifting divisional powers, the 2026 ...

Alex Ovechkin will wait until the offseason to decide whether this will be his final season in the NHL, the Washington Capitals captain said in an interview posted by the team on social media. The ...