It’s still early, but two weeks into the NHL season, several teams that missed the playoffs last year are off to hot starts. We took a closer look at five of them and asked a simple question: contender or pretender?
While news of a rejected trade won’t help Toronto moving forward, it does make the vision around Robertson’s market a bit clearer.
It’s no secret the last handful of years haven’t exactly been ones to remember for the Anaheim Ducks.
With Thursday's loss, the Rangers are now winless through their first five home games.
How many of the Maurice Richard trophy winners since the award was first given out in 1998-99 can you name in five minutes?
The Carolina Hurricanes and Colorado Avalanche played on Thursday night and decided to break out some of the most popular throwback uniforms in the NHL.
Some players certainly face more pressure than most, and of course inherently some players are facing the most pressure.
In the 2023-24 season, he recorded 75 points (29 goals and 46 assists), while in the last campaign, he recorded 67 points (35 goals and 32 assists).
The Chicago Blackhawks and New York Islanders both have a lot to feel good about after the first couple of weeks of the NHL season, especially relating to their respective recent first overall picks.
The early-season success of the red-hot New Jersey Devils has been in large part due to the scoring touch of Jack Hughes.
Marchand finally made his first appearance back in Boston while wearing a visiting sweater.
The Toronto Maple Leafs are still looking to add a power forward to reinforce their top six since the departure of Mitch Marner.
The young forward demonstrated to coach Martin St. Louis that he was wrong to send him to the AHL.
The Los Angeles Kings will have the offseason pickup in the lineup for the first time this season.
He is in the final year of his contract and teased in September that he could be willing to join an advertised contender during the campaign.
The Philadelphia Flyers completed a dramatic overtime victory over the Minnesota Wild on Saturday, but not everything is going smoothly so far to start the season in Philadelphia.
Let's take a look at some knee-jerk reactions to the beginning of the season.
The Toronto Maple Leafs started the 2025-26 NHL campaign with mixed results, with a record of 3-2-1 after six games.
He fell face-first into the boards and briefly returned to the locker room in Vegas’ Thursday win over the Boston Bruins.
With key players nearing a return from injury, the Edmonton Oilers are facing a roster crunch that could lead to trades in the coming week.
One year ago, Sidney Crosby committed to the Pittsburgh Penguins for the 2025-26 and 2026-27 seasons with a new contract. Despite that, Crosby, 38, continues to be linked to other teams.
There is not a team in the NHL under more pressure every year than the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Mark Scheifele set a new high mark in the second version of the NHL’s Winnipeg Jets.
Florida Panthers forward Brad Marchand is the NHL's biggest love-hate player.
Even though the 2025-26 NHL season is still young, there are already some people who are questioning their preseason picks.
Through five games, the Colorado Avalanche look like they just might be the class of the Western Conference.
The Kraken will be without their top defender for the next little while.
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