Wayne Gretzky retired at the end of the 1998-99 season. Perhaps that was an omen. The 2000s was the roughest decade for the NHL. It began with the neutral-zone trap and clutch-and-grab techniques at ...

Nashville Predators rookie Brady Martin tallied his first NHL assist on Oct. 11 during a matchup with the visiting Utah Mammoth. When Filip Forsberg scored at the 7:23 mark of the first period to tie ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman said there was a good chance the league in 2028 would celebrate the 20th anniversary of its annual Winter Classic in the place where the outdoor event ...

A Quinn Hughes blockbuster trade and a Zach Benson breakout are just two of our staff's bold predictions for the 2025-26 season. Bob Frid / Imagn Images and John Russell / NHLI via Getty Images Will ...

Gary Bettman, NHL Commissioner, joins 'Closing Bell Overtime' to talk momentum in the league going into this season, NHL franchise valuations and growth, and more. Don’t expect correct change when ...

That tantalizing aroma you smell is the scent of freshly zambonied ice because hockey is back, and so are the NHL Power Rankings. With the 2025-26 season just underway, our first rankings are here to ...

The 2025-26 NHL season is here (YES HOCKEY WOO!), and while that means we're going to get pucks in nets once again, it also means we're going to see some sick alternate threads for certain teams.

The 2026 NHL free agent class is one of the strongest in years, but teams have been taking care of business early. The Vegas Golden Knights and Jack Eichel have agreed to an eight-year contract with a ...

The puck is set to drop on the 2025-26 NHL regular season, and that means it's time to put our prediction hats on. All 32 NHL teams have a chance to start anew in 2025-26. While it wasn't an overly ...

Will the Panthers and Oilers meet in a third straight Stanley Cup Final? (Christian Petersen / Getty Images) The puck drops on another NHL season on Tuesday, when the back-to-back champion Florida ...

The 2025-26 NHL season is finally here (LET'S GO!) and for some players, they’ll be entering the year with the honored symbol of leadership on their jersey: A “C” for captain. Not every team has a ...

The 2025 NHL season begins on Tuesday, Oct. 7, with games airing on ESPN Sling TV offers a way to stream many NHL games without a cable subscription. The Sling Orange + Blue package combined with the ...