NHL’s biggest surprises early in 2025-26: Struggling stars and unexpected starts
More than two weeks into the 2025-26 NHL season, things are looking interesting. The Dallas Stars — our…
NHL Power Rankings: Hurricanes leap to No. 1 and we’ve chosen Our Guys for each team
A few years ago, in November 2022, we here at Power Rankings HQ chose Our Guys. One per…
Penguins Update Rutger McGroarty Status
Rutger McGroarty suffered an unspecified upper-body injury over the summer and was not available for the Prospects Challenge…
The 24 Wikipedia pages for NHL rivalries, ranked by their single wildest passage
I love a good hockey rivalry. The sport has been blessed by some absolute beauties over the years,…
Analyzing 2025-26 NHL teams by age, height, weight and nationality
Wednesday is the two-week mark of the 2025-26 NHL season, which means we have a pretty good sample…
Which NHL teams have the best front offices? Execs cast their votes
This article is part of our Rankings & Tiers series, an evaluation across sport about the key players,…
Inside Penguins Locker Room, New Players Changing…Everything
The Pittsburgh Penguins fought through the malaise and messy hockey, which dragged both them and their opponent, the…
Penguins Pop; Goalie Rips Leafs; Marchand Goes Off
SAN JOSE, Calif. — From the lovely San Jose airport, where I was the second person through security…
Jagr Back; Team USA Makes Demands; Penguins Changes
SAN JOSE, Calif. — The Pittsburgh Penguins made a few lineup tweaks Friday, the youngsters talked about learning…
Ranking the best alternate jerseys released ahead of the 2025-26 NHL season
By Sean Gentille, Shayna Goldman and Julian McKenzie Every season, we at The Athletic love it when teams get…