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Grading our preseason bold predictions for every NHL team: What we nailed, what we missed
Jim Montgomery not lasting the season in Boston? Yep. Canes missing the playoffs? Not so much. Here's where predictions stand at the quarter mark.
POWER RANKINGS
NHL Power Rankings: Jets continue to fly high, plus what each team is thankful for this season
As we approach Thanksgiving, and a quarter of the season in the rear-view mirror, here is each team's most cherished item in 2024-25.
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CAPITALS WITHOUT OVI
WHAT COMES NEXT?
How does Ovechkin's injury impact the goal-scoring chase -- and the Capitals' playoff hopes?
The race to 894 goals is currently on hold as the superstar scorer will miss the next four to six weeks. Here's everything you need to know.
THE JETS ARE FLYING
IS IT SUSTAINABLE?
Are the Winnipeg Jets really this good? Inside their hot start -- and whether it's sustainable
In a season of surprises, none have been more shocking than the Jets' sudden ascent. What's changed? And are they now a Stanley Cup favorite?
PROJECTING A NEW TEAM NA
BEST UNDER-24 PLAYERS FROM CAN/US
Who would make the roster of Team North America in 2024-25? Projecting the full lineup
The under-24 group was the best part of the 2016 World Cup of Hockey. If such a team existed for the 4 Nations Face-Off, here's who makes the cut.
FUTURE POWER RANKINGS
NHL Future Power Rankings: Predicting best, worst teams for the next three seasons
Which NHL teams are set up for long-term success? We stacked all 32 franchises' expectations through 2026-27.
FANTASY HOCKEY
What Bruins coaching change means for slumping stars
Stay up-to-date with fantasy hockey injury news around the NHL, and will the Bruins benefit from the "new coach bump?"
Free agent watch: Marchment, Palmieri on hot streaks
A number of promising pickups are on waiver wires in fantasy hockey leagues. Here are players to add this week.
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Marner scores twice as Maple Leafs win first meeting with Utah Hockey Club
— Mitch Marner scored twice in a second-period surge as the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the Utah Hockey Club 3-2 on Sunday night to extend their winning streak to four.
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William Nylander lights the lamp for Maple Leafs
William Nylander lights the lamp for Maple Leafs
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- Blues fire Bannister, hire Montgomery as coach
- Pens' Crosby 21st NHL player to reach 600 goals
- Thornton's No. 19 raised to rafters in San Jose
- Frustrated Bedard: '100 things' I could do better
- Maple Leafs put Knies on IR despite improvement
- Bruins get win in Sacco's first game in charge
- NHL explains no ban for Knights' Whitecloud
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The world's best teams to watch for NHL draft prospects
From the Canadian junior leagues to college hockey hotbeds to teams in Europe, these are the clubs to monitor for the next wave of superstars.
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Ranking the top NHL prospects: Demidov, Levshunov lead list
No. 1-ranked player Ivan Demidov -- the fifth overall pick this summer -- was an easy choice, with lots of debate thereafter.
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Ranking all 32 NHL goalie tandems for the 2024-25 season
With a new season underway, here's how a panel of coaches, analytics gurus and former players ranks all 32 teams' netminder depth.
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Detroit Red Wings announce 2024 Zamboni gravy boat giveaway
The first 7,500 fans at the Red Wings game on Nov. 23 against the Boston Bruins will walk away with the boat, which was determined by a fan vote.
- PWHL
PWHL reveals home and away uniforms for 2024-25 season
The jerseys were created in partnership with Creative Agency Flower Shop, Bauer Hockey and the Professional Women's Hockey League teams.
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Inside the Quebec factory where NHL jerseys are created
The NHL is confident that players and fans will be pleased with the changeover in designers since the manufacturer will remain the same.
