Perhaps the most successful college-to-pro coach in any sport, Johnson was the controversial choice to take over for Tom ...

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 ...

As if taking a rookie lap wasn't enough, defenseman Matthew Schaefer etched his name into the history books in the New York Islanders regular season opener. Schaefer made the Islanders' final roster ...

When Chicago Blackhawks forward Frank Nazar fired the puck past Florida Panthers goalie Sergei Bobrovsky on an opening night breakaway, it was more than the first goal of the 2025-26 NHL season. It ...

The New York Rangers are kicking off their Centennial Year in 2025-26 at home against the Pittsburgh Penguins (8:00 PM ET-TV: ESPN - Radio: ESPN 880 AM). All time in season openers, the Blueshirts are ...

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 ...

The NHL standings could be a little more bunched this season. Last year, the No. 1 overall team, the Winnipeg Jets, and the No. 32 San Jose Sharks were separated by 64 points. This year, USA TODAY ...

The puck drops on the NHL season Oct. 7 with a tripleheader that includes the Florida Panthers raising a Stanley Cup banner for a second consecutive year and Mike Sullivan making his New York Rangers ...

The last two Stanley Cup Finals have had a familiar look, with the Florida Panthers downing the Edmonton Oilers both times. Are we looking at a third consecutive meeting and a three-peat for the ...

Goalie Grant Fuhr played on two back-to-back Edmonton Oilers champions, in 1984 and 1985, then 1987 and 1988. The Oilers lost a seven-game division final to the Calgary Flames in 1986 and were bounced ...

Specifically, he wants you to buy Arizona a professional hockey team. And he’s formed a new committee to make the pitch. That might not sound appetizing based on recent history. We had a team – the ...

Gambling content 21+. The New York Post may receive an affiliate commission if you sign up through our links. Read our editorial standards for more information. The 2025-26 NHL season gets underway in ...