When an NHLer asks an opponent to fight, he has to execute multiple calculations — and have a willing partner. Here's what goes into it.

As has been the case a lot recently, the Buffalo Sabres entered opening night with hopes that this might be the year they end ...

The NHL’s season-opening rosters are in, and they include three of the top five picks from the most recent draft. No. 1 choice Matthew Schaefer made the New York Islanders after a strong training camp ...

When the NHL instituted the shootout in 2005 to decide games instead of ties, it came after the American Hockey League experimented with it the previous season. It was a new wrinkle in North America, ...

When Jake Oettinger attended NHL games in Minnesota growing up, he loved when the two teams playing got through regulation and overtime and then went to the shootout. “You feel like you won the ...

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The NHL has suspended Tampa Bay forward Scott Sabourin four games for his actions in the Lightning’s preseason finale against the Florida Panthers on Saturday night. The ...

As the 2025-26 NHL fantasy hockey season kicks off, The Hockey News is ranking the top 10 players at each position. The criteria is goals, assists, shots, power-play points, hits and blocks, with an ...

This is the second in what will be a series focusing on the top 10 at each position. We led off with centers in the first column and following this article will be left wings, defensemen and goalies, ...