We can admit it. We were wrong. Well, mostly wrong. When The Athletic first asked its NHL staff for their bold predictions, it was a different time. One week into the season, we heard about everything from breakout players to trades to offer sheets to 40-goal scorers. Two months later when we revisited our preseason … Read more
Years before it became obvious that Alex Ovechkin was going to smash the NHL’s all-time goals record, he had an unbroken five-season run leading the league in power-play goals. The 101 pucks he pumped home with the man advantage over that stretch, from 2012-13 to 2016-17, prompted opponents to significantly adjust how they gameplanned around … Read more
The trade deadline is behind us and there are only 26 days until the end of the 2024-25 NHL regular season. With each team having 15 or fewer games left, attention has shifted to the final stretch of the season. Whether a team is vying for a division title, in a tight playoff chase or … Read more
Editor’s note: This article is part of our Rankings & Tiers series, an evaluation across sport about the key players, front offices, teams, franchises and much more. They’re not always talked about as much as star players, head coaches and general managers. And, in many cases, they’re not in the limelight. But one thing I’ve seen repeatedly covering … Read more