Offseason keys for NHL teams, including draft, free agency - ESPN
The 2024-25 NHL regular season is over and the playoffs are underway..
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2025 Stanley Cup playoffs: Early Round 1 takeaways - ESPN
The first 13 games of the 2025 Stanley Cup playoffs are in the books — thanks for finally joining the party, Florida Panthers and Tampa Bay Lightning — so each team has had a chance to show the new postseason version of itself.
2025 NHL playoffs: Stanley Cup cases, X factors, predictions - ESPN
The 2025 Stanley Cup playoffs are here! Unlike in some recent years, the bracket was known a few days in advance, as the Montreal Canadiens clinched the final spot — and a first-round matchup against Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals. Meanwhile, the Atlantic Division lined up for the Battle of Ontario (Toronto Maple Leafs-Ottawa Senators) and Battle of Florida (Tampa Bay Lightning-Florida Panthers).
Offseason keys for NHL teams, including draft, free agency - ESPN
The 2024-25 NHL regular season will end Thursday, with exciting races for playoff seeding and the draft lottery order right until the final horn.
NHL trade deadline 2025: Preview, picks in play for 32 teams - ESPN
The 2024-25 NHL trade season began early, as the Carolina Hurricanes landed Mikko Rantanen and the New York Rangers secured J.T. Miller. But many big names remain on the board, raising the usual questions as we look ahead to the March 7 deadline:
Ranking all of the players in the 4 Nations Face-Off - ESPN
The 4 Nations Face-Off is less than a week away, with Canada and Sweden meeting in the first matchup on Feb. 12. The United States and Finland follow up on Feb. 13 (8 p.m. ET, ESPN/E+), with the championship game set for Feb. 20 in Boston (8 p.m. ET, ABC/E+).
Maple Leafs' Auston Matthews plans to return vs. Lightning - ESPN
Toronto Maple Leafs forward Auston Matthews intends to return Saturday night against the Tampa Bay Lightning, he told reporters Friday.
NHL season preview: Power Rankings, predictions, X factors - ESPN
Opening night of the 2024-25 NHL season is Tuesday, with a tripleheader of games on ESPN and ESPN+: St. Louis Blues at Seattle Kraken (4:30 p.m. ET), Boston Bruins at Florida Panthers (7 p.m. ET), Chicago Blackhawks at Utah Hockey Club (10 p.m. ET).