EDMONTON — For Sam Bennett, appearing in the Stanley Cup Final is no longer a goal. It’s become the norm. Bennett has played for the Florida Panthers for four full seasons and parts of five. In the past three, he has reached the Cup Final. On Wednesday night, with the rest of his close-knit teammates, … Read more
If you took a DeLorean back to June 9, 1993, and tried to explain to those gathered at the Montreal Forum what was taking place in the NHL today, in 2025, no one would believe you. That day, the Montreal Canadiens wiped the floor with an overmatched Wayne Gretzky-led Los Angeles Kings team in Game … Read more
Welcome to my 2025 NHL Draft board! This final top 100 ranking, presented and packaged within our sortable user interface, follows my way-too-early top 28, my preseason top 32, my preliminary top 64, my February top 64, my March top 64 and my May top 64. My year-end ranking is made up of 66 forwards (36 … Read more
The calendar has flipped to June, which means we’re into NHL free agency talk in a big way for the next four weeks. And in a shallow year for UFAs, Mitch Marner is going to be the big fish that most of the league pursues on July 1. By my count, as many as 15 … Read more
With the draft lottery done, we have a template of the selection order ready for the 2025 NHL Draft. Unless Radim Mrtka breaks things up in the top 5-7, we expect a run on forwards early in the draft, especially with so many good centers available. The order in which these forwards go is the … Read more
Welcome to the last Weekend Rankings of the 2024-25 season. Longtime readers know what that means: You’re getting a top 16 instead of a top five, with every playoff team ranked. We’ll also check in on what the Gold Plan standings would look like in the bottom five, and we’ll even make a few oddly … Read more
Slafkovsky’s Performance Under Scrutiny After Return Montreal – Juraj Slafkovsky’s recent performance has sparked debate, with some observers suggesting a return to habits that previously hindered his progress. The SlovakNHL report highlights concerns about the young player’s trajectory. Details surrounding the specific aspects of slafkovsky’s game that are causing concern remain limited in the initial … Read more
After a long time spent apart, the Rankings Boys are back. How did we celebrate the occasion? With a playoff team draft, of course. With the 16-team field likely set (barring an epic collapse) and a pile of work ahead of us next week to prepare, we decided to do our playoff preview ranking a … Read more
Heading into the 4 Nations Face-Off break, the St. Louis Blues were 25-26-5, eight points out of a playoff spot with an extra game played. In order to match Vancouver’s 94-point pace, the Blues would need 39 points over their final 26 games — a 123-point pace. With two games to spare, the Blues did … Read more
Fehérváry scored and witnessed history. In addition to Ovečkina, Kane has also experienced record enrollment SlovakNHL The first words of Ovech’s after leveling the record. Refused a chance to overcome him by a goal to the empty goal Sport.sk Discussion: Video: Slovak joy in the shadow of Ovechina. Fehérváry scored the fifth goal in the … Read more