All seven NHL teams based in Canada have a good chance at the Stanley Cup Playoffs, with a couple looking like true championship contenders.

Columbus (22-17-7) is on a 6-0-1 run, led by Zach Werenski, who is tied with Makar in goals (15) for the lead among NHL defenseman and one behind him in assists (36) and points (51). The Blue Jackets defeated the Islanders 2-0 in Columbus on Oct. 30, but New York (18-20-7) has won six straight against the Blue Jackets at home.

Konecny has been on a steady rise. He has led the Flyers in scoring each of the last three seasons and four of the past five. An All-Star last February, he finished the 2023-24 season with a career high in goals (33) and points (68), and he’s on pace to shatter his best numbers with 35 goals, 59 assists and 94 points this year.

NHL analyst Bryan Hayes believes the Winnipeg Jets have a better chance than the Toronto Maple Leafs to end Canada’s Stanley Cup drought.

Dylan Cozens and Tage Thompson also scored and Jason Zucker had two assists for the Sabres, who won for the third time in four games. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 35 saves. Jaccob Slavin and Martin Necas scored and Brent Burns had two assists in the Hurricanes’ second straight loss. Dustin Tokarski made 20 saves.

At the midway point of the 2024-25 NHL season, Sportsnet's Sonny Sachdeva highlights the most intriguing stats from the first half of the campaign.

Artemi Panarin scored twice, Chris Kreider got the go-ahead goal with 9:38 left and the New York Rangers rallied for a 5-3 victory over the Utah Hockey Club on Thursday night. Reilly Smith tied it 3-all with a short-handed goal 28 seconds into the third period for the Rangers,

We are firmly into the second half with a neck-and-neck-and-neck race for the top of the fantasy podium. Connor Hellebuyck will surely start getting some additional rest later in the season, so ...

The light bulb seems to have turned on for the young Montreal Canadiens. They are the hottest team in the league, and their young core is really starting to gel under coach Martin St. Louis. For the first couple months of the season,

A weekly gauge of the players who are controlling substantial buzz around the league. When a player is included on this list it may not be a good thing -- it means that they are capturing a large amount of the hockey world's attention.

The Toronto Maple Leafs overtime win over the New Jersey Devils and former head coach Sheldon Keefe on Thursday was a big one in a number of ways. For starters, they knocked off their former bench boss and a tough Devils squad,

Yes, we have confirmed previous reports that negotiations between the league and the NHLPA will all but certainly yield a $97 million salary cap for next season.