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After a wild, dizzy, up-and-down season, our annual playoff predictions — featuring an anonymous executive, scout and coach — are in.
Eric Duhatschek73
Stanley Cup tiers: NHL executives and scouts rate every playoff team
Harman Dayal and Chris Johnston254
LeBrun: New Utah NHL owner Ryan Smith on team name and 'trying to build a movement'
Pierre LeBrun152
Is this the last stand for Connor McDavid, Leon Draisaitl and the Oilers?
Daniel Nugent-Bowman109
NHL power rankings: On Playoff Eve, 32 fanbases sum up their seasons
Sean Gentille and Dom Luszczyszyn146
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The deal isn't done, but players and staff are openly talking about going to SLC and the likelihood Wednesday's game is the last in Arizona.
Chris Johnston117
NHL's Salt Lake City natives enthused by Coyotes move: 'The whole city's been excited'
Eric Stephens93
Johnston: How the Coyotes-Salt Lake relocation plan came together — and what issues remain
Chris Johnston414
What kind of NHL owner would Ryan Smith be? What his Utah Jazz ownership tells us
Ian Mendes and Tony Jones50
Duhatschek: As Coyotes era ends, so does three decades of bickering, turmoil and instability in Arizona
Eric Duhatschek443
Welcome to our NHL player cards page where you will find interactive player cards for each skater in the Pacific Division.
Dom Luszczyszyn and Shayna Goldman127
NHL Player Cards: Central Division
Dom Luszczyszyn and Shayna Goldman145
NHL Player Cards: Metropolitan Division
Dom Luszczyszyn and Shayna Goldman171
NHL Player Cards: Atlantic Division
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Team USA's Murphy plays a hard-nosed game, loves to talk trash, and isn’t afraid to mix it up or defend her teammates on the ice.
Hailey Salvian44
Team Canada beats Team USA, wins gold in women's worlds
Hailey Salvian81
PWHL Power Rankings: The big question facing each team with 5 regular-season games left
Hailey Salvian and Shayna Goldman40
She was diagnosed with cancer. It didn't keep her from playing hockey — and going pro
Hailey Salvian18
NHL arena takeovers, trade deadline wrap-up and Sydney Brodt's debut: PWHL notebook
Hailey Salvian42
What we learned about the PWHL in March: Jaques' fit, Poulin's absence and more
Shayna Goldman26
Scott Wheeler's annual deep dive into every NHL team's collection of prospects.
Scott Wheeler304
2024 NHL prospect pool rankings: No. 1 Buffalo Sabres
Scott Wheeler198
2024 NHL prospect pool rankings: No. 2 Detroit Red Wings
Scott Wheeler252
2024 NHL prospect pool rankings: No. 3 Columbus Blue Jackets
Scott Wheeler123
2024 NHL prospect pool rankings: No. 4 San Jose Sharks
Scott Wheeler192
2024 NHL prospect pool rankings: No. 5 Anaheim Ducks
Scott Wheeler58
The Athletic's NHL staff picks first-round winners, dark horse, biggest disappointment, conference champs, Cup champ and Conn Smythe.
The Athletic NHL Staff
Maple Leafs teams were shaken to their core by the Bruins' home arena at various points during series losses in 2013, 2018 and 2019.
Chris Johnston11
We look closely at how each netminder matches up against the specific offensive attack he’ll face.
Jesse Granger3
Ryan and Charlie Lindgren will face each other in a rare playoff meeting between skater and goalie brothers.
Peter Baugh and Michael Russo4
Everyone loves a rematch, and the Kings shouldn’t necessarily be counted out, but they have their work cut out for them against the Oilers.
The Athletic NHL Staff4
The Athletic spoke with a handful of the principals involved to get a sense of how the Canucks franchise turned things around.
Thomas Drance and Rob Rossi5
We have reached the end of the NHL season, and it's time to determine the best of the best when it comes to players and fashion.
Scott Powers and Julian McKenzie2
See odds, expert picks and storylines for Saturday's Stanley Cup Playoffs games.
Adam Gretz16
It's clear that any faith Bettman had in Meruelo to get an arena project completed has shifted entirely to the Smith family for now.
Ian Mendes49
On one side, you have the defending champs. On the other, the West's top regular-season team. This series will be good — it might be great.
The Athletic NHL Staff39
Don Granato pushed back on the narrative that he didn't hold players accountable.
Matthew Fairburn50
The owner of the NBA's Jazz told The Athletic that his new NHL team has already surpassed 20,000 season-ticket deposits.
Hynes is serving as head coach of the U.S. men’s national team for the third time after stints behind the bench in 2016 and 2019.
Michael Russo61
This is our projections and probabilities page where you will find each team’s probability of advancing and winning the Stanley Cup.
Dom Luszczyszyn81
The Stanley Cup contender field is wide open this year because there isn’t an overwhelming favorite.
Brazeau will miss the start of the Maple Leafs-Bruins series, but considering what he's been through to get this far, don't count him out.
Fluto Shinzawa50
“It isn’t like we don’t have hockey fans in Phoenix,. We do. We have lots."
Eric Duhatschek34
Let's do a playoff contest with just one question, that you’ll get right or wrong, with no complicated scoring to speak of.
Sean McIndoe918
Every team from the Presidents' Trophy-winning New York Rangers to the tankathon-winning San Jose Sharks had performances worth remembering.
The Athletic NHL Staff86
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