The NHL once held games on Christmas Day, but the practice ended after the 1971-72 season. The league's first Christmas game was in 1920 between the Toronto St. Pat's and the Montreal Canadiens. From ...

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Ryan O'Reilly and Alex Tuch are two enticing trade targets for NHL teams. Matt Blewett and Blake Dahlin / Imagn Images Following the blockbuster Quinn Hughes trade, two players on Chris Johnston’s ...

Edmonton Oilers forward Connor McDavid reached that max skating speed in the second period against the Calgary Flames on Oct. 8. It was his fastest mark of the NHL EDGE tracking era (since 2021-22) ...

NHL.com's fantasy staff continues to cover the latest trends and storylines in the League through the lens of NHL EDGE puck and player tracker stats. Today, we look at the major advanced stats trends ...

Teams looking to get back on track meet when the New York Rangers battle the Florida Panthers in the 2026 NHL Winter Classic on Friday night. New York is coming off a 6-3 loss to the Washington ...

Editor’s note: Previous versions of the simulation were incorrectly calculating each team’s odds of reaching the conference finals and beyond. That error has been ...

The NBC Miami local forecast for Friday projects the temperature to be 65 degrees Fahrenheit at 8 p.m. ET, dropping down to 61 by 11 p.m. For reference, the warmest temperature for an outdoor NHL game ...

South Florida hockey fans will get to experience something unique on Jan. 2 - an outdoor NHL game. For those not fortunate enough to be at the stadium, there are several options for viewing the 44th ...

Despite the warm climate, the league is confident in its ice-making technology and will keep the stadium roof open for the game. A second outdoor game in Florida will feature the Tampa Bay Lightning ...

Two Eastern Conference foes take things outside on Friday in South Beach, as the Florida Panthers get set to host the New York Rangers in the 2026 NHL Winter Classic. The Rangers and Panthers will ...