National Hockey League

Stanley Cup Playoffs Buzz: Penguins, Islanders meet with 2nd in Metro on the line

The Minnesota Wild (idle) will clinch a playoff berth if the Vancouver Canucks defeat the Vegas Golden Knights (10 p.m. ET; ...
National Hockey League

Stanley Cup Playoffs Buzz: Stamkos, Predators visit Lightning clinging to playoff spot

Welcome to the Stanley Cup Playoffs Buzz, a daily look at the races for the 2026 NHL postseason. There are 19 days left in ...

How bad can an NHL team be at five-on-five and still compete for the Stanley Cup?

There's no perfect path to playoff success, but controlling play at five-on-five sure doesn't hurt. But exactly how necessary ...
The New York Times

NHL 2025-26 Stanley Cup playoff chances and projected standings

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 ...

Top 100 Rivalries in Sports History

Most of these showdowns are between two teams with a long, rich history of hatred.  But the individual sports (golf, tennis, boxing) have their share of incredible, repeat battles. Longevity was a ...