Where casual NHL fans become diehards.
In the 2024-2025 NHL season, the New York Islanders finished with a 35-35-12 record, placed sixth in the Metropolitan Division, and failed to...
Hunter DanielJanuary 16, 2026
NHL players are returning to the Winter Olympics for the first time since 2014, and the Minnesota Wild will be well represented. The...
Danielle SchackmannJanuary 14, 2026
Laila Edwards has never been confined to one role or one definition of success. On the ice, she can dominate at both ends,...
Emilie DeOreoJanuary 14, 2026
The Colorado Avalanche have been the best team in the NHL to start the season. With more than a ten-point gap between them...
Liam BlandJanuary 13, 2026
Before Wednesday night’s slate of games, the NHL announced the most anticipated event of each season. At a press conference, NHL Commissioner Gary...
Neil VillapianoJanuary 10, 2026
The National Hockey League just entered the halfway point of the 2025-2026 regular season. It is this time when hockey fanatics, analysts, and...
Meghan LipscombJanuary 8, 2026
With a little over a month before the opening ceremony of the 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milan, Italy, USA Hockey unveiled its...
Neil VillapianoJanuary 7, 2026
The NHL has a major opportunity to capitalize on its current star power. The game of hockey has never been faster or more...
Liam BlandJanuary 6, 2026
The yearly tradition of optimism, worry, and obsessively checking the scoreboard is already in full swing. The start of the NHL season isn’t...
The Lead Editorial TeamDecember 3, 2025
![Feb 13, 2025; Montreal, Quebec, CAN; [Imagn Images direct customers only] Team USA forward Matthew Tkachuk (19) celebrates with Team USA forward Auston Matthews (34) his goal against Team Finland in the third period during a 4 Nations Face-Off ice hockey game at Bell Centre. Mandatory Credit: David Kirouac-Imagn Images](https://theleadsm.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/USATSI_25413107-1100x733.jpg)
