We're less than one week out from the 2025-26 NHL season, and you know what that means: It's time to start thinking about divisional depth. The Western Conference has long featured two top-heavy ...

Where it once was the NHL’s most competitive division, the Metropolitan Division is now on a level with the Pacific Division as the league’s two least competitive divisions. But this shouldn’t be ...

Columbus Blue Jackets (3-6-0, eighth in the Metropolitan Division) vs. New Jersey Devils (5-3-0, second in the Metropolitan Division) Newark, New Jersey; Sunday, 2 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: The Columbus ...

Going back to the Eastern Conference for the last installment of my standings predictions series for the 2025-26 NHL season, we have the Metropolitan Division. When you take a look at the Metro this ...

The Carolina Hurricanes have made the playoffs in seven consecutive seasons, the third-longest active streak in the NHL. A quick survey of assembled The Athletic writers predicts the Canes will not ...

The Columbus Blue Jackets currently own the No. 14 overall pick in the 2026 NHL Draft this June -- for now.

New York Islanders (12-13-7, in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Carolina Hurricanes (19-10-1, in the Metropolitan Division) BOTTOM LINE: The Carolina Hurricanes take on the New York Islanders in a ...