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 break down the advanced stats behind the Colorado Avalanche’s 9-6 win against the Minnesota Wild on Sunday.

It's that time of year again! NHL teams who did not make the Stanley Cup playoffs will be laser-focused on lottery balls drawn at the NHL Network studios in Secaucus, New Jersey, on Tuesday (7 p.m. ET,

The Boston Bruins' Jeremy Swayman, New York Islanders' Ilya Sorokin and Tampa Bay Lightning's Andrei Vasilevskiy are the three finalists for the NHL's Vezina Trophy. Who should win?

Sometimes you have to take the wins where you can find them, and sometimes those wins come from very specific places.

The Montreal Canadiens have led this series from the start, both in terms of the score and the number of games won, while the Lightning have never held the lead in the series and have led on the scoreboard for only 4 minutes and 53 seconds.

Dec 15, 2025; Tampa, Florida, USA; Tampa Bay Lightning head coach Jon Cooper looks on against the Florida Panthers in the third period at Benchmark International Arena. Mandatory Credit: Nathan Ray Seebeck-Imagn Images The Tampa Bay Lightning have failed ...

The 2026 NHL playoffs begin with notable statistics, including teams seeking their first championship and players without a Stanley Cup title.

Get Minnesota vs Dallas hockey betting preview, spread and over/under insights for their NHL Playoffs First Round Game 6 matchup.

The Oilers lost game six last night to the Anaheim Ducks in a disappointing 5–2 loss. Goals from Ryan Poehling, Chris Kreider, Cutter Gauthier, Troy Terry, and an empty-netter from Leo Carlsson capped a complete night from Anaheim.

Wyatt Johnston scored twice, including in overtime, to lead the Dallas Stars to the 4-3 win over the Calgary Flames on Tuesday night. Johnston scored 3:39 into overtime on a power-play backhand shot. Jason Robertson and Miro Heiskanen each got an assist on the goal.

The Flyers are heading to the second round of the playoffs after a dramatic, series-clinching 1-0 overtime win over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Wednesday night. The win locks in a series with Carolina in Round 2,