The NHL has completed 12 weeks of the 2025-2026 season. The league power rankings have seen movement, with the Colorado Avalanche still ahead of the other 31 teams. The Vancouver Canucks are still the team at the bottom,

Canada Olympic hockey roster: Updated list of NHL stars joining Sidney Crosby, Mitch Marner on 2026 team originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. For the first time since 2014, active NHL players are returning to Olympic hockey.

At the end of calendar 2025, here's a rundown of the locks, teams with work to do and long shots. Plus, each team's MVP.

The NHL season is nearly at the halfway mark, which means the early-season weirdness has evened out and everything makes sense. Mostly.

So naturally, Crosby and Ovechkin are in the front as USA TODAY chooses its NHL All Quarter-Century team from the first 25 years of the 21st century. Even though some players on this list started their careers in the 20th century, only their accomplishments since 2000-01 are taken into account.

There are 10 games on the NHL schedule for Wednesday, with two nationally televised in Canada. Here are five things to watch today, along with the complete game schedule.

With the league's holiday roster freeze almost over, it's a good time to start thinking about which players make sense for different teams.

The Toronto Maple Leafs and Seattle Kraken are some of the NHL teams that could use a clean slate in the new year.

In December, the Jets are 2-7-4, which is the second-worst record over that span. Their 45.8% expected goals share at five-on-five in those 13 games ranks 27th. According to MoneyPuck, the Jets' playoff chances have tumbled to 23.1%. Winnipeg is reeling, and it needs to find answers very quickly in 2026.