Brian Bradley and Rick Peckham remain a part of the Lightning after careers with the team that began in the 1990s. They will be inducted into the team's Hall of Fame.

The Rangers are reportedly targeting Elias Pettersson and J.T. Miller, and one of them is a fantastic fit before the NHL Trade Deadline.

The Rangers, who began the season as projected Stanley Cup contenders, took a steep slide in November through the end of 2024 and are now unlikely to even make the playoffs. New York is 20-20-2 and sits four points outside of a playoff spot with 40 games remaining.

Nico Hischier scored twice and Jacob Markstrom was strong, but the Devils couldn’t find a way past Toronto tonight.

NEWARK—The New Jersey Devils needed to be better in front of their home crowd. For about 35 minutes, they were. However, things got away from them before heading to overtime against the Tampa Bay Lightning.

But it’s also because five of my so-called sure things have been varying degrees of disappointments. Today, let’s run through those five teams I believed in back in October and rank them based on how close they are to reclaiming a spot in my top five.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Kent Johnson and Kirill Marchenko scored in the shootout as the Columbus Blue Jackets rallied to defeat the Philadelphia Flyers 3-2 on Tuesday night.

The Avalanche haven't had forward Valeri Nichushkin in their lineup so far in 2025, and he's still a ways from returning.

Who had a worse day? The New York Rangers, who let a late lead slip away in a 3-2 OT loss? Or Evegni Malkin, who returned from injury for a dismal Pittsburgh Penguins loss, amid reports his three Stanley Cup rings were stolen in a robbery.

Amid a brutal stretch of play, the New York Rangers shook up their roster in December with a pair of major trades. The Rangers dealt their captain, defenseman Jacob Trouba, to the Anaheim Ducks on Dec. 6 for defenseman Urho Vaakanainen and a fourth-round pick in the 2025 NHL Draft.