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Hockey trade season has begun! Find grades for each GM involved in all the big swaps here.
For all the talk of U.S. Thanksgiving, being .500 or lower this late into the season isn't necessarily a death knell for playoff hopes.
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Cale Makar on collision course with Quinn Hughes in NHL playoffs
Colorado Avalanche superstar defenseman Cale Makar could be on a collision course to meet new Minnesota Wild Quinn Hughes in the 2025 NHL playoffs.
Historically, 75% of teams in a playoff position at Thanksgiving make the postseason. Who's above,below the cut line? Which teams could rise, fall?
The Red Wings rank second in the NHL in high-danger shots on goal (237) behind the Dallas Stars (241) and second in long-range shots on goal (193) behind the Carolina Hurricanes (213). Detroit is also tied for fifth in 5-on-5 shot attempts percentage (52.9), a strong indicator of a team's staying power as a postseason contender.
We’re one-third of the way through the NHL season and December marks an opportune checkpoint for futures bets.
The Minnesota Wild have acquired Quinn Hughes from the Vancouver Canucks in the biggest blockbuster trade of the NHL season. Minnesota sent center Marco Rossi, defenseman Zeev Buium, winger Liam Ohgren and a first-round pick in the 2026 draft to suddenly rebounding Vancouver to complete the deal.
The Wild and Stars are two of the top teams in the NHL. They’re also next-door neighbors in the Central Division behind first-place Colorado, meaning they would be first-round opponents if the playoffs started today.
Christmas may be only a few weeks away, but the Minnesota Wild’s path to the playoffs is becoming clearer. Entering Wednesday night, the Wild were six points ahead of the Utah Mammoth and San Jose Sharks for the final Wild Card spot in the Western Conference.
All 32 NHL clubs have reached or passed the 20-game milestone, putting them past the quarter mark of the 2025-26 season. The standings remain tightly packed in both conferences, with most teams still in the thick of the playoff chase through the early going.
The 28-consecutive-season playoff run came to an end during the 1997-98 campaign when the Blackhawks fell five points shy of San Jose for the eighth seed in the Western Conference, which would have tied the NHL record of 29 straight postseason appearances.
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