The NHL’s 2025-26 season has reached the quarter mark, and the playoff race is already intense. It’s a great time to look at which teams are surprisingly in a playoff spot heading into Friday's games.

Each Monday throughout the 2025-26 NHL season, ESPN and NHL Network analyst Kevin Weekes will provide fans with a guide of ...

I'm sick of the "American Thanksgiving playoff position" conversation that happens every single year in the hockey world. I say this with complete respect to longtime NHL executive Ken Holland, who is ...

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 ...

Expert recap and game analysis of the Buffalo Sabres vs. Philadelphia Flyers NHL game from December 18, 2025 on ESPN.