The NHL resumes play following its holiday break with 13 games on Saturday. That begins a busy six-week stretch in the hockey world leading up to Feb. 6-24 break for the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026. Here are 10 things to watch for between now and then.

The 2026 World Juniors Championship is one of the most exciting hockey tournaments of the year and a key evaluation period for the NHL. Multiple top prospects w

The best under-20 hockey talent in the world is convening in Minnesota for the IIHF World Junior Hockey Tournament. Here's how to stream it live.

The Bruins' James Hagens, Islanders' Victor Eklund and Sabres' Radim Mrtka will be just some of the NHL's Eastern Conference prospects to watch at the world juniors.

Utah’s Logan Cooley and Chicago’s Frank Nazar were the first pending RFAs to agree to long-term extensions. Cooley signed an eight-year, $80 million deal with the Mammoth, while Nazar inked a seven-year, $46.2-million contract with the Blackhawks.

Expert recap and game analysis of the New York Islanders vs. New York Rangers NHL game from December 27, 2025 on ESPN.

The Islanders and 25 other teams across the NHL return to action today and tonight (6 p.m. start for the Isles) as the league emerges from the holiday break, welcomed by a blanket of snow. It wouldn’t be the holidays without at least one visit from your awkward,