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Inside the Sabres' never-ending rebuild -- and how they get back to the playoffs
From Ryan O'Reilly to Jack Eichel to Sam Reinhart and more, success follows for a player once he leaves, with Buffalo set to miss the playoffs again.
PLAYOFF WATCH FOR MARCH 14
STANDINGS, PROJECTIONS, SCHEDULE
NHL playoff watch: Who wins the Central Division?
With the Jets, Stars and Avs all in action, here's what the projections indicate. Plus, updated playoff projections, draft lottery outlook, more.
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FRIDAY'S KEY GAMES
TOP CENTRAL TEAMS IN ACTION
POWER RANKINGS
ALL-TIME PLAYOFF SCORING LEADERS
NHL Power Rankings: Capitals back at No. 1, plus each team's playoff scoring leaders
Here come the Avalanche and Senators! And with March Madness coming soon, who is each NHL team's postseason tournament hero?
TOP TRADED PROSPECTS
READY FOR THE NHL SOON?
New team, new timeline? What to expect out of Ritchie, Minten, other traded NHL prospects
How will those players impact their new teams? When will they play meaningful minutes at the NHL level? Here are scouting reports on eight big names.
NCAA WOMEN'S HOCKEY
Wisconsin looks to cap one of the best seasons ever with a national title
The Badgers and coach Mark Johnson know plenty about winning, but they've taken it to another level.
AWARDS WATCH
UPDATE ON ALL THE RACES
NHL Awards Watch: New leaders for Hart, Norris as playoff races heat up
With about a month left, there are new leaders for league MVP and the best defenseman. Here are the results of our poll of PHWA voters.
OVERREACTION TIME!
Are the Canes and Oilers cooked? Is the Cup headed to Dallas? Grading trade deadline overreactions
A wild final week resulted in many big trades -- and many hot takes. We identify which takeaways are legit, and which are way off base.
TEAM GRADES!
WHO DID THE BEST? WHO DID WORST?
Trade season grades for all 32 NHL teams: Seven A's, three D's
The dust has settled after a furious deadline week. Which GMs aced the assignment this season? Who whiffed -- or missed big opportunities?
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- Jets letting Pionk recover for playoff 'long run'
- Injured Flames forward Backlund week-to-week
- Golden Knights sign G Hill to 6-year, $37.5M deal
- Flames' Zary gets 2 games for elbowing Pettersson
- Devils' Hamilton out for regular season, GM says
- Montour nets NHL's fastest OT goal at 4 seconds
- Fights, penalties fill wild 3rd in Sabres-Wings
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Ranking the top 32 prospects for the 2025 NHL draft
James Hagens, Michael Misa and Matthew Schaefer are among the top prospects for the upcoming NHL draft. But who checks in at No. 1 in our first rankings?
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NHL trade grades: Report cards for the biggest deals of 2025
The trades are flying ahead of Friday's deadline. Find grades for each GM involved in all the big swaps here.
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Sabres announcer Rob Ray shakes off puck to head mid-commentary
The Sabres legend kept rolling on the broadcast despite the puck opening up a gash above his left eye.
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The story behind Blue Jackets', Red Wings' Stadium Series jerseys
The uniforms are full of Easter eggs as the two teams get set to square off at Ohio Stadium on March 1.
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Inside the Quebec factory where NHL jerseys are created
The NHL is confident that players and fans will be pleased with the changeover in designers since the manufacturer will remain the same.