How to watch the NHL in 2026-27: every channel (ESPN, ABC, TNT, NHL Network), every streaming option, the free routes, blackout traps, and t...
By Mike Johnson · 9 min read
The NHL 2026-27 season expands to 84 games, the first since 1993-94. Both new games are divisional. Here is why it changed, when it starts,...
By Mike Johnson · 10 min read
Round 1 is June 26 at 7 p.m. ET, Rounds 2-7 are June 27 — but the channel changes between days. The full how-to-watch guide for the 2026 NHL...
By Mike Johnson · 6 min read
A Yukon kid who dominated two leagues two years apart, now the consensus No. 1 for 2026. Inside Gavin McKenna's game, his NHL comps, and the...
By Mike Johnson · 9 min read
McKenna and Stenberg are the only two locks in a top-heavy class. Inside the projected 2026 first-round order, the big board, the cliff afte...
By Mike Johnson · 6 min read
A thin free-agent class makes 2026 about fit, not fame. The Need-Fit Map names all 32 teams' biggest hole and the realistic target who fills...
By Mike Johnson · 8 min read
A quarter-billion in unspent cap room sits across the NHL — and almost none of it belongs to a team that wants to win. The War Chest Index r...
By Mike Johnson · 10 min read
Nico Hischier trade rumors are rising: extension talks with new GM Sunny Mehta are in their infancy, Montreal, LA and Minnesota are circling...
By Mike Johnson · 9 min read
NHL RFAs must file for salary arbitration by July 5. Jason Robertson headlines the 2026 eligible class, but the Hearing Bluff means almost n...
By Mike Johnson · 9 min read
The NHL buyout window opens June 15. Rielly, Gallagher, Kotkaniemi, and Frederic are the names in play, but the Dead-Cap Tail means most buy...
By Mike Johnson · 10 min read
