The NHL standings could be a little more bunched this season. Last year, the No. 1 overall team, the Winnipeg Jets, and the No. 32 San Jose Sharks were separated by 64 points. This year, USA TODAY predicts that the gap between first and last will be 47 points.

The NHL has three games on Friday spread evenly throughout the night. The Vegas Golden Knights host the Colorado Avalanche in an unusual 4 p.m. et start, then t

Nick Suzuki has seven power-play points through 11 games. Our expert Canadiens predictions expect Suzuki's hot stick to continue tonight against the Ottawa Senators!

Breaking down how the top 150 NHL players heading into this season ended up on their current teams, and what that says about the league.

The NHL has seen three different players win the Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy as the league's top goal scorer in each of the last three seasons. Leon Draisaitl, Auston Matthews, and Connor McDavid have all won the award, but it's possible that a newcomer to the leaderboard could score the most goals.

The NHL's annual draft lottery is usually held in early May. It involves the 16 teams that didn't qualify for the playoffs to determine which club will win the first overall selection.

Welcome back to another edition of NHL Predictions, with us here at Last Word On Hockey. Thursday night’s matchup between the Boston Bruins and the Buffalo Sabres features the bottom two teams from the NHL’s Atlantic Division from last season.