A generation ago, it felt like the best hope a short guy had of thriving in the NHL was in the crease. Today, the dynamic has largely flipped. Ryan Dixon takes a look at each team's undersized players in this week's Power Rankings.

The East has six teams with a chance to win the Stanley Cup north of 2.5 percent. These are each team’s signature strengths and fatal flaws.

Trailing 1-0, the Penguins tied it at 4:34 of the second period as defenseman Kris Letang sent the puck to Rickard Rakell behind the Seattle net. Rakell spotted Crosby in the slot, and he put a low one-timer just inside the right post.

Cam Talbot stopped 28 shots for his second shutout of the season as the Detroit Red Wings beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 2-0 on Saturday night. Marco Kasper redirected J.T. Compher’s

Cam Talbot stopped 28 shots for his second shutout of the season as the Detroit Red Wings beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 2-0 on Saturday night. Marco Kasper redirected J.T. Compher’s

At one point this season, the New Jersey Devils looked as if they might be the best team in the NHL. That has not been the case lately, as the Devils' offense flails and they slide further down the NHL Power Rankings.

Through games of Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025

Jan. 27, 2025

The Tampa Bay Lightning star Nikita Kucherov was widely criticized for a dirty play on Detroit Red Wings forward Michael Rasmussen last night. This season, the battle for playoff spots in the ...

Kucherov scored a goal on two shots, added two assists, logged two PIM and went minus-2 in Friday's 4-3 overtime win over the Blackhawks. All three of Kucherov's points came on the power play ...

NHL fans are upset after Nikita Kucherov tripped Michael Rasmussen during Saturday’s game between the Tampa Bay Lightning and Detroit Red Wings. Rasmussen was skating toward the empty net when ...

Bratt had a goal, an assist, three shots on goal and two blocked shots in Saturday's 4-3 overtime win over the Canadiens. Bratt was involved in two of the team's four goals and made his presence ...