DALLAS, TEXAS – MAY 23: Connor McDavid #97 of the Edmonton Oilers reacts after his game winning goal against the Dallas Stars during the second overtime in Game One of the Western Conference Final of the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs at American Airlines Center on May 23, 2024 in Dallas, Texas. (Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty…
Connor McDavid signed a two-year contract extension with the Edmonton Oilers on Oct. 6, 2025. (Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images) Getty Images With the 2025-26 NHL season set to begin on Tuesday, one of the league’s biggest off-season storylines has been laid to rest. On Monday, the Edmonton Oilers announced that their captain, Connor McDavid,…
Kirill Kaprizov signed the richest deal in NHL history on Sept. 30, 2025, inking an eight-year deal with a cap hit of $17 million per season. (Photo by Bailey Hillesheim/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) Icon Sportswire via Getty Images As ESPN’s NHL Insider Emily Kaplan put it, the NHL’s ‘Player Empowerment Era’ is now truly…
Alex Ovechkin celebrates after setting a new all-time record for NHL goals on April 6, 2025. (Photo … More by Andrew Mordzynski/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Last April, Alex Ovechkin made history when he surpassed Wayne Gretzky with 895 NHL goals. But that’s not the end of the story. Turning…