The Hart Trophy race is crowded as the NHL hits the midway point of its season. Adam Vingan explores five players who have a strong MVP case so far.

Cale Makar reached a significant milestone against the Dallas Stars on Saturday afternoon. His goal at 10:31 in the second period was No. 100 for the 26-year-old defenseman. Hitting the century mark of career goals in 362 games is a remarkable achievement,

Past the season's midpoint, our staff's updated picks for Cup winner, dark horse, biggest disappointment, awards, playoff fields and more.

We are firmly into the second half with a neck-and-neck-and-neck race for the top of the fantasy podium. Connor Hellebuyck will surely start getting some additional rest later in the season, so the race at the top right now is between Nikita Kucherov and Nathan MacKinnon.

Ovechkin & Co. are back on top according to our voters. And at the midway point of the season, we identify the best fantasy player for all 32 clubs.

With every team now having played 40+ games, it’s a great time to reflect on the season so far and look at some of the incredible performances we’ve seen from players around the league.

As you’ve likely heard by now, the Vancouver Canucks’ 2-0 shutout win over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday did a lot for Quinn Hughes’s case for the Hart Trophy – the NHL’s regular-season MVP award.

Oh look everyone! Hunter Crowther’s back! Yaaaaaaaaay! This will be good news if you don’t like Mike Gould or terrible news if you don’t like Hunter. Or maybe you just don’t like me and this news doesn’t change your feelings.

Jan. 19, 2025

Colorado Avalanche defenseman Cale Makar and his wife Tracy Evans were in attendance at the PWHL Takeover Tour game between the Minnesota Frost and the Montreal Victoire on Sunday. The game ...

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