The Panthers have beaten the Oilers in back-to-back Stanley Cup Finals, and the regular-season rematches of the past two Cup Finals between the Panthers and Oilers are set for Nov. 22 in Florida and March 19 in Edmonton.

NEW YORK — The NHL released the full 2025-26 schedule on Wednesday, the final 82-game season before the new collective bargaining agreement kicks in and increases it to 84.

The season opener for the Penguins and Rangers will get underway at 8 p.m. on October 7 and will be airing on ESPN. The NHL's full schedule will be released on Wednesday afternoon.

Mike Sullivan will coach against the team he coached for the past 10 seasons when the Rangers open the season.

Former NHL goaltender Wayne Thomas, who went on to have a lengthy career in hockey as a coach and an executive, has died from cancer.

Tuesday provided yet another reminder that it truly is the dawn of a new era of Penn State hockey. Months after the program made history by reaching its first Frozen Four in just its 12th season at the Division I level,

The New York Rangers' goalie depth might be taking a hit. Rather than bringing back Louis Domingue, the Rangers are on the verge of seeing the 33-year old journeyman head to Russia. Russian media reports that Domingue is set up to sign with Sibir Novosibirsk in the KHL.

The beginning of the NHL’s next collective bargaining agreement brings to an end the possibility that a former Zamboni driver or an accountant who plays beer league hockey could enter a game in the league.