Welcome, RotoBallers! My name is Brandon, and I'll be writing both The First-Serve and The Kick-Off for tennis and soccer. It is the return of the NHL season, which means it's time to sharpen our ...

A win of any variety for the Wild clinches their playoff spot (regardless of what the Flames do); the Wild can also clinch if they lose in OT/shootout and the Flames lose in any fashion. The Ducks are ...

Rittich will likely get the start even though it’ll be his second appearance in as many nights. In a blowout win against the Oilers, the Kings pulled Darcy Kuemper – presumably for rest – with Rittich ...

The NHL regular season ends on Thursday, so it’s getting late for those on the outside of the playoff picture. In the Eastern ...

Corey Perry finished with a goal and an assist to help lead the Edmonton Oilers to a 4-1 road victory Sunday over the ...

The 2025 NHL draft lottery is expected to take place in early May at a date yet to be determined. Schaefer has worked to ...

The 11 NHL games on Saturday helped solidify the playoff picture, as three teams (the Detroit Red Wings, New York Rangers and ...

Foerster has been Philadelphia’s most dangerous forward lately, scoring twice on Saturday in the team’s 4-3 shootout win over ...

All eyes are on the AHL and Loveland, Colorado, this weekend. One of the NHL’s best people passed away on Wednesday. Also, ...

Kirill Kaprizov scored 1:01 into overtime, Joel Eriksson Ek netted four goals and the Minnesota Wild escaped with an 8-7 win ...

After missing out on a postseason run last season, the New Jersey Devils have clinched a berth in the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs. Despite having an off day, the ...

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Matthew Knies scored a game-winning goal in overtime to record his second hat trick of the season, and the ...