How will the 2026-27 NHL season play out? We've called our shots

NHL.com's fantasy hockey staff provides daily players to watch for props in various categories and free-to-play games throughout the 2026-27 season. For more coverage, visit NHL.com/Fantasy. Player to watch for goal, shots on goal and/or power-play point: Gavin McKenna , F, TOR (vs. MTL; 7 p.m. ET; TVAS, SN)

A bit of targeted payback in the West? A Leon Draisaitl surprise? Fickle awards voting snubs? You heard it all here first, folks.

The NHL has its biggest slate of the season so far with eight games on the docket for Thursday night. After a perfect 3-0 night on Tuesday, the Flyers let us do

With the Dallas Stars set to drop the puck on their 2026-27 season, they enter the year once again as a Western Conference favorite with questions about whether they can finally break through and return to the Stanley Cup Finals for the first time since 2020.

Who will win the Stanley Cup and the NHL's biggest awards. USA TODAY Sports experts predict the NHL season's biggest prizes.

The NHL season began on Tuesday night, and here are bold predictions for the season.

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Each night, we will bring you our award-winning NHL DFS Heat Map with expert research and picks for cash games and GPPs. Here are a few notes about the sheet: Blue means ELITE, Green means GO (good for the player), Yellow means value/supplemental play,...