Give Moose his juice. Let’s say, eight years at $101 million. Everybody gets what they want. Mikko Rantanen, the good solider and Nathan MacKinnon’s literal right-hand man, becomes a $100-million player.

The Oilers come into a much-anticipated matchup on a hot streak. Connor McDavid. Nathan MacKinnon. Leon Draisaitl. Mikko Rantanen.

We’re right around the league’s halfway point which is a perfect time to check in on the major awards races. A lot has changed over the last five weeks. Not everything has changed — Connor Hellebuyck will probably win back-to-back Vezinas and someone from Florida deserves the Selke — but the other races have certainly seen some interesting movement.

Edmonton Oilers star Leon Draisailt leads a talented field of NHL elite in the race for this season's Hart Trophy, highlighting his value to the team and league

The Hart Trophy race should be starting to crystallize now that most teams are halfway through their 2024-25 regular season schedules. On the other hand, the player who led the way in our November and December editions has been out for more than two weeks because of an injury.

The NHL has hit the midway point of the 2024-25 season. Who are the front-runners for awards, plus the surprises and disappointments?

The Blue Jackets (21-17-6) have won five straight and play the San Jose Sharks at Nationwide Arena on Thursday (7 p.m. ET; FDSNOH, NBCSCA). They will host the Detroit Red Wings in the 2025 Navy Federal Credit Union NHL Stadium Series at Ohio Stadium on March 1 (6 p.m. ET; ESPN, TVAS-D, SN360).

Leon Draisaitl. Mikko Rantanen ... Rantanen, Valeri Nichushkin, Cale Makar, and Devon Toews -- it provides the lineup with some much-needed balance. It also evens them up with the Oilers, who ...

Scotiabank Hockey Day in Canada featured a three-goal comeback win during the latest edition of the NHL’s oldest rivalry, a thrilling matinee in the nation’s capital as well as the Flames and Canucks collecting crucial wins in the Western Conference’s Wild Card race.

Alex Bump scored two goals for No. 4 Western Michigan in a 5-1 win over North Dakota on Saturday night in Grand Forks, N.D.

While everyone is talking about Mitch Marner and John Tavares with the Toronto Maple Leafs, the other member of the “Big Three” free agents this summer is Mikko Rantanen of the Colorado Avalanche.  Like the others listed above,

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.