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The Thanksgiving Panic Index: Which NHL teams are the most concerned?
Teams in playoff position on the holiday tend to stay there (77.1% since 2005). Who is in the best and worst shape?

NHL Power Rankings: 1-32 poll, each team's quarter-season MVP
The Avalanche's reign atop the list continues, and the Blackhawks break into the top 10. Here's the full list.

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OLYMPIC JERSEYS
Team USA hockey reveals 2026 Milan Olympic jerseys
The uniforms are an homage to the 1960s squad, which won America's first ice hockey gold medal.


REACTING TO THE ACTION
Who's making the grade, and who's failing at the NHL quarter mark? Grades for all 32 teams
From multiple A's down to two F's, here's what has gone right (and wrong) for every club.

Best this week: The case for a new 'playoff cutoff' date
We all know the American Thanksgiving playoff rule. Here's a better date for hockey fans to use.


NHL DRAFT
Key players to watch at the CHL-USHL Prospects Challenge
The hockey scouting world will descend on Alberta this week for a look at top draft-eligible players.


FANTASY HOCKEY
December schedule hacks: Stack your fantasy hockey lineups with Devils, Mammoth players
Your essential guide to lineup strategy for December, including how to use the NHL schedule to your advantage.


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Predators score 5 in the 3rd period to end a 3-game slide with 6-3 win over Red Wings
— Ryan O'Reilly and Erik Haula scored 28 seconds apart with less than six minutes remaining as Nashville snapped a three-game losing streak with a 6-3 win over the Detroit Red Wings on Wednesday night.

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- Stone returns with clutch goal, but Knights lose
- Panthers' Tkachuk skating, but return date TBD
- U.S. takes prospects challenge in OT tiebreaker
- Lucic comeback on hold after release from tryout
- Stars' Rantanen gets automatic one-game ban
- Isles' Romanov has surgery, to miss 5-6 months
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Jared Silber/NHLI via Getty Images NHL Bubble Watch: Projecting playoff hopes for all 32 teams
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