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The Chicago Blackhawks and St. Louis Blues are facing off in the 2025 Winter Classic at Wrigley Field.

Jonathan Drouin, who has missed the last 16 games with an upper-body injury, will return for the Avalanche against the visiting Jets on Tuesday.

Slovakia authored a 5-4 victory over Kazakhstan on Monday at the world junior hockey championship in Ottawa, Ontario, allowing the winners to finish the preliminary round with five points on a regulation win, an overtime win and two losses.

The NHL issued fines to Matvei Michkov of the Philadelphia Flyers, and Patrick Maroon of the Chicago Blackhawks, on Monday for separate incidents that occurred during Sunday's action.

The FBI has issued a formal warning to sports leagues about organized crime organizations from South America targeting the homes of professional athletes.

The 2025 NHL Draft, which is moving to a decentralized format, will be held at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles this June, a source confirmed to ESPN.

A number of promising pickups are on waiver wires in fantasy hockey leagues. Here are players to add this week.

Auston Matthews took part in Maple Leafs practice for the first time since a Dec. 20 injury but won't play Tuesday against the Islanders.

Blackhawks defenseman Alec Martinez (neck) and forward Craig Smith (back) could return from injured reserve in time for the NHL Winter Classic on Tuesday.

Chicago's struggles have only brought more attention to Connor Bedard's sophomore slump. It begs the question: How long will the rebuild will take? Are they doing a disservice to their superstar by not speeding it up?