We're less than one week out from the 2025-26 NHL season, and you know what that means: It's time to start thinking about divisional depth. The Western Conference has long featured two top-heavy ...

Where it once was the NHL’s most competitive division, the Metropolitan Division is now on a level with the Pacific Division as the league’s two least competitive divisions. But this shouldn’t be ...

Columbus Blue Jackets (3-6-0, eighth in the Metropolitan Division) vs. New Jersey Devils (5-3-0, second in the Metropolitan Division) Newark, New Jersey; Sunday, 2 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: The Columbus ...

The Metropolitan Division used to be the NHL’s crown jewel, but that has changed in recent years. It’s now arguably the league’s weakest, and though some teams did improve this offseason, there are ...

Going back to the Eastern Conference for the last installment of my standings predictions series for the 2025-26 NHL season, we have the Metropolitan Division. When you take a look at the Metro this ...

The race for playoff positioning in the Metropolitan Division is becoming one of the most intense storylines of the 2025–26 NHL season. With only a handful of postseason spots guaranteed, several ...