Since Pronger won the Hart and Norris in 2000, not a single defenseman has even been a Hart finalist. The highest finish was ...

The 2025-26 NHL season is barely a month old, but two players are already emerging as near-locks for the league’s top individual honors. On the Calder Trophy front, New York Islanders defenseman ...

For the first time since Cale Makar entered the NHL, there was a young defenseman on the other side of the ice who made you think, “that guy kind of looks like Cale.” Yes, there’s only one Cale Makar, ...

Some expected names top the Hart and Norris projections, but the competition for the Selke might make for this year's most ...

After battling Heiskanen and the Stars, Schaefer goes on to battle another elite defenseman, Mo Seider, and the Detroit Red Wings to conclude the Islanders’ seven-game winning streak. Puck drop ...

Eighteen-year-old Matthew Schaefer is quickly emerging as a top NHL defenseman for the New York Islanders. His impressive rookie season, marked by strong offensive production and elite skating metrics ...

Is this a bold long-term gamble by the Snake? So far, Schaefer is off to an excellent start to his career with seven points, including two goals, in seven games while maintaining a plus-2 differential ...

January 19 - Cale Makar shook off a puck to the skate to score twice, Artturi Lehkonen had two goals and two assists to tie a career high for points, and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Dallas Stars 6 ...

May 18 - Matt Duchene broke the heart of his former team by sending his current club to a second straight Western Conference final. Duchene scored at 11:42 of the second overtime and the Dallas Stars ...