Ryan McLeod scored his first-career hat trick and the Buffalo Sabres held on for 4-2 win against the visiting Carolina Hurricanes on Wednesday.

Michael Finewax suggests trading for Linus Ullmark in fantasy hockey leagues, who is close to returning to the Ottawa lineup from a back injury.

N.Y. — Ryan McLeod scored three goals for his first career hat trick and the Buffalo Sabres beat the Carolina Hurricanes 4-2 on Wednesday night. Dylan Cozens also scored and Jason Zucker had two ...

The Buffalo Sabres 7-2 victory over the Boston Bruins on Tuesday was a positive moment in an otherwise dreary and disappointing season. Tage Thompson and JJ Peterka each registered a hat trick; the first time that a pair of Sabres have scored hat tricks in 17 years (Drew Stafford and Derek Roy did it in January 2008 against Atlanta),

Our staff identified 13 buyers, nine sellers and 10 teams that could go either way (or do some buying and selling) at the trade deadline.

Michael Finewax suggests trading for Linus Ullmark, who is close to returning to the Ottawa lineup from a back injury that has sidelined him since Dec. 22.

Rantanen was acquired in a trade with the Colorado Avalanche on Friday for forwards Jack Drury and Martin Necas, along with a second-round pick in the 2025 NHL Draft and a fourth-round pick in the 2026 NHL Draft. Hall was acquired from the Chicago Blackhawks for a third-round pick in the 2025 Draft.

Read the recent NHL news and rumors about Martin Necas for fantasy hockey. According to Emily Kaplan of ESPN, the Carolina Hurricanes have traded

Read the recent NHL news and rumors about Mikko Rantanen for fantasy hockey. According to Emily Kaplan of ESPN, the Colorado Avalanche are trading

The Islanders announced Thursday that defenseman Noah Dobson is week to week because of a lower-body injury sustained during a 3-1 win against the Blue Jackets on Monday. Defenseman Mike Reilly has not played since Nov. 1 because of a concussion, followed by a heart procedure. -- Stefen Rosner

The Buffalo Sabres will attempt to build on their win in Vancouver when they face the Calgary Flames on Thursday night. Paul Hamilton has his game preview:

The NHL trade deadline (March 7) is a little more than a month away and teams are already starting to position themselves as buyers and sellers. So let's take a look at four teams that could be positioned to be the most aggressive buyers,