A weekly gauge of the players who are controlling substantial buzz around the league. When a player is included on this list it may not be a good thing -- it means that they are capturing a large amount of the hockey world's attention.

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Stick checking and intense pressure by the Blue Jackets and Philadelphia Flyers led to a stilted, wonky and at times ugly game. It favored “mudders,” and the Blue Jackets showed they can ...

William Eklund had a goal and two assists and the San Jose Sharks ended Detroit's seven-game winning streak, beating the Red Wings 6-3 on Tuesday night.

Devon Toews scored with 37 seconds left in overtime, and the Colorado Avalanche rallied to beat the New York Rangers 3-2 in Denver on Tuesday night.

Toews has been one of the great winners in hockey. He captained three Stanley Cup championship team in Chicago. He scored goals in Team Canada gold-medal wins at the Olympics of 2010 and 2014. The bigger the game, it seemed, the better he played. He was the kind of contributor that coaches adore.

UM's William Horcoff was ranked as a first-round draft choice for the 2025 NHL Draft in Central Scouting's midterm ratings;

Zach Werenski, Columbus Blue Jackets ... Matthew Tkachuk, Florida Panthers, RW6 33. Mark Scheifele, Winnipeg Jets, C11 34. Filip Forsberg, Nashville Predators, LW8 35. Jack Hughes, New Jersey ...

From an EDGE stats standpoint, Marchenko checks many boxes that explain his full-fledged breakout season after leading Columbus in goals last season (23 in 78 games); he’s their best in the category again and on pace for 32 goals (18 in first 45 games). He is among the forward leaders in the following categories:

Jan. 17, 2025

Through games of Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025