NHL officials will start wearing Apple Watches on ice The Apple Watch is now the smartwatch of choice for National Hockey League officials. Apple and the NHL just announced a collaboration where on-ice officials will wear Apple Watches that are running special software to receive important in-game information. Using the custom-built NHL Watch Comms app, on-ice referees can view the game clock direc…

An N.H.L. Team Quickly Moved to Utah. Renaming It Is Taking Longer. The Utah Hockey Club is searching for a new name, but it’s skated into a marketplace crowded with trademarks.

Predicting Where Top N.H.L. Targets Will Go by the Trade Deadline Mikael Granlund, Rasmus Ristolainen, Taylor Hall, Will Borgen and Brandon Tanev are some of the key names to watch.

Revisting Bold N.H.L. Predictions From the Preseason Two months into the hockey calendar, some prognostications are holding up well, while others might have been a bit too out there.

Pens’ Crosby 21st NHL player to reach 600 goals Captain Sidney Crosby scored his 600th NHL goal on Saturday night during the Penguins’ 6-1 loss to the Utah Hockey Club at PPG Paints Arena, joining Hall of Fame forward Mario Lemieux as the only two players to do so entirely in a Pittsburgh uniform.

The Early Stars and Unexpected Starts From the N.H.L. Season Each team has had a surprise this season, but some are better than others, a columnist for The Athletic writes.

Sources: NHL won’t discipline Rangers’ Trouba Rangers defenseman Jacob Trouba will not receive any supplemental discipline for his hit on Canadiens defenseman Justin Barron, sources told ESPN.

NHL playoff watch: Red Wings-Penguins is Thursday’s main event Who is going to win the East’s second wild card? Plus, the latest playoff projections, draft lottery standings and more.

How NHL teams, players are protecting against more skate-blade injuries After Adam Johnson’s death, more questions are being asked. Is a mandate on the way? Why wouldn’t everyone wear a neck guard? What is the NHLPA saying?

NHL Power Rankings: One word to describe each team’s season Can anyone topple the Golden Knights? How legit are the Canadiens and Canucks? Here are the updated 1-32 rankings.

NHL reverses new ban on Pride tape in warmups The NHL is reversing its ban on colored stick tape, including Pride tape.

Goals, upcoming schedule for the NHL’s top rookie Follow along with every key moment in the first-year phenom’s campaign for the Blackhawks.