The 2025-26 season reaches the quarter mark during the 12-game slate Thursday, and there have already been countless magical moments to play out in arenas across North America.

The Colorado Avalanche can't lose in regulation. Young guns Macklin Celebrini of the San Jose Sharks and Connor Bedard of the Chicago Blackhawks can't stop scoring. Defenseman Matthew Schaefer , the No. 1 pick in the 2025 NHL Draft, is playing his position like few before him as he becomes a mainstay for the New York Islanders and forces himself into the conversation about playing for Team Canada in the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026 in February. Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals continues to rewrite the record book. The Pittsburgh Penguins, with their veteran core of Sidney Crosby , Evg

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