Tyler Yaremchuk: Cale Makar is currently the favorite in the Norris Trophy race, but Zach Werenski is right there with him. The two of them are far and away the No. 1 and No. 2 favorites in terms ...

Defenseman Zach Werenski is having a career year while the Columbus Blue Jackets try to secure a ticket to the post-season.

Remember the summer when Darnell Nurse signed his eight-year extension? He wasn’t the only big-name defenceman who got paid.

Werenski, one of the top candidates for the Norris Trophy this season as the NHL's top defenseman, played 33:44 on Monday, ...

Hughes, Cale Makar and Zach Werenski are all enjoying sublime seasons with their NHL clubs, making this year’s challenge for the league’s top defender one of the hardest to gauge in recent memory.

Makar notched a power-play assist, two shots on goal and four blocked shots in Wednesday's 2-1 loss to the Maple Leafs.

Nets OT winner ...

Of the league leaders, no one is more important to their team than Zach Werenski. He is six points behind Cale Makar for the league lead among defenders, and if not for Makar's six-point night the ...

Chinakhov skated at left wing on the second line with captain Boone Jenner at center and Kent Johnson on the right. Their secondary numbers together weren’t terrible, but Chinakhov needs to shake off ...

No trophy race has been more of an actual race than this one. At times, all four of Dustin Wolf, Lane Hutson, Macklin Celebrini and Matvei Michkov have had a strong case as the top rookie.