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Vintage Alex Ovechkin showed up on Tuesday night — the star forward scored two first period goals as the Washington Capitals defeated the New York Rangers 5-3 at Capital One Arena. It was Washington’s sixth win in eight tries to begin the National Hockey League campaign, and this is looking like a team that could […]

The Montreal Canadiens are off to a decent if unspectacular start in 2024-25, getting back to .500 after back-to-back victories over the St. Louis Blues and Philadelphia Flyers this weekend. As the 4-4-1 Habs continue to hang around the Eastern Conference playoff picture in the early going, general manager Kent Hughes wants to make the […]

After a red hot start to the 2024-25 NHL season, the Calgary Flames have come crashing back down to earth — and they did themselves no favors in a 5-0 shellacking at the hands of the Vegas Golden Knights on Monday. “Obviously they’re a good team, but that was not acceptable,” defenseman Rasmus Andersson told […]

The San Jose Sharks finally won their first game of 2024-25 on Monday night, stunning the Utah Hockey Club with three unanswered goals late in the third before Alex Wennberg sealed the deal in overtime. The victory marked the first NHL triumph for Sharks head coach Ryan Warsofsky. “The players, credit to them, they stuck […]

The Colorado Avalanche lost 5-2 to the Chicago Blackhawks on Monday night — and they also lost one of their most important players. Ross Colton, who has been breaking out to the tune of a team-leading eight goals in 10 games in 2024-25, will be out of the lineup for the foreseeable future after blocking […]

After 16 NHL seasons, two Stanley Cup championships and 555 goals in a Tampa Bay Lightning jersey, Steven Stamkos will make his highly-anticipated return to Amalie Arena on Monday night. The franchise legend was supposed to spend his entire Hall of Fame career with the Bolts, but the hockey gods had different plans this summer. […]

The Calgary Flames are one of the big surprises early on in the 2024-25 National Hockey League campaign. After missing back-to-back postseasons and trading a ton of talent away over the past year, there weren’t any expectations that this roster would be competing for a playoff spot next spring. But through seven games, the Flames […]

The Vegas Golden Knights scored three goals in a span of 1:25 late in the third period to stun the Ottawa Senators at T-Mobile Arena on Friday night — and Sens netminder Linus Ullmark admitted he could have been better. “If [we] had a capable goalie in there today, [we] would have won 4-3, I […]

It’s been an abysmal start to the season for John Tortorella’s Philadelphia Flyers in 2024-25 — but the veteran head coach’s job is safe for now, according to Daily Faceoff’s Frank Seravalli. “He isn’t going anywhere,” the hockey insider asserted on Friday. “Tortorella has the complete and total support of the organization, despite a scuffling […]

Sheldon Keefe’s New Jersey Devils started the 2024-25 season strong, but shaky goaltending has contributed to a three-game skid that has the club just above .500 through 10 games. Now 5-4-1, Keefe wants to see more out of Jacob Markstrom and Jake Allen, he said after Thursday night’s 5-3 loss to the Detroit Red Wings. […]

Craig Berube didn’t fare well against his old team on Thursday night, with the St. Louis Blues beating up on the Toronto Maple Leafs at Scotiabank Arena. And the head coach didn’t mince his words after the 5-1 defeat — the Leafs’ second consecutive lopsided loss. “Our whole team is getting a little cute,” Berube […]

Sergei Bobrovsky won his 400th career National Hockey League game on Thursday night — and the Florida Panthers star goaltender made impressive history in the process. Bobrovsky became the fastest netminder to secure 400 victories, passing New York Rangers legend Henrik Lundqvist. It took the Russian 707 games to reach the feat; the Swede, 727, […]

Both the Montreal Canadiens and Utah Hockey Club have been hit hard by injuries early on in the 2024-25 NHL season, and the general managers of both cross-conference clubs are not standing pat. Kent Hughes and Bill Armstrong are each exploring the trade market, TSN’s Pierre LeBrun confirmed in the latest episode of Early Trading […]

The Tampa Bay Lightning are making some changes in the control room, with a portion of the franchise being sold to a group of investors led by Doug Ostrover and Marc Lipschultz, the team announced on Thursday. The transaction has already taken affect, with the NHL’s Board of Governors giving its approval back on October […]

Boston Bruins captain Brad Marchand drew the ire of his head coach during a 2-1 overtime loss to the Utah Hockey Club in Salt Lake City on Saturday night. Utah was trailing 1-0 in the third period before a Marchand turnover led to the tying goal, causing Jim Montgomery to lose it on one of his […]

Hockey Canada is aggressively scouting for the 4 Nations Face-Off next February, and although Chicago Blackhawks star Connor Bedard wants to make the team, his main focus is with the 2-4-1 Hawks. “I definitely hope so,” Bedard told TSN’s Jay Onrait about potentially playing for Team Canada. “For me, I’m not focused on it right […]

The Nashville Predators probably could not have envisioned a worse start to the 2024-25 season, especially considering the moves general manager Barry Trotz made this summer. Through six games, the Preds are dead last in National Hockey League standings with an abysmal 1-5 record — and the GM is already making moves to rectify the […]

Alex Ovechkin scored his 50th career goal against the Philadelphia Flyers in a 6-3 win on Wednesday night — and the Washington Capitals superstar joined an exclusive club in the process. “Alex Ovechkin scores his 855th career goal to make it 6-3. It marks Ovechkin’s 50th career goal against the Flyers, which is tied for […]

For the second straight season, the San Jose Sharks just cannot seem to buy a win. After beginning the 2023-24 campaign 0-10-1, this year’s version of the roster remains without a victory through seven games. A big reason for that is the team’s penalty troubles; San Jose ranks fifth in penalty minutes (81) and penalty […]

The New Jersey Devils have looked like one of the premier teams in the National Hockey League over their first nine games — and the team is likely to get even better over the weekend. Both Luke Hughes and Brett Pesce could make their season debuts as soon as this weekend, head coach Sheldon Keefe […]

Tyler Johnson joined the Boston Bruins on a PTO ahead of training camp, and the veteran forward continues to wait patiently for a potential contract with the club, TSN’s Chris Johnston confirmed on the latest episode of Insider Trading. “[Johnson] still remains in Boston. He’s skating there, trying to stay in shape, remaining patient in […]

Robert Thomas has emerged into one of the best players on the St. Louis Blues since helping the franchise win its first Stanley Cup in 2019 — but the team will have to make due without the star forward for the foreseeable future. Thomas was placed on injured reserve with a fractured ankle on Wednesday, […]

After 12 seasons in the National Hockey League — and back-to-back Stanley Cup championships with the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2016 and 2017 — Justin Schultz is taking his talents overseas. The 34-year-old signed a one-year contract with HC Lugano in Switzerland’s top league, The Athletic’s Chris Johnston confirmed on Wednesday. “As reported recently, Justin Schultz […]

Paul Maurice led the Florida Panthers to their first-ever Stanley Cup championship last June, and the veteran head coach was rewarded for his continued efforts on Tuesday. Maurice was locked up on a multi-year contract extension, the team announced; terms of the deal were not revealed. “I’m interested in coaching the Florida Panthers for as […]

The Vegas Golden Knights have started to fall back down to earth after a perfect 3-0 start to the 2024-25 NHL season. The Knights have lost three games in a row since last Tuesday, and are one regulation defeat away from being back to .500. And although reinforcements could be on the way, the team […]

Washington Capitals star forward Alex Ovechkin is only 41 goals away from breaking Wayne Gretzky’s record — and The Great One wants him to do it. Not only has Gretzky been keeping a close eye on the Russian’s progress over the last couple of years, he has been in touch with Ovechkin regarding the NHL […]

The Florida Panthers have fared relatively well without the services of their two best players over the last week — but reinforcements are on the way. Matthew Tkachuk, who has missed the last five games because of an illness, will return to the lineup when the Minnesota Wild visit Amerant Bank Arena on Tuesday night. […]

Not counting the 2024 Global Series Czechia, it’s been exactly 13 days since the 2024-25 National Hockey League campaign kicked off in Seattle on October 8. And although it’s still extremely early, the chaos brewing in ClutchPoints’ weekly NHL Power Rankings is palpable. Some teams are absolutely shattering preseason expectations — like the Calgary Flames […]

Despite entering the 2024-25 NHL season with Stanley Cup aspirations, the Colorado Avalanche have looked like anything but contenders in the early going. After an 0-4 start to the campaign, the squad finally got in the win column after a tight 4-3 overtime victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Friday night. Despite a 45-save gem […]

The 2024-25 NHL season is not even two weeks old, and the Columbus Blue Jackets are already riddled with injuries. Captain Boone Jenner is on the shelf, along with Dmitri Voronkov and Erik Gudbranson — and the list added another name on Saturday. Kent Johnson, the No. 5 overall pick in the 2021 NHL Draft, […]

The Utah Hockey Club got off to a phenomenal start to the 2024-25 National Hockey League campaign — but things have started to go off the rails for the new franchise. After winning each of their first three games, Utah has suffered two consecutive defeats at the hands of the New Jersey Devils and Anaheim […]

Vancouver Canucks forward Teddy Blueger and Florida Panthers defenseman Uvis Balinskis squared off for the first all-Latvian fight in National Hockey League history on Thursday night — but there were no hard feelings afterwards. The two could be seen sharing a handshake and a hug after the Canucks beat the Panthers 3-2 in overtime at […]

The Colorado Avalanche are one of the NHL’s biggest surprises in 2024-25 — and not in a good way. The Avs have failed to secure a single point through four games, joining the Nashville Predators and San Jose Sharks as the only three teams without a win. And the goaltending situation is going from bad […]

The Calgary Flames are one of the big surprises of the 2024-25 National Hockey League season, roaring out of the gate with four consecutive victories. That has a team that was widely expected to miss the playoffs not only changing the narrative, but looking to get even better. General manager Craig Conroy has been inquiring […]

The Minnesota Wild were dealt a piece of good news and a piece of bad news on Thursday ahead of a trip to Nationwide Arena to play the Columbus Blue Jackets. Joel Eriksson Ek, who missed the past two games with a broken nose, returned to practice on Thursday and will be an option on […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs continue to win hockey games early on in the 2024-25 NHL season — and Auston Matthews is back to scoring goals. After failing to record a point in each of Toronto’s first three games — two of them victories — No. 34 broke out in a 6-2 drubbing of the Los […]

The Florida Panthers have been without Aleksander Barkov since the superstar forward crashed into the boards late in a 3-1 loss to the Ottawa Senators last Thursday — but the captain is looking well on his way to a return to the lineup. “Aleksander Barkov is on the ice getting some work in before the […]

The Los Angeles Kings were one of the better defensive teams during the 2023-24 National Hockey League season, but it’s been tough sledding thus far this time around. LA has begun the new campaign in mediocre fashion, beating the Buffalo Sabres in their opener before losing three straight times on the road in Boston, Ottawa […]

Filip Gustavsson made history on Tuesday night, scoring the first goalie goal in Minnesota Wild history to cap off a 4-1 win over the St. Louis Blues at Enterprise Center. And it turns out that surefire Hall of Famer Marc-Andre Fleury was the one who planted the idea in his head. The Wild led the […]