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The Los Angeles Kings will be without goaltender Darcy Kuemper in Toronto against the Maple Leafs on Wednesday night, head coach Jim Hiller confirmed. The 34-year-old is day-to-day with an injury and will not dress at Scotiabank Arena. That means it’ll be David Rittich starting for the Kings in the cross-conference matchup; Phoenix Copley was […]

Matvei Michkov finally arrived on Tuesday night in Edmonton, scoring the first two goals of his National Hockey League career against the Oilers — both on the powerplay in the first period. And although the Philadelphia Flyers ended up losing the game after blowing two leads, head coach John Tortorella was impressed with what he […]

Although all eyes are on Alex Ovechkin scoring goals in 2024-25, the Washington Capitals star forward is still pretty good at setting his teammates up. The Great Eight registered two assists in a 4-2 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights on Tuesday night, adding another milestone to his illustrious career after recording his 700th assist. […]

Leon Draisaitl played hero for the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday night, scoring the overtime winner against the Philadelphia Flyers in the team’s first victory of the 2024-25 season — but not before he was benched in the third period. The German superstar was skipped by head coach Kris Knoblauch a couple of times in the […]

What an incredible feeling it is to be back watching NHL hockey on a daily basis. And what a thrilling first seven days of the 2024-25 season it’s been — not counting the Global Series Czechia — with multiple noteworthy feats being seen across the league. Arranging the second edition of the NHL Power Rankings […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins will look to make it back-to-back victories when they take on the Toronto Maple Leafs at Scotiabank Arena on Saturday night — and they could have a big piece of the offense back for the tilt. Bryan Rust is listed as a game-time decision, but the veteran was a full participant in […]

Macklin Celebrini made sure the fans at SAP Center got their money’s worth in his electric NHL debut on Thursday night — but they’ll have to wait a little longer to watch the San Jose Sharks’ star rookie next. The 18-year-old was placed on injured reserve after suffering a lower-body injury, the team announced. That […]

Aleksander Barkov is the most important player on the Florida Panthers, and the club is going to have to adjust to life without the captain for a little while. Barkov was injured in Thursday’s loss to the Ottawa Senators after crashing into the boards attempting to stop Tim Stutzle scoring into an empty net. Although […]

The Boston Bruins are looking to make it two consecutive victories when they welcome the Los Angeles Kings to TD Garden on Saturday afternoon — and they could have a key reinforcement back in the lineup for the matinee. Matthew Poitras will likely make his return to the roster, in what would be the 20-year-old’s […]

Although most of the headlines in New York as of late have surrounded Igor Shesterkin’s next contract, the New York Rangers could be looking to lock up another key piece of their core this season. The Blueshirts and former No. 1 overall pick Alexis Lafreniere have had discussions about an eight-year contract that could pay […]

The Boston Bruins got off to a tough start against the defending Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers on Tuesday night, but their star netminder helped them get back on track two nights later. Jeremy Swayman made 21 saves on 25 shots as the B’s downed the Montreal Canadiens 6-4 at TD Garden on Thursday night. […]

Anze Kopitar put the Los Angeles Kings on his back in the team’s season-opening win over the Buffalo Sabres, scoring a natural hat trick in a 3-1 victory at the Keybank Center on Thursday night. The captain also made some impressive NHL history in the process. “Anze Kopitar scored his second season-opening hat trick in […]

Matt Boldy was the catalyst for the Minnesota Wild in their season-opening win over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Thursday night, scoring a goal and adding two assists in the 3-2 victory. The 23-year-old star sent the fans at Xcel Energy Center home happy, and he admitted after the game he wants to make that […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins got back in the win column on Thursday night, spoiling the Detroit Red Wings’ home opener at Little Caesars Arena — and Evgeni Malkin joined a historic club in the process. Malkin registered an assist on Erik Karlsson’s powerplay goal early in the third period — his second apple of the contest […]

The Florida Panthers started off their 2024-25 campaign swimmingly, beating the Boston Bruins in front of the home crowd before locking up a key piece of the core in Carter Verhaeghe mere hours later. The Cats now have Verhaeghe, Sasha Barkov, Sam Reinhart, Matthew Tkachuk, Gustav Forsling and Anton Lundell all signed through 2029-30, and […]

It won’t take long for Sheldon Keefe to face his former team after being fired as the head coach of the Toronto Maple Leafs in the offseason. He was quickly hired by the New Jersey Devils on May 23, and will coach his first game of 2024-25 in North America against those same Leafs on […]

After a full season of being relentlessly under the microscope, Connor Bedard is passing the torch to his good friend and fellow North Vancouver native Macklin Celebrini. The San Jose Sharks phenom will make his NHL debut on Thursday night against the St. Louis Blues after being selected No. 1 overall in the 2024 draft. […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins faced a tall task against the President’s Trophy-winning New York Rangers in their 2024-25 season opener on Wednesday night — and they were not at all up to said task. The Rangers steamrolled the Pens 6-0, scoring early and often to send the fans at PPG Paints Arena home disappointed. Veteran Evgeni […]

After one of the most storied careers in professional tennis, legend of the game Rafael Nadal will retire from the sport at the end of 2024, he announced on Thursday. “I’m here to let you know that I am retiring from professional tennis,” the Spaniard said in a video statement posted online. “The reality is […]

It’s hard to argue that Igor Shesterkin isn’t the best current goaltender in the National Hockey League — and the New York Rangers know that. So much so that they reportedly offered the Russian $88 million over eight years on a new contract extension, which would have made him the highest-paid netminder in league history. […]

Kirill Kaprizov has been the heart and soul of the Minnesota Wild since he made his National Hockey League debut back in 2020-21. The Russian superstar has emerged into one of the best wingers in the league, and the front office in Saint Paul should be doing everything in its power to lock up the […]

Pittsburgh Penguins rookie Rutger McGroarty will be thrown right into the fire when he makes his National Hockey League debut against the reigning President’s Trophy-winning New York Rangers at PPG Paints Arena on Wednesday night. The 20-year-old forward made the opening day roster after being acquired from the Winnipeg Jets in a one-for-one trade at […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs will run it back with the ‘Core Four’ of Auston Matthews, William Nylander, John Tavares and Mitch Marner in 2024-25 — but it could be the last time all four star forwards call the city home. Although Matthews and Nylander are locked up long-term, both Tavares and Marner are set to […]

Ottawa Senators goaltender Linus Ullmark will make his debut with his new squad on Thursday night — and it’ll be the first of many starts after the Swede was locked up by the Sens on Wednesday morning. “Four years. $8.25 mil per for Ullmark and the Senators,” reported TSN hockey insider Darren Dreger. It’s a nice […]

After winning the President’s Trophy as the NHL’s top team in 2023-24 — and failing to turn it into a Stanley Cup championship — the New York Rangers are not getting any younger as they continue to chase an elusive ring. Despite boasting a superstar core, the Blueshirts have been unable to get over the […]

Hockey fans, we finally made it to NHL opening day. It’s been exactly 107 days since one of the most thrilling Stanley Cup Finals in recent memory concluded, with the Florida Panthers avoiding the epic collapse in Game 7 and defeating the Edmonton Oilers 2-1 to capture their first ever championship. It was elation for […]

The Minnesota Wild have gotten one key extension out of the way ahead of their 2024-25 season opener, signing goaltender Jesper Wallstedt to a two-year, $4.4 million contract extension on Monday. “This was my goal coming in,” the Wild’s goalie of the future said of the new deal, per NHL.com’s Jessi Pierce. “Hopefully I had […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs are set to begin their 2024-25 season against the rival Montreal Canadiens on Wednesday night at the Bell Centre — and young defenseman Timothy Liljegren could be a healthy scratch for that contest. As it stands, the blue line consists of Morgan Rielly, Chris Tanev, Oliver Ekman-Larsson, Jake McCabe, Conor Timmins […]

Ilya Sorokin missed the New York Islanders’ entire preseason after undergoing back surgery to address an offseason injury, but the Russian will be ready to go for opening night, general manager Lou Lamoriello confirmed on Sunday. Although it’s a phenomenal sign that the 29-year-old is entering the 2024-25 campaign healthy, he might not be between […]

Connor McDavid was the first player to win the Conn Smythe Trophy as postseason MVP on a losing team since 2003 — but the superstar refused to accept it on the ice after the Edmonton Oilers lost a crushing Game 7 to the Florida Panthers in the 2024 Stanley Cup Final. He recently revealed to […]

Philadelphia Flyers head coach John Tortorella is well-known across the National Hockey League for making his players conform to a hard, physical style of hockey — but it looks like he’ll make an exception regarding young phenom Matvei Michkov. “We are starving for the types of instinctive plays that he can make,” Tortorella told ESPN’s […]

There was a palpable excitement around the Buffalo Sabres when the club kicked off its 2024-25 campaign against the New Jersey Devils in Prague, Czech Republic this weekend — but it turned into a nightmare. Not only did the Sabres lose both games to the Devils in the 2024 NHL Global Series Czechia — while […]

Despite missing the entire preseason with an injury, Erik Karlsson looks like he’ll have the green light when the Pittsburgh Penguins welcome the New York Rangers to PPG Paints Arena to begin their 2024-25 campaign next week. “I feel pretty good. Good enough,” Karlsson told reporters on Saturday, including NHL.com’s Wes Crosby. “The season opener has […]

Despite leading the Edmonton Oilers in preseason scoring, Mike Hoffman was released from his professional tryout on Monday, the team announced. As the Oilers approach opening night against the Winnipeg Jets at home on October 9, the roster is getting smaller and smaller. Hoffman had a solid showing, recording a goal and three assists over […]

The St. Louis Blues are looking to make a return to the Stanley Cup Playoffs in 2024-25 after rare back-to-back misses. The Blues are coming off a solid campaign, finishing 42-33-6 and missing out on the second wildcard spot in the Western Conference by just six points. But the season is already off to a […]

Kirill Kaprizov has been the heart and soul of the Minnesota Wild since he broke into the NHL fulltime in 2019-20. The Russian has emerged as one of the top wingers in the league, and he was especially exceptional last season, amassing 46 goals and 96 points in just 75 games. But The Athletic’s Mark […]

It’s been just eight days since Kaiden Guhle had his appendix removed — and the Montreal Canadiens defenseman is already back on the ice, the team announced on Thursday. “Defenseman Kaiden Guhle resumed skating on his own this morning and is being evaluated on a daily basis,” the club wrote on X, formerly Twitter. The […]

The Ottawa Senators are entering the 2024-25 season with their sights firmly set on returning to the playoffs. The Sens haven’t played meaningful hockey past the end of April since making a cinderella run to Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Final in 2017, and saying the fan base is getting restless is a huge […]

Saying it was a challenging offseason for Boston Bruins star forward Brad Marchand would be a huge understatement. The B’s captain underwent three separate surgeries over the summer, and there were rumors that the 36-year-old wouldn’t be ready for the start of the 2024-25 campaign. But the Stanley Cup champion was a full participant in […]