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After back-to-back fifth place finishes in the Pacific Division — and two consecutive missed postseasons — the Calgary Flames are at least in the hunt in 2024-25. After winning 38 games in each of 2022-23 and 2023-24, the squad has already secured 16 in 34 contests, sporting a solid 16-11-7 record after the holiday break. […]

After a hugely encouraging 2023-24 National Hockey League campaign, the Philadelphia Flyers have struggled to find a similar level of success through three months of the new season. Heading into the holiday break last December, John Tortorella’s club was 19-11-4 and looking like one of the better teams in the Metropolitan Division. Although it ended […]

After a brutal start to the 2024-25 campaign, the Detroit Red Wings have fired their head coach. Derek Lalonde, who has been the bench boss in Motown since 2022, will be replaced by Todd McLellan, GM Steve Yzerman confirmed on Thursday. “Detroit Red Wings Executive Vice President and General Manager Steve Yzerman today announced that […]

After advancing to back-to-back Western Conference Finals the last two seasons, the Dallas Stars have established themselves as a perennial contender in the National Hockey League. Although the core has been unable to break through over the last few years, the Stars are just a half-decade removed from coming within two victories of capturing the […]

We’re now officially 34 games into the Utah Hockey Club experiment in Salt Lake City, and the results have been solid if unspectacular for the National Hockey League’s newest franchise. After a strong month of December heading into the three day holiday break, Utah sits 16-12-6 and just two points back of the final wildcard […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins and Philadelphia Flyers turned back the clock on Monday night, playing a vintage barn burner in the final game for each team before the holiday break — and Sidney Crosby was right in the thick of things. The captain scored a goal and added three assists as the Pens beat the Flyers […]

For maybe the first time since the 2024-25 National Hockey League campaign kicked off three months ago, it’s going to be a relatively quiet week. The NHL will shut down entirely for three days beginning on Tuesday, with no games on the slate for Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, or Boxing Day. Of course, it’s a […]

After five games on the shelf, Chicago Blackhawks goaltender Petr Mrazek was activated off of injured reserve on Thursday, the team announced. The veteran was injured in a 4-2 loss to the Winnipeg Jets on December 7. Mrazek is set to backup Arvid Soderblom in Thursday night’s game against the Seattle Kraken at the United […]

Although the milestone came in losing fashion, Jamie Benn has now played more games than anyone else in the history of the Dallas Stars. The captain skated in contest No. 1,143 for the organization in a 5-3 defeat at the hands of the Toronto Maple Leafs on Wednesday night, per The Dallas News’ Kellen Bulger. […]

Although there was an opportunity for San Jose Sharks goaltender Vitek Vanecek to earn more playing time after Mackenzie Blackwood was shipped to the Colorado Avalanche, the 28-year-old’s quest will be halted after he suffered an upper-body injury on Tuesday night. Vanecek was backing up Alex Georgiev in a tilt against the Winnipeg Jets — […]

Although the Vancouver Canucks haven’t quite been able to find the magic that saw them win the Pacific Division along with 50 games in 2023-24, this iteration of the roster still projects as one of the better teams in the Western Conference. Rick Tocchet’s club is 16-9-5, good enough for fourth place in the division […]

Ivan Provorov has continued to hear his name swirling in trade rumors in 2024-25 — it makes sense considering the Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman is a pending unrestricted free agent on a lacklustre team. But his agent made it clear the 28-year-old Russian doesn’t want to go anywhere. “Ivan is happy to be in Columbus, […]

The last time the Edmonton Oilers and Florida Panthers met at Rogers Place, Connor McDavid’s club forced a winner-take-all Game 7 after winning 5-1 in Game 6 of the 2024 Stanley Cup Final back in June. But on Monday night, it was Florida coming out on top in Edmonton, prevailing 6-5 in the first meeting […]

Exactly 164 days ago, the Florida Panthers captured their inaugural NHL championship, defeating Connor McDavid and his Edmonton Oilers in one of the most thrilling Stanley Cup Finals in recent memory. After opening up a commanding 3-0 lead in the series, the Cats allowed the Oil to march all the way back, with the storied […]

Although the Vegas Golden Knights failed to win back-to-back Stanley Cups after being ousted by the Dallas Stars in a tight Round 1 series in 2023-24, the squad again looks like one of the premier teams in the Western Conference. Through just over a quarter of the season, Vegas is 19-7-3, good enough for first […]

After one of the best regular-seasons in franchise history in 2023-24, the Winnipeg Jets are trying to do even better this time around. The 2024-25 iteration of the roster won 14 of its first 15 games, entering the National Hockey League record books in the process. Although the team has been on a bit of […]

Alex Ovechkin hasn’t played a game for the Washington Capitals since breaking his left fibula in a game against the Utah Hockey Club on November 18 — but The Great Eight is getting close to a return. Ovechkin joined his teammates for practice on Saturday, The Hockey News’ Sammi Silber confirmed. The 39-year-old began Saturday’s […]

It’s mostly been nothing but good times for the Minnesota Wild in 2024-25, but Thursday night against the Edmonton Oilers will be an immediately forgettable day. The Wild were crushed 7-1 by the Oilers on home ice, and they lost key defenseman Jake Middleton long-term in the process. The 28-year-old left the game just 37 […]

Scott Laughton was the unlikely hero for the Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday night, scoring all four goals for his team in a 4-1 victory over the Detroit Red Wings at Wells Fargo Center. Although two of them were into an empty net, it was the first time the 30-year-old has achieved the feat. The veteran […]

Nikita Kucherov was otherworldly for the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday night, recording a goal and six points as the Bolts crushed the Calgary Flames 8-3 at the Scotiabank Saddledome. In the process, No. 86 tied a couple of Tampa Bay single-season records — both the six points and five assists, according to NHL.com’s Aaron […]

The Edmonton Oilers put on a show against one of the National Hockey League’s best teams on Thursday night, crushing the Minnesota Wild 7-1 at Xcel Energy Center — but it could have come at the cost of star defenseman Evan Bouchard. The 25-year-old was injured on a questionable hit by Wild forward Ryan Hartman […]

Multiple players on the Vancouver Canucks enjoyed career-best campaigns in 2023-24, and Brock Boeser was no exception. The 23rd overall pick in the 2015 NHL Draft scored 40 goals for the first time, adding 33 assists for 73 points in 81 games. Boeser was also a catalyst in the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs, recording 12 […]

The Florida Panthers have most of their Stanley Cup winning core locked up long-term — Sasha Barkov, Matthew Tkachuk, Sam Reinhart, Carter Verhaeghe and Gustav Forsling should all be part of the equation in South Beach for the foreseeable future. But what about Sam Bennett? The 28-year-old has been a key piece of the squad’s […]

Josh Norris has long been considered a key piece of the Ottawa Senators’ core, but in the midst of another difficult season in Canada’s capital, the center could be on the trade block ahead of the March 7 deadline. The Senators have already listed the player as a trade candidate this season, per several reports, […]

In a battle of teams struggling mightily in the Eastern Conference, the New York Rangers outlasted the Buffalo Sabres at KeyBank Center on Wednesday night, defeating their cross-divisional foes 3-2. Mika Zibanejad was a catalyst for the Blueshirts, scoring his 300th goal in the triumph; it was just New York’s third win in 11 tries […]

Although the Philadelphia Flyers remain in the thick of the Eastern Conference playoff race through over a quarter of the 2024-25 season, president of hockey operations Keith Jones made it clear the front office will not be looking to improve the roster ahead of the March 7 NHL Trade Deadline. “We’re not going to be […]

The Dallas Stars were dealt a brutal injury blow last week, as Tyler Seguin will undergo major reconstructive hip surgery and is expected to miss 4-6 months. It’s even worse considering Seguin had found prolific success on a line with Matt Duchene and Mason Marchment this season, recording 20 points in 19 games. The silver […]

The Nashville Predators have been the National Hockey League’s worst surprise in 2024-25, currently sitting 32nd in league standings and mired in a seven-game losing skid. The Preds just can’t buy a victory these days, but head coach Andrew Brunette believes his team is snakebitten despite not winning a game since November 23. “I guess […]

The Jacob Trouba saga is officially over in New York. The Rangers moved on from their captain on Saturday, shipping him to California and the Anaheim Ducks for a player and a pick. With $8 million in cap space reclaimed after the 30-year-olds departure, general manager Chris Drury has some flexibility to make a move […]

The last time NHL players competed against each other internationally, it was back in 2016 during the outstanding, best-on-best World Cup of Hockey. Canada came out on top in a thrilling final eight years ago in Toronto, and after nearly a decade of waiting, they’ll continue vying for hockey supremacy against Finland, Sweden and the […]

After finishing just below .500 last season and failing to advance to the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs, the Seattle Kraken are on a similar trajectory in 2024-25. After a 3-2 loss to the New Jersey Devils on Friday night, the Kraken have fallen to 13-14-1 — good enough for sixth place in the Pacific Division. […]

Kirill Kaprizov has emerged into one of the National Hockey League’s best players in 2024-25, and the Russian superstar led the way yet again for the Minnesota Wild on Friday night. The Hart Trophy front runner scored a goal and added two assists as the Wild downed the Anaheim Ducks 5-1 at the Honda Center. […]

Anders Sorensen will coach his first game behind a National Hockey League bench when the Chicago Blackhawks welcome the Winnipeg Jets to the United Center on Saturday afternoon. Sorensen replaced Luke Richardson, who was fired on Thursday. The 49-year-old had been the bench boss of the American Hockey League’s Rockford IceHogs — Chicago’s minor-league affiliate […]

For the first time in the history of the franchise, the Washington Capitals have won eight consecutive games on the road. Even without captain Alex Ovechkin, the Caps continue to surge after a 3-1 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs at Scotiabank Arena on Friday night. Connor McMichael was the hero for Washington, scoring his […]

Thatcher Demko hasn’t dressed for the Vancouver Canucks since the opening game of the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs, but that absence is set to end at Rogers Arena on Friday night. Demko will return to the lineup when the Canucks host the Columbus Blue Jackets; he’ll back up Kevin Lankinen, who has 12 wins in […]

There were two challenges for goaltender interference in Thursday night’s tilt between the Buffalo Sabres and Winnipeg Jets at KeyBank Center in Western New York — and the Sabres lost both of them. After falling 3-2 in overtime to their cross-conference foes at home, netminder Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen voiced his displeasure with the referees’ decision in […]

It looks like Jacob Trouba has come to the end of the road with the New York Rangers. The captain will reportedly be scratched on Friday night against the Pittsburgh Penguins, as Chris Drury and the front office look to either trade the veteran or place him on waivers, per The Athletic’s Arthur Staple. Naturally, […]

Matvei Michkov was the catalyst of the Philadelphia Flyers erasing a 3-0 lead against the Florida Panthers on Thursday night, and although it ended in a 7-5 defeat, the Calder Trophy contender made impressive NHL history in the process. “Matvei Michkov factored on three of four [Flyers] goals in the second period to help his […]

Despite one of the best regular-seasons in franchise history in 2023-24, the Winnipeg Jets were again unable to create any meaningful momentum in the playoffs, bowing out to the Colorado Avalanche in five games in Round 1. But after a historic start to the 2024-25 campaign, the Jets project as Stanley Cup contenders next spring. […]