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The San Jose Sharks have taken a huge step forward in 2025-26 after a couple of dark, dark years — and Macklin Celebrini has been the catalyst. The sophomore forward is in the midst of a true breakout, currently sitting second in league scoring behind only Hart Trophy favorite Nathan MacKinnon, with 40 points in […]

With the fourth Thursday of November — and American Thanksgiving — in the rearview mirror, we have officially entered the holiday season. And in the latest edition of ClutchPoints’ NHL Power Rankings, that looks a lot different for a lot of teams. For the continuously floundering, 8-13-4 Nashville Predators, it’s not going to feel much […]

Brady Tkachuk made his highly-anticipated return to the Ottawa Senators lineup on Friday afternoon, and although it came in a losing effort, the captain showed very few signs of rust in his first NHL game in a month and a half. Tkachuk recorded an assist in a 4-3 loss to the St. Louis Blues in […]

The Winnipeg Jets are treading water without reigning Hart, Vezina and Jennings Trophy winner Connor Hellebuyck in the lineup — but it doesn’t look like there will be any reinforcements coming in his absence. As hockey insider Chris Johnston reported on the latest episode of TSN’s Insider Trading on Thursday, the Jets aren’t looking to […]

The Vegas Golden Knights continue to ride Akira Schmid and Carl Lindbom in the injury absence of starter Adin Hill — but that dynamic could be changing very soon. As TSN hockey insider Chris Johnston reported on Tuesday night’s episode of Insider Trading, it’s only a matter of time until Carter Hart gets his shot […]

Things have gone from bad to worse for the Edmonton Oilers, who were crushed 8-3 by the Dallas Stars on home ice on Tuesday night. It’s been a brutal start for the back-to-back defending Western Conference champions, who are now 10-10-5 and sixth place in the Pacific Division. Head coach Kris Knoblauch shared a simple […]

We could be watching Dallas Stars superstar Mikko Rantanen turn into a villain in front of our very eyes. One of the most skilled players in the NHL made headlines for all of the wrong reasons in Week 7, throwing two dirty hits from behind in a span of three games — the latter of […]

The Chicago Blackhawks are getting one of their most effective players back into the lineup as they continue to enjoy one of their best starts in recent memory. After missing the last two games, Tyler Bertuzzi will play against the Seattle Kraken on Thursday night, head coach Jeff Blashill confirmed. Bertuzzi was hit hard into […]

Despite getting off to one of their best starts in recent memory, there is significant concern surrounding the Montreal Canadiens as of late. The team is dealing with a plethora of long-term injuries, with Kirby Dach and Alex Newhook recently joining Kaiden Guhle and Patrik Laine on the shelf. The Habs are paper thin at […]

The Washington Capitals earned a much-needed win on Wednesday night, defeating the visiting Edmonton Oilers 7-4 at Capital One Arena. Logan Thompson — who sits second in the NHL in goals-against average in 2025-26 — made 26 saves, including a couple of key ones late in regulation. He shared some high praise for the back-to-back […]

The dinner-related injuries keep on piling up in the National Hockey League. Just days after Jack Hughes cut his hand at a team event — which required surgery and will cost him eight weeks or more — Florida Panthers forward Eetu Luostarinen suffered an unfortunate mishap of his own. Luostarinen is week-to-week after sustaining burns […]

The Chicago Blackhawks have been one of the big surprises of the 2025-26 NHL season — and Connor Bedard has been the catalyst. It took until Year 3, but the 20-year-old is in the midst of a full-fledged breakout. Bedard recorded a hat trick in a 5-2 victory over the Calgary Flames on Tuesday night, […]

The New York Islanders’ blue line has been completely transformed by the addition of rookie sensation Matthew Schaefer. The 18-year-old is leading all NHL freshmen with seven goals and 15 points, making a convincing case for the Calder Trophy through the first quarter of the 2025-26 season. Schaefer has already entered his name into the […]

Alex Ovechkin, John Carlson and Nicklas Backstrom have been synonymous with the Washington Capitals franchise for the past two decades. The trio of Stanley Cup champions have suited up for more combined games in the nation’s capital than any other player, and Carlson leapfrogged Backstrom during Monday night’s 2-1 victory over the Los Angeles Kings. […]

Exactly five months ago, on a warm June evening in Sunrise, the Florida Panthers captured their second consecutive NHL championship. It wasn’t quite as thrilling as the year before, when the Edmonton Oilers erased a 3-0 deficit before coming up just short in a one-goal Game 7 — but it was a terrific series nonetheless. […]

It’s been tough sledding so far for the Calgary Flames, who sit 5-12-2 and dead last in the National Hockey League through 19 games in 2025-26. But they were able to secure a rare victory on Thursday night, shutting out the San Jose Sharks at the Scotiabank Saddledome. Head coach Ryan Huska didn’t mince words […]

The Colorado Avalanche are in the midst of a storybook start to the 2025-26 campaign, leading the NHL with a sparkling 12-1-5 record after a 6-3 doubling up of the Buffalo Sabres at Ball Arena on Thursday night. It was the fifth consecutive win for the Avs, who are looking like a powerhouse in the […]

The Colorado Avalanche are the top team in the National Hockey League and looking to capture more than just the President’s Trophy in 2025-26 — but they’ll have to manage without a key piece of the forward core for the foreseeable future. Valeri Nichushkin, who was injured during Tuesday night’s 4-1 victory over the Pacific […]

In October of 1997, the Vancouver Canucks and Anaheim Ducks kicked off the NHL Global Series with back-to-back games in front of 10,500 spectators at the Yoyogi Arena in Tokyo, Japan. Since that debut contest — which was won for the Canucks by Pavel Bure — there have been 45 other international regular-season contests, spanning […]

The Boston Bruins have just begun adjusting to life without Elias Lindholm — who was placed on injured reserve on Saturday — and they’ll be without two other key players in a rivalry matchup with the Toronto Maple Leafs at Scotiabank Arena. Both Charlie McAvoy and Casey Mittelstadt will be unavailable for the all-Atlantic Division […]

The 6-5-4 Edmonton Oilers are waiting patiently for the return of star forward Zach Hyman. Although his original target date of November 1 has passed, head coach Kris Knoblauch revealed that the plan is for the 33-year-old to play at some point in the next week. “Whether he gets back in on Monday [against the […]

The Calgary Flames are off to a hugely disappointing start in 2025-26, winning just four of their first 15 games and currently sitting dead last in league standings ahead of a home matchup with the Chicago Blackhawks on Friday night. If the team can’t right the ship, it could spell the end of veteran forward […]

Artemi Panarin is off to his worst start with the New York Rangers since signing an $81.5 million megadeal with the team in the summer of 2019. It’s not ideal for the pending unrestricted free agent, and the Russian star shaved his head to try to get back to his usual, highly productive self, he […]

The Anaheim Ducks have been one of the big surprises of the 2025-26 NHL season, roaring out of the gates to a 9-3-1 start — and scoring more goals than any other team in the process. The Ducks earned their fifth straight victory on Thursday night, beating the Dallas Stars 7-5 in a shooting gallery […]

This is not at all the kind of start the Minnesota Wild envisioned in 2025-26 after making Kirill Kaprizov the highest-paid player in NHL history over the summer. Despite winning two games in a row, John Hynes’ club is 5-6-3 and currently sitting 30th in league standings. That’s not satisfactory for general manager Bill Guerin, […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs authored a thrilling comeback to beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-3 on home ice on Monday night — but it wasn’t enough to satisfy their head coach. The Leafs trailed 3-0 at the end of the second period and looked listless for long stretches, but scored four unanswered goals to steal two […]

The Winnipeg Jets have started their 2025-26 NHL campaign 9-3 and are just a point back of the top spot in league standings — and that’s all been without the services of captain Adam Lowry. The veteran forward will rejoin the lineup for the first time this season on Tuesday night against the Kings in […]

The 2025-26 National Hockey League season is off to a terrific start. But don’t take our word for it — let the evidence speak for itself. There were 109 goals scored during Frozen Frenzy last Tuesday, the third most in a single day in NHL history. If you ask any hockey fan what makes the […]

Tyler Seguin has enjoyed quite a National Hockey League career, winning the Stanley Cup in his rookie year with the Boston Bruins in 2010-11 and playing for a consistently good Dallas Stars team for over a decade. The 33-year-old, who has managed three goals and five points in 10 games in 2025-26, is gearing up […]

Jonathan Quick stole the spotlight in JT Miller’s return to British Columbia on Tuesday night, making 23 saves to help his New York Rangers shut out the Vancouver Canucks 2-0 at Rogers Arena. It was the 64th career shoutout for the two-time Stanley Cup champion, tying Rangers legend Henrik Lundqvist for the 17th most in […]

Although the Pittsburgh Penguins’ seventh win in 10 games to start the 2025-26 season was understandably overshadowed by a serious injury to a fan at PPG Paints Arena, Sidney Crosby reached another incredible milestone in his 21st NHL campaign. Crosby recorded a goal and two assists in a 6-3 victory over the visiting St. Louis […]

The National Hockey League is close to wrapping up its third official week of 2025-26, and — finally — every team has both won and lost a game. Last year at this time, the Winnipeg Jets remained undefeated, while the San Jose Sharks still hadn’t found a way to bank two points. It’s a little […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins have been one of the big surprises so far in 2025-26 — and Sidney Crosby has been a key reason why. The 38-year-old got on the scoresheet again in a 5-1 victory over the visiting Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday night at PPG Paints Arena, in the process becoming the franchise’s all-time leading […]

Michael Misa recorded the first point of his young National Hockey League career on Tuesday night — but it wasn’t enough to get the San Jose Sharks in the win column for the first time this season. The Sharks suffered their sixth consecutive defeat at the hands of the New York Islanders at UBS Arena, […]

All eyes were on Brad Marchand on Tuesday night, as the longtime Boston Bruins forward made his return to TD Garden for the first time as a visiting player. And the now-Florida Panther delivered in front of a sold out crowd, recording two assists in a nail-biting 4-3 victory over the home team. The two-time […]

It’s been exactly 13 days since the 2025-26 National Hockey League campaign kicked off at Amerant Bank Arena on October 7. And although it’s still extremely early, the chaos brewing in Week 3 of ClutchPoints’ NHL Power Rankings is palpable. Some teams are absolutely shattering their preseason expectations — like the resurgent Detroit Red Wings […]

The New York Islanders finally got in the win column for the first time in 2025-26 on Thursday night — and Bo Horvat was the catalyst. The star forward scored a hat trick, including the game-winning goal late in regulation, in a 4-2 victory over the Edmonton Oilers at UBS Arena. The standout performance earned […]

It’s been tough sledding for Jim Hiller and his Los Angeles Kings in the early going of the 2025-26 NHL season. After falling 4-2 to the Pittsburgh Penguins on home ice on Thursday night, the squad has dropped to 1-3-1 and sixth place in the Pacific Division. “We’re in a hole,” Hiller admitted to reporters […]

When Steven Stamkos left the Tampa Bay Lightning to join the Nashville Predators last summer, the veteran forward was hoping that his new team would compete for the same level of success the Bolts have had over the last several years. Instead, the Preds started the 2024-25 season 0-5 and were never able to recover, […]