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Alex Ovechkin and his Washington Capitals were the first team to be eliminated from the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs after losing Game 4 at home to the New York Rangers on Sunday night. Despite fighting to the end, the Caps lost to a much-superior Blueshirts team, who won the President’s Trophy and are eyeing a […]

Auston Matthews was unable to complete Game 4 of the Toronto Maple Leafs’ Eastern Conference first-round series against the Boston Bruins on Saturday night — and the superstar might not be an option for a do-or-die Game 5 at TD Garden. Matthews, who has been dealing with an illness throughout the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs, […]

Nikolai Kovalenko made his long-anticipated Colorado Avalanche debut in the team’s 5-1 victory over the Winnipeg Jets in Game 4 of their Western Conference first-round series on Sunday afternoon. And although the Russian didn’t make too much of an impact in the contest, seeing just over seven minutes of ice time, he showed some flashes […]

Connor Hellebuyck is one of the best goalies in the National Hockey League — there’s no doubt about that. But the veteran has struggled mightily for the Winnipeg Jets in the postseason, and that continued in Sunday afternoon’s 5-1 loss to the Colorado Avalanche in Game 4 of their Western Conference first-round series. The Avalanche […]

Stuart Skinner was unbeatable on Sunday night, and the Edmonton Oilers are one win away from the second-round. The Oil beat the Los Angeles Kings 1-0 in Game 4 of their Western Conference first-round series at Crypto.com Arena, and will have an opportunity on Wednesday to eliminate their Pacific Division rivals for the third consecutive […]

If Alex Ovechkin hadn’t led the Washington Capitals to a Stanley Cup championship in 2018, the franchise would probably be considered one of the most futile in the National Hockey League when it comes to playoff hockey. The Caps haven’t been past the second-round in the Ovechkin era before or after the title campaign, and […]

Matt Rempe has been a controversial player for the New York Rangers since making his NHL debut with the Blueshirts earlier this season — and that did not change in Game 3 of the team’s Eastern Conference first-round series against the Washington Capitals on Friday night. Rempe caught Caps defenseman Trevor van Riemsdyk with a […]

Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers scored early and often en route to reclaiming the lead in their Western Conference first-round series against the Los Angeles Kings at Crypto.com Arena on Friday night. As he often is for this club, McDavid was the catalyst in the convincing 6-1 victory, helping the Oil steal back home-ice […]

After missing the first three games of his team’s Eastern Conference first-round series against the Boston Bruins, all signs point to Toronto Maple Leafs superstar William Nylander returning to the lineup ahead of a crucial Game 4 at Scotiabank Arena on Saturday night, head coach Sheldon Keefe confirmed. “We are preparing for Willy to play […]

The Colorado Avalanche stole home-ice advantage from the Winnipeg Jets after winning Game 2 in Manitoba, but they needed to capture Game 3 at Ball Arena on Friday night to keep it. And led by Nathan MacKinnon, that’s exactly what the Avs did, scoring five unanswered goals to beat the Jets and open up a […]

The Ottawa Senators continue their search for a new bench boss after a hugely disappointing 2023-24 campaign that saw two separate coaches fail to live up to the preseason expectations placed on this team. And Craig Berube — who won a Stanley Cup with the St. Louis Blues in 2019 — could be at the […]

Despite some preseason expectations that the Columbus Blue Jackets could potentially compete for an Eastern Conference playoff spot in 2023-24, it was instead another abysmal campaign in Ohio. The Jackets finished 29th in league standings and were long out of contention well before the Stanley Cup Playoffs. And Patrik Laine, whose tenure with the team […]

The Boston Bruins are one victory away from taking a stranglehold in their Eastern Conference first-round series with the Toronto Maple Leafs after a tight 4-2, Game 3 win at Scotiabank Arena on Wednesday night. And Jeremy Swayman, who was excellent as he has been against the Leafs all season, is starting to rattle some […]

The New York Islanders turned to Ilya Sorokin for Game 3 of their Eastern Conference first-round series against the Carolina Hurricanes, and the young Russian didn’t make it out of the second period in a 3-2 loss at UBS Arena. There was a time not too long ago when Sorokin was widely considered one of […]

They say you aren’t in trouble until you lose at home, and the Washington Capitals haven’t yet lost at home in their Eastern Conference first-round series against the New York Rangers. But Alex Ovechkin’s club needs to be a lot better than Games 1 and 2 at Madison Square Garden if they hope to climb […]

The Carolina Hurricanes looked like an absolute wagon down the stretch in 2023-24, and nothing has changed in their Eastern Conference first-round series against the New York Islanders. Fresh off a 3-2 victory on Thursday night at UBS Arena in Long Island, the Canes have a chance to eliminate the Isles in four straight. And […]

The Tampa Bay Lightning are in a world of trouble after losing Game 3 of their Eastern Conference first-round series against the Florida Panthers at home on Thursday night. The Bolts are in a 3-0 hole after the 5-3 defeat and on the verge of being the first team eliminated from the 2024 Stanley Cup […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs have been without star forward William Nylander for three crucial games against the Boston Bruins in their Eastern Conference first-round series — and the hockey world might now know the reason why. Nylander is reportedly suffering from a severe migraine, Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman confirmed on Thursday. “According to multiple sources, William […]

Despite the Vancouver Canucks labelling star goaltender Thatcher Demko week-to-week — leaving his status for the rest of the team’s Western Conference first-round series against the Nashville Predators up in the air — the club received a positive update on Thursday. Although Casey DeSmith has already been pencilled in as the Game 3 starter, and […]

Trevor Zegras is fresh off the worst season of his professional career in 2023-24. The former No. 9 overall pick in the 2019 NHL Draft was excellent in his rookie and sophomore seasons, amassing 126 points in 156 games and looking like the future of the Anaheim Ducks. But after struggling mightily to stay healthy […]

The Los Angeles Kings needed a hero in Game 2 of their Western Conference first-round series against the Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday night — and it was the greatest Slovenian player of all time who came through. Anze Kopitar scored just over two minutes into overtime to help the Kings beat the Oilers 5-4 at […]

The New York Rangers are one win away from taking a stranglehold on their Eastern Conference first-round series with the Washington Capitals — and reinforcements could be on the way. Filip Chytil, who continues to ramp up his rehab in hopes of returning to the Blueshirts lineup at some point in the Stanley Cup Playoffs, […]

Brad Marchand was the catalyst of a 4-2 Toronto Maple Leafs loss to the Boston Bruins in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference first-round series on Wednesday night — and Sheldon Keefe was not happy with the captain’s antics afterwards. “He gets calls, it’s unbelievable how it goes. We gotta play through that stuff. I […]

Although the Boston Bruins went away from Jeremy Swayman for Game 2 of their Eastern Conference first-round series against the Toronto Maple Leafs — and lost it — the star goaltender came through again for his team in a massive Game 3 victory at Scotiabank Arena on Wednesday night. Swayman was excellent again against Toronto, […]

Vincent Trocheck has been an absolute rock for the New York Rangers all season long — and nothing has changed in Round 1 of the team’s Eastern Conference first-round series against the Washington Capitals. Trocheck was instrumental to success once again on Tuesday night, scoring the team’s opening goal and adding an assist as the […]

Sam Bennett is a crucial piece of the Florida Panthers’ top-six — even scoring the team’s opening goal in Tuesday night’s Game 2, 3-2 overtime win against the Tampa Bay Lightning — but they’ll be without the veteran for at least the next seven days. Bennett was injured after blocking teammate Brandon Montour’s shot with […]

The Carolina Hurricanes made one of the most thrilling postseason comebacks in franchise history against the New York Islanders in Game 2 of their Eastern Conference first-round series — but it came at the cost of key defenseman Brett Pesce. Pesce is week-to-week and expected to miss the rest of Round 1 after suffering a […]

The Vancouver Canucks need their best players to be at their best if they hope to get out of the first-round of the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs — and that’s especially true without the services of star goaltender Thatcher Demko. That includes Elias Pettersson, who struggled mightily down the stretch in the regular-season and was […]

Death, taxes and Carter Verhaeghe scoring clutch overtime goals for the Florida Panthers in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. The pride of Waterdown scored his fifth career postseason OT winner to lead the Cats to a 3-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 2 of their Eastern Conference opening-round series on Tuesday night. Not […]

The Colorado Avalanche needed a bounce-back game from Alexandar Georgiev in Game 2 of their Western Conference first-round series against the Winnipeg Jets on Tuesday night — and that’s exactly what they got. After posting a .696 save percentage and allowing seven goals in the opener, the Russian was superb at Canada Life Centre two […]

Alex Ovechkin has been the consistent driver of the Washington Capitals for nearly two decades — especially in the Stanley Cup Playoffs — but The Great Eight was in the spotlight for all of the wrong reasons during Tuesday night’s Game 2 loss to the New York Rangers. Ovechkin was held off the scoresheet for […]

For the first time in 2023-24, the Boston Bruins lost a hockey game to the Toronto Maple Leafs on Monday night. And they also lost one of their key trade deadline pickups after defenseman Andrew Peeke suffered an injury in the defeat. Peeke is week-to-week, Bruins head coach Jim Montgomery confirmed on Tuesday, and thus […]

Just days after making his triumphant return to the Vancouver Canucks’ starting lineup — and in the midst of the team’s first playoff series in four years — Thatcher Demko will be unavailable for Game 2 of the team’s Western Conference first-round series against the Nashville Predators at Rogers Arena on Tuesday night. And he […]

The floodgates were open early and often for the Edmonton Oilers in Game 1 of their Western Conference first-round series against the Los Angeles Kings on Monday night, culminating in a convincing 7-4 win in front of a raucous crowd at Rogers Place in Alberta. And Connor McDavid was the catalyst of the offense — […]

It was just under a month ago that Philadelphia Flyers goaltender Ivan Fedotov had his contract with CSKA Moscow terminated — and the 27-year-old already has a new deal. The Flyers signed the Russian to a two-year, $6.5 million extension on Tuesday, keeping him under club control until at least the end of the 2025-26 […]

Colorado Avalanche netminder Alexandar Georgiev finished Game 1’s loss to the Winnipeg Jets with a .696 save percentage, allowing seven goals on just 23 shots in the opener of the team’s Western Conference first-round series. The Avs just needed a save — on a few occasions — and didn’t get it from the Russian in […]

It took nearly six full hockey games before the Toronto Maple Leafs led the Boston Bruins in 2023-24. But after a scintillating game-winning goal from Auston Matthews in the third period of Game 2 on Monday night, the Leafs have flipped the script and evened the best-of-7 series at a game apiece after a thrilling […]

Adin Hill was a rock for the Vegas Golden Knights throughout the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs, leading the club to its inaugural championship just a year ago. But the 27-year-old will be watching from the bench for Game 1 of the team’s Western Conference first-round series against the Dallas Stars on Monday night. Logan Thompson, […]

The Minnesota Wild endured a difficult 2023-24 season — there’s no sugar coating it. The team missed the playoffs for just the first time since 2019, and watched as team captain Jared Spurgeon went down to a season-ending injury that cost him the back half of the campaign. As the franchise endures an unusually long […]