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The San Jose Sharks are patiently waiting for the 2023-24 campaign to mercifully come to an end, but it looks like it already has for forward Alexander Barabanov — along with his tenure in California. The 29-year-old hasn’t played since March 26 after suffering an injury blocking a shot against  the Dallas Stars, and there […]

The Edmonton Oilers are in the midst of another standout season in the Western Conference, sitting just five points back of the Pacific Division’s top spot with six games left in 2023-24. At 47-24-5, the Oil are again looking like one of the teams to beat in the NHL — and Connor McDavid and Leon […]

The Tampa Bay Lightning have been on an absolute tear over the last month, winning 10 of their last 13 games to take command of the top wild card berth in the Eastern Conference. And the team got a huge Mikhail Sergachev boost in the midst of the heater. The Russian defenseman practiced in a […]

Are the Dallas Stars a wagon? At least one person thinks so: Colorado Avalanche head coach Jared Bednar. In a battle of the Western Conference’s two best teams, it was the Stars that came out on top on Sunday night, beating the Avs 7-4 to solidify their position at the top of the Central Division. […]

There were long stretches during the 2023-24 NHL season when it looked like both Alex Ovechkin’s Washington Capitals and Sidney Crosby’s Pittsburgh Penguins would miss the postseason for the second straight year. The last time the Caps and Pens missed back-to-back playoffs, neither The Great Eight nor Sid The Kid had anything to do with […]

The Vancouver Canucks have been without Elias Lindholm since March 24, and the Swede could remain out of the lineup for at least the next couple of weeks. The 29-year-old might not be an option for the Canucks until the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs, according to NHL insider Elliotte Friedman. “Lindholm has been difficult to […]

Make that 400 goals for the captain. After failing to score in 10 consecutive games, Brad Marchand finally hit No. 400 in a 4-1 triumph over the Carolina Hurricanes in Raleigh on Thursday night. It was an impressive win for the B’s, who took down one of the NHL’s hottest teams to improve to 45-17-15 […]

The Vancouver Canucks are in the midst of their best season since Daniel and Henrik Sedin were still the driving forces of the offense. The Canucks led the Western Conference for long stretches of the 2023-24 campaign, and currently sit three points back of the Dallas Stars with six games to go. They do still […]

Washington Capitals coach Spencer Carbery called Thursday’s tilt with the Pittsburgh Penguins the team’s “biggest game of the year” — but it was Sidney Crosby and co. who came out on top in a critical matchup at Capital One Arena. The Pens beat the Caps 4-1, in the process moving to just one point back […]

Philadelphia Flyers head coach John Tortorella has been making headlines on what seems like a weekly basis in 2023-24. He has taken a roster that was widely expected to miss the playoffs in a rebuild year, and has it on the verge of a postseason berth with under two weeks left in the regular-season. As […]

The Montreal Canadiens are in the midst of another disappointing NHL campaign as the rebuild continues. The Habs are 29-33-12, dead last in the Atlantic Division, and on the verge of being mathematically eliminated from postseason contention with eight games left. Although it’s been another challenging year, things haven’t been easy in Quebec. Montreal has […]

The Dallas Stars continue to play their best hockey of the season at the perfect time. Fresh off blanking the Edmonton Oilers 5-0 on Wednesday night, the squad has won eight games in a row to vault into first-place in the Western Conference. That’s a franchise record; no Stars team has ever won more than […]

When the Boston Bruins acquired three-time Stanley Cup champion Pat Maroon at the 2024 NHL trade deadline, they probably thought he’d be in the lineup by now. The 35-year-old is still recovering from an injury he suffered while a member of the Minnesota Wild back at the end of January. The ailment led to back […]

The Tampa Bay Lightning are no stranger to deep Stanley Cup playoff runs, having made three of them in the last four seasons — and winning the franchise’s second and third championships in the process. The Bolts were two victories away from a three-peat in 2022, losing in a six-game battle to the Colorado Avalanche […]

The NHL’s Hart Trophy — awarded yearly to the player voted most valuable to his team — has consistently been the most controversial piece of hardware given out every June. That’s because, unlike the NBA, we aren’t talking about a league MVP. We’re talking about the player most valuable to his squad. So there is […]

Although there was some hope in Newark that Dougie Hamilton might be able to rejoin the New Jersey Devils if they’re able to secure a wild card spot in the Eastern Conference, that no longer seems to be the case. Hamilton “probably won’t” return to the ice in 2023-24, interim head coach Travis Green confirmed […]

The New York Rangers have looked like one of the best teams in the National Hockey League over the last couple of weeks — and that’s without the services of key defenseman Jacob Trouba. The captain has missed each of the last 11 Blueshirts’ games after suffering a lower-body injury in a 4-2 loss to […]

The Dallas Stars are one-third of the three-headed monster that has dominated the National Hockey League’s Central Division for all of 2023-24. Along with the Colorado Avalanche and Winnipeg Jets, the Stars have emerged into one of the top teams in the league, and will be looking to make a deep playoff run as they […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs have been without one of their best forwards for over three weeks, but that could soon change as Mitch Marner continues to inch closer to a return. The 26-year-old participated in a full practice with the Leafs on Friday — his first since suffering a high ankle sprain in a 4-1 […]

John Carlson has played his entire 15-year career with the Washington Capitals, winning a Stanley Cup with the franchise in 2018 and establishing himself as one of the best defensemen in franchise history in the process. On Saturday night, the 34-year-old will play in game No. 1,000 when the Caps welcome the Boston Bruins to […]

Logan Cooley scored his first career National Hockey League hat-trick in just his 73rd game to help the Arizona Coyotes halt the Nashville Predators’ 18-game point streak on Thursday night. The rookie was instrumental in the win, helping the Yotes down the Preds 8-4 in front of the 4,600 in attendance at Mullett Arena in […]

When DJ Smith was still the coach of the Ottawa Senators ahead of the 2023-24 season, he made it clear that the expectations in Canada’s capital were postseason or bust. Fast forward about six months; Smith is no longer employed by the team, the Sens are on the verge of being mathematically eliminated from playoff […]

The future of three-time Stanley Cup champion Marc-Andre Fleury with the Minnesota Wild is up in the air as the surefire Hall of Famer plays out the final few weeks of his contract. Although it’s been widely speculated that the 39-year-old would retire after this season, the Quebec native’s latest comments tell a different story. […]

Despite the Florida Panthers clinching a playoff spot for the fifth straight season, head coach Paul Maurice was disgusted with his team’s effort in a 3-2 loss to the New York Islanders on home ice. It’s the sixth defeat in seven games for a Cats team that was looking like the class of the Eastern […]

The Boston Bruins have hung around the top of the Eastern Conference for nearly the entire 2023-24 campaign, but Jim Montgomery’s club has struggled in recent weeks. A team that was 32-10-9 after a convincing win over the Vancouver Canucks on February 8 is now 42-17-15 with just eight games left in the regular-season. It […]

With Mitch Marner already on the shelf, the Toronto Maple Leafs could be without another of their best forwards after Auston Matthews was labeled a game-time decision for Thursday’s tilt with the Washington Capitals. Matthews is dealing with an illness, head coach Sheldon Keefe confirmed after the morning skate. “It’s going to be on how […]

Martin Brodeur is undisputedly one the greatest goaltenders of all time, winning three Stanley Cups with the New Jersey Devils over 22 NHL seasons and entering the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2018. The 51-year-old has remained involved in the game post-retirement, joining the Devils as executive vice president of business development and transitioning to […]

Washington Capitals defenseman Ethan Bear will be away from the team indefinitely after he entered the NHL/NHLPA player assistance program on Wednesday. “The National Hockey League Players’ Association and National Hockey League announced today that defenseman Ethan Bear of the Washington Capitals will be unavailable to his Club for an indefinite period while he receives care from […]

Toronto Maple Leafs superstar forward Mitch Marner has missed each of his team’s last eight games, and the 26-year-old is expected to be on the shelf for at least two more. Marner won’t play again this week — either against the Washington Capitals at home on Thursday, or vs. the Buffalo Sabres in Western New […]

The Calgary Flames have completely faded away in the Western Conference playoff picture, losing four games in a row and seven of nine since March 9. The roster deserves a lot of credit for staying competitive for most of the 2023-24 campaign, despite the trade noise and eventual departures of Nikita Zadorov, Elias Lindholm, Noah […]

The Florida Panthers were the last team to advance to the postseason in 2023 — and improbably, the roster came within three victories of the franchise’s first-ever Stanley Cup. The Cats meshed into a wagon at the perfect time, authoring one of the most improbable comebacks against one of the best regular-season teams of all […]

There’s no hotter team in the National Hockey League than the Colorado Avalanche. The Avs have racked up a ridiculous nine wins in a row since the trade deadline, vaulting into second place in the Western Conference and, as of March 26, just two points out from leading the President’s Trophy race. The fact that […]

Although Philadelphia Flyers bench boss John Tortorella is well-known for having a short fuse, one of the winningest head coaches of all time can still admit when he’s wrong. Tortorella was asked about backup goaltender Felix Sandstrom’s play after a 4-1 loss to the Florida Panthers on Sunday, and the 65-year-old looked stunned by the […]

The Florida Panthers have struggled massively without their captain and most responsible defensemen, losing four games in a row for just the second time this season with both Sasha Barkov and Aaron Ekblad on the shelf. The Cats lost four consecutive contests between March 14-23, costing the club the top stop in the Eastern Conference […]

Last season, the Boston Bruins clinched the President’s Trophy before the end of March. One of the greatest regular-season teams of all time took just 75 games to earn the top spot in NHL standings — tied for the fourth-fewest contests to reach the mark since the trophy was introduced in 1985-86. The B’s were […]

The Buffalo Sabres were reeling in the final couple of days before Bowen Byram was traded from the Colorado Avalanche to Western New York. The team was mired in a three-game losing skid, sacrificing precious points in the late-season push for a playoff spot. Sabres fans were likely shocked when one of the most objectively […]

The Colorado Avalanche made a couple of key tweaks ahead of the March 8 NHL trade deadline, and it’s paying off in a huge way. The Avs have won eight games in a row to take over the top spot in the Central Division, sporting a sparkling 45-20-5 record through 70 games. Although the Dallas […]

Steph Curry and the Golden State Warriors suffered a tough defeat on Friday night, losing 123-111 to the Indiana Pacers in front of the home crowd. It’s now two losses in three tries at the Chase Center this week for a squad that hasn’t won consecutive games since the end of February. Although the Warriors […]

Jake Guentzel has fit like a glove with the Carolina Hurricanes. The 29-year-old has scored eight points in his first six games in Raleigh, and the club has won five consecutive games in the process. Even without Sidney Crosby, Guentzel is still a star; that’s despite him missing a month of the season with injury […]