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The Vancouver Canucks got through the Nashville Predators without star goaltender Thatcher Demko in Round 1 — and they will have to face at least the first four games of their second-round series against the Edmonton Oilers without the Vezina Trophy finalist, reported Daily Faceoff’s Frank Seravalli. “Sources say [Canucks] goalie Thatcher Demko is out […]

The New Jersey Devils were fully expecting to still be playing hockey in May of 2024 after an excellent 2022-23 campaign that saw the team finish third in regular-season standings and beat the favored New York Rangers in Round 1. But after a hugely disappointing 2023-24 season in Newark, it’s back to the drawing board […]

The Nashville Predators are at the beginning of another long offseason after bowing out in the first-round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs yet again — this time to the Vancouver Canucks in six games. The Nucks beat the Preds 1-0 in Game 6 last week to book their ticket to a Western Conference second-round date […]

Despite having home-ice advantage, and playing against a Boston Bruins team that wasn’t 48 hours removed from winning a Game 7 against the Toronto Maple Leafs, the Florida Panthers were unable to take a 1-0 lead on the B’s in a Stanley Cup Playoff series for the second straight year. The Bruins beat the Panthers […]

Pierre-Luc Dubois did not come at all as advertised in his first season with the Los Angeles Kings, putting together one of his worst years as a professional hockey player in 2023-24 — but he will remain on the roster come training camp. Kings general manager Rob Blake confirmed on Monday that there are no […]

New York Rangers forward Blake Wheeler hasn’t played a game of hockey since suffering a horrific right-leg injury against the Montreal Canadiens back on February 15. But in the midst of the team’s Eastern Conference second-round series against the Carolina Hurricanes, the veteran took the next step in his injury recovery on Monday. Wheeler was […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs are in for another long summer after being beaten by the Boston Bruins once again in a Game 7. It took until overtime of the final contest of the series, but history repeated itself yet again when the two Original Six rivals met in the Eastern Conference first-round in 2024. And […]

After 40 years of being a hockey coach, and with 2,726 games under his belt, Rick Bowness finally called it a career on Monday morning, the Winnipeg Jets announced. The 69-year-old began coaching as a National Hockey League assistant in 1984, and he leaves the game exactly four decades later as a Jack Adams Award […]

Radek Faksa was the unlikely hero the Dallas Stars needed, scoring the game-winning goal in Game 7 to knock out the defending champion Vegas Golden Knights and set up a second-round date with the Colorado Avalanche. The 30-year-old, who hadn’t played since Game 2 before re-entering the lineup on Sunday night, sent a wicked backhand […]

The Carolina Hurricanes allowed two powerplay goals to the New York Rangers in Game 1 of their Eastern Conference second-round series on Sunday afternoon, and didn’t score a goal on five chances of their own. And that was the difference in the 4-3 defeat at Madison Square Garden — at least according to head coach […]

Mika Zibanejad and his New York Rangers still haven’t lost a game in the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs after beating the Carolina Hurricanes 4-3 in Game 1 of their Eastern Conference second-round series at Madison Square Garden on Sunday afternoon. And Zibanejad was the catalyst in front of a raucous home crowd, scoring two goals […]

Just as it was in 2011, the Nashville Predators were unable to beat the Vancouver Canucks in a playoff series. The Canucks beat the Predators 1-0 at Bridgestone Arena in Tennessee on Friday night to book their ticket to the second-round — and a meeting with the Edmonton Oilers for the Pacific Division crown. For […]

Jake Guentzel has been as good as anyone involved with the Carolina Hurricanes could have hoped for when the longtime Pittsburgh Penguins forward was acquired ahead of the 2024 NHL trade deadline. The Stanley Cup champion scored eight goals and 25 points in 17 regular-season games with the Canes, and added another four points to […]

Jonathan Marchessault is in the midst of helping the Vegas Golden Knights in their quest to win back-to-back Stanley Cups in 2024. After staving off elimination on Friday night, the Knights will be looking to once again silence an excellent Dallas Stars team in Game 7 on Sunday. But the future of the reigning Conn […]

The Dallas Stars had the defending Stanley Cup champions on the ropes, with a glorious opportunity to knock out the Vegas Golden Knights on the road in Game 6 and book their ticket to Round 2 for the second straight year. Instead, the Knights showed their championship mettle, beating the Stars 2-0 on the back […]

The Nashville Predators had an excellent opportunity to send their Western Conference first-round series with the Vancouver Canucks back north to Canada for Game 7 — but instead, the team was unable to score a single goal in a back-breaking 1-0 loss in front of the home crowd on Friday night. The Canucks scored with […]

Steven Stamkos has been the heart and soul of the Tampa Bay Lightning for over a decade, but as the longtime captain approaches the end of his contract, there could be difficult decisions ahead. Although Stamkos made it clear he wants to retire in Tampa Bay, and the front office has confirmed they’ll try to […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs have flipped the script. After falling down 3-1 in their Eastern Conference first-round series to the Boston Bruins — and looking like they would be going quietly into the offseason — the Leafs won two crucial games with their back against the wall to force a Game 7 at TD Garden […]

The Boston Bruins have watched a 3-1 lead slip away in the first-round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the second straight year. The Toronto Maple Leafs prevailed against their Original Six rivals for the first time on home ice this season in Game 6, squeaking out a 2-1 victory in front of the home […]

Alex Ovechkin and his Washington Capitals are in for another long offseason after being swept in the first round of the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs by the New York Rangers. The Great Eight will be entering his 20th NHL season in 2024-25, and remains just 42 goals away from breaking Wayne Gretzky’s all-time goals record. […]

The Philadelphia Flyers exceeded all expectations for about 90 percent of the 2023-24 NHL campaign. No one expected this team to come anywhere near advancing to the postseason, but led by a no-nonsense coach in John Tortorella and driven by some exciting young talent, the Flyers occupied the No. 3 spot in the Metropolitan Division […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs will once again be trying to keep their season alive on Thursday night against the Boston Bruins — and they’ll once again have to do it without Auston Matthews. The superstar is out for Game 6 at Scotiabank Arena, head coach Sheldon Keefe confirmed. The 26-year-old did not participate in the […]

The Los Angeles Kings are in for another long offseason after being defeated by the Edmonton Oilers in the first-round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the third consecutive time. It took just five games for the Oilers to eliminate the Kings in 2024. Last season, the first-round series between the two clubs went six […]

For the third straight year, the Edmonton Oilers have knocked out the Los Angeles Kings in the first-round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. The Oilers got the job done on home ice in Game 5 on Wednesday night, beating their Pacific Division rivals 4-3 and advancing to face the winner of the Vancouver Canucks and […]

The Boston Bruins had a pristine opportunity to once again eliminate the Toronto Maple Leafs in their Eastern Conference first-round series at TD Garden on Tuesday night. But after maybe the team’s worst game of the series, the two Atlantic Division rivals are headed back north to Canada for Game 6. And Jim Montgomery is […]

The Montreal Canadiens are in the midst of another long offseason after failing to advance to the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the third consecutive season. The Habs came within three victories of capturing a 25th championship in 2021, but it’s been all downhill since. Montreal has finished dead last in the Atlantic Division for each […]

The Washington Capitals are in for another long offseason after being swept by the New York Rangers in their Eastern Conference first-round playoff series. And with an aging core that’s only getting older — including heart and soul veteran TJ Oshie, who has played in the nation’s capital for almost a decade — it’s possible […]

For the first time ever, the Florida Panthers have beaten the Tampa Bay Lightning in a best-of-7 playoff series. The Cats made a statement on Monday night in Sunrise, finally coming out of the shadow of their Atlantic Division rivals and doing so in convincing fashion after a 6-1, Game 5 victory. The series-clinching goal […]

After losing the first two games of their Western Conference first-round series against the Vegas Golden Knights at home, the Dallas Stars needed something special to get themselves back into the series. And the squad found a way on Monday night, riding an outstanding Jake Oettinger performance and getting a couple timely goals en route […]

Steven Stamkos and his Tampa Bay Lightning were the second team eliminated from the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs after an abysmal 6-1 loss to the Florida Panthers in Game 5 of their Eastern Conference best-of-7 series on Monday night. The Cats were just the better team throughout the series, proving that last year’s cinderella march […]

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 […]