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Sam Reinhart has been on an absolute tear for the Florida Panthers in 2023-24, and the budding superstar scored his 33rd goal of the campaign in a 3-2 overtime loss to the Detroit Red Wings on Wednesday night. Despite the defeat, the young All-Star set a franchise record by scoring a goal in his eighth […]

The Winnipeg Jets have been absolutely lights out as of late — even without the services of superstar forward Kyle Connor — and they’ll look to keep the show rolling when the 27-year-old returns to the lineup on Tuesday night. Connor was a full participant in Monday’s practice and was on the ice again for […]

Just 19 games into his Detroit Red Wings tenure, Patrick Kane suffered a lower-body injury that will keep the American out of the lineup for at least the next two contests. Kane was injured in Sunday’s 4-2 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs, logging just 1:07 of ice time in the process. Head coach Derek […]

Tampa Bay Lightning superstar Steven Stamkos will not be getting traded ahead of the Mar. 8 deadline, general manager Julien BriseBois confirmed adamantly on Tuesday. “GM Julien BriseBois wanted to make it clear: Steven Stamkos will NOT be traded at deadline. Under any circumstance,” reported The Athletic’s Joe Smith. “BriseBois said he still envisions Stamkos […]

There is absolutely no better time than now for Sam Reinhart to be playing the best hockey of his career. Fresh off a scintillating Stanley Cup Final run with the Florida Panthers, the 28-year-old has been his team’s premier player in 2023-24, with a ridiculous 32 goals and 55 points in just 43 games. And […]

Elvis Merzlikins backstopped the Columbus Blue Jackets to a tight shootout win over the NHL-leading Vancouver Canucks on Monday afternoon — and it could be one of the last games the Latvian plays in Ohio. Following the 4-3 victory, Merzlikins clarified that he did indeed request a trade away from the Blue Jackets. “After my […]

Marc-Andre Fleury saved his first shutout of 2023-24 for the perfect time. The legendary goaltender won his 552nd National Hockey League game in convincing fashion on Monday night, blanking the New York Islanders 5-0 and achieving a milestone that was a long time coming for the Quebec native. With the victory, MAF earned sole possession […]

Connor Bedard hasn’t played a hockey game since fracturing his jaw on Jan. 5, but just under two weeks later, the Chicago Blackhawks rookie phenom was spotted back on the ice. The 18-year-old skated on Monday for the first time since suffering the ailment on a check from New Jersey Devils defenseman Brendan Smith in […]

Cheering for one of the seven National Hockey League teams north of the border has not been a lot of fun over the last 30 or so years. No Canadian team has won the Stanley Cup since the Montreal Canadiens captured their league-leading 24th championship in 1993. The Vancouver Canucks would lose to Mark Messier […]

The National Hockey League announced its first batch of 2024 All-Stars on Jan. 4, deciding to continue allowing one representative from each team despite sentiment across the hockey world that it’s time for a change. When a player like Tom Wilson is included, who is scoring at a 0.5 point-per-game clip in 2023-24, or Boone […]

The Alabama Crimson Tide didn’t waste long in finding Nick Saban’s successor, announcing former Washington head coach Kalen DeBoer as the program’s newest HC on Friday. On Saturday, the reigning national runner-up shared an interesting admission about switching from the Huskies to the Crimson Tide. “This is one of a few places, maybe the only place […]

The Minnesota Wild are mired in an abysmal stretch that has seen the team lose seven of its last eight games to fall to 17-19-15 — but reinforcements are on the way. One is, for sure: Filip Gustavsson, who hasn’t played since Dec. 30, will be back between the pipes when the Wild welcome the […]

The Ottawa Senators are in the midst of a nightmare campaign in 2023-24, and things don’t seem to be looking up after goaltender Anton Forsberg sustained a long-term injury against the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday night. The Sens lost 5-3 to the Sabres — the team’s fifth straight defeat — and also lost the Swedish […]

The Vancouver Canucks are in the midst of one of the best seasons in franchise history — their 28-11-3 record good enough for second in NHL standings — and even more help could be on the way. Canucks president of hockey operations Jim Rutherford confirmed to The Athletic’s Pierre LeBrun earlier this week that the […]

Ever since the National Hockey League insisted on sending one representative from each of the 32 teams to the All-Star Game, there have been undeserving players. Despite Gary Bettman’s insistence on getting every club involved, there simply isn’t an All-Star on every roster every season. That’s just the way it is. In 2023-24, the San […]

Columbus Blue Jackets starting goaltender Elvis Merzlikins hasn’t played a hockey game in two weeks, and his lack of ice time is the biggest question surrounding the lowly club approaching the middle of January. Despite being a healthy scratch for four of the last five contests, Merzlikins confirmed he did not request a trade away […]

The Carolina Hurricanes kept their hot streak alive in a 6-3 doubling up of the Anaheim Ducks on Thursday night, but it may have come at the cost of yet another goaltender. Pyotr Kochetkov was injured in the second period of the victory, needing to be helped off the ice after a hard collision with […]

For the first time in franchise history, the Winnipeg Jets have won eight games in a row after coming from behind in thrilling fashion to beat the Connor Bedard-less Chicago Blackhawks 2-1 on Thursday night. The Jets trailed 1-0 late in the third period, before Gabriel Vilardi evened up the score with just 3:29 remaining […]

Mika Zibanejad was not in the lineup for the New York Rangers’ 5-2 loss to the St. Louis Blues at the Enterprise Center in Missouri on Thursday night, despite reports shortly before puck drop speculating that the star center would play. Blueshirts coach Peter Laviolette provided an update on the illness that kept one of […]

Elias Pettersson is in the midst of his best season as a professional hockey player, and he added incredible NHL history to an otherworldly first half of the season for the Vancouver Canucks in 2023-24. The Canucks have won four straight games — all on the road — beating the New Jersey Devils, New York […]

Despite having his contract terminated by the Chicago Blackhawks earlier this season, there is a chance that Corey Perry will return to the National Hockey League — with another team — this year. “On Corey Perry… several teams are exploring signing the veteran for the second half of the season,” reported ESPN’s Emily Kaplan on […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins are not quite where they wanted to be halfway through the 2023-24 NHL season after acquiring Erik Karlsson in the blockbuster trade of the summer — but the superstar D-man is enjoying his time in Pennsylvania nonetheless. “It’s been a great experience for me,” the Swede told NHL.com’s Wes Crosby on Wednesday. […]

Despite a nightmare campaign that has seen Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Ilya Samsonov fall from starter to backup to a demotion in rapid succession — in front of the sport’s most critical media market, no less — the Russian netminder is keeping things in perspective after being waived by the team last week. “I feel […]

The Washington Capitals — who are trying to stay afloat in an ultra-competitive Metropolitan Division after losing six of eight games — could be missing their two best offensive players when the Seattle Kraken head to Capital One Arena on Thursday night. Both Alex Ovechkin and Tom Wilson are true game-time decisions for the outer-conference […]

It’s been an abysmal campaign for the 2023-24 Anaheim Ducks, and Trevor Zegras getting injured again will not do anything to turn around another rebuilding season in California. The 22-year-old, who is in the midst of his worst season as a professional hockey player, is again on the shelf after being injured in a rare […]

The Seattle Mariners have avoided arbitration with one of their best pitchers after signing Logan Gilbert to a one-year, $4.05 million contract on Thursday, according to MLB Network’s Jon Morosi. Gilbert is a key piece of one of the better starting rotations in Major League Baseball, and should be due for a nice raise as […]

It’s becoming very clear, very quickly, that Philadelphia Flyers head coach John Tortorella is done talking about the trade that sent top prospect Cutter Gauthier to the Anaheim Ducks earlier this week. Torts ripped into NHL journalist Anthony SanFilippo shortly after Wednesday night’s 3-2 shootout win over the Montreal Canadiens. SanFilippo started a rumor on […]

The National Football League will again be heading overseas in 2024, with the Chicago Bears, Jacksonville Jaguars, Minnesota Vikings and Carolina Panthers all set to participate, the league announced on Thursday. The Bears, Vikings and Jaguars will all play in London during their regular-season slates, while the Panthers will kick off in Munich, Germany. Chicago […]

After having his one-year, $4 million contract with the Chicago Blackhawks terminated earlier this season, Corey Perry is eligible to return to an NHL team in 2024, Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman reported on Wednesday. Following an internal investigation into the Nov. 30 termination, it was found that Perry  “engaged in conduct that is unacceptable and in […]

The National Hockey League announced the first batch of 2024 All-Stars on Thursday night, selecting one player from each of the 32 teams. Twelve additional skaters will be included in the festivities in Toronto next month, with their fates decided by an All-Star Game fan vote that ends on Jan. 11. By the end of […]

William Nylander saved the best hockey of his career for the perfect time. Just months away from becoming an unrestricted free agent, the Swedish superstar agreed to a monster eight-year, $92 million extension with the Toronto Maple Leafs on Monday, the team announced. The deal is expected to be extremely front-loaded, including a no movement clause […]

For a couple of weeks, the San Jose Sharks looked like a team that wasn’t destined to finish No. 32 in National Hockey League standings. After losing their first 11 games to begin the 2023-24 campaign, the Sharks played .500 hockey between Nov. 7 and Dec. 12, improving their record to 9-17-3. But things have […]

The Nashville Predators have been one of the best NHL teams over the last couple of months, but they came out flat in a 6-3 loss to the Calgary Flames on Thursday night. The Preds were hung for four goals in the first period in front of the 17,203 in attendance at Bridgestone Arena, and […]

Brad Marchand’s Boston Bruins suffered a tough loss to Sidney Crosby’s Pittsburgh Penguins on Thursday night, but there remains a ton of respect between the two captains and Team Canada linemates. “Brad Marchand says that Sidney Crosby is the best player in the league if you look at his 200-foot game,” reported B’s writer Ty […]

Sidney Crosby led his Pittsburgh Penguins to a big 6-5 win over the Boston Bruins on the road on Thursday night — and he added even more history to his legendary career in the process. “Thanks to his 6-5 goal, Sidney Crosby collects his 173rd career 3-point game, passing Steve Yzerman for sole possession of […]

The Anaheim Ducks have been a rollercoaster ride in 2023-24. After losing four of their first five, this team went on a six-game heater, and looked like a playoff contender at 9-6 on Nov. 14. But the wheels have fallen off since. Anaheim beat Nashville 3-2 that night to earn their best record of the […]

New York Rangers forward Brennan Othmann picked a perfect time for his National Hockey League debut. A home game at Madison Square Garden, playing for a Blueshirts team that is looking like one of the league’s best, and with World Junior Hockey Championship teammate and Chicago Blackhawks’ superstar rookie Connor Bedard on the other end […]

William Nylander is in the midst of his best season with the Toronto Maple Leafs in 2023-24, and the Swedish superstar is going to be due for a massive payday this summer. Of course, the Leafs’ front office is doing everything they can to keep the longtime Toronto winger in Canada for the rest of […]

After already losing impact forwards Kirby Dach and Alex Newhook earlier this season, the Montreal Canadiens were dealt another brutal injury blow on Thursday. Christian Dvorak will miss the remainder of the campaign due to a torn pectoral muscle, the team announced. He will undergo surgery on Friday, the club confirmed on X. The 27-year-old […]