Colin Gallant Articles - Page 31

John Tortorella and his Philadelphia Flyers are defying all expectations in 2023-24, transforming from a team that was expected to continue rebuilding into a legitimate postseason contender. Philly is 19-11-4 through 34 games, second place in the Metropolitan Division, and fresh off of beating one of the league’s top clubs in the Vancouver Canucks on […]

Carolina Hurricanes goaltender Antti Raanta is in the midst of maybe his worst season as a professional hockey player. In his third full season with the team, the veteran has struggled mightily, even being waived and assigned to the American Hockey League’s Chicago Wolves on Dec. 17. But Raanta was solid in his first taste […]

Zach Werenski has struggled mightily to stay healthy for the Columbus Blue Jackets over the past two seasons, and that unfortunate trend continues in 2023-24. The star defenseman is expected to be out week-to-week with a lower-body injury, the team announced on Thursday. “He’s still getting evaluated by our docs,” Blue Jackets head coach Pascal […]

The emotions were high at the United Center on Wednesday night, as 18-year-old rookie phenom Connor Bedard scored his first overtime game winner in the National Hockey League. It was jubilation for Hawks fans after the No. 1 overall pick in the 2023 NHL Draft sniped the OT winner, earning Chicago a 2-1 win coming […]

The Carolina Hurricanes are having difficulty gaining any meaningful momentum through 35 games of the 2023-24 National Hockey League campaign. The Canes are 18-13-4 and fourth place in the Metropolitan Division, which certainly isn’t bad, but is inconsistent with the massive expectations put on the shoulders of this team at the beginning of the season. […]

Despite Connor Bedard keeping the Chicago Blackhawks interesting in 2023-24, the roster itself is one of the worst in the National Hockey League. At 11-22-1, the Hawks are second-last place in both the Western Conference and overall NHL standings, with a minus-42 goal differential through 34 games. It’s no surprise that Chicago will be selling hard […]

Dak Prescott is in the midst of a monster year with the Dallas Cowboys, and one of the best seasons of his career could earn him a substantial raise in the offseason. Both Prescott and the Cowboys “are highly motivated to secure a long-term extension this offseason that … will make Dak one of — […]

Mika Zibanejad has been on a heater along with his New York Rangers lately, and that continued during the Swedish star’s 800th career National Hockey League game on Wednesday night. The Rangers easily beat the Washington Capitals in the first game after the Christmas break at Madison Square Garden, and Zibanejad was a big reason […]

The Boston Bruins snapped an uncharacteristic four-game losing streak on Wednesday night, emerging from the Christmas break with a convincing 4-1 win over the Buffalo Sabres in Western New York. It was the team’s first win since Dec. 15; the Bruins lost to the New York Rangers, Minnesota Wild, Winnipeg Jets and Wild again to […]

The Nashville Predators are surprising everyone in 2023-24. Most of the hockey world fully expected this team to go into a rebuild after failing to qualify for the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs, and in the early going, that looked like the case. The Preds were 5-10 on Nov. 14 and struggling to gain any meaningful […]

After a relatively slow start to the 2023-24 NHL campaign, the New York Islanders went on a tear ahead of the Christmas break. The Long Island dwellers suffered through a seven-game slide between Nov. 4-16, falling to 5-6-5 and looking nothing close to a playoff team in the Metropolitan Division. Fast forward about six weeks […]

Despite losing both Alex Newhook and Kirby Dach to devastating injuries, the Montreal Canadiens are playing some pretty impressive hockey through 33 games in 2023-24. The Habs are 15-13-5, and have been especially above average lately, picking up at least a point in eight of their last 10 games. It was easy to think that […]

As I write this sentence, the Florida Panthers are taking to the ice for their first matchup with the Vegas Golden Knights since Game 5 of the 2023 Stanley Cup Final. After a thrilling run through the Eastern Conference, the dream ended for the Cats at T-Mobile Arena in downtown Las Vegas in June, and […]

The Anaheim Ducks are having another tough National Hockey League season as the rebuild continues. The Ducks are 12-20, have won just three of their last 10 games, and currently sit in third last place in the Western Conference. But there may be some good news on the horizon. Trevor Zegras, who has missed the […]

For the first time since he was traded from the Golden State Warriors to the Washington Wizards, Jordan Poole faced off against the team that drafted him on Friday night. The 24-year-old was solid in the contest, scoring a team-high 25 points and adding three rebounds, three assists and two steals. But it was Stephen […]

At 6-8 and third place in the NFC South, the Atlanta Falcons are firmly in must-win territory when the Indianapolis Colts are at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Sunday afternoon. The Falcons will host the Colts with Taylor Heinicke set to start at quarterback after Desmond Ridder was benched for the second time this season. After two […]

Elias Pettersson has gotten better every National Hockey League season he’s played, and the Swedish star truly broke out with the Vancouver Canucks in 2022-23. He shattered career-highs across the board, scoring 39 goals and 102 points over an 80-game slate for a team that struggled to produce offense. Pettersson has continued to get better […]

Calgary Flames forward Elias Lindholm has seen his name swirling in trade rumors for basically the entire calendar year, as the 29-year-old plays out the final season of a contract he signed back in July of 2018. With the NHL Trade Deadline just under three months away, trade talk is quiet regarding the Swedish center, […]

The Columbus Blue Jackets have had an eventful couple of days. After hanging nine goals on the Buffalo Sabres on Tuesday night, they followed it up with a spirited tussle against the Washington Capitals on Thursday, one that saw Jackets goalie Elvis Merzlikins and Caps forward Tom Wilson mix it up in overtime. Washington ended […]

When the Ottawa Senators’ 2023-24 season began, head coach DJ Smith said the goal for his team was to advance to the playoffs for the first time since 2017. Just a few short months later, Smith is no longer the coach, Ottawa is 11-17 after losing six straight games, and things have gone completely off […]

On Tuesday night, the Buffalo Sabres were embarrassed by the Columbus Blue Jackets, allowing one of the worst offensive teams in the league to torch them for nine goals. Two nights later, it was a completely different Sabres team that took to the ice at the KeyBank Center in Western New York. Buffalo scored early […]

Just two days after the Buffalo Sabres were hammered 9-4 by the Columbus Blue Jackets, the team paid it forward by hanging the same amount of goals on the Toronto Maple Leafs on Thursday night. The Sabres had their way with the Leafs in front of the home crowd, dismantling their Atlantic Division rivals 9-3 […]

The Minnesota Wild couldn’t have asked for a better start to the 2023-24 campaign. In the season opener, the team shut out the defending Eastern Conference champion Florida Panthers, and looked excellent doing it. Filip Gustavsson made 41 saves, the Wild won 2-0, and it looked like this team would easily return to the postseason […]

Matthew Poitras has been very solid in his rookie season with the Boston Bruins, scoring five goals and 13 points through his first 27 National Hockey League games. But the 19-year-old will have a bit of a break from NHL play after the B’s decided to let him play in the 2024 IIHF World Junior […]

Sidney Crosby and his Pittsburgh Penguins earned a much-needed win over the Minnesota Wild on Monday night, and the captain made history in the process. The longtime Pens captain registered a goal and an assist — both on the powerplay — in a 4-3 victory against the visiting Wild. In the process, Crosby passed former […]

Connor Bedard and his Chicago Blackhawks were shut out the first time they played Nathan MacKinnon’s Colorado Avalanche this season, and the 18-year-old star will be looking for a better result at home on Tuesday night. The Hawks will play three games before the Christmas break, and the first one will be a rematch with […]

Jalen Hurts and the Philadelphia Eagles were stunned on Monday Night Football, allowing the Seattle Seahawks to mount a late game-winning drive en route to a 20-17 loss. The Eagles fell to 10-4 after their third straight defeat, and the team’s goal of winning the NFC took a massive blow in the process. A clearly […]

Just under six months ago, the Florida Panthers completed their cinderella run through the Eastern Conference, sweeping the Carolina Hurricanes to advance to the franchise’s first Stanley Cup Final since 1996. After needing every single win to even advance to the postseason, it was a thrilling performance to first beat the NHL’s best-ever regular-season team […]

The Detroit Red Wings made a massive splash at the end of November, securing the services of three-time Stanley Cup champion Patrick Kane. And the team might not be done improving there. The Wings have been engaged in trade talks with multiple teams lately, The Fourth Period’s David Pagnotta confirmed on Friday. “Yeah, JT Compher […]

Connor Ingram has been absolutely phenomenal for the Arizona Coyotes this season, and the netminder came to play again in a 1-0 shutout win over the San Jose Sharks on Friday night. Ingram made 21 saves to help his team snap a four-game losing streak, and he earned high praise from his coach afterwards. “He […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs will have both Timothy Liljegren and Matthew Knies back in the lineup when the Pittsburgh Penguins head north to Canada on Saturday night, Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman reported. Liljegren hasn’t played since suffering a lower-body injury in a game against the Boston Bruins back on Nov. 2. He was tripped into the […]

In a season that has already gone completely off the rails for the Columbus Blue Jackets, the team was dealt another miserable blow: sniper Patrik Laine will be on the shelf for the next six weeks after fracturing his clavicle. The injury occurred during Columbus’ 6-5 overtime win over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Thursday […]

The Dallas Stars earned a thrilling comeback win over the Ottawa Senators on Friday night, but it may have come at the cost of star goaltender Jake Oettinger. The 24-year-old left the contest with eight minutes remaining in the first period and did not return. Stars coach Pete DeBoer has already ruled out the starter […]

The Boston Bruins were just 3:09 away from suffering their second loss in a row before making a thrilling comeback against the New York Islanders on Friday night. Rookie Mason Lohrei tied the game in the final minutes, and David Pastrnak scored in the third round of the shootout to help the Eastern Conference-leading Bruins […]

Winnipeg Jets star forward Kyle Connor could be out for 6-8 weeks as a result of a knee-on-knee hit by Anaheim Ducks’ Ryan Strome on Sunday night in California. “Kyle Connor’s knee injury is hopefully a 6-8 week recovery timeline,” reported The Winnipeg News’ Mike McIntyre. “However, there’s still some further evaluation pending which could […]

The Carolina Hurricanes started the season without star forward Andrei Svechnikov, and they’re going to have to make due without the Russian for the foreseeable future. Canes head coach Rod Brind’Amour confirmed on Tuesday that Svechnikov would be out of action for “a while” after undergoing an MRI on Monday. “He’s going to be out […]

For the first time ever in the National Hockey League, and certainly not the last, Connor Bedard and Connor McDavid will face each other when the Chicago Blackhawks travel to Alberta to play the Edmonton Oilers at Rogers Place on Tuesday night. It’s a highly-anticipated matchup featuring the best player in the game of hockey, […]

When the Pittsburgh Penguins brought Erik Karlsson to Pennsylvania in the blockbuster trade of the summer, the expectation was that this roster would be back to competing for Stanley Cups in 2023-24. Instead, Karlsson has two points in his last 10 games, the Pens powerplay is connecting at a despicable 9.5 percent clip — and […]

Despite a disappointing season for the Vancouver Canucks in 2022-23, Russian import Andrei Kuzmenko was one of the lone bright spots. In his first National Hockey League season, the undrafted winger excelled, to the tune of 39 goals and 74 points in 81 games. In 2023-24, it’s been the opposite — both for Kuzmenko and […]