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Despite a less-than-ideal first half of the 2023-24 campaign, the New Jersey Devils promoted general manager Tom Fitzgerald to president of hockey operations on Tuesday, giving the 55-year-old a multi-year contract in the process. “We are excited to have Tom signed to a multiyear extension, and to promote him to president, hockey operations,” Devils managing […]

D’Angelo Russell has watched his name swirl in trade rumors for basically the entire 2023-24 season, and the Los Angeles Lakers will have a tough decision to make on the future of the 27-year-old ahead of the impending NBA Trade Deadline. The Louisville, Kentucky native has spent a lot of time on the bench during […]

New York Rangers forward Filip Chytil hasn’t played a National Hockey League game since Nov. 2 — but the 24-year-old is getting closer. Chytil returned to North America on Monday, flying from Europe to New York after “making progress training at home in Czechia while recovering from a head injury,” according to ESPN. The former […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins aren’t doing themselves any favors as they try to climb back into postseason contention in a competitive Eastern Conference in 2023-24. On Monday night, the Pens were down by a single goal to the Arizona Coyotes in the third period, and on the verge of receiving a powerplay and an opportunity to […]

Connor Bedard returned to the ice last week after suffering a fractured jaw back on Jan. 5, but the young superstar is still a ways away from returning to game action. The 18-year-old will miss at least another six weeks of NHL hockey, Chicago Blackhawks head coach Luke Richardson confirmed on Monday. “Even though he’s […]

For the first time since 2015, Patrick Roy is back in the National Hockey League. The four-time Stanley Cup champion was hired as the next head coach of the New York Islanders after Lou Lamoriello fired Lane Lambert on Saturday. It’s been a brutal stretch on Long Island — the Isles have lost eight of […]

After missing the first 41 games of the 2023-24 NHL campaign due to a gambling suspension, Ottawa Senators forward Shane Pinto made an immediate impact in his return to the lineup. The former University of North Dakota Fighting Hawk registered an assist on Tim Stutzle’s second-period goal, helping the Sens beat the Philadelphia Flyers 5-3 […]

The Anaheim Ducks were without forward Alex Killorn for the beginning of the 2023-24 season, and they’ll have to manage without the veteran forward for at least another month. Killorn will miss four-to-six weeks after undergoing arthroscopic surgery on his left knee, the team announced on Saturday. It’s an unfortunate blow after the 34-year-old inked […]

For the first time in his remarkable career, Jonathan Quick will play a hockey game in Los Angeles not as a member of the Kings when his New York Rangers visit Crypto.com Arena on Saturday night. After being traded from the Kings to the Columbus Blue Jackets, then to the Vegas Golden Knights last season, […]

Boston Red Sox pitcher Garrett Whitlock didn’t have his best season in Massachusetts in 2023 — and he’ll be the first one to tell you that. “I’ll be the first to say, I think I was the worst guy on the team last year,” the 27-year-old said at Red Sox Winter Weekend on Saturday, according […]

The Boston Bruins will be looking to make it four wins in a row when the Montreal Canadiens come to town on Saturday night — and they’ll have four players back in the lineup for the contest, coach Jim Montgomery confirmed. Linus Ullmark, Brandon Carlo, Derek Forbort and Matthew Poitras will all be active against […]

The Minnesota Wild had a field day with the man advantage on Friday night, scoring a ridiculous five goals on the powerplay en route to a 6-4 win over the Florida Panthers. It was a much-needed win for a Wild team that had lost nine of 11 games coming into the cross-divisional tilt. Franchise history […]

Logan Couture hasn’t played a game for the San Jose Sharks in 2023-24, but that will change on Saturday night. The 34-year-old will make his season debut in a Pacific Division clash with the Anaheim Ducks at the SAP Center in California. Couture has missed the entire campaign with a lower-body injury he suffered while […]

The 2023-24 National Hockey League campaign is all but lost for the lowly Columbus Blue Jackets, but the team received some excellent news ahead of a Metropolitan Division tilt with the New Jersey Devils on Friday night. Boone Jenner, who fractured his jaw on Dec. 8 and hasn’t played since, will return to the lineup, […]

The Los Angeles Kings looked like one of the best teams in the National Hockey League through the first quarter of the 2023-24 season, skating to an excellent 16-4-3 record through 23 games. But it’s been a completely different story ever since. Todd McLellan’s team is mired in an ugly stretch that has seen the […]

Nikita Kucherov won the Hart Trophy as the NHL’s MVP at the conclusion of the 2018-19 season after a ridiculous 41-goal, 128-campaign helped the Tampa Bay Lightning win the President’s Trophy. Although the Bolts were shockingly swept in the first round, they would go on to win the next two Stanley Cups, and come within […]

Despite a betting-related suspension that is costing Ottawa Senators forward Shane Pinto 41 games of the campaign, the 23-year-old will spend at least another season in Canada’s capital. The Senators signed Pinto to a one-year contract worth an AAV of $775,000 on Friday, the team announced. The former second-round pick in the 2019 NHL Draft […]

Juuse Saros has been a rock between the pipes for the Nashville Predators since Peka Rinne retired from the National Hockey League at the conclusion of the 2020-21 season — but the Finn might not be calling Smashville home for much longer. Although the Preds have not put Saros on the trade market, The Athletic’s […]

Philadelphia Flyers forward Owen Tippett announced himself to the National Hockey League in style on Thursday night, scoring twice — including a remarkable goal of the year candidate — in a 5-1 drubbing of the Dallas Stars. In the process, the Flyers extended their winning streak to five games after coming through in front of […]

The New York Rangers came within two wins of advancing to the Stanley Cup Final in 2021-22, and postseason expectations were skyhigh for a Blueshirts team that went 47-22-13 the following year. But instead of another deep run — the Rangers beat the Pittsburgh Penguins and Carolina Hurricanes in back-to-back Game 7s to reach the […]

Despite belief around the Minnesota Wild organization that the team can return to postseason contention despite a ghastly first half to the 2023-24 campaign, the play in Saint Paul lately has told a different story. The Wild are 18-20-5, have lost eight of their last 10 games, and are looking like nothing close to a postseason […]

Despite signing a one-year, $4 million contract with the Chicago Blackhawks ahead of the 2023-24 National Hockey League campaign, Corey Perry was left without a team in late November after an alleged incident with a team employee. Two months later, Perry has been reinstated into the league by Gary Bettman, and according to reporter Mike […]

Brock Purdy and the San Francisco 49ers lost a disappointing NFC Championship Game to the Philadelphia Eagles in 2023, watching their rivals advance to the Super Bowl and their starting QB get injured in the process. Ahead of the team’s first postseason contest of this year — when the Green Bay Packers visit Levi’s Stadium […]

After an abysmal start to the 2023-24 campaign, the Edmonton Oilers are on an absolute tear as of late. The Oil have won 11 straight games, and are 21-6 since new head coach Kris Knoblauch took over on Nov. 12. Now 24-15-1 and just one point back of the Los Angeles Kings for the No. […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins are fighting for their postseason lives in an ultra-competitive Metropolitan Division in 2023-24, and the front office will soon have a huge decision to make on superstar forward Jake Guentzel. The 29-year-old is set to become an unrestricted free agent at the end of the season, and with the Pens a toss-up […]

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 […]