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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 […]

Despite a Lukas Dostal masterclass that saw the Anaheim Ducks goaltender make 55 saves against the Toronto Maple Leafs on Wednesday night, Auston Matthews would not be denied. The sniper — and current Rocket Richard Trophy frontrunner — scored 2:12 into overtime as the Leafs rallied for a 2-1 victory over the Ducks in California. […]

Max Pacioretty played his first game as a member of the Washington Capitals, and it was one to forget for the former star — at least according to him. Patches hasn’t played in nearly a year after suffering a re-torn Achilles while with the Carolina Hurricanes, and he clearly looked slow compared to the pace […]

Although the Colorado Avalanche have been up-and-down during the 2023-24 campaign, the team enters a new calendar year on a heater. The Avs have won eight of their last 11, improving to 24-11-3 and taking back the top spot in the Central Division. Although the hold is precarious, with both the Winnipeg Jets and Dallas […]

The Dallas Stars suffered a disappointing 4-3 defeat at the hands of the Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday night, but the team received some better news on Wednesday. Jake Oettinger, who hasn’t played since getting injured against the Ottawa Senators on Dec. 16, has been upgraded from week-to-week to day-to-day. “Pete DeBoer said today that Jake […]

The Colorado Avalanche could be one of the only teams to send three players to the 2024 NHL All-Star Game in Toronto in February. Nathan MacKinnon, Mikko Rantanen and Cale Makar have been just that good this season. MacKinnon has been especially prolific, and he tallied three points in a 5-4 overtime win against the […]

For the 67th time in the regular season, two Stanley Cup champion captains met as Alex Ovechkin’s Washington Capitals beat Sidney Crosby’s Pittsburgh Penguins 4-3 on Tuesday night. And the two superstars came to play in front of the 18,190 spectators in attendance at PPG Paints Arena in Pennsylvania. The Great Eight scored a powerplay […]

Connor McDavid put on a show once again on Tuesday night, recording five points — including his 900th in the National Hockey League — to help his Edmonton Oilers beat the Philadelphia Flyers 5-2. McDavid sent the 18,347 spectators at Rogers Place home happy with the phenomenal performance, especially after the postgame interview. “It’s really […]

Ilya Samsonov has been nothing short of abysmal for the Toronto Maple Leafs in 2023-24, and his continued poor play caused the Russian to be placed on waivers and demoted to the American Hockey League on Sunday. Despite the move, Leafs general manager Brad Treliving is not giving up on the 26-year-old. “Obviously, we know […]

The Seattle Kraken won the first National Hockey League game of the New Year, defeating the Vegas Golden Knights 3-0 at the 2024 NHL Winter Classic in Washington on Monday. And they made history in the process, with Joey Daccord recording his second shutout of the season, and the first ever at the Winter Classic. […]

After a very poor start to the 2023-24 National Hockey League campaign, the New Jersey Devils have begun to turn things around in earnest. A stretch without star centers Jack Hughes and Nico Hischier was challenging, as is the injury to Dougie Hamilton that could keep the D-man out until the postseason. But at 19-13-2 […]

The Los Angeles Kings are in the midst of a phenomenal 2023-24 National Hockey League campaign. After back-to-back first-round exits — both at the hands of the Edmonton Oilers — the Kings have looked motivated to not let that happen again. LA is 20-8-4, fourth place in the Western Conference, and looking like a true […]

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 […]