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Cole Perfetti is on an offensive tear, scoring his fifth goal in as many games on Friday night to lead the Winnipeg Jets to a 3-2 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Friday night. The young Canadian scored just 2:12 into the game — his sixth tally of the season — which extended his point […]

LeBron James was phenomenal for the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday night, scoring a game-high 35 points to lead his team to a 107-95 win over the Portland Trail Blazers in NBA In-Season Tournament group play. Afterwards, the four-time NBA champion explained the recipe behind his continued success at age-38. “It all starts with the […]

After finishing second in NHL standings last season with a phenomenal 52 wins, the Carolina Hurricanes are having a tough time putting it all together in 2023-24. The Canes are not bad by any means, but the hockey world expected this team to challenge for a President’s Trophy this year, and those expectations aren’t being […]

New York Yankees general manager Brian Cashman made waves in the baseball world last week after he called Giancarlo Stanton “injury-prone,” a message that did not sit at all well with the slugger’s agent. Although Cashman reportedly cleared the air with Stanton and his agent Joel Wolfe, he walked back his comments on Friday. “I […]

Jonathan Huberdeau is finally back on the scoresheet, and the Calgary Flames are back in the win column after handing the Vancouver Canucks just their fourth regulation loss of the season on Thursday night. Huberdeau scored his third goal of the season early in the third period of a 5-2 victory at the Scotiabank Saddledome […]

The Kansas State women’s basketball team made school history after defeating Caitlin Clark and the No. 2 Iowa Hawkeyes in a thrilling 65-58 final on Thursday night. The win tied the Wildcats’ highest-ranked victory in program history — which came over No. 2 Old Dominion in 1982 — according to ESPN Stats & Info. “There have already […]

David Pastrnak has been the best player on the Boston Bruins for years — as well as one of the NHL’s premier forwards — but in 2023-24, he’s making a legitimate Hart Trophy case as the league’s Most Valuable Player. But despite his excellence in the early going, to the tune of 11 goals and […]

The New Jersey Devils were looking like the class of the National Hockey League before their two best centers went down with injury. Jack Hughes and Nico Hischier are the engines that make this team run, and both have been on the shelf for nearly all of November. And the results have been, if somewhat […]

The Ottawa Senators are looking to turn things around in Sweden. At the time of this article being published, the team was just taking to the ice for warmups at the Avicii Arena in Stockholm. The Sens and Detroit Red Wings will play the first of a four-game slate over as many days as part […]

After a slow start to the 2023-24 NHL season, the Florida Panthers are on a tear — and just in time for the reinforcements. The Cats have won five games in a row to shoot up to second place in the Atlantic Division standings, and have already welcomed Sam Bennett back to the lineup. Aaron […]

Former Vancouver Canucks captain Bo Horvat scored a goal in his first game in front of the Rogers Arena faithful since being traded to Long Island last season — but it wasn’t enough as the surging Canucks beat the New York Islanders 4-3 in overtime on Wednesday night. Horvat gave his new club a 3-1 […]

The Los Angeles Lakers lost their first home game of the 2023-24 NBA campaign on Wednesday night — and it was not pretty. Anthony Davis’ team trailed by as much as 26 before a fourth-quarter comeback came up short in a 125-110 defeat at the hands of the Sacramento Kings. It certainly wasn’t Davis’ best […]

The 2022-23 season was an unmitigated disaster for the Columbus Blue Jackets. After losing their best defensemen in Zach Werenski to a shoulder injury and subsequent surgery, the alarm bells were ringing in Ohio. Then came Patrik Laine’s plethora of injuries, which limited him to just 55 games. Werenski played just 13 before his campaign […]

Adam Johnson tragically passed away on Oct. 28 after his throat was cut with a skate blade during an Elite Ice Hockey League game between his Nottingham Panthers and the Sheffield Steelers in England. On Tuesday, an arrest was made in relation to the 29-year-olds heartbreaking passing. “BREAKING — British Police have arrested Hockey player […]

The Detroit Red Wings were the first National Hockey League team to land in Sweden last week ahead of the 2023 NHL Global Series, a four-game tournament also featuring the Toronto Maple Leafs, Ottawa Senators and Minnesota Wild. The Wings took to the ice at Avicii Arena in Stockholm on Tuesday after spending a day […]

One game as a National Hockey League head coach, one win for new Edmonton Oilers bench boss Kris Knoblauch. The Oilers made it two wins in a row for the first time this season after defeating the New York Islanders 4-1 on Monday night, and they earned the 45-year-old Canadian a victory in his head […]

The Buffalo Bills lost for the second straight time in Week 10, the offensive struggles persisting and Josh Allen’s team falling to 5-5 after a demoralizing defeat at the hands of the Denver Broncos. The turnovers continued at Highmark Stadium on Monday Night Football, and the clock is ticking for a Buffalo team that is […]

In October of 1997, the Vancouver Canucks and Anaheim Ducks kicked off the NHL Global Series with back-to-back games in front of 10,500 spectators at the Yoyogi Arena in Tokyo, Japan. Since that contest — which was won for the Canucks by Pavel Bure — there have been 37 other international regular-season contests, spanning six […]

The Washington Capitals have struggled to stay healthy in 2023-24. The team already lost Nicklas Backstrom indefinitely due to complications from hip surgery, while various other players have been on the shelf in the early going. That includes forward Anthony Mantha, who took a puck to the ear during the Caps’ 4-3 overtime loss to […]

After getting off to one of the worst start in franchise history and failing to win a single game for the first month of the season, the San Jose Sharks bounced back nicely with consecutive wins over the Philadelphia Flyers and Edmonton Oilers. Yes, this is still a very bad team — but San Jose […]

The Florida Panthers have been eagerly awaiting the return of their two best defensemen — and the wait for one of them could finally be coming to an end, head coach Paul Maurice confirmed on Friday. The bench boss said there’s a chance Brandon Montour will return before the end of the team’s California road […]

It may have taken over a month, but Connor Bedard officially announced himself on Thursday night, becoming the third youngest player to record a four-point game in an impressive 5-3 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning at Amalie Arena. Bedard was buzzing from start to finish, scoring two goals and adding as many assists to […]

Boston Bruins defenseman Charlie McAvoy has missed his team’s last four games after being suspended for a questionable hit on Florida Panthers’ blueliner Oliver Ekman-Larsson back on Oct. 30. After serving the four-contest ban, the star American admitted he “made a mistake” after NHL commissioner Gary Bettman upheld the suspension earlier this week. “I think […]

The Colorado Avalanche lost another hockey game to the Seattle Kraken on Thursday night — and they may have lost Artturi Lehkonen long-term after the forward went head-first into the boards and was transported to the hospital following a 4-3 loss. Lehkonen was on the receiving end of a heavy hit from Kraken defenseman Jamie […]

The Montreal Canadiens were expected to spend the 2023-24 NHL season in the basement of the Atlantic Division as the rebuild continues in Quebec. But the Habs got off to a pleasantly surprising start instead, winning five of their first seven games and looking like the potential was there for them to battle for a […]

When the Pittsburgh Penguins brought Erik Karlsson to Pennsylvania in the blockbuster trade of the summer, it was clear the team had Stanley Cup aspirations after missing the postseason for the first time in the Sidney Crosby era in 2022-23. In the early going, this is not looking anything like a club that will realistically […]

The Tampa Bay Lightning are off to a (relatively) strong start to the 2023-24 campaign, compiling a 6-3-4 record over their first 13 contests. Without Andrei Vasilevskiy for any of them, that is a record the Bolts will certainly take. But the Russian superstar is on his way back, with head coach Jon Cooper confirming […]

Another game, another collapse for the Toronto Maple Leafs. The boo birds were out in full force at Scotiabank Arena as the Ottawa Senators hung six goals on their Canadian counterparts, winning 6-3 and sending a reeling Leafs team to 6-5-2. Toronto has lost five of their last six, giving up an astounding 26 goals […]

The Milwaukee Bucks squeaked out a tight 120-118 win over the Detroit Pistons on Wednesday night, despite losing superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo for virtually the entire second half. The 28-year-old was hit with a technical foul in the second quarter, and was given another early in the third — along with an ejection — in front […]

It’s been a long road to recovery for Washington Capitals forward Max Pacioretty, who has dealt with two Achilles tears since the summer of 2022 and hasn’t played an NHL game since Jan. 19. The Capitals signed the 34-year-old as a free agent from the Carolina Hurricanes in free agency, but he has yet to […]

It’s been a rough start to the season for the Minnesota Wild, the team falling to 4-5-2 — good enough for seventh place in the Central Division — after a discouraging first 11 games. Things have gone off the rails early in the State of Hockey, which is surprising considering how the year started. Filip […]

The Vancouver Canucks are off to their best start in franchise history, and the show continues to go on for Quinn Hughes, who is breaking out into a true superstar defenseman and one of the league’s best in 2023-24. And he has some history to back up his early Norris Trophy case. After scoring a […]

The Washington Capitals are expected to be without forward Nicklas Backstrom for the rest of the season after the Swede stepped away from the team last week. Backstrom had his left hip surgically repaired during the offseason, but has had ongoing issues as he attempts to return to NHL play. “It’s emotional for everybody. He’s […]

The New York Jets fell to 4-4 after a 27-6 drubbing at the hands of the Los Angeles Chargers at MetLife Stadium on Monday Night Football, and the offense continues to struggle mightily without Aaron Rodgers. Now 30th in points per game and 31st in total yards per game, with only eight offensive touchdowns on […]

The 2023-24 National Hockey League season is off to a roaring start. But don’t take my word for it — let the evidence speak for itself. There were 114 goals scored on Saturday in the NHL, smashing the previous league record. If you ask any hockey fan what makes the game exciting, it’s not a […]

There have been a ton of phenomenal performances from the first month of the National Hockey League season — as documented by ClutchPoints earlier in the week — but with the excellent also comes the downright bad. There are a few particular players who have been absolutely awful in comparison to expectations in the early […]

Sidney Crosby is still playing at an incredibly high level in his 19th National Hockey League season with the Pittsburgh Penguins, and the captain will play in his 1,200th NHL game on Saturday night against the San Jose Sharks. A three-time Stanley Cup champion, former Hart Trophy winner and surefire Hall of Famer, the Nova […]

Oklahoma City Thunder standout rookie Chet Holmgren had his welcome to the National Basketball Association moment on Friday night — a 141-139 loss to Steph Curry and the Golden State Warriors in each club’s first In-Season Tournament game. Despite the Thunder defeat, Holmgren explained how the thrilling contest felt like a full-circle moment for the […]

The New York Rangers placed superstar defenseman Adam Fox on the long-term injured reserve on Friday, just a day after he left in the first period of a 2-1 win over the Carolina Hurricanes at Madison Square Garden. Fox is expected to miss 2-4 weeks with the ailment, but he will be required by league […]