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The Florida Panthers are off to a relatively rocky, if unsurprising start to the 2023-24 National Hockey League campaign. Through one week and three games, the Cats are 1-2 with a -3 goal differential and just eight goals for. They opened the season being shutout by Filip Gustavsson and the Minnesota Wild, and followed it […]

The St. Louis Blues could be without one of their best players for an undisclosed period after Pavel Buchnevich was on the receiving end of a massive hit from Seattle Kraken defenseman Jamie Oleksiak on Saturday night. The Russian left the game shortly after with an upper-body injury and did not return. The 28-year-old played […]

What an incredible feeling to be back watching NHL hockey on a daily basis. And what a thrilling first six days of a new season, with multiple noteworthy feats being seen across the league. Arranging the second edition of the NHL Power Rankings was a tricky affair, as some teams have three contests under their […]

Auston Matthews is a man on a mission for the Toronto Maple Leafs this season. The American superstar forward put the entire league on notice early, opening the 2023-24 campaign with back-to-back hat tricks. He’s the fifth player in NHL history to accomplish the feat, and first to do so since Alex Ovechkin put together […]

The Ottawa Senators are on the cusp of competing for a playoff spot in the Eastern Conference. After a scintillating run to the ECF in 2017, the Sens haven’t seen postseason competition since. But now with a new owner, a vastly improved young core and a new starting goaltender, the belief around Canada’s capital is […]

The Houston Astros dominated the Texas Rangers in the regular-season, beating their interstate rivals nine out of 13 tries in 2023 — but Dusty Baker knows that means nothing once the American League Championship Series kicks off on Sunday night. “Clean slate,” he said when asked about the Astros’ success against the Rangers, per MLB.com’s […]

The Ottawa Senators are adding a familiar face to the front office, hiring legend Daniel Alfredsson in a coaching and player development role, the team announced. “Great, without a question, to be back in the fire,” Alfredsson said on Friday, according to NHL.com’s Dan Rosen. “I got a taste of it last year just helping […]

Logan Cooley got the first two points of his National Hockey League career out of the way early, registering two assists as the Arizona Coyotes kicked off their 2023-24 campaign with a 4-3 shootout win over the New Jersey Devils on Friday night. Cooley stepped out onto the ice alone for his customary rookie lap […]

The Victor Wembanyama era is off to a torrid preseason start in San Antonio, with the rookie adding another 23 points in 23 minutes as the Spurs defeated the Miami Heat 120-104 on Friday night. Although the basketball world is already fully prepared for the inaugural season of one of the most hyped prospects since […]

The New England Patriots are in full-on survival mode after a disastrous start to the 2023-24 campaign — and former running back James White spoke out on the team’s struggles through five weeks. “As a former player, it’s hard to watch. Guys like Devin [McCourty] and myself, they’re not in the locker room; guys who […]

The New York Jets will be without Pro Bowl cornerback Justin Hardee for at least the next four games after he suffered a lower-body injury, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter. “Jets’ Pro-Bowl special teamer Justin Hardee suffered a hamstring injury that required surgery Friday and now is expected to sideline him 4-to-6 weeks, per sources,” […]

Houston Texans rookie quarterback CJ Stroud has been excellent through his first five National Football League games — and the star signal-caller has a chance to make history in Week 6. If Stroud doesn’t throw an interception against the New Orleans Saints on Sunday, he will become the first quarterback in NFL history without an […]

It started off with jubilation and ended in disaster for Deion Sanders, as his Colorado Buffaloes blew a 29-point lead en route to a shocking 46-43 double overtime loss to Stanford on Friday night. Coach Prime was deep in reflection after his team’s second half performance in the post-game press conference. Deion Sanders’ reaction “We […]

The Montreal Canadiens may not yet be a good team as the rebuild continues in Quebec — but they certainly will be exciting to watch in 2023-24 if this roster can stay healthy. The team boasts a plethora of young talent with the ability to put the puck in the net; that was on full […]

The Los Angeles Kings will be without one of their best goal scorers for at least 10 games after Viktor Arvidsson was placed on long-term injured reserve on Thursday. Arvidsson was mysteriously absent from the team’s 5-2 season-opening loss to the Colorado Avalanche on Wednesday night. It was later revealed that he was suffering from […]

The Columbus Blue Jackets lost their home opener on Thursday night, and they also lost one of the team’s most important players after defenseman Zach Werenski left the game with a quad contusion in the second period. The 26-year-old was hit knee-on-knee by Philadelphia Flyers forward Garnet Hathaway at 14:22 of the middle frame; he […]

The Ottawa Senators have locked up two key pieces of their defensive core long-term, and that could lead to youngster Erik Brannstrom being shipped out of Canada’s capital, according to TSN’s Darren Dreger. “[Dorion] is trying to move Mathieu Joseph. He has had conversations about moving Erik Brannstrom,” Dreger reported on Thursday’s edition of Insider […]

The Tampa Bay Lightning are not planning to negotiate a contract extension with Steven Stamkos until the end of the 2023-24 season, general manager Julien BriseBois told The Athletic on Wednesday. “Ultimately, I made the decision that it’s in the best interest of our organization to wait until after the season to see what we […]

The Central Division sent four teams to the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs, but a back-to-back Stanley Cup champion from the division was not in the cards. The Colorado Avalanche were shockingly upset by the Seattle Kraken in Round 1, the Dallas Stars beat them but couldn’t overcome the Vegas Golden Knights in the West Final, […]

The Metropolitan Division seems to get better and better ever year. Last season, the Metro sent four teams to the playoffs, but there are at least six with aspirations to return to the dance next April. The Pittsburgh Penguins and Carolina Hurricanes both got better, while the Columbus Blue Jackets improved drastically this summer. Still, […]

Like usual, Citizens Bank Park was rocking for postseason baseball on Wednesday night — and Aaron Nola and the Philadelphia Phillies gave the home crowd a whole lot to cheer about. The Phillies manhandled the Atlanta Braves in Game 3, winning 10-2 and setting up a chance to advance to their second straight National League […]

Owen Power and Rasmus Dahlin will anchor the Buffalo Sabres’ D-core for the long haul after Power signed a seven-year, $58.5 million contract extension that should keep him in Western New York until at least 2031. The deal comes just two days after Dahlin was inked to an eight-year deal of his own by the […]

It took just two National Hockey League games for Connor Bedard to score his first goal, potting a wraparound tally as the Chicago Blackhawks lost 3-1 to the Boston Bruins at TD Garden on Wednesday night. Although the 18-year-old surely would have preferred the win to his long-anticipated first tuck, he admitted he is happy […]

The Arizona Diamondbacks are bound for the National League Championship Series after stunning the Los Angeles Dodgers by completing a three-game sweep on Wednesday night — and the team celebrated in style. Multiple D-Backs players could be seen taking a dip in the outfield pool after the squad advanced to the NLCS for the first […]

Hockey fans, we finally made it to opening night. Exactly 124 days since the Vegas Golden Knights manhandled the Florida Panthers to win their first Stanley Cup, regular season National Hockey League play will resume in Tampa Bay, Pittsburgh, and Las Vegas on Tuesday night. For the first time, ClutchPoints will be compiling a weekly […]

The Arizona Cardinals were dealt a brutal injury blow on Monday, as star running back James Conner will miss multiple weeks with a knee injury he suffered during Week 5 against the Cincinnati Bengals, per Adam Schefter of ESPN. ‘Cardinals’ RB James Conner is expected to miss multiple weeks with the knee injury he suffered […]

When the Florida Panthers take to the ice for their first game of their 2023-24 season, they will have exactly two defensemen on the roster who suited up for Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final back in June. That is a truly absurd stat, as four of the six Panthers D-men who helped the […]

Pittsburgh is the only NHL home that star forward Jake Guentzel has ever known — and the Penguins star made it clear he has no intention to sign anywhere else when his contract expires next summer. “I’ve pretty much grown up in Pittsburgh,” the former 2013 third-round pick told The Athletic’s Josh Yohe this week. […]

The Pacific Division is a monster. And that’s not just because the Seattle Kraken are now involved. That’s because there are at least three teams with Stanley Cup aspirations in the division, and at least six who enter the 2023-24 season with the goal of being one of the last eight teams standing in the […]

The Minnesota Wild were dealt a disappointing injury blow on the eve of the 2023-24 regular season, losing captain Jared Spurgeon week-to-week with an upper-body injury. The 33-year-old suffered the ailment during Minnesota’s 3-2 preseason shootout win against the Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday night. The injury itself was not confirmed, but appeared to occur after […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs will likely be without Matt Murray for the entire 2023-24 season after the veteran goaltender underwent successful hip surgery on Monday. “The [Maple Leafs] announced today that goaltender Matt Murray underwent successful bilateral hip surgery,” the team shared. “He is expected to miss a minimum of 6-8 months.” Murray has struggled […]

The Chicago Blackhawks are just days away from playing the first regular season game of the Connor Bedard era — and the team’s general manager knows he has something special in the 2023 No. 1 overall pick. “He’s been exactly as advertised,” Kyle Davidson said on Monday, according to ESPN’s Emily Kaplan. “He’s everything we […]

Dak Prescott and the Dallas Cowboys were hammered by the San Francisco 49ers in primetime on Sunday night, and the veteran QB admitted he was surprised by the final score. “Didn’t see it coming,” Prescott said afterwards, according to ESPN’s Todd Archer. “Put everything into it and got punched in the mouth. Called it a […]

The Buffalo Sabres locked up a crucial piece of their future on Monday morning, inking superstar defenseman Rasmus Dahlin to a monster eight-year, $88 million contract extension, the team announced. The 23-year-old enjoyed a breakout campaign in 2022-23, recording 15 goals and 73 points in 78 games as the Sabres came within one win of […]

For the first time in National Hockey League history, there were two women coaches behind the bench for preseason action this week. Kori Cheverie and Jessica Campbell became the first women to coach an NHL team when they took up the role for the Pittsburgh Penguins and Seattle Kraken, respectively. Cheverie is one of six […]

The Minnesota Wild locked up a key piece of their offense on Friday, signing veteran Mats Zuccarello to a two-year, $8.25 million contract extension, the team announced. The 36-year-old is entering the final season of a five-year, $30 million contract he signed back in the summer of 2019. He was set to become an unrestricted […]

The Florida Panthers exceeded all expectations in 2022-23, going from a fringe playoff squad to the last team standing in the Eastern Conference. In a division that featured the greatest regular season team in history in the Boston Bruins, the team who had come out of the East for three consecutive seasons in the Tampa […]

At 26-years-old, Connor McDavid is already entering the conversation as one of the greatest hockey players of all time. He has been the best player in the National Hockey League for multiple years, and continues to get better after a ludicrous 64-goal, 153-point campaign in 2022-23. But, according to the Edmonton Oilers captain, there’s one […]

Mark Stone was probably not expecting to get absolutely hammered in his first taste of game action since winning the Stanley Cup with the Vegas Golden Knights in the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs. But that’s exactly what happened after the superstar was on the wrong side of a gigantic hit from Los Angeles Kings forward […]