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It’s no secret that the Philadelphia Flyers need to upgrade their goaltending room if they hope to return to legitimate playoff contention. Philly was dead last with a ghastly .879 save percentage in 2024-25; neither Samuel Ersson or Ivan Fedotov proved to be the answer for one of the league’s worst teams. But as Daily […]

NHL free agency is just over a week away, and longtime Toronto Maple Leafs forward Mitch Marner is the headliner in 2025. The 28-year-old, who just played out the final season of a six-year deal he signed back in 2019, is widely expected to hit the open market. Although Marner has been one of the […]

Florida Panthers general manager Bill Zito is facing a problem this summer that probably every NHL executive would love to have — none of his unrestricted free agents want to leave. After capturing a second consecutive Stanley Cup championship — and celebrating accordingly — all of Aaron Ekblad, Sam Bennett and Brad Marchand have made […]

After two full seasons away from professional hockey, Jonathan Toews will officially join his hometown team for the 2025-26 NHL season. The three-time Stanley Cup champion signed a one-year contract with the Winnipeg Jets earlier this week. As The Athletic’s Pierre LeBrun reported on Saturday, the Jets were the frontrunners to add Toews from the […]

Rasmus Andersson is one of the more important players on the Calgary Flames’ roster — but the Swedish defenseman might not be long for Alberta. With one year remaining on his contract, it appears there’s a significant bridge to gap in extension negotiations between player and club. As Daily Faceoff’s Frank Seravalli reported earlier this […]

The Seattle Kraken made their second trade in three days on Saturday morning, sending Andre Burakovsky to the Chicago Blackhawks in exchange for Joe Veleno, the teams announced. It’s a one-for-one deal. After acquiring Mason Marchment from the Dallas Stars on Thursday, the Kraken added another effective roster player in Veleno. The 25-year-old managed eight […]

The Dallas Stars made their first big trade of the offseason on Thursday night, shipping Mason Marchment to the Seattle Kraken and taking $4.5 million off the books in the process. But with under $3 million in cap space and six unrestricted free agents on the roster after the re-signings of Nils Lundkvist and Mavrik […]

The Edmonton Oilers are reeling after a second straight series loss to the Florida Panthers in the Stanley Cup Final. But for the front office, led by relatively new general manager Stan Bowman, there isn’t a lot of time to dwell on the defeat. The work has already begun to shape the roster for next […]

For the second straight season, the Edmonton Oilers came oh-so-close to winning a Stanley Cup. And for the second straight time, it’s heartbreak for Connor McDavid and his teammates. The Oilers were beaten 5-1 by the Florida Panthers in Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final on Tuesday night, one less game than it took […]

Sam Bennett was otherworldly for the Florida Panthers in the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs, scoring a postseason-best 15 goals and adding seven assists for good measure. The 28-year-old was well-deserving of the Conn Smythe Trophy after the Cats won their second consecutive championship on Tuesday night — but he gave all the credit to his […]

The Stanley Cup Playoffs are an absolute grind, and the Edmonton Oilers and Florida Panthers know that better than anyone else as, once again, the last two franchises standing in the National Hockey League. The Oilers have played 21 games over the last two months; the Panthers, 22. This is Florida’s third consecutive trip to […]

For the first time in the 2025 postseason, the Edmonton Oilers are down to their last loss. It took 21 games this spring, but Connor McDavid and co. are officially on the verge of elimination heading into Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final at Amerant Bank Arena on Tuesday night. But despite needing a […]

Despite one of his worst showings of the 2025 postseason on Monday night, Stuart Skinner will be back between the pipes for the Edmonton Oilers in Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final. The 26-year-old told reporters ahead of the critical tilt against the Florida Panthers that the team is at its best when it’s […]

The Dallas Stars are entering a disappointing offseason after losing in the Western Conference Final for the third consecutive year. Pete DeBoer is out as the head coach, and there could be a couple of free agents following him out the door this summer. But two of their most important ones — that being longtime […]

Vladislav Gavrikov has emerged into one of the more reliable defensive defensemen in the National Hockey League over the last few seasons — and there will be no shortage of suitors if the 29-year-old makes it to free agency on July 1. Although there is mutual interest between the Russian and the Los Angeles Kings […]

Minnesota Wild forward Marco Rossi has emerged into one of the top trade chips in the National Hockey League ahead of free agency next month — and there are no shortage of suitors for the Austrian’s services. As The Athletic’s Pierre LeBrun reported on Wednesday, there are two Canadian teams currently targeting the 23-year-old. “The […]

The Florida Panthers and Edmonton Oilers combined for an astonishing 140 penalty minutes in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final on Monday night at Amerant Bank Arena. But it was the Western Conference champions who came unraveled, taking 16 penalties totalling 75 minutes in the third period of the 6-1 shellacking. On the other […]

Following an utterly dominant 16-4 Stanley Cup winning performance in 2022, the Colorado Avalanche have struggled to get over the hump since. That’s despite owning Nathan MacKinnon, who is perennially pushing for league MVP, as well as Cale Makar, named a Norris finalist for the fifth straight season after the first 30 goal campaign by […]

The Edmonton Oilers played one of their worst games of the 2025 postseason on Monday night, getting shellacked by the Florida Panthers 6-1 in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final. Although it was a forgettable night for the Western Conference champions, Corey Perry continued his excellent playoff, scoring his ninth goal and 13th point […]

For the first time in the Stanley Cup Final, the Florida Panthers are at full health. AJ Greer, who missed Games 1 and 2 against the Edmonton Oilers due to an undisclosed injury, will return to the lineup on Monday night. It’s the first Finals game of Greer’s career; the 28-year-old, who signed a one-year […]

Washington Capitals bench boss Spencer Carbery won the Jack Adams Award as the National Hockey League’s top coach on Saturday — and the way he found out was nothing short of awesome. Under the impression he was doing a television interview with Capitals play-by-play announcer Joe Beninati, he was instead surprised in the studio by […]

The Edmonton Oilers were oh-so-close to stealing Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final, scoring with 18 seconds left in the third period to send another instant classic against the Florida Panthers to overtime. Although it ended in disappointment — in the form of a Brad Marchand double OT goal that sends the series back […]

After three seasons — and three losses in the Western Conference Final — the Dallas Stars fired Pete DeBoer on Friday. Despite a sparkling regular season record, the veteran bench boss was unable to get the squad over the hump in the postseason. The way he threw Jake Oettinger under the bus after a Game […]

The Edmonton Oilers have been dominant for most of the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs, and although Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl are again the catalysts, it’s the depth that has really put the Western Conference juggernauts over the top this postseason. Kasperi Kapanen is one unheralded forward who has stepped up tremendously. He was excellent […]

The Dallas Stars and Pete DeBoer are living rent-free in Colorado’s minds. Three of the Avalanche’s last six playoff runs have ended at the hands of their Central Division rivals, and head coach Jared Bednar has endured losses to DeBoer in four of his last seven seasons. While former fan favourite Matt Duchene’s 2OT winner […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins have found their new head coach. After two seasons behind the New York Rangers bench as an assistant, Dan Muse will be the 23rd bench boss in franchise history, the team announced on Wednesday. “During this process, we met with many candidates who we felt would have been a fit as the […]

Not many National Hockey League executives gave the Edmonton Oilers a chance against the Florida Panthers in the 2024 Stanley Cup Final — but that is not the case a year later. The Athletic’s Pierre LeBrun polled 33 coaches and executives last June, with only four of them picking the Oilers to win the series. […]

Although potential new contracts for Kirill Kaprizov and Marco Rossi have dominated headlines for the Minnesota Wild lately, general manager Bill Guerin got another piece of business done on Monday. The Wild and Marcus Johansson agreed to a one-year contract extension that will keep the veteran forward in the State of Hockey for at least […]

The Edmonton Oilers will greatly miss Zach Hyman in the 2025 Stanley Cup Final — but they will otherwise be fully healthy when the NHL’s ultimate series kicks off at Rogers Place on Wednesday night. Connor Brown, who missed the final two games of the West Final against the Dallas Stars, skated on Sunday and […]

The Dallas Stars aren’t 24 hours removed from yet another disappointing defeat in the Western Conference Final — but for the front office, there’s not a lot of time to absorb the loss. Free agency is just over a month away, and few teams have as many pending unrestricted free agents on the roster as […]

The New York Rangers are in the midst of a long, long offseason after going from winning the President’s Trophy to missing the playoffs in a span of just a year. That cost Peter Laviolette his job, and Mike Sullivan taking over behind the bench might not be the only change coming in the Big […]

The Minnesota Wild have a big decision to make on pending restricted free agent Marco Rossi this summer — and it looks like general manager Bill Guerin could go the trade route rather than extending the Austrian. As The Fourth Period’s David Pagnotta reported on Thursday, the front office isn’t too keen on meeting Rossi’s […]

The Edmonton Oilers lost in heartbreaking fashion to the Florida Panthers in the 2024 Stanley Cup Final — but they’re getting another crack at it a year later. For the second straight time, the Oilers dispatched the Dallas Stars in the Western Conference Final, this time taking just five games to get the job done. […]

It’s no secret that Jake Oettinger was not at his best in the Western Conference Final. He wasn’t at his best in 2024 when the Edmonton Oilers beat the Dallas Stars in six games, and he wasn’t even close to his best when Edmonton finished Dallas off in five games in the 2025 WCF. Oettinger […]

The Edmonton Oilers have all of the momentum going into Game 5 of the Western Conference Final against the Dallas Stars on Thursday night. They’ve won three straight games, have outscored their opponents 13-2 in that span, and are getting some of the best goaltending of Stuart Skinner’s career. But despite that, head coach Kris […]

Despite breaking the curse and finally winning a game in the Eastern Conference Final, the Carolina Hurricanes were unable to extend their series with the Florida Panthers, losing Game 5 by a 5-3 final score in Raleigh on Wednesday night. Now 1-16 in their last 17 East Final games, the Canes remain without a home […]

For the third year in a row, the Florida Panthers will play for hockey immortality. Paul Maurice’s group came from behind in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Final, beating the Carolina Hurricanes 5-3 and once again giving themselves a chance to capture the Stanley Cup. “It has been life altering coming to the rink […]

It can’t be a very enjoyable offseason for the Tampa Bay Lightning right now. Not only did the Bolts lose in the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs for a third consecutive year, they’re watching as their interstate rival and the defending champion Florida Panthers sit on the verge of a third straight trip […]

The Florida Panthers were unable to complete the sweep on home ice against the Carolina Hurricanes, but they have another chance to advance to the Stanley Cup Final on Wednesday night — and they’ll have some reinforcements for the potential series-clinching tilt. Both Sam Reinhart and Niko Mikkola are expected to play in Game 5 […]