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Unfortunately for hockey fans, Alex Ovechkin will not be participating in the highly-anticipated 4 Nations Face-Off that begins in Montreal on Wednesday night. Instead, the Washington Capitals superstar will be meeting up with a ‘mystery trainer’ in Florida during the 13-day break. “I flew to Miami with my wife and children. And I will have […]

There’s only one goal for Drew Doughty and Team Canada at the highly anticipated 4 Nations Face-Off that begins at the Bell Centre on Wednesday night: winning the whole thing. “Obviously, as Canadians, the players feel the same way as the fans. We expect to win, and we’re not going to be satisfied with anything […]

Although Brad Marchand is currently focused on helping Team Canada have success at the 4 Nations Face-Off, the Boston Bruins’ captain could be emerging into a trade candidate in real time. As the Bruins continue to struggle in 2024-25 — Joe Sacco’s team is out of the playoff picture in the Eastern Conference — sources […]

The Detroit Red Wings were hoping for more from Vladimir Tarasenko when the two-time Stanley Cup champion signed a two-year, $9.5 million contract last summer. Through 53 games, Tarasenko has managed just seven goals and 22 points. For a player who amassed 55 points in 76 games split between the Ottawa Senators and Florida Panthers in […]

The last time National Hockey League players competed against each other internationally, it was back in 2016 during the electric, best-on-best World Cup of Hockey. Canada emerged victorious in a thrilling final nine years ago in Toronto, and nearly a decade later, they’ll continue vying for hockey supremacy along with Finland, Sweden and the United […]

Despite preseason expectations that had the Calgary Flames missing the postseason for a third consecutive year, the squad has emerged into one of the big surprises of the 2024-25 National Hockey League campaign. Through 54 games, Ryan Huska’s group is 26-21-7 and just two points back of the Vancouver Canucks for the final wildcard berth […]

The 2024-25 Vancouver Canucks look a lot different than they did a couple of weeks ago. No longer are JT Miller, Erik Brannstrom, Danton Heinen or Vinny Desharnais part of the equation in British Columbia. Instead, it’ll be Marcus Pettersson, Drew O’Connor and Filip Chytil joining the roster in its quest to advance to the […]

The New York Rangers have already made a huge splash ahead of the NHL Trade Deadline, re-acquiring JT Miller from the Vancouver Canucks in a Friday night blockbuster. And there’s no indication that general manager Chris Drury is done tweaking the roster ahead of the March 7 deadline. Although the franchise are buyers as the […]

Although the Buffalo Sabres have played well without the services of Tage Thompson and Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen, the two are expected to return to the lineup against the Nashville Predators on the road on Saturday night, head coach Lindy Ruff confirmed. “As long as no ramifications from today, they should all be good to go,” Ruff […]

A couple of weeks ago, it looked like the Anaheim Ducks were dead in the water in their quest for a postseason berth in 2024-25. But after winning five of their last six games dating back to January 23, Greg Cronin’s team now sits just nine points back of the final wildcard slot in the […]

After a red hot stretch between mid-December and mid-January that saw the Montreal Canadiens return to playoff contention in the Eastern Conference, things have begun to go off the rails for Martin St. Louis’ club as of late. The Habs have lost six of seven games dating back to January 23, in the process falling […]

Just when it looked like the 2024-25 season was starting to slip away from the Utah Hockey Club, Dylan Guenther said not so fast. The 21-year-old scored his second consecutive overtime winner in a 3-2 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets at Nationwide Arena on Thursday night. After taking a breakaway pass from goaltender Connor […]

Sidney Crosby has not been out of the Pittsburgh Penguins lineup since Game 6 of Round 1 in 2022 — but that will change for the captain on Friday night. Despite skating earlier in the day, Crosby will not be available against the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden, head coach Mike Sullivan confirmed. […]

Despite hanging around the playoff picture for most of the 2024-25 National Hockey League campaign thus far, the St. Louis Blues have begun to slide out of contention in the Western Conference. With six losses in seven tries dating back to January 23, the magic number for Jim Montgomery’s club to advance to the dance […]

The Buffalo Sabres are staring down a 14th consecutive National Hockey League season without advancing to the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Currently 22-26-5 and dead last in the Eastern Conference, the 2024-25 campaign has again been a long one in Western New York — and the front office has a couple of difficult decisions to make […]

Logan Thompson has been one of the National Hockey League’s best goaltenders in 2024-25, leading the Washington Capitals to the top of the Eastern Conference through 53 games. But despite posting better numbers than any of the three Canadian goalies selected to the 4 Nations Face-Off later this month, the star netminder was puzzlingly omitted […]

Although the Anaheim Ducks have played some of their best hockey of the 2024-25 season recently, they remain seven points out of a crowded playoff picture in the Western Conference. While there is a chance this version of the Ducks could go on a second half run, the more likely scenario is that it will […]

After winning the Norris Trophy as the NHL’s best defenseman in 2023-24, Vancouver Canucks superstar Quinn Hughes has again been one of the league’s premier blue liners this season. The 25-year-old is leading all D-men with 59 points through 47 games, and the captain continues to drive the bus in British Columbia. But Hughes has […]

The New York Rangers made a monumental trade on Friday night, bringing JT Miller back to the place where he spent the first six seasons of his National Hockey League career. Miller has made an immediate impact after being acquired from the Vancouver Canucks, and general manager Chris Drury is reportedly not done making moves […]

With the Chicago Blackhawks all but throwing in the towel on the 2024-25 National Hockey League season, it makes sense that the organization would look to let the young guys get some late-campaign experience. And that’s exactly what they’re doing with top prospect Artyom Levshunov, who was recalled from the Rockford IceHogs of the American […]

The Florida Panthers have returned to form after a middling stretch at the end of 2024, and are back to first place in the Atlantic Division after winning six of their last eight. In the quest to capture back-to-back Stanley Cup championships come spring, general manager Bill Zito is looking to make the roster even […]

The Ottawa Senators have been one of the National Hockey League’s best teams over the last month, currently riding a five-game heater that’s seen the club return to a top-three spot in the Atlantic Division. And the front office is reportedly looking to make the roster even better ahead of the March 7 NHL Trade […]

Another Friday night, another National Hockey League blockbuster. Exactly seven days after Mikko Rantanen was shockingly traded from the Colorado Avalanche to the Carolina Hurricanes, another huge deal went down, ending JT Miller’s tenure in Vancouver. The embattled forward was shipped back to the New York Rangers, the place he spent the first six seasons […]

The Brandon Saad era has officially come to an end in St. Louis. The veteran forward has played his last game with the Blues after the two sides agreed to a contract termination on Wednesday, the team announced. And there are already a couple of potential suitors for the two-time Stanley Cup champion, Daily Faceoff’s […]

It was just another quiet Friday night in the National Hockey League — until it wasn’t. January 24, 2025 will go down in NHL history, the day the Colorado Avalanche parted with one of the greatest players the franchise has ever had. Mikko Rantanen is a Carolina Hurricane, and absolutely nobody saw it coming. The […]

The Vancouver Canucks’ 2024-25 season is imploding in real time. Sitting 16-9-5 in the middle of December, it looked like Rick Tocchet’s club would have no trouble advancing to a second consecutive Stanley Cup Playoff. But following an impressive 3-1 victory over the Colorado Avalanche on December 16, the Canucks have lost 13 times in […]

The Colorado Avalanche stunned the hockey world on Friday night, making one of the biggest blockbuster trades of the 21st century that sent superstar forward Mikko Rantanen to the Carolina Hurricanes. The only logical explanation for the Avs giving up a player of Rantanen’s caliber is that the front office was worried the pending unrestricted […]

Although the Colorado Avalanche have slowly been getting healthier as the 2024-25 National Hockey League season progresses, the roster has been riddled with injury troubles throughout the campaign. Players like Artturi Lehkonen, Ross Colton, Jonathan Drouin and Miles Wood have all missed time with various ailments, while captain Gabriel Landeskog and key forward Valeri Nichushkin […]

The Carolina Hurricanes are one of the National Hockey League’s hottest teams in 2025, with eight wins in 12 games since the calendar flipped to January. As of Friday, the Canes are 30-16-3 and just eight points back of the Washington Capitals in the President’s Trophy race. And general manager Eric Tulsky is looking to […]

Although the Calgary Flames were widely expected to miss the playoffs for a third straight campaign — especially on the heels of back-to-back fifth place finishes in the Pacific Division — the team continues to hang around the playoff picture in 2024-25. Through 46 games, Ryan Huska’s club is 23-16-7, good for fourth place in […]

Logan Thompson has emerged into one of the National Hockey League’s premier goaltenders in 2024-25, and the offseason trade that sent him to the Washington Capitals was undoubtedly one of the deals of the summer. But the 27-year-old will become an unrestricted free agent on July 1, and getting him locked up will be easier […]

Carolina Hurricanes goaltender Frederik Andersen has won each of his first two starts since returning from a knee injury — and Thursday night’s 7-4 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets is one he won’t soon forget. Andersen recorded his 300th National Hockey League win in his 501st start, in the process becoming the second-fastest goaltender […]

Alex Ovechkin was held off the scoresheet for nearly 57 minutes in a 3-0 Washington Capitals win over the Seattle Kraken on Thursday night — but The Great Eight found a way to do what he does best just before the final buzzer. Ovechkin scored an empty net goal late in the third period — […]

After another disappointingly early exit in the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs, the Toronto Maple Leafs are once again one of the NHL’s premier teams in 2024-25. The Leafs are 30-17-2 as of January 23, good for first place in the Atlantic Division and just seven points back of the Washington Capitals in the President’s Trophy […]

The Detroit Red Wings will be without one of their top offensive weapons when the surging Montreal Canadiens visit Little Caesars Arena for an all-Atlantic Division clash on Thursday night. Patrick Kane is day to day with an upper-body injury and will not suit up for the contest, head coach Todd McLellan confirmed. Kane sustained […]

Adam Fantilli was the catalyst of the Columbus Blue Jackets’ seventh win in their last 10 games on Wednesday night, recording his first career hat trick in a 5-1 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs at Scotiabank Arena. It came at just the perfect time for the 20-year-old, who told NHL.com’s Dave McCarthy that he […]

Jonathan Toews hasn’t played a National Hockey League game since April of 2023, but the three-time Stanley Cup champion could be eyeing a return to the game in 2024-25. Although the Winnipeg Jets would certainly be a fit for the 36-year-old — Manitoba is his hometown, after all — there’s no guarantee he will be […]

The Colorado Avalanche have already been without key forward Valeri Nichushkin for the last 10 games, and the Russian is not close to returning to the lineup. After suffering a setback in his recovery from a lower-body injury, the 29-year-old is now week-to-week, head coach Jared Bednar confirmed on Wednesday. “Any time without Val is […]

The Columbus Blue Jackets are one of the great stories of the 2024-25 National Hockey League campaign, currently right in the thick of the playoff hunt despite most preseason predictions having the club at the bottom of the Eastern Conference. As the surge in Ohio continues — the Jackets are 7-2-1 in their last 10 […]