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The New Jersey Devils signed defenseman Johnathan Kovacevic to a contract extension at the 2025 NHL Trade Deadline. Kovacevic joined the Devils from the Montreal Canadiens through trade in the offseason. And he has turned out to be an important addition to New Jersey’s blueline. However, head coach Sheldon Keefe was none too pleased with […]

The Detroit Red Wings have seen their playoff hopes drop significantly over the last few weeks. The Red Wings have struggled mightily since the league returned from the 4 Nations Face-Off tournament. Todd McLellan’s squad has lost 12 of their last 16 games, including nine of their last 11. And this includes a loss on […]

It’s been an incredible season for New Jersey Devils forward Jesper Bratt in 2024-25. The Stockholm, Sweden native played to a point-per-game pace in 2023-24, leading to a mammoth eight-year contract extension for the Devils star. Bratt has lived up to the hype, establishing himself as an elite offensive producer. On Saturday night, he established […]

The Carolina Hurricanes are one of the better teams in the Eastern Conference. However, this was not on display on Saturday night. The Hurricanes fell to the Los Angeles Kings by the score of 7-2. During the game, Carolina lost forward Seth Jarvis to injury. He did not return to the contest after crashing into […]

The St. Louis Blues are fresh off a win over the Chicago Blackhawks on Saturday afternoon. The Blues are fighting for a playoff spot at this time, so those two points are rather massive. Given the playoff race is heating up, St. Louis could use all the help they can get. And they are about […]

The Chicago Blackhawks are likely to make some changes to the roster during NHL Free Agency this summer. What exactly they do remains to be seen. However, one change became clear on Saturday before Chicago faced Jim Montgomery’s St. Louis Blues. Veteran forward Pat Maroon is retiring at the end of the 2024-25 season. Maroon […]

The Detroit Red Wings have lost some key players to injury this season. Jeff Petry remains out long-term with an injury, and veteran center Andrew Copp is officially out for the season. Unfortunately, Dylan Larkin and his Red Wings may have lost another two key contributors. Defenseman Erik Gustafsson could be out long-term, while forward […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs have played rather well as of late. Toronto had some less-than-ideal performances coming out of the 2025 NHL Trade Deadline. However, the Maple Leafs defeated the Calgary Flames at home before taking down the Colorado Avalanche as well. Now, it seems as if John Tavares and company have their confidence back. […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins are in the midst of a Wild Card fight in the Eastern Conference. Pittsburgh has a mountain to climb, however, which made their win over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Friday night a crucial victory. In saying this, the win was not all good news for the team. Head coach Mike Sullivan […]

Boxing fans received rather unfortunate news on Friday night. Heavyweight boxing legend George Foreman has passed away at the age of 76. His family confirmed the news in an Instagram post made on Friday. They released a brief statement on the life and passing of Foreman. “Our hearts are broken,” the family wrote in the […]

Things have not gone well for the Chicago Blackhawks in 2024-25. The Blackhawks added talent around Connor Bedard in NHL Free Agency over the summer. However, the influx of new players did nothing to improve the team’s fortunes. Bedard has struggled at times during the season, and the Blackhawks even fired their head coach due […]

The 2025 NHL Trade Deadline is now over and done with. Fans saw a ton of movement, especially on trade deadline day. This year’s deadline shuffled the deck a bit when it comes to the 2025 NHL Draft. And now that the dust has settled on the deadline, it’s time for ClutchPoints to present its […]

The Edmonton Oilers are fighting for playoff positioning as the 2024-25 season enters the home stretch. On Thursday, the Oilers took on the West-leading Winnipeg Jets in a massive showdown between potential Stanley Cup contenders. Unfortunately, things took a drastic turn after Connor McDavid began favoring his hand. McDavid was skating toward a loose puck […]

The Ottawa Senators made an intriguing trade for Fabian Zetterlund at the 2025 NHL Trade Deadline. Ottawa wanted to bolster its offense for the stretch run after the deadline. And Zetterlund showed promise on an abysmal San Jose Sharks squad. Unfortunately, the move has not worked out as Senators general manager Steve Staios envisioned. Zetterlund […]

The Colorado Avalanche faced the Toronto Maple Leafs on Wednesday night in Toronto. Colorado got the better of their Canadian opponent the last time the teams faced back on March 8th. However, history would not repeat itself this time around. Nathan MacKinnon and the Avalanche lost to the Maple Leafs on Wednesday by a score […]

Auston Matthews and the Toronto Maple Leafs picked up a big win over the Calgary Flames on Monday night. It was a win the team certainly needed coming out of the 2025 NHL Trade Deadline. Matthews had a big game against the Flames. And when the Maple Leafs played the Colorado Avalanche on Wednesday, Toronto’s […]

The Florida Panthers are fighting for the Atlantic Division crown at this point in the season. However, they are dealing with some injury issues. Matthew Tkachuk is out for the rest of the regular season. Trade deadline acquisition Brad Marchand is also dealing with an injury from before his move south. And now head coach […]

Moves continue to trickle in one week after 2025 NFL free agency began. There are still some major dominos to fall as well. For instance, Aaron Rodgers is still making a decision on his playing future after his release from the New York Jets. While we wait on that, the Pittsburgh Steelers are making smaller […]

The 2025 NHL Trade Deadline saw a ton of movement, especially on Deadline Day. One such move saw the Toronto Maple Leafs trade for Brandon Carlo in a deal with the Boston Bruins and Pittsburgh Penguins. It was a bit stunning to see these two Atlantic Division rivals swing a major trade such as this, […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs are one of the best teams in the NHL at this time. And performances like Monday night’s are one reason why. Auston Matthews and the Maple Leafs cruised to a win over the Calgary Flames on home ice. It was a welcomed sight for Matthews and Toronto given how things have […]

The Calgary Flames found reasons to be hopeful early in the 2024-25 campaign. Calgary had entered the season looking to continue a rebuilding process. However, this team came together quite nicely on the ice. In fact, the Flames have competed for a playoff spot thanks in part to rookie goalie Dustin Wolf. Wolf certainly isn’t […]

The Detroit Tigers aggressively pursued Alex Bregman in MLB Free Agency all winter long. In some ways, they centered their entire offseason around signing the two-time World Series champion. In the end, they failed to reunite Bregman with manager AJ Hinch. Bregman signed with the Boston Red Sox, and the third base job seemed to […]

The San Jose Sharks made a couple of moves on NHL Trade Deadline Day. The most notable one saw the Sharks trade Fabian Zetterlund to the Ottawa Senators shortly after 3 PM Eastern. However, San Jose made most of their moves before deadline day this season. The likes of Cody Ceci, Mikael Granlund, and Jake […]

The Detroit Lions entered the 2024 season looking to win a Super Bowl. Detroit won its first NFC North Championship in 2023, finishing the regular season with a 12-5 record. The Lions went on to win its first playoff game in 30 years when they beat Matthew Stafford and the Los Angeles Rams. And Detroit […]

The St. Louis Blues did not make a ton of moves at the 2025 NHL Trade Deadline. However, the Blues are challenging for a playoff spot coming out of the deadline. And on Sunday, Brayden Schenn and his team picked up another massive two points. Schenn’s performance during his 1000th career game drew major praise […]

NFL Free Agency is well underway, and there remain a few dominos to fall. One domino involved contracts for Cincinnati Bengals receivers Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins. Both receivers were searching for paydays and hoped to remain in Cincinnati. On Sunday night, they received their wish. Higgins and Chase have each agreed to four-year contract […]

The Colorado Avalanche traded Mikko Rantanen to the Carolina Hurricanes back in January. It was a shocking deal that left fans across the hockey world completely stunned. Rantanen’s time with the Hurricanes was short-lived, however. The Dallas Stars made a blockbuster trade with the Hurricanes for his services at the 2025 NHL Trade Deadline. All […]

The Detroit Red Wings picked up a big win on Sunday over the Vegas Golden Knights. Goalie Petr Mrazek made 17 saves in his third start since returning to the team at the 2025 NHL Trade Deadline. And he kept Vegas off the board entirely as the Red Wings claimed a 3-0 win. It was […]

The Detroit Red Wings entered the 4 Nations Face-Off break in a playoff spot. Detroit made a coaching change shortly before the calendar changed to 2025. And the results under new head coach Todd McLellan have been impressive, to say the least. Before the break, this team seemed to be in the driver seat for […]

Nick Foligno and Seth Jones were two of the more notable players on the Chicago Blackhawks over the last two seasons. Their tenure as teammates ended on March 1. The Blackhawks traded Jones to the Florida Panthers in a blockbuster deal. However, it appears as if there may be some lingering tension between the two […]

The Colorado Avalanche are in a good position in the Stanley Cup Playoff race. Colorado made massive moves at the 2o25 NHL Trade Deadline, including a blockbuster trade for Brock Nelson with the New York Islanders. They loaded up for the postseason push ahead. And any team led by Nathan MacKinnon is a team that […]

Jake DeBrusk and the Vancouver Canucks are fighting for their playoff lives following the 2025 NHL Trade Deadline. Every point matters now that the season is less than 20 games away from its conclusion. Vancouver had a chance to earn some needed points against the Dallas Stars on Sunday. However, the Rick Tocchet-led team fell […]

The Montreal Canadiens were engulfed in trade rumors leading into the 2025 NHL Trade Deadline. Montreal had some veteran players they could trade, as well. Defenseman David Savard and forward Joel Armia made sense as rental players. Forward Jake Evans was a trade candidate until he signed a four-year contract extension before the deadline. Savard […]

The Carolina Hurricanes traded Mikko Rantanen to the Dallas Stars on Friday afternoon. Rantanen was a massive acquisition for the Hurricanes earlier in the season. However, their attempts to sign him failed. In exchange for the star winger, Dallas sent Carolina four draft picks and young forward Logan Stankoven. Stankoven is in the midst of […]

The 2025 NHL Trade Deadline is now in the rearview mirror. And as a result, the Stanley Cup Playoff race is coming into full focus. However, the 2024-25 campaign is a bit more unique. History beckons this year as Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin chases Wayne Gretzky’s goal-scoring record. On Sunday, the Capitals star pulled […]

The 2025 NHL Trade Deadline has come and gone after months of rumor and speculation. Deadline Day itself was a chaotic affair with multiple big moves. However, there were also some major moves before March 7th. One of those moves involved the Edmonton Oilers trading for Jake Walman in a deal with the San Jose […]

Steve Yzerman saw his Detroit Red Wings enter the 2025 NHL Trade Deadline just outside of the Wild Card race in the East. Detroit held onto one of the Wild Card spots heading into the 4 Nations Face-Off. However, a string of four straight losses — two of them to their fellow playoff contender Columbus […]

The 2025 NHL Trade Deadline was an exciting affair on Friday afternoon. However, some of the biggest bombshells did not become public knowledge until after the 3 PM deadline passed. For instance, the Boston Bruins traded captain Brad Marchand to the Florida Panthers in one of the more stunning deals at the deadline this season. […]

The Dallas Stars made the biggest splash at the 2025 NHL Trade Deadline, acquiring Mikko Rantanen from the Carolina Hurricanes. The Stars are pushing for a Stanley Cup after coming close in recent years. They began their push for the Cup on Saturday against the Edmonton Oilers. However, they may be without Roope Hintz. Hintz […]