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The Toronto Maple Leafs faced the Ottawa Senators on Sunday night in Game 1 of their first-round series in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. The Maple Leafs have had issues in the postseason in recent years. But those issues were not present on Sunday. Toronto claimed an emphatic 6-2 win on home ice at the Scotiabank […]

The Carolina Hurricanes faced the New Jersey Devils in Game 1 of the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs on Sunday afternoon. Carolina is hoping to make a deep run after coming up short in the second round last season. They got off on the right foot in Game 1. Jordan Staal and the Hurricanes picked up […]

The St. Louis Blues dropped Game 1 of the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs to the Winnipeg Jets on Saturday. St. Louis had a 3-2 lead with less than 10 minutes remaining in the third period. However, head coach Jim Montgomery watched as his team blew the lead. The Jets skated away with a 5-3 victory […]

The Boston Bruins massively played below expectations in 2024-25. Many expected Boston to make a push for the Stanley Cup Playoffs once again this season. Not only did the Bruins fail to make the postseason, but they were also one of the worst teams in the league. One player who certainly disappointed on the ice […]

Dylan Larkin and the Detroit Red Wings did not make the Stanley Cup Playoffs in 2025. Unfortunately, this is not an entirely surprising development. The Red Wings collapsed after the 4 Nations Faceoff tournament. They went 9-13-2 from February 27th onward. And the season ended with a thud against the Toronto Maple Leafs. The Red […]

The Ottawa Senators are back in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. This is the first time the team has made the postseason since 2017. Things have certainly changed over the years, with new young stars taking the reins in the Canadian capital. Thankfully, they have veteran voices such as Claude Giroux to lean on. Giroux has […]

The Vancouver Canucks had a rough 2024-25 season that has resulted in their missing the Stanley Cup Playoffs. One player at the forefront of the team this season is forward Elias Pettersson. He had some sort of issue with JT Miller during the season before Miller was traded. And he had an overall disappointing season […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins missed the Stanley Cup Playoffs in 2025. This marks the third straight season the team has missed the postseason. Missing the playoffs three years running would spark a rebuild for many teams. However, with legends such as Sidney Crosby still playing at such a high level, there is some pressure to succeed […]

The Dallas Stars are headed to the Stanley Cup Playoffs. However, they are certainly lacking momentum heading into the postseason. The Stars lost to the Nashville Predators on Wednesday night. With this loss, Dallas has dropped each of their last seven games. Mason Marchment opened the scoring just 16 seconds into the game. However, this […]

The Montreal Canadiens fought for their playoff lives during the NHL’s final week of the 2024-25 regular season. Montreal had an incredible run during the 2024-25 campaign. At one point, they were the second-worst team in the NHL. However, they certainly are that no longer. The Canadiens played the Carolina Hurricanes on Wednesday and won. […]

The Vancouver Canucks may lose Brock Boeser this summer. Boeser is a free agent at the end of the season. The Canucks winger was involved in trade rumors around the deadline in early March, as well. What lies ahead for the veteran remains to be seen. But a future outside of Vancouver is a realistic […]

The Colorado Avalanche are preparing for Gabriel Landeskog’s return to the ice. The Avalanche captain has not played in the NHL since the 2022 Stanley Cup Final after undergoing significant knee surgeries. Landeskog recently spent time in the AHL working on his conditioning. All signs are that he feels pretty good. It’s a pretty significant […]

The Detroit Red Wings are not going to the playoffs in 2025. It’s a disappointing result for Lucas Raymond and his teammates. This team overcame what could have been a bottom-five league finish this year. But Detroit appears to be ending its season on the best note it possibly can. Raymond and the Red Wings […]

The Columbus Blue Jackets did not play on Monday night. However, they were intently watching the action around the league. The Montreal Canadiens played the Chicago Blackhawks on Monday. This game meant more to Montreal than the debut of star prospect Ivan Demidov, as well. The Canadiens had a rather straightforward mission. They needed to […]

The New York Rangers have had a massively disappointing season. From the struggles of Chris Kreider to the dramas around Jacob Trouba, Kaapo Kakko, and more, this has been a disaster for New York. And it has resulted in a fate many saw coming once the team cratered before the New Year. The Rangers have […]

The Detroit Red Wings have missed the Stanley Cup Playoffs once again. Detroit has gone nine seasons without postseason hockey, which is an active franchise record. Regression with Detroit was always a bit expected. However, the way in which Detroit missed the postseason in 2025 is certainly frustrating. The Red Wings made a midseason coaching […]

The Ottawa Senators have clinched a spot in the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs. And performances like the one we saw on Sunday night are part of the reason why. Tim Stutzle and the Senators fell behind the Philadelphia Flyers. However, they stormed back to claim a massive 4-3 win at the Canadian Tire Centre in […]

The Carolina Hurricanes are headed to the Stanley Cup Playoffs. These final few games of the regular season are about gaining a measure of momentum heading into the postseason. However, their search for momentum fell flat a bit on Sunday night. Rod Brind’Amour and his Hurricanes lost to the Toronto Maple Leafs. Auston Matthews scored […]

The Red Wings have missed the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the ninth straight season. The Red Wings avoided elimination with a win over the Lightning in their last contest. However, it was too little, too late. This extends a franchise record. And it puts them on the brink of going an entire decade without postseason […]

The Montreal Canadiens faced the Ottawa Senators on Friday night. The mission for Cole Caufield and his teammates was quite simple. A win clinches the franchise’s first Stanley Cup Playoff berth in an 82-game season since 2017. Unfortunately, they could not pull off the victory. The Senators scored just 28 seconds into the game on […]

Detroit Red Wings rookie Marco Kasper has certainly impressed in his first NHL season. The former eighth-overall pick made his NHL debut in 2023, but an injury limited him to one game. He started the 2024-25 campaign in the AHL but soon established himself in Detroit. Following a Red Wings coaching change, the Austrian forward […]

The Colorado Avalanche are preparing for the postseason, but their focus isn’t entirely on the run ahead. On Friday night, they monitored their AHL affiliate Colorado Eagles for a rather specific reason. Avalanche captain Gabriel Landeskog returned to the ice on Friday night against the Henderson Silver Knights. Landeskog played his first professional games since […]

The Colorado Avalanche are back in the Stanley Cup Playoffs in 2025. The Avalanche have emerged as one of the best teams in the NHL over the last several years. Including 2025, they have made the postseason eight years running. Gabriel Landeskog and company won hardware in 2022, defeating the Tampa Bay Lightning to lift […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins suffered a horrific start to the 2024-25 season. It was an unfortunate sign after nearly making the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs. They did end up turning things around despite fans calling for head coach Mike Sullivan to be fired. Unfortunately, it wasn’t enough, as Pittsburgh has been eliminated from playoff contention. The […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs are a Stanley Cup contender in 2025. The Stanley Cup Playoffs are about to start in around a week or so. Toronto is looking to overcome some postseason demons. But they may need to do so without defenseman Oliver Ekman-Larsson, at least to start. Ekman-Larsson played a team-high 25 minutes on […]

The Colorado Avalanche are anticipating the return of Gabriel Landeskog before the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs. The Colorado captain has not played a professional game since the 2022 Stanley Cup Final. However, this changes on Friday night. Landeskog returns to the ice for the AHL’s Colorado Eagles as part of a conditioning stint. The Avalanche […]

The New York Rangers have slim playoff hopes at this point in the season. However, they have playoff hopes nonetheless. New York faced its intrastate rival New York Islanders on Thursday night. While both teams had little else but pride to play for, the Blueshirts claimed bragging rights in an emphatic way. The Rangers dominated […]

The Winnipeg Jets are preparing for the Stanley Cup Playoffs at this time. Goalie Connor Hellebuyck has been dominant all season long. And the Jets certainly hope this continues in the postseason. On Thursday against the Stars, fans saw a preview of what Hellebuyck is like when he’s on top of his game. The Jets […]

In March, the Florida Panthers received stunning news surrounding defenseman Aaron Ekblad. Ekblad received a massive 20-game suspension following a violation of the NHL’s Performing Enhancement Substance policy, which was certainly a brutal blow for the Panthers at the time. Florida dealt with a rash of injuries before and after the suspension. Ekblad being out […]

The Winnipeg Jets are back in the Stanley Cup Playoffs this year. Winnipeg made the dance last season, but things did not go too well. The Jets lost to the Colorado Avalanche in the first round of the postseason in 2024. In 2025, Connor Hellebuyck and company will look to bring a Stanley Cup north […]

The Edmonton Oilers got captain Connor McDavid back in the lineup on Wednesday night. McDavid hoped to help his Oilers earn a crucial two points before the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs. However, he and his teammates were treated to a rather chaotic sight early on against the St. Louis Blues. The Oilers fired a shot […]

The Ottawa Senators are back in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Ottawa is returning to the postseason for the first time since 2017. They have built for this moment for a long time. However, they may go into the postseason without their best player in captain Brady Tkachuk. Tkachuk leads the Senators with 29 goals and […]

The Boston Bruins have had a horrific season in 2024-25. And for the first time in eight seasons, the Bruins will not go to the Stanley Cup Playoffs. This has drawn questions over what the Bruins will do this offseason. Perhaps they make a splash and trade star winger David Pastrnak. If this is the […]

The New York Rangers made Chris Kreider available for trade during the 2024-25 season. New York struggled mightily for much of the season. And Kreider himself had not turned in the best performances. As the season nears an end, a Kreider trade in the offseason is a possibility. It appears as if the Detroit Red […]

Quinn Hughes and the Vancouver Canucks are fighting for their playoff lives. Vancouver has had an up-and-down season. The Canucks have struggled at times, but they have also looked like a playoff team at other times. At this point, though, the margin of error is extremely small. There are only a handful of games left, […]

Only one day has passed since Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin broke the goals record against the New York Islanders. Ovechkin scored goal No. 895 on Sunday afternoon to place himself above Wayne Gretzky on the goals leaderboard. However, discussion has already turned to who could topple the Washington captain. One name has popped up […]

The Toronto Blue Jays signed Vladimir Guerrero Jr. to a massive $500 million contract on Sunday night. This deal keeps Guerrero off the free agency market this winter. And one player who benefits from this is Chicago Cubs star Kyle Tucker. The Cubs traded for Tucker this past winter in a deal with the Houston […]

The Edmonton Oilers are Stanley Cup contenders once again. However, their projection in the Stanley Cup Playoffs is quite difficult at this time. The Oilers are struggling with injuries late in the 2024-25 regular season. And it might have an impact on how they perform once the postseason begins. Forward Leon Draisaitl is out with […]

Dylan Larkin and the Detroit Red Wings remain alive in the playoff race at this point. The Red Wings have two wins in a row, having defeated the Carolina Hurricanes and Florida Panthers in their most recent contests. However, they remain six points behind their next opponent — the Montreal Canadiens — for the East’s […]