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The New York Islanders are on the cusp of the Stanley Cup Playoffs at this time. They entered play Monday just two points back of the Montreal Canadiens for the final Wild Card spot in the East. Every point counts, especially when the Islanders faced the Columbus Blue Jackets, a fellow Wild Card contender, on […]

The Detroit Red Wings are taking on the Utah Hockey Club on Monday night. The Red Wings lost goalie Petr Mrazek to injury early in the contest. However, they have held their own without the veteran goaltender. In fact, they were able to take a 2-1 lead thanks to Alex DeBrincat and Marco Kasper. DeBrincat […]

The Dallas Stars made a big trade for Mikko Rantanen at the 2025 NHL Trade Deadline. Rantanen figures to be a major piece to the team’s long-term plans. Especially after signing an eight-year contract extension. Unfortunately, he suffered a scary-looking injury on Monday night when Dallas took on the Minnesota Wild. Rantanen took a puck […]

The Detroit Red Wings have struggled with injuries as of late. However, it seemed as if their luck was turning a corner. Veteran defenseman Jeff Petry was activated off injured reserve before Detroit took on the Utah Hockey Club on Monday. Unfortunately, the team may have lost Petr Mrazek to the injury bug. Mrazek has […]

The Detroit Red Wings have had brutal injury luck over the last few weeks. The Red Wings lost Andrew Copp for the entire season due to injury. There were concerns over the health of young forward Elmer Soderblom, as well. And Erik Gustafsson is likely lost for the regular season with an injury of his […]

The Ottawa Senators are in good standing to make the Stanley Cup Playoffs in 2025. One reason for their improved level of play as of late is Dylan Cozens. The Senators acquired Cozens from the Buffalo Sabres at the 2025 NHL Trade Deadline. So far, the former seventh overall pick has seven points in eight […]

The Los Angeles Kings are on a roll as the playoff race heats up across the league. The Kings demolished the Carolina Hurricanes on Saturday to end their eight-game winning streak. On Sunday, the Kings played host to the Boston Bruins. Los Angeles may have played the night before, but it did not show as […]

The Carolina Hurricanes dropped a brutal game to the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday. Carolina lost by a score of 7-2 as their eight-game winning streak came to an end. However, they had a chance to get back on track when they faced the Anaheim Ducks on Sunday. Thanks to veteran forward Taylor Hall, Carolina […]

The race for the Stanley Cup Playoffs is beginning to heat up in the final weeks of the regular season. For the most part, playoff spots remain open for much of the league. Only two teams have been mathematically eliminated from postseason contention. The Winnipeg Jets — Stanley Cup contenders in their own right — […]

The 2025 NHL Trade Deadline is now in the rearview mirror, which means the focus is turning to the end of the regular season. As a result, the race for the Stanley Cup playoffs is beginning to heat up. For many teams, the focus is not on the postseason, it’s on the 2025 NHL Draft. […]

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 […]