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The Edmonton Oilers are coming off a big win over the Detroit Red Wings on Sunday. They hoped to make it three straight wins on Monday as they faced the Columbus Blue Jackets. If they are going to pull out the win, though, they will have to do so without 2024 Conn Smythe Trophy winner […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs took care of some off-ice business on Monday. The Maple Leafs signed defenseman Jake McCabe to a five-year contract extension. McCabe joined the Maple Leafs through a trade with the Chicago Blackhawks. And so far, the move has worked out well for both sides. McCabe has become one of the more […]

Dan Campbell’s Detroit Lions turned in another dominating performance in Week 8 as Detroit blew out the Tennessee Titans. However, unlike in weeks previous, the star of the show was not quarterback Jared Goff. Rather, return man Kalif Raymond dominated on special teams to help the Lions win their sixth game of the season. Raymond […]

The Chicago Blackhawks are off to the races in 2024-25 now that the season is nearing the end of its first month. Chicago is still rebuilding, and the start of their season reflects this. The Blackhawks have dropped seven of their first nine games of the year. This includes each of their last four contests. […]

The Edmonton Oilers have had a slow start to the 2024-25 season. The Oilers lost their season-opening game to the Winnipeg Jets 6-0 and had some brutal luck early on. It seemed as if the Oilers were headed toward another loss on Tuesday against the Detroit Red Wings. However, Leon Draisaitl came to the rescue […]

The Chicago Bears were stunned by the Washington Commanders in Week 8 on Sunday. Chicago took the lead over the Commanders with 23 seconds remaining in the game. However, Jayden Daniels launched a Hail Mary toward the end zone. And Bears defender Tyrique Stevenson tipped the ball into the hands of Washington pass-catcher Noah Brown […]

Dan Quinn and the Washington Commanders stunned the football world on Sunday evening. The Chicago Bears took the lead with 23 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter. While Washington needed a field goal to tie, they were well outside of field goal range. Sunday’s game came down to a Hail Mary, and Jayden Daniels delivered. […]

Much was said over the summer about Steven Stamkos leaving the Tampa Bay Lightning after 16 years and testing NHL Free Agency. Stamkos went on to sign a four-year contract with the Nashville Predators when the market opened on July 1. It’s been an up-and-down start to life in Nashville for the Lightning legend, as […]

The baseball world is still processing the wild ending to Game 1 of the 2024 World Series on Friday. Los Angeles Dodgers star Freddie Freeman hit a walk-off Grand Slam in the 10th inning to defeat the New York Yankees. Before the home run, Yankees manager Aaron Boone made an interesting decision: he called for […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers were down to their final out in the 10th inning on Friday. The New York Yankees turned to Nestor Cortes to get this final out, but it didn’t happen. Freddie Freeman walked off the Yankees in Game 1 of the 2024 World Series on the very first pitch he saw. The […]

The San Francisco 49ers have been without star ball carrier Christian McCaffrey this season. McCaffrey has dealt with an Achilles injury the entire season thus far. This has led the 49ers to rely on Jordan Mason early on. However, Mason is currently dealing with a shoulder injury of his own. On Friday, the team received […]

The Detroit Lions have had brutal luck with its pass rush as of late. Marcus Davenport went down with an injury during the team’s Week 3 clash with the Arizona Cardinals. And the Lions lost Aidan Hutchinson in their dominating win over the Dallas Cowboys more recently. Ahead of their Week 8 game with the […]

The Nashville Predators began the season winless through their first five games. This stretch included two losses to the Detroit Red Wings, one of which was a shutout at the hands of Cam Talbot. Nashville picked up its first win of the season on Tuesday against the Boston Bruins, though. And it could be the […]

Charlie McAvoy and the Boston Bruins have their eyes on making the playoffs in 2025. After all, the Bruins came within two games of the Eastern Conference Finals when they lost to the Florida Panthers earlier this year. However, things are not going well for Boston in the early going of the young 2024-25 campaign. […]

The Carolina Hurricanes have turned in impressive performances to begin the 2024-25 campaign. However, the Hurricanes have also stumbled at times early on. And on Tuesday night, it seemed as if the Hurricanes had stumbled again against the Edmonton Oilers. But Carolina refused to give up in the face of early adversity. In the end, […]

Jamie Benn and the Dallas Stars entered the 2024-25 season looking to make the playoffs in the spring. The Stars have earned big wins early this year as they close out the campaign’s first month. However, there are certainly flaws within the Stars, as evidenced by Tuesday’s loss to the Buffalo Sabres. The Stars had […]

Alex Lyon and the Detroit Red Wings picked up a big win over the Nashville Predators in their last game. Detroit brought their scoring touch to that contest, hanging five goals on a then-winless Nashville team. However, the Red Wings’ win over the New York Islanders on Tuesday came in a much different fashion. The […]

It did not take long for the Seattle Kraken to recognize Jared McCann as a core member of the team. McCann joined the Kraken during the 2021 NHL Expansion Draft and quickly established himself as one of their best players. On Tuesday, he further cemented his place among the early legends in the young franchise’s […]

The Detroit Red Wings have a clear goal to make the playoffs in 2024-25. The Red Wings fortified their roster in the offseason to give them a better chance of taking the next step in 2024-25. However, things have not gone well to start the season. Detroit has turned in some dominating performances, but they […]

The New York Rangers won the President’s Trophy last season as the best regular-season team. New York then came within two wins of the Stanley Cup Final in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. As a result, the Rangers are looking to make the playoffs once again in 2025. And they are certainly making good on that […]

The St. Louis Blues are off to a nice start to the 2024-25 season. And the team has received major contributions from their younger players. Blues defenseman Philip Broberg is off to a historic start in his first year in St. Louis, for instance. Another name making an impact early on is forward Jake Neighbours. […]

The Tampa Bay Lightning fell to the Toronto Maple Leafs on Monday night. The Lightning had started the season quite well to kick off 2024-25. However, their loss on Monday has seen them drop back-to-back games. And this recent loss saw Jon Cooper make a rare decision involving star goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy. Cooper pulled Vasilevskiy […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs are off to a fine start in 2024-25. And this start continued on Monday night against the Tampa Bay Lightning. Anthony Stolarz — who signed with the Maple Leafs over the summer — helped his new team to a 5-2 win. However, the win wasn’t without any weirdness. The Maple Leafs […]

For years, the Los Angeles Kings have waited for Alex Turcotte to break out on the ice. The former fifth-overall pick has flashed the potential Los Angeles saw ahead of the 2019 NHL Draft. However, he hasn’t put it together at the NHL level for various reasons. If his start to the 2024-25 campaign is […]

The Seattle Kraken made major moves in NHL Free Agency with the aim of making the Stanley Cup Playoffs in 2024-25. So far, Seattle has enjoyed a nice start to the year, winning four of their first six games. However, if they want to make the playoffs this year, they will need to make do […]

Hockey fans are well aware of the story by now. The Nashville Predators won NHL Free Agency on July 1 with three major moves. Steven Stamkos and Jonathan Marchessault joined the Predators to bolster the top-six forward group. And Brady Skjei signed a seven-year contract to give Roman Josi a dependable partner on the top […]

The Detroit Red Wings certainly made some interesting moves over the summer before the 2024-25 season. None of these moves were more surprising than the trade of Jake Walman to the San Jose Sharks, however. Detroit attached a second-round pick to Walman in the deal with San Jose. Red Wings general manager Steve Yzerman addressed […]

The New York Jets traded for Davante Adams ahead of their Week 7 clash against the Pittsburgh Steelers. Adams made his Jets debut on Sunday. Unfortunately, his new team did not welcome him into the fold with a win. He caught three passes for 30 yards as the Steelers defeated the Jets on Sunday night. […]

The Anaheim Ducks have played well in games they have lost early on in the 2024-25 season. However, that may not apply to their performance against the Los Angeles Kings on Sunday. The Ducks allowed four third-period goals against their California rival as they fell to 2-2-1 on the season. The Ducks are still a […]

The St. Louis Blues signed Philip Broberg this summer hoping he could provide a boost to their defensive group. The Blues lost Torey Krug to injury before the season began, so the blueline was in need of a spark. So far, Broberg has provided that spark on both ends of the ice. It’s certainly a […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins did not have fun on the road in Winnipeg on Sunday. Winnipeg Jets fans trolled the Penguins in the third period as the team fell 6-3 to the hosting Jets. Pittsburgh lost by three goals to the Carolina Hurricanes their last time out. And they have allowed four goals or more in […]

The Nashville Predators went big in NHL Free Agency this summer. Steven Stamkos and Jonathan Marchessault signed with the Predators to headline their massive haul once the market opened on July 1. However, things have not gone well for Nashville to this point. Stamkos had his debut spoiled by the Dallas Stars, and Nashville is […]

The Winnipeg Jets are off to a hot start in 2024-25. Players like Mark Scheifele have come up big early on this year. It’s a promising start after some of the moves made in the offseason, such as the Rutger McGroarty trade with the Pittsburgh Penguins. The Jets took on the Penguins on Sunday afternoon, […]

The Florida Panthers have been without Aleksander Barkov due to injury in recent games. The Panthers defeated the Boston Bruins in their season opener as they raised their Stanley Cup banner. However, Barkov went down late in Florida’s second game of the season against the Ottawa Senators. Barkov is not ready to return, but head […]

It’s no secret the Anaheim Ducks have high hopes for Lukas Dostal and his long-term outlook in the NHL. Dostal played well in his rookie season last year. And so far, the Ducks netminder has certainly shown up big in 2024-25. Ducks forward Troy Terry is certainly a fan of his work, and especially of […]

Alexandar Georgiev and the Colorado Avalanche have had a tough start to the 2024-25 season. Poor goaltending has plagued Colorado throughout their early slate of games. The Avalanche have also had some injury issues early on in the year. However, things were certainly more positive on Friday night. The Avalanche defeated the Anaheim Ducks in […]

The Carolina Hurricanes defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins on Friday night. Carolina fell behind early on thanks to Drew O’Connor. But in the end, Carolina cruised to a relatively comfortable victory. Head coach Rod Brind’Amour certainly likes what he saw from his team on Friday. Brind’Amour, who signed a contract extension with the Hurricanes in the […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins witnessed history on Wednesday night. However, the momentum from the Penguins’ comeback win over the Buffalo Sabres did not carry over to Friday night. The Penguins lost to the Carolina Hurricanes by a score of 4-1. And veteran forward Lars Eller had something to say after the game. Eller spoke about the […]

Goaltenders around the NHL have received massive paydays as of late. The Boston Bruins signed Jeremy Swayman to an eight-year contract before the season began. Additionally, the Ottawa Senators signed Linus Ullmark to a four-year contract to keep him around for the foreseeable future. Now, it’s Jake Oettinger signing a new contract with the Dallas […]