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The Detroit Lions won’t wear their new uniforms until preseason begins in August. However, one NFL Draft prospect may hold the new threads up with commissioner Roger Goodell this week. The 2024 NFL Draft is merely days away. Hundreds of thousands of fans will descend upon the Motor City to witness the future of their […]

Much has been said about the Washington Capitals and their entry into the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Washington was one of the worst offensive teams in the league during the regular season. Franchise icon Alex Ovechkin even had a down year, at least in the first half. They were riding high on their playoff qualification, though. […]

The Colorado Avalanche are almost certainly unhappy with their opening game performance in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Colorado fell to the Winnipeg Jets in Game 1 on Sunday night. Many have taken aim at goaltender Alex Georigev for his poor performance in the first contest. After the game, head coach Jared Bednar stated the obvious. […]

The Colorado Avalanche are hoping to win the Stanley Cup once again in 2024. However, if Sunday night was any indication, big changes are needed to accomplish that goal. Colorado lost a slobberknocker with the Winnipeg Jets 7-6 on Sunday night after a rather horrific performance from goalie Alex Georgiev. Georgiev allowed seven goals on […]

The Tampa Bay Lightning are looking to avenge their first-round exit from last season. However, their redemption tour in the Stanley Cup Playoffs did not receive a positive start. Tampa Bay fell to their intrastate rival Florida Panthers in Game 1 on Sunday evening by the score of 3-2. After the game, head coach Jon […]

Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers are back in the Stanley Cup Playoffs and have their eyes on hockey’s biggest prize. In order to get there, though, they need to go through a very familiar opponent. Edmonton is taking on the Los Angeles Kings in the first round of the tournament. It’s a matchup that […]

Evgeny Kuznetsov and the Carolina Hurricanes were extremely close to the Stanley Cup Final last year. Now, they hope to raise Lord Stanley’s Cup in 2024 for the second time in franchise history. Their 3-1 win over the New York Islanders in Game 1 on Saturday evening helped the team get off on the right […]

The Boston Bruins are hoping to make up for last season’s embarrassing failure in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. On Saturday night, they did that and then some. Boston defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-1 in front of their home fans in Game 1 of the first round. And they received a big-time performance from rookie […]

The New York Islanders are on the hunt for their first Stanley Cup since 1983. However, that hunt got off on the wrong foot on Saturday evening. Anders Lee and his team fell to the Carolina Hurricanes in Game 1 of the tournament’s opening round. However, Lee feels as if his team’s play wasn’t necessarily […]

The Vegas Golden Knights have once again kicked up a stir regarding their injury situation. Captain Mark Stone has fully returned to practice and appears likely to play in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. His potential return against the Dallas Stars has caused some controversy. Especially considering the team reportedly had concerns over […]

The New York Rangers enter the Stanley Cup Playoffs atop the NHL. The Blueshirts finished the regular season as winners of the Presidents Trophy for claiming the league’s best record. That certainly gives them a ton of momentum heading into their first-round matchup with the Washington Capitals. The Rangers have come close in recent playoffs […]

The Florida Panthers have won the Atlantic Divison for the second time in three seasons. As a result, they head into the Stanley Cup Playoffs with an intense intrastate matchup waiting for them. Florida has drawn the Tampa Bay Lightning in the first round. And it’s a matchup that could stand as one of the […]

The Colorado Avalanche are back in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. And they have had some time to prepare for their first-round opponent. Colorado’s matchup with the Winnipeg Jets was the first matchup of the postseason to be confirmed this year. It should be a great series, and we even saw a preview near the end […]

The Tampa Bay Lightning entered the 2023-24 season looking to prove a point. Tampa Bay had gone to three straight Stanley Cup Finals before the 2023 postseason. However, they suffered a shock defeat at the hands of the Toronto Maple Leafs. Now, they have a chance to make up for that first-round exit this year […]

The Stanley Cup Playoffs are finally upon us. On Saturday, the NHL begins its postseason tournament to crown a champion. Among the challengers are the Washington Capitals, who have a tough first-round matchup. They take on the Presidents Trophy-winning New York Rangers in the opening round. For a while, it felt as if the Capitals […]

It was an emotional night at Mullett Arena. The Arizona Coyotes played what may be the final game in franchise history. The team is set to be relocated to Salt Lake City, Utah in the coming days. Sean Durzi gave fans a moment to cherish, though. He scored an empty net goal to clinch a […]

The Dallas Stars defeated the St. Louis Blues on Wednesday night. As a result, Dallas has clinched the top spot in the Stanley Cup Playoffs in the Western Conference. They will face the second-wild card team coming out of the West in the opening round. And they may want to buy goalie Jake Oettinger a […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins had a chance to clinch a shocking playoff berth on Wednesday night. However, it wasn’t meant to be. Pittsburgh was eliminated on Tuesday, meaning their contest against the New York Islanders was the final game of the 2023-24 season. For Jeff Carter, it became the final game of his career. Carter announced […]

The Detroit Red Wings were on the brink of elimination. Down 4-3 to the Montreal Canadiens, the Winged Wheel had just seven seconds to find an equalizer. If they didn’t, they would miss the NHL Playoffs for a franchise-record eighth consecutive season. The world smiled upon Hockeytown, though. Pending Red Wings free agents Shayne Gostisbehere […]

The Boston Bruins are headed to the Stanley Cup Playoffs, but it’s still the end of an era. Bruins play-by-play voice Jack Edwards has officially announced his retirement from the booth. The 67-year-old spent 19 seasons as the play-by-play man for NESN and captivated Bruins fans with his enthusiastic style of announcing. The Bruins recognized […]

The Detroit Red Wings had their backs against the wall on Monday night. They entered the third period down 4-2 to the Montreal Canadiens. And it felt as if playoff hockey would elude them for the eighth consecutive season. However, Lucas Raymond had other plans. The 21-year-old scored two goals, including the overtime winner, to […]

The Edmonton Oilers came away with a blowout victory over the lowly San Jose Sharks on Monday. But the star of the show was Connor McDavid once again. In fact, McDavid achieved a feat that hasn’t been seen in the NHL since Wayne Gretzky did it during the 1990-91 NHL campaign. McDavid recorded a goal […]

The New York Rangers are one of the most storied franchises in NHL history. But in terms of regular season success, this year tops the rest. The Blueshirts have clinched the Metropolitan Division, the top seed in the Eastern Conference, and the Presidents Trophy as the top seed in the league. Additionally, they have set […]

The Detroit Lions have had quite the offseason already. But now, all eyes will be on the Motor City in one week’s time. The 2024 NFL Draft will be held in the heart of downtown Detroit at Campus Martius Park and the Hart Plaza. With that in mind, it’s time now for another Lions mock […]

The Chicago Blackhawks are about to wrap up their 2023-24 NHL season. And they are giving fans some reason to watch their final few games. On Sunday, former first-round pick Frank Nazar made his NHL debut against the Carolina Hurricanes. He is the latest piece Chicago has put around rookie cornerstone Connor Bedard. Nazar made […]

The Buffalo Sabres have fallen short of sky-high expectations once again. They have been eliminated from the NHL Playoffs for the 13th straight season. This is the worst playoff drought in the entire league. In fact, no team in the league has missed the playoffs for more than seven consecutive years at this time. This […]

The Dallas Stars have proven to be a wagon this season. Even opposing teams have taken notice of their skill and high level of play. And thanks to their performance, they will be one of the teams seeking to dethrone the Vegas Golden Knights in the NHL Playoffs. Dallas may take a similar trajectory to […]

Hockey in Florida has entered a boom period. The Tampa Bay Lightning have been a model organization for nearly a decade, winning two Stanley Cups. Now, the Florida Panthers are beginning to emerge. They made the Stanley Cup Final last year in a losing effort. In 2024, they hope to flip the script in the […]

The Colorado Avalanche are headed back to the NHL Playoffs in 2024. And they enter the tournament with a bit of a chip on their shoulder. Colorado entered last year’s playoffs as the defending Stanley Cup champion. However, they fell in seven games to an upstart Seattle Kraken team. This year, they take on the […]

The Minnesota Wild made the NHL Playoffs in 2023 but were bounced in round one. Despite this, there was hope for a return in 2024. Goalie Filip Gustavsson had an incredible season. Kirill Kaprizov had his usual standout performances, and Matt Boldy emerged as a high-level offensive producer. However, it wasn’t meant to be. The […]

The St. Louis Blues are officially out of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. St. Louis fell on Friday night, which put the final nail in their coffin. Interim head coach Drew Bannister now has to finish the final few games of the year. And then, he will have to present his case to officially replace former […]

The Florida Panthers are headed to the 2024 NHL Playoffs. However, the team received an injury scare on Saturday night. Defenseman Oliver Ekman-Larsson suffered an upper-body injury against the Buffalo Sabres. He did not return to the game after receiving a little more than three minutes of ice time. After the game, head coach Paul […]

Auston Matthews and the Toronto Maple Leafs fell behind the Detroit Red Wings early on. And although they came back, they could not secure the win. Toronto fell to the Winged Wheel in overtime on Saturday in a win that Detroit desperately needed. However, it was still a noteworthy night for Matthews. The Maple Leafs […]

Much has been said over the last few days about the Arizona Coyotes moving to Utah. However, these Coyotes relocation reports have not been officially addressed by the team or ownership. That changed on Saturday evening when owner Alex Meruelo released an official statement on the reports of his club becoming a Utah NHL team. […]

It appears as if we are about to see a Utah NHL team for the first time. The Arizona Coyotes have reportedly informed their players that the club will move to Salt Lake City next season. This development comes after months of speculation about the team’s arena situation in the Grand Canyon State. The relocation […]

We are nearing the end of the 2023-24 NHL season, and that means one thing. 16 teams, including clubs such as the Vancouver Canucks, Edmonton Oilers, and Los Angeles Kings, are headed to the NHL Playoffs. And they will go to war on the ice this spring to fight for the right to hoist the […]

The 2023-24 NHL season is rapidly approaching its conclusion. While teams like the Montreal Canadiens are simply finishing out the year, others, like the Vegas Golden Knights, are fighting for spots in the 2024 NHL Playoffs. However, the Winnipeg Jets are not one of them. Winnipeg has already clinched their berth in the tournament and […]

The NHL will not host an All-Star Game in 2025 as they usually do. Instead, the league will put on an international best-on-best tournament called the Four Nations Face-Off. Hockey Canada will form a team for the tournament as they look to gain momentum before the 2026 Winter Olympics. And they have given Boston Bruins […]

The Arizona Coyotes have fought off relocation for many years. Unfortunately, it seems the fight is now at an end. Reports emerged over the last few days that progress has been made on the franchise’s potential move to Salt Lake City, Utah. Now, it seems those rumors are about to become a reality. Coyotes players […]