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The Toronto Maple Leafs picked up a big win over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Monday night. Toronto has already secured its spot in the Stanley Cup Playoffs, so this win mostly serves as momentum for the tournament. However, superstar Auston Matthews made headlines as he joined Alex Ovechkin in a rather exclusive club. Matthews scored […]

Alex Lyon and the Detroit Red Wings looked down and out in the month of March. They lost their comfortable standing in the Stanley Cup Playoffs race. And they seemed outmatched on the ice no matter who they played. However, Derek Lalonde and his team have reclaimed a playoff spot with five games to go. […]

Many expected Juraj Slafkovsky and the Montreal Canadiens would miss the Stanley Cup Playoffs. There were reasons to be excited about this team entering the 2023-24 NHL season. However, they still seemed a ways off from competing in an Atlantic Division that was loaded with talent. That ended up being the case this season. The […]

Matty Beniers and the Seattle Kraken gave their fans plenty to be optimistic about entering the 2023-24 NHL season. Seattle made a surprising run the year prior, earning 100 points and making the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Furthermore, they took down the defending Stanley Cup champion Colorado Avalanche in the first round. The Kraken came within […]

The Florida Panthers are legitimate contenders heading into the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs. One major reason for this is the emergence of superstar forward Matthew Tkachuk. We saw the beginning of this emergence in 2021-22 when Tkachuk played his last season with the Calgary Flames. Now, though, his star power has gone beyond the game […]

The Dallas Stars are gearing up for the Stanley Cup Playoffs. However, Dallas is in need of some reinforcements. Those reinforcements are coming by way of one of their young players. Former first-round pick Mavrik Bourque is being recalled from the AHL’s Texas Stars, general manager Jim Nill announced on Friday. Bourque was drafted in […]

The Washington Capitals hold the inside track to claim the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference. However, they are far from comfortable in their position. Head coach Spencer Carbery and his team are gearing up for a showdown with the Pittsburgh Penguins on Thursday with major implications for the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Carbery addressed […]

The Nashville Predators are one of the hottest teams in the NHL right now. Captain Roman Josi and veteran defender Ryan McDonagh are just two of the main contributors to this effort. However, in McDonagh’s eyes, the Predators captain is the true driving force behind Nashville’s current success. McDonagh spoke about Josi’s impact on the […]

Tampa Bay Lightning star Nikita Kucherov is staking his claim as the best player in the game. That debate is still very much open for discussion. However, Kucherov’s place as a Lightning legend is a little less debatable. On Wednesday night, the Russian superstar further established his legacy in Tampa Bay. Kucherov recorded three assists […]

Say what you will about the current state of these teams, but there is no love lost between the New York Rangers and New Jersey Devils. We saw this a few weeks ago after Matt Rempe’s hit on Jonas Siegenthaler. On Wednesday, though, Travis Green and Peter Laviolette had their teams hash things out even […]

Philadelphia Flyers head coach John Tortorella is certainly no stranger to controversy. Whether it’s his take on the team before his first game or his decisions regarding the gameday lineup, Tortorella does whatever he thinks is best for his team. His methods generate criticism here and there, but the veteran bench boss doesn’t shy away […]

The Colorado Avalanche fell on Monday night to the Columbus Blue Jackets. Colorado has now reached a bit of a lull in their recent form. After a nine-game winning streak, the Avalanche have lost three of their last four games. On Monday, head coach Jared Bednar opened up about a rough night for his squad. […]

The Tampa Bay Lightning fell to an Atlantic Division rival on Monday night. Tampa fell on home ice to the Detroit Red Wings, who needed a victory in this game. This loss could have caused head coach Jon Cooper to mull over the negatives. However, the Lightning bench boss found a silver lining in defeat. […]

The Carolina Hurricanes are headed to the Stanley Cup Playoffs once again. Carolina made the playoffs last season and seemed on a collision course for the Final. However, they ran into a white-hot Florida Panthers squad. Carolina played extremely well but was still swept aside by Matthew Tkachuk and the Panthers. That loss continued a […]

The Detroit Red Wings once held a comfortable cushion atop the Eastern Conference Wild Card race. Detroit seemed like a lock to make the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the first time in seven seasons. However, they have fallen well behind the pace, and are fighting for their playoff lives. For head coach Derek Lalonde, he […]

Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers have dreamed of winning a Stanley Cup for a few years now. General manager Ken Holland is looking to win his first Cup since 2008 with the Detroit Red Wings. But an Oilers win would mean so much more. It’d mark the first Canadian champion since 1993 when the […]

The Boston Bruins set NHL records last season. They failed to even make it past the first round in the Stanley Cup Playoffs, but it was still a highly successful campaign. That said, Boston entered the 2023-24 NHL season with many expecting them to take a step back. However, Pavel Zacha and the Bruins have […]

Edmonton Oilers superstar Connor McDavid turned things around after a rough start. McDavid began the season with just 10 points through his first 11 games, which is below his usual pace. However, he is now firmly in the race for the Art Ross Trophy. And for teammate Mattias Ekholm, his performance means so much more. […]

The San Jose Sharks never gave their fans much to be optimistic about this season. San Jose began the year on a 0-10-1 run, a historically bad start to an NHL campaign. And this team never truly recovered from their poor start. It was no surprise when the team was officially eliminated from the Stanley […]

The Anaheim Ducks are turning their attention to the 2024 NHL Draft. Anaheim has been officially eliminated from the Stanley Cup Playoffs. This isn’t entirely surprising, as many expected the Ducks to have a rough season. In a way, though, this has been a somewhat disappointing year for Anaheim. Anaheim began the season playing extremely […]

The New Jersey Devils have fallen behind in the race for the Stanley Cup Playoffs. And on Friday night, their fortunes didn’t get any better. Buffalo Sabres star Tage Thompson scored four goals to propel his team to a 5-2 victory. After the game, New Jersey captain Nico Hischier had a brutally honest review of […]

The Winnipeg Jets came so close to winning it all in 2018. They seemed like a powerhouse coming out of the Western Conference. Led by Patrik Laine, Connor Hellebuyck, and Blake Wheeler, Winnipeg seemed primed to make noise in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. And they did exactly that, advancing to the Western Conference Finals. Unfortunately, […]

The Presidents Trophy is awarded to the NHL team that finishes the regular season with the best record. This year, there are many challengers for the top seed in the entire league. One of those challengers is the Dallas Stars. In fact, Dallas is just one point off the New York Rangers, who currently have […]

The Arizona Coyotes had promise in the first half of the 2023-24 NHL season. And for a while, it seemed as if the team would contend for the Stanley Cup Playoffs. However, the wheels fell off the wagon once the calendar turned to 2024. And on Tuesday, Arizona was officially eliminated from playoff contention. Though […]

The New York Rangers became the first team to clinch a berth in the Stanley Cup Playoffs on Wednesday night. Furthermore, they became the first team to reach 100 points this season. The Blueshirts have had an incredible campaign so far, but they are just getting started. Their sights are now set on bringing a […]

The St. Louis Blues hoped for a better outcome. However, they received word of the worst-case scenario. Veteran forward Oskar Sundqvist left Monday night’s game against the Vegas Golden Knights due to injury. Now, he will miss the remainder of the 2023-24 NHL season. Sundqvist appeared to favor his knee on Monday before his exit. […]

Mika Zibanejad and the New York Rangers are headed to the Stanley Cup Playoffs. New York became the first team in the league to clinch a spot in the tournament after an overtime win over the Philadelphia Flyers. However, their regular season goals don’t end now that they have more hockey to look forward to. […]

The Columbus Blue Jackets will play their final game of the 2023-24 season on April 16th against the Carolina Hurricanes. Columbus is not heading to the Stanley Cup Playoffs this year. This has been a long time coming, to be fair. Internal hope for progress this season didn’t translate to on-ice results. And that has […]

The St. Louis Blues fell on Monday night to the Vegas Golden Knights. Unfortunately, they finished the game without one of their more valued players. Forward Oskar Sundqvist left the game with an apparent lower-body injury. Interim head coach Drew Bannister did not provide an immediate update on Sundqvist’s status. It is not known how […]

Patrick Kane and the Detroit Red Wings are gearing up to take a run at the Stanley Cup Playoffs. And perhaps the team’s most important game in years is on the horizon. Detroit is preparing to travel to the nation’s capital to take on the Washington Capitals. It’s a game that could make or break […]

The Detroit Lions have had quite the offseason to this point. And now, their attention turns to the 2024 NFL Draft. Lions fans are eagerly awaiting to see who general manager Brad Holmes could target with the 29th pick in the first round. This eagerness is heightened by the fact that the draft is being […]

The Montreal Canadiens have been without head coach Martin St. Louis for a little bit now. Montreal’s coach left the team to attend to a personal matter. Now, though, St. Louis is ready to return to the Habs. He will step back behind the bench on Tuesday night when Montreal takes on the Colorado Avalanche. […]

Few expected this game to carry this much meaning. In fact, the last time these teams met, it was a blowout. Now, though, the Detroit Red Wings and Washington Capitals are potentially playing for their playoff lives. It’s a game that superstar Alex Ovechkin is not taking lightly in the slightest. Ovechkin spoke with reporters […]

Philadelphia Flyers head coach John Tortorella made another controversial decision recently. First, he decreased the ice time of captain Sean Couturier. Then, he went a step further, making him a healthy scratch for two games. Philadelphia’s captain did return to the ice on Saturday. But he wants the past to remain in the past. Couturier […]

Edmonton Oilers have been anticipating this, and it has finally happened. Star winger Zach Hyman scored against the Ottawa Senators on Sunday night. This goal gives him 50 on the 2023-24 NHL season. It’s the first time he has reached this mark in his career. And it’s quite the story for the former Toronto Maple […]

Connor Bedard and 2024 NHL Draft prospect Macklin Celebrini are in different situations as players right now. Bedard is focusing on finishing his rookie season with the Chicago Blackhawks on a strong note. This is in spite of the team’s poor season and failure to make the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Celebrini, meanwhile, is gearing up […]

Florida Panthers news has been mostly positive these days. Despite a recent four-game losing streak, Florida has emerged as a legitimate Stanley Cup contender. On Sunday night, star forward Sam Reinhart added to the positive news. And he joined a rather exclusive franchise club in the process. Reinhart scored his 50th goal of the 2023-24 […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins entered the 2023-24 NHL season hoping to contend for the Stanley Cup. However, that is not on the cards this year. General manager Kyle Dubas has watched his team fall out of playoff contention. And at the NHL Trade Deadline, he made the tough decision to sell. Among the players to move […]

The Kansas City Chiefs and Tennessee Titans came together on Friday night for a blockbuster trade. Tennessee acquired star cornerback L’Jarius Sneed from the defending Super Bowl champions. The two teams exchanged 2024 seventh-round picks while Kansas City sent a 2025 third-round pick to the Titans. Tennessee is set to sign their new star corner […]