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It’s no secret the Boston Bruins have playoff ambitions for this new season. And they have started 2024-25 with some major victories. After losing to the Florida Panthers, Boston picked up wins over the Montreal Canadiens and Los Angeles Kings. However, their most recent win over the Kings wasn’t exactly perfect, according to Elias Lindholm. […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs underwent a series of major changes in leadership during the offseason following their latest postseason opening-round setback. To begin with, they terminated head coach Sheldon Keefe and replaced him with 2019 Stanley Cup-winning bench boss Craig Berube, who led the St. Louis Blues to their first-ever title. Additionally, John Tavares ceded […]

The Ducks and the Golden Knights meet in Las Vegas! The Knights have started red-hot this season while. We continue our NHL odds series with a Ducks-Golden Knights prediction and pick. The Ducks were one of the worst teams in the NHL last season. Their struggles were across the board with their offense and defense. […]

The Wild and the Jets meet in Winnipeg! The Knights have started red-hot this season while. We continue our NHL odds series with a Wild-Jets prediction and pick. The Wild were inconsistent last season, and their consistency issues were a big reason they missed the playoffs. Kirill Kaprizov was their key last year and should […]

The Seattle Kraken will battle the Dallas Stars on Sunday at the American Airlines Center. It’s time for some Sunday Night Hockey as we share our NHL odds series and make a Kraken-Stars prediction and pick. Here are the Kraken-Stars NHL odds, courtesy of FanDuel.  NHL Odds: Kraken-Stars Odds Seattle Kraken: +1.5 (-152) Moneyline: +172 […]

The Calgary Flames will battle the Edmonton Oilers on Sunday at Rogers Place. The Battle of Alberta is in full swing as we share our NHL odds series and make a Flames-Oilers prediction and pick. Here are the Flames-Oilers NHL odds, courtesy of FanDuel.  NHL Odds: Flames-Oilers Odds Calgary Flames: +1.5 (-114) Moneyline: +220 Edmonton […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs evened their record in the young 2024-25 season, defeating the New Jersey Devils on Thursday evening by a 4-2 final score to improve to 1-1. Rookie Dennis Hildeby made 23 saves in the win, his first career NHL start. However, the health of goaltender Joseph Woll remains a concern, and according […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins will look to make it back-to-back victories when they take on the Toronto Maple Leafs at Scotiabank Arena on Saturday night — and they could have a big piece of the offense back for the tilt. Bryan Rust is listed as a game-time decision, but the veteran was a full participant in […]

Macklin Celebrini made sure the fans at SAP Center got their money’s worth in his electric NHL debut on Thursday night — but they’ll have to wait a little longer to watch the San Jose Sharks’ star rookie next. The 18-year-old was placed on injured reserve after suffering a lower-body injury, the team announced. That […]

The Florida Panthers will be without LW Matthew Tkachuk due to illness against the Buffalo Sabres, per NHL insider Elliotte Friedman. In his place, Spencer Knight will get the start. The Panthers will also be without C Aleksander Barkov (lower body), who is expected to miss two to three weeks. Over the last few days, […]

The Blue Jackets and the Avalanche meet in Colorado for each team’s second game of the season! Each team is coming off a loss to start the season, with the Wild beating the Blue Jackets and the Golden Knights beating the Avalanche. We continue our NHL odds series with a Blue Jackets-Avalanche prediction and pick. […]

The Seattle Kraken hit the road for the first time as they face the Minnesota Wild. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Kraken-Wild prediction and pick. The Kraken enters the game sitting at 0-1 on the year. They faced the Blues in the first game. After a first period that […]

The Dallas Stars have their home opener as they host the New York Islanders. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with an Islanders-Stars prediction and pick. The Islanders enter the game sitting at 0-0-1 right now. The Islanders took the 1-0 lead in the first but it would be tied after the […]

The Utah Hockey Club continues their first road trip of the year as they visit the New York Rangers. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Utah Hockey Club-Rangers prediction and pick. The Utah Hockey Club enters the game sitting at 2-0 on the year. They opened up at home winning […]

It is an East meets West battle on Saturday as the Nashville Predators face the Detroit Red Wings. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Predators-Red Wings prediction and pick. The Predators enter the game sitting at 0-1 on the year. They would face the Dallas Stars. The Stars took a […]

As Hurricane Milton approached Florida, many of its pro sports teams evacuated. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers, for example, left early for their road game vs. the New Orleans Saints. Similarly, the Tampa Bay Lightning prepared for their NHL season opener for almost a week in Carolina. Jon Cooper, who has been the head coach of […]

The New Jersey Devils will battle the Washington Capitals on Saturday at the Capital One Arena. It’s a home opener in D.C. as we share our NHL odds series and make a Devils-Capitals prediction and pick. The Devils are 2-1 after losing 4-2 to the Toronto Maple Leafs in their home opener. Unfortunately, they fell […]

It is an all-Canadian battle in the NHL as the Ottawa Senators face the Montreal Canadiens. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Senators-Canadiens prediction and pick. The Senators enter the game sitting at 1-0 on the year. They opened up against the Panthers, and Tim Stutzle opened the scoring on […]

The Montreal Canadiens have a slight issue, as their most fatal flaw is difficult to fix for the 2024-25 season. The Canadiens had the most man games missed due to injury in 2022-23, and the 12th most in 2023-24. Montreal’s issue in 2023-24 was their injuries happened to integral players and is already happening this […]

Aleksander Barkov is the most important player on the Florida Panthers, and the club is going to have to adjust to life without the captain for a little while. Barkov was injured in Thursday’s loss to the Ottawa Senators after crashing into the boards attempting to stop Tim Stutzle scoring into an empty net. Although […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins will head to Canada to face the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday at the Scotiabank Arena. It’s time for a rowdy home opener as we share our NHL odds series and make a Penguins-Maple Leafs prediction and pick. The Penguins defeated the Detroit Red Wings 6-3 on Thursday at Little Caesars Arena. […]

On Saturday, the Florida Panthers will battle the Buffalo Sabres at the KeyBank Center. It will be a battle in Upstate New York as we share our NHL odds series and make a Panthers-Sabres prediction and pick. The Panthers are 1-1 after losing 3-1 to the Ottawa Senators on Thursday in Canada. Unfortunately, they fell […]

The Colorado Avalanche’s fatal flaw in 2024-25 is the same as last season. Alexandar Georgiev miraculously outlasted Connor Hellebuyck in the first round of the 2024 postseason but fell short of the Dallas Stars in the next round. Georgiev’s numbers weren’t miraculous in the postseason, but he benefited from Hellebuyck being even worse. The victory […]

The Boston Bruins are looking to make it two consecutive victories when they welcome the Los Angeles Kings to TD Garden on Saturday afternoon — and they could have a key reinforcement back in the lineup for the matinee. Matthew Poitras will likely make his return to the roster, in what would be the 20-year-old’s […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins and Kyle Dubas believe they’re doing the right thing by extending the team’s contending window. Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, and Kris Letang have been some of the franchise’s best all-time players, and they’re avoiding a rebuild with them on the roster. However, the front office could be doing irreversible damage to their […]

The Winnipeg Jets dominated the Edmonton Oilers in their season-opening game. It was certainly a great start for a Jets team with playoff ambitions this season. However, it seemed as if this dominating Winnipeg team hit a massive roadblock against the Chicago Blackhawks on Friday. That is until Mark Scheifele stepped up to the plate […]

The Vancouver Canucks have begun their 2024-25 season and are hoping to bounce back from a season-opening loss. They are taking on a Philadelphia Flyers team with some young talent making their NHL debuts on Friday. However, the focus for Vancouver now is one of their elder statesmen in Tyler Myers. Myers left the game […]

The Anaheim Ducks and San Jose Sharks have the potential to become an intriguing rivalry with their young rosters. Both teams will enter their primes concurrently, and the league’s playoff format offers a chance to face off more often in the postseason. The Ducks and Sharks could become the Western Conference’s version of the Tampa […]

The Philadelphia Flyers had a late start to their season with the first game coming on Friday night. They’ll continue their Western Canadian road trip with a battle against the Calgary Flames on Saturday night. The Flyers are getting one of their toughest trips out of the way early, while the Flames hope to build […]

The Carolina Hurricanes had their season opener postponed by Hurricane Milton, but finally began their season on Friday. Unfortunately, it did not begin on the right foot. Carolina fell on Friday night to Nikita Kucherov and the Tampa Bay Lightning by the score of 4-1. Kucherov was a major factor in his team’s victory on […]

The Chicago Blackhawks and Edmonton Oilers are searching for their first wins in this matchup on Hockey Night in Canada. The Blackhawks blew a lead on Friday night to go 0-2, while the Oilers lost their only game by a blowout. It’s time to continue our NHL odds series with a Blackhawks-Oilers prediction and pick. […]

The Carolina Hurricanes had their season opener postponed due to Hurricane Milton. Carolina finally dropped the puck on Friday night for a contest against the Tampa Bay Lightning. The Hurricanes are looking to make the playoffs in 2024. And this season-opening game is their first step toward achieving that goal. History shines favorably on Carolina’s […]

Jonathan Drouin and the Colorado Avalanche could not overcome the Vegas Golden Knights on Wednesday night. Colorado fell on the road in their season-opening contest by a score of 8-4. The Avalanche hope to contend for the Stanley Cup Playoffs in 2024. But they are experiencing some early-season injury woes that could put a damper […]

The Nashville Predators began their 2024-25 season on Thursday night against the Dallas Stars. It was a highly anticipated game after the Predators went wild in NHL Free Agency over the summer. Among the moves made, the Predators signed Steven Stamkos to a four-year contract. It marked the first time Stamkos played for an NHL […]

The Edmonton Oilers entered the 2024-25 season as the defending Western Conference champions, but their campaign began far from ideal. On Wednesday at Rogers Place, the visiting Winnipeg Jets overwhelmed the Oilers from start to finish, chasing goaltender Stuart Skinner after scoring five goals on 13 shots in a 6-0 blowout. The lopsided loss immediately […]

A new era of San Jose Sharks hockey is officially underway, as first-overall draft pick Macklin Celebrini made a big statement by recording his first NHL goal and assist in his debut on Thursday night against the St. Louis Blues at SAP Center. However, his accomplishments on Thursday may have come with a price. Celebrini […]

The Los Angeles Kings will head to Beantown to face the Boston Bruins. It’s a Saturday matinee at the TD Garden as we share our NHL odds series and make a Kings-Bruins prediction and pick. The Kings are 1-0 after opening their season with a 3-1 win over the Buffalo Sabres. Initially, they struggled through […]

Although most of the headlines in New York as of late have surrounded Igor Shesterkin’s next contract, the New York Rangers could be looking to lock up another key piece of their core this season. The Blueshirts and former No. 1 overall pick Alexis Lafreniere have had discussions about an eight-year contract that could pay […]

The Boston Bruins got off to a tough start against the defending Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers on Tuesday night, but their star netminder helped them get back on track two nights later. Jeremy Swayman made 21 saves on 25 shots as the B’s downed the Montreal Canadiens 6-4 at TD Garden on Thursday night. […]