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The Buffalo Sabres had a rough start to the 2025-26 season. They dropped their first three games, and they did not play a particularly inspiring brand of hockey. However, two wins over the Ottawa Senators and Florida Panthers have the team feeling confident. Head coach Lindy Ruff can get his squad back to .500 on […]

The 2026 Milan Olympics wil feature NHL players in the Men’s Ice Hockey competition for the first time since 2012. After a legendary 4 Nations Face-Off Championship Game, Canada and the USA both have gold medal aspirations. Former Team Canada GMs Wayne Gretzky and Steve Yzerman spoke with The Athletic’s Pierre LeBrun about the pressure […]

The Chicago Blackhawks have high hopes for Alex Vlasic and his potential in the NHL. Vlasic is one of a few very promising defensemen to skate with the Blackhawks in recent seasons. Artyom Levshunov has shown his skill, and Sam Rinzel has made an impression early on. However, Vlasic may be the team’s most important […]

The Boston Bruins got off to a good start to the 2025-26 season. Unfortunately, things are not as good at this time. Boston won its first three games of the year, but has now dropped four straight. David Pastrnak scored twice, but the Utah Mammoth skated away with a 3-2 win on home ice on […]

The Edmonton Oilers fell to the Detroit Red Wings on Sunday afternoon. Edmonton got goals from Noah Philp and Leon Draisaitl, but had issues stopping Detroit’s first line. Dylan Larkin and Emmitt Finnie each scored twice as the Red Wings won their fifth straight contest. This is the third straight loss for Edmonton. They entered […]

The Florida Panthers traded for Brad Marchand last season in a deal with the Boston Bruins. Marchand, Boston’s captain at the time, wanted a chance to win the Stanley Cup. He did just that, as the Panthers defeated the Edmonton Oilers in six games for their second straight Stanley Cup. On Tuesday, the future Hall […]

The Detroit Red Wings have fully embraced a youth movement this season. They carried three rookies on the NHL roster out of training camp. And they’ve all earned the trust of head coach Todd McLellan. On Friday, it was Axel Sandin-Pellikka who made an impact for the Winged Wheel. On Sunday against the Edmonton Oilers, […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs fell to 3-2-1 on Saturday after an overtime loss to the Seattle Kraken. The effort of the team was questioned by Craig Berube after the loss, but there was a silver lining in the game. Johv Tavares hit a rare career milestone in the losing effort. Tavares became the fourth player […]

The National Hockey League (NHL) handed Florida Panthers forward Brad Marchand a $5,000 fine for unsportsmanlike conduct, the maximum allowed under the NHL Collective Bargaining Agreement. The fine follows a heated incident with Buffalo Sabres defenseman Rasmus Dahlin during Saturday’s matchup in Buffalo. The league’s Department of Player Safety confirmed the fine on Sunday, with […]

The New York Islanders grabbed their second win of the season on Saturday night with a gritty 5-4 victory over the Ottawa Senators. After trailing 4-3 deep in the second period, right wing Kyle Palmieri and left wing Anders Lee each scored goals to give New York the edge. Islanders head coach Patrick Roy was […]

The Winnipeg Jets have a new all-time leader in points with the franchise. In a 5-2 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday, Mark Scheifele tied the franchise record for most points in a career. On Saturday, he broke the record held by Blake Wheeler. “He means a lot to me and I owe a […]

Some members of the Toronto Maple Leafs didn’t hold back in their post-game press conferences, as Craig Berube and Anthony Stolarz took the opportunity to call out the team’s lack of effort in Saturday night’s loss to the Seattle Kraken. The skaters left Stolarz out to dry on numerous occasions in the loss, which was […]

If the Toronto Maple Leafs’ overtime loss on Saturday night wasn’t bad enough, Anthony Stolarz put a couple of logs on the fire forming in the city by calling out his teammates in his post-game press conference. The recently signed goaltender, Stolarz, might not have called any of those players by name. Still, when watching […]

Jonathan Toews has made a return to the NHL after a full two-year absence from competition. He is playing center for the Winnipeg Jets and he has gotten off to a rather inconspicuous start. The former Chicago Blackhawks captain has played four games for the Jets and he has just one assist. However, Toews is […]

Connor McDavid is likely getting very sick of accomplishing historic, rare feats in games where the Edmonton Oilers lose. Edmonton suffered a disappointing loss to the New Jersey Devils on Saturday afternoon, but the recently signed Oilers captain continued his dominance against the franchise. Despite only playing against New Jersey twice a year, McDavid cannot […]

Jonathan Marchessault suffered an unfortunate setback to his comeback season bid with the Nashville Predators after suffering a lower-body injury that will keep him out day-to-day. The Preds’ forward had a good start to the season with two goals and two assists in his first five games, but Elliotte Friedman reported before their game against […]

The Detroit Red Wings will be without veteran winger Patrick Kane and star forward Lucas Raymond for their Sunday matinee match-up with the Edmonton Oilers. Kane left Friday’s game against the Tampa Bay Lightning after crashing hard into the boards late in the third period. Red Wings coach Todd McLellan told the media that Kane […]

When it’s all said and done, Mark Scheifele will likely hold many scoring records in the Winnipeg Jets’ franchise history. The Jets don’t have the most unattainable records given the fact that they moved from the Atlanta Thrashers’ organization, but there was still a lofty 812 points for Scheifele to catch to tie the all-time […]

It’s a love-hate relationship for Edmonton Oilers fans and Evan Bouchard. Bouchard is one of the top offensive talents in the league, but there are times when he makes the fans and Oilers’ head coach Kris Knoblauch pull their hair out. For every few great offensive plays Bouchard makes, it seems he counters them with […]

The Tampa Bay Lightning did not have Nikita Kucherov on the ice for Friday’s matchup with the Detroit Red Wings. It was a brutal blow for a Tampa team still trying to find its footing early in the season. Unfortunately, Victor Hedman and the rest of his teammates were unable to pick up the slack […]

The Chicago Blackhawks are coming off a huge win over the St. Louis Blues. Tyler Bertuzzi and his teammates were hoping to make it three straight wins when they took on the Vancouver Canucks on Friday night. With about five minutes remaining, Chicago thought they had the lead, but it was ripped away by the […]

The San Jose Sharks have had some rough losses early in the 2025-26 campaign. Once again, this team is off to a winless start. Some of their issues have been related to their goaltending. San Jose turned to rookie Yaroslav Askarov on Friday night as they sought their first win over the Utah Mammoth. Things […]

The Detroit Red Wings have won three straight games after a disastrous showing against the Montreal Canadiens to open the 2025-26 season. They hoped to make it four straight against a Tampa Bay Lightning team without Nikita Kucherov. Rookie defenseman Axel Sandin-Pellikka made sure Detroit got off on the right foot on Friday night. Sandin-Pellikka […]

The Tampa Bay Lightning are looking to win their second game of the young NHL season. They are preparing to take on a Detroit Red Wings team with three straight wins under its belt. Unfortunately, they will not have superstar forward Nikita Kucherov on the ice once the puck drops Friday night. Kucherov was ruled […]

The Los Angeles Kings are starting an important season in franchise history. With Ken Holland taking over in the front office, they revamped their blue line in an effort to beat the Edmonton Oilers in the playoffs. Then, their long-time captain announced that this would be his final season. But Anze Kopitar is now week-to-week […]

The New York Islanders finally got in the win column for the first time in 2025-26 on Thursday night — and Bo Horvat was the catalyst. The star forward scored a hat trick, including the game-winning goal late in regulation, in a 4-2 victory over the Edmonton Oilers at UBS Arena. The standout performance earned […]

The Montreal Canadiens are 4-1-0 five games into a massive 2025-26 NHL season. After making a trade for Noah Dobson in the offseason, they are roaring out of the gates and have playoff aspirations. But there are holes on the team they will want to fill. Long before the NHL trade deadline comes, the Canadiens […]

It’s been tough sledding for Jim Hiller and his Los Angeles Kings in the early going of the 2025-26 NHL season. After falling 4-2 to the Pittsburgh Penguins on home ice on Thursday night, the squad has dropped to 1-3-1 and sixth place in the Pacific Division. “We’re in a hole,” Hiller admitted to reporters […]

The Columbus Blue Jackets flirted with earning a Stanley Cup Playoff spot last season, but faded down the stretch and ultimately fell short. And so far in the 2025-26 NHL season, their record leaves plenty to be desired, and head coach Dean Evason wasn’t shy about letting them know about it. The Blue Jackets were […]

JT Miller didn’t think he would be facing questions about the New York Rangers’ struggles so early in his tenure as the team’s captain. New head coach Mike Sullivan gave Miller the honor of being the Original Six organization’s leader, and many believed it was going to be a bounce-back season for the proud franchise. […]

The Montreal Canadiens beat the Nashville Predators 3-2 in overtime on Thursday night. They needed two goals in the third period, including one with 20 seconds left, to force the extra frame. Cole Caufield, after scoring that tying goal, netted the overtime winner as he continues his campaign for Team USA at the 2026 Olympics. […]

Nobody said it would be easy for the Florida Panthers, especially after injuries had taken a toll on their team. The defending, back-to-back Stanley Cup Champions are playing most of their season without Matthew Tkachuk, Aleksander Barkov, and now Dmitry Kulikov. It isn’t easy to replace that kind of production. However, Evan Rodrigues and some […]

Thursday night’s matchup with Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers was a special one for New York Islanders rookie Matthew Schaefer. If the first four games of his NHL career are any indication, the 2025 first-overall pick is well on his way to being one of the top offensive defensemen in the league. On Thursday […]

The Los Angeles Kings were considerably shorthanded when the Pittsburgh Penguins came to down for a Thursday evening matchup at Crypto.com Arena. The fact that team captain Anze Kopitar wasn’t available because of a lower-body injury was more insult to injury amidst what ultimately proved to be a 4-2 Kings loss to the Penguins. With […]

The Montreal Canadiens are staying hot. Their season-opening stumble —  a 5-2 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs on Oct. 9 — feels like forever ago, as they extended their win streak to four games, thanks to another dramatic ending on Thursday night. Just two days after Cole Caufield scored a game-winning overtime goal in […]

The Nashville Predators entered last season with legitimate Stanley Cup aspirations following the high-profile additions of Steven Stamkos, Jonathan Marchessault, and Brady Skjei. The team also secured goaltender Juuse Saros with an eight-year contract extension. General manager Barry Trotz essentially went “all-in” to bring the Stanley Cup to Nashville for the first time, but the […]

The NHL is facing a huge season as its top players will participate in the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan, Italy in addition to its 82-game schedule and Stanley Cup playoffs. NHL players have been fighting for the right to play in the Olympics for years, and while commissioner Gary Bettman and the league’s management […]

When Steven Stamkos left the Tampa Bay Lightning to join the Nashville Predators last summer, the veteran forward was hoping that his new team would compete for the same level of success the Bolts have had over the last several years. Instead, the Preds started the 2024-25 season 0-5 and were never able to recover, […]

The New York Rangers are reeling after a historically bad start to the season on home ice — and general manager Chris Drury could already be considering making some changes. As Sportsnet hockey insider Elliotte Friedman reported on Thursday, the Blueshirts could be looking to move top prospect Brennan Othmann. “It’s early and most teams […]