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The Vancouver Canucks were relying on Elias Pettersson to be a big-time player for them in the 2025-26 season. It was an alleged rift with Pettersson that sent J.T. Miller to the New York Rangers, and the Swedish star needed to prove that Vancouver made the right choice in keeping him on the roster. Unfortunately, […]

The Tampa Bay Lightning still have most of their championship core together, looking for a third title in the 2020s. But one key member is a few hundred miles northwest in the Western Conference, looking for a bounce-back season. Steven Stamkos was the Lightning captain before he signed a four-year deal with the Nashville Predators […]

The Vegas Golden Knights are the first team to sign one of the five defendants from the Hockey Canada sexual assault trial. After a lot of rumors surrounding the connection, they are bringing in a goalie. The Golden Knights have agreed to a PTO with Carter Hart, not an NHL contract yet. “Following the reinstatement […]

After going winless in their first three games of the 2025-26 NHL season, the Chicago Blackhawks are back on track after consecutive regulation victories. The most recent of them came on Wednesday night without captain Nick Foligno, who is taking a leave of absence to care for his daughter. The Hawks came out flying despite […]

It was always expected that Connor McDavid would once again become the highest-paid player in the NHL, especially after Edmonton Oilers teammate Leon Draisaitl signed an eight-year, $112 million contract a year ago. But McDavid had different ideas. As the final season of his eight-year, $100 million deal approached, McDavid participated in negotiations with the […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs always have a buzz around them. Whether they are a perennial playoff contender or a lottery hopeful, people are talking about the Leafs. And for the past year, the conversation has centered around one Ontario native: Mitch Marner. But when Maple Leafs CEO Keith Pelley was asked about Mitch Marner this […]

The Edmonton Oilers are 2-0-1 to start a 2025-26 season full of expectations. After a tight 2-0 win over the New York Rangers on the road, they are off to a nice start after a turbulent offseason. The Oilers re-signed Connor McDavid to a two-year contract worth $12.5 million per season, a significant discount. Edmonton […]

The Los Angeles Kings are ushering in a new era while saying goodbye to an old one in 2025-26. Ken Holland is the new general manager, overhauling their blue line and looking for improvements in the postseason. Meanwhile, Anze Kopitar is retiring after spending his entire career in the City of Angels. The Athletic’s Pierre […]

One of the more interesting storylines surrounding the New York Rangers as they embark on their first season under the leadership of new head coach Mike Sullivan is the future of forward Artemi Panarin. He signed a seven-year contract with the club back in the 2019 offseason. Panarin is now playing the final season of […]

The Florida Panthers took a loss to the Detroit Red Wings on Tuesday night. It was certainly a tough one for them to give up. And it marks a second straight defeat after a 3-0-0 start to the season. However, no one is counting this team out in the slightest. It would be foolish to […]

The Chicago Blackhawks ran roughshod over the St. Louis Blues Wednesday night at Enterprise Center, trouncing their divisional foes 8-3 and securing their biggest road blowout since 2019 (h/t Ben Pope of the Chicago Sun-Times). The win bolstered Chicago’s tally to 2-2-1 and extended their winning streak to two games, while St. Louis, who were […]

Wins are suddenly hard to come by for Brad Marchand and the Florida Panthers, as the two-time defending Stanley Cup champions have lost their second game in a row on Wednesday night at the hands of the Detroit Red Wings at Little Caesars Arena, 4-1. That also means that Florida remains winless in its first […]

The Chicago Blackhawks delivered their most complete performance of the young NHL season, cruising to an 8-3 win over the St. Louis Blues Wednesday night. But it was Connor Bedard who stole the spotlight, producing a viral moment that electrified the hockey world and reinforced his status as one of the NHL’s most creative young […]

The Detroit Red Wings made a few moves in NHL Free Agency this offseason. Travis Hamonic, James van Riemsdyk, and Mason Appleton were among the names to sign as free agents. Of course, the Red Wings also traded for John Gibson in a deal with the Anaheim Ducks. There are no star-level players here. But […]

The Detroit Red Wings were humbled in their opening game against the Montreal Canadiens. Since then, however, they have found their stride. After two straight wins over the Toronto Maple Leafs, they took on the two-time defending champion Florida Panthers on Wednesday night. Without Lucas Raymond, veteran forward Mason Appleton emerged as the star of […]

The New York Rangers are 2-2-0 on the young NHL season, but there are reasons for concern. They have not scored at Madison Square Garden yet this year, nearing an all-time NHL record to start a season. With the NHL Trade Deadline far away and the Mike Sullivan era in its infancy, the Rangers can […]

The Detroit Red Wings had a bit of controversy over the summer. Captain Dylan Larkin publicly questioned the front office after the season, saying he wanted to see them do more to improve the team. General manager Steve Yzerman hit back with his own call out of Larkin and the leadership in the locker room. […]

The Buffalo Sabres are still searching for their first win of the 2025-26 season. It’s been a bit of a rough stretch for Buffalo so far. But they are trying to close out a win on Wednesday night against the Ottawa Senators. Unfortunately, they will be without a key depth forward for the remainder of […]

The Carolina Hurricanes made some major moves in NHL Free Agency this summer. But on Tuesday night, it was their depth additions that led the way. Goaltender Brandon Bussi made his NHL debut against a San Jose Sharks team that has experienced some rough losses already. And he did what he needed to in order […]

The Los Angeles Kings have reacquired goaltender Pheonix Copley from the Tampa Bay Lightning in exchange for future considerations, just two weeks after losing him on waivers, per Chris Johnston of The Athletic. The move immediately bolsters Los Angeles’ goaltending depth as Darcy Kuemper remains day-to-day with a lower-body injury. To make room on the […]

The New York Islanders will look for their first win of the 2025-26 season on Thursday against the Edmonton Oilers. While it has been a disappointing start on Long Island, their top prospect has been sensational. The Islanders’ No. 1 overall pick Matthew Schaefer has three points in three games, taking the league by storm. […]

The Detroit Red Wings are off to a decent if unspectacular start to the 2025-26 season, losing to the Montreal Canadiens on home ice before defeating the Toronto Maple Leafs in back-to-back games to improve to 2-1. One player who has endeared himself to his new head coach is rookie defenseman Axel Sandin-Pellikka. The 20-year-old […]

The New Jersey Devils are already facing some adversity in the early goings of the 2025-26 NHL season, and it’s been confirmed that they’ll be without one of the key members of the roster in goaltender Jacob Markstrom for the foreseeable future. Devils head coach Sheldon Keefe made the unfortunate announcement following practice on Wednesday […]

The Florida Panthers are coming off their first loss of the year, dropping a 5-2 final to the Philadelphia Flyers on Monday to move 3-1-0 on the year. The squad was without Dmitry Kulikov as he was injured in an earlier game with the Flyers, which the Panthers won 2-1 last Thursday night. Now, the […]

The Chicago Blackhawks got their first win of the year on Monday as the Hawks defeated the Utah Mammoth 3-1. Captain Nick Foligno got an assist on a powerplay goal by Andre Burakovsky in the third period, in what proved to be the game-winning goal. The team will now be without their captain as he […]

It’s been a tale of two New York Rangers teams early on in the 2025-26 National Hockey League season. The road version is 2-0, with 10 goals for and just one against. But the home version has been incompetent to a historic degree, failing to score a single time over three regulation losses to the […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins dropped to 2-2-0 on the year with a loss to the Anaheim Ducks on Tuesday night. Sidney Crosby, one of the greatest players in Penguins history, continues to play well, though. He recently added another milestone to his legendary career. ANOTHER MILESTONE FOR SID 🙌 Sidney Crosby now sits ninth all-time in career […]

The Boston Bruins do not look like a legitimate Stanley Cup contender or even a playoff team this season. Most of the NHL’s sharpest observers looked at the Bruins’ last-place finish in the Atlantic Division last season and decided that the era of the team serving as a legitimate playoff team was over and they […]

The New York Rangers dropped to 2-3-0 on the year. In the process, the Rangers made NHL history for a brutal reason, as they continue to fail to score at home. Now, Mika Zibanejad has spoken about the home struggles. “I don’t know if I should laugh or cry,” Zibanejad told the media after the […]

The Montreal Canadiens have made tremendous strides in their rebuilding process under general manager Kent Hughes and team president Jeff Gorton, and they’re being rewarded with new multiyear contracts to remain in place. On Tuesday, the Canadiens announced that both Hughes and Gorton had been extended for five years each, and they’ll be able to […]

The Montreal Canadiens opened Bell Centre for the 2025-26 NHL season on Tuesday against the Seattle Kraken. After a 2-1-0 road trip to start the season, they finally made their home debut. The Canadiens remembered Ken Dryden, the legendary goalie who died in September, with an incredible tribute. The Canadiens tribute video to the late […]

The New York Rangers have high expectations for the 2025-26 season under new head coach Mike Sullivan. They missed the playoffs last season, a precipitous fall from their Presidents’ Trophy win the year before. But four games into the new era, things are not going well on Broadway. After two periods against the Oilers on […]

The start of the 2025-26 NHL season has been nothing short of nightmarish for the Buffalo Sabres, who have scored two total goals over three regulation losses to begin the campaign. Getting off to an 0-3 start is brutal in its own right, but coupled with the fact that the roster has already been decimated […]

After starting the 2025-26 season off with a 5-4 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning last Thursday, the Ottawa Senators have stumbled a bit. Two straight losses, including a 4-1 defeat to the Nashville Predators in their home opener, have the Senators in an early-season lull. The home opener loss certainly stung, but Ottawa also […]

The Washington Capitals are 2-1-0 on the year, and prepare to face the Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday night. It is a fixture with two of the top 11 teams in the NHL Power Rankings. Still, the Caps will be without one of their forwards, as Pierre-Luc Dubois has been ruled out with an injury. […]

The Montreal Canadiens are still fresh off a huge move off the ice, as they recently inked Calder Trophy-winning blueliner Lane Hutson to an eight-year contract extension that comes with an annual average value of $8.85 million. But the Habs appear to be eyeing a couple more extensions, albeit ones that concern front office personnel, […]

It has been rough sailing in the early goings of the 2025-26 NHL regular season for Drew Doughty and the Los Angeles Kings. They are 1-2-1 through four games and after a failed comeback bid in a 4-3 loss via shootout at the hands of the Minnesota Wild on the road on Monday night. Despite […]

The Detroit Red Wings earned a second straight big win over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Monday afternoon, utilizing a Mason Appleton game-winner with under a minute left in regulation to secure a 3-2 victory at Scotiabank Arena. That came after the Wings beat the Leafs 6-3 on home ice on Saturday night. It’s a […]

The Chicago Blackhawks finally broke into the win column in the 2025-26 NHL regular season on Monday, as they defeated the Utah Mammoth at the United Center in Chicago, 3-1. After a scoreless first period, Chicago forward Ilya Mikheyev found the back of the net in the second frame to put his team on the […]