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Team Sweden is still a month or two from dropping the puck on the 4 Nations Faceoff. However, the rosters for each team have already been unveiled. Team Finland released their roster on Wednesday afternoon. Team USA announced their roster on Wednesday evening, followed by Team Canada confirming their squad for the 4 Nations. Sweden’s […]

The Dallas Stars are a prime championship contender in 2024-25. With 32 points from 26 games, they have banked plenty of points through the first quarter of the season. The only negative of the year so far is Tyler Seguin’s injury, which likely has him out for the rest of the regular season. The Stars […]

The Anaheim Ducks are struggling again in 2024-25, with 23 points out of 25 games. Carrying a six-year playoff drought, things have to turn around soon. There are many reasons why Ducks fans should be concerned, as their forward prospects like Trevor Zegras have not developed into stars. But goaltender Lukas Dostal has been fantastic, […]

Early into the 2024-25 NHL season, the Ottawa Senators’ season hasn’t gone according to plan. Coming off seven straight years without a postseason appearance, there’s some pressure for progress in Ottawa. But through 25 games, the Senators carry a 12-12-2 record, sitting 10th in the East in points percentage. With a lot of season left, […]

Pittsburgh Penguins coach Mike Sullivan is accomplishing a rare feat. Sullivan is now the 21st coach in NHL history to coach 700 games with one team, per the Penguins. The coach has 386 victories in Pittsburgh, which is good enough for seventh on that list of coaches. Sullivan reached game 700 in a contest for […]

The Tampa Bay Lightning will travel to British Columbia to face the Vancouver Canucks. It will be a thriller at Rogers Arena as we share our NHL odds series and make a Lightning-Canucks prediction and pick. The Lightning are 17-6 in their past 23 games against the Canucks, with all the wins happening in regulation. […]

The Boston Bruins defeated the Philadelphia Flyers in overtime on Saturday afternoon at Boston’s TD Garden, but it was the fiery postgame comments from head coach John Tortorella that really stole the show. Furious with what he felt was clear embellishment from Bruins players, Tortorella blasted the officiating after his team was called for eight […]

The Utah Hockey Club are playing their inaugural season in Salt Lake City, the first campaign since relocating from Arizona and their former identity as the Coyotes. The decision by the NHL to move the Coyotes to Salt Lake City was a difficult one, as the league (and commissioner Gary Bettman in particular) had fought […]

After finishing just below .500 last season and failing to advance to the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs, the Seattle Kraken are on a similar trajectory in 2024-25. After a 3-2 loss to the New Jersey Devils on Friday night, the Kraken have fallen to 13-14-1 — good enough for sixth place in the Pacific Division. […]

Many expected the Detroit Red Wings to challenge for a playoff berth in the Eastern Conference, as the team features many solid contributors. Led by captain Dylan Larkin and defenseman Moritz Seider, the Red Wings are currently in the middle of a Stanley Cup drought that their fans were hoping to break this year. Yet, […]

Kirill Kaprizov has emerged into one of the National Hockey League’s best players in 2024-25, and the Russian superstar led the way yet again for the Minnesota Wild on Friday night. The Hart Trophy front runner scored a goal and added two assists as the Wild downed the Anaheim Ducks 5-1 at the Honda Center. […]

Anders Sorensen will coach his first game behind a National Hockey League bench when the Chicago Blackhawks welcome the Winnipeg Jets to the United Center on Saturday afternoon. Sorensen replaced Luke Richardson, who was fired on Thursday. The 49-year-old had been the bench boss of the American Hockey League’s Rockford IceHogs — Chicago’s minor-league affiliate […]

For the first time in the history of the franchise, the Washington Capitals have won eight consecutive games on the road. Even without captain Alex Ovechkin, the Caps continue to surge after a 3-1 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs at Scotiabank Arena on Friday night. Connor McMichael was the hero for Washington, scoring his […]

We won’t get many more opportunities to see Sidney Crosby play a game on the premier Hockey Night in Canada broadcast. The Pittsburgh Penguins are hosting the Saturday night matchup, as the Toronto Maple Leafs come to town fresh off a loss on Friday night. The Maple Leafs and their fans are ready for a […]

The Nashville Predators have easily been the most disappointing team in the league this season. At the same time, the Ottawa Senators hope to string together some victories and climb the Atlantic Division standings. The teams split the season series last year, with the Predators taking the last game 4-1 at home. It’s time to […]

The Washington Capitals are showing no signs of slowing down, but it could be challenging to get up for this game against the Montreal Canadiens after a massive win on Friday night. Washington remains in first in the Metropolitan Division with an 18-6-2 record, but Montreal is eighth in the Atlantic Division with a 10-13-3 […]

The New York Rangers traded captain Jacob Trouba to the Anaheim Ducks on Friday afternoon. And they entered their game against Kris Letang and the Pittsburgh Penguins having lost six of their last seven. However, none of that mattered on Friday night. Artemi Panarin scored twice to help defeat Pittsburgh 4-2 at Madison Square Garden. […]

The Columbus Blue Jackets have found their stride recently. Blue Jackets stars like Zach Werenski have played a vital role in a very impressive run of form for Columbus. However, they received worrying news on Friday night. And they could be without top defenseman Ivan Provorov. Provorov has been ruled out for the remainder of […]

Vincent Trocheck and the New York Rangers have had some rough on-ice luck entering play Friday. They were 1-6-0 before their game with the Pittsburgh Penguins. And they made a massive change that is sure to ripple through the locker room. Rangers captain Jacob Trouba was traded to the Anaheim Ducks on Friday afternoon for […]

The New York Rangers were a busy hockey team on Friday. First, the Rangers traded Jacob Trouba to the Anaheim Ducks after they gave him an ultimatum. But New York certainly wasn’t done following that move. The Rangers then extended goalie Igor Shesterkin, signing him to an eight-year, $92 million contract. The Rangers had offered […]

The New York Islanders dropped a 5-2 decision at UBS Arena on Thursday night to the Seattle Kraken, but there was one player in particular who drew the public wrath of head coach Patrick Roy. Roy had words for forward Pierre Engvall, who had been designated a healthy scratch for New York’s previous game and […]

The Buffalo Sabres are once again trudging through the difficulties of another tough start to their season, and general manager Kevyn Adams recently dropped a rather sobering take about the realistic state of affairs in attracting top talent from across the NHL. The city of Buffalo is anything but a tropical destination, and the state […]

The hockey world received a bombshell when the New York Rangers committed to trading Jacob Trouba. It wasn’t a surprising stance from New York, to be fair. The Rangers trade to trade their captain in the offseason before the 2024-25 season. On Friday afternoon, though, Trouba was finally traded to the Anaheim Ducks. The Rangers […]

The San Jose Sharks continue their trip to the East Coast as they face the Florida Panthers. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Sharks-Panthers prediction and pick. The Sharks come into the game sitting at 10-14-5 on the year, which is seventh in the Pacific Divison. They have won three […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs have known their share of pain in recent NHL seasons. Despite having a roster filled with elite NHL players, the Maple Leafs have known only frustration when it comes to playoff performances. While there are still several months before the postseason begins in the NHL, there is reason for the Toronto […]

The New York Islanders continue their homestand as they face the Carolina Hurricanes. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Hurricanes-Islanders prediction and pick. The Hurricanes come into the game at 17-8-1 on the year, which places them third in the Metropolitan Divison. they have won just once in their last […]

The Winnipeg Jets will battle the Chicago Blackhawks on Saturday. It’s a Central Division showdown as we share our NHL odds series and make a Jets-Blackhawks prediction and pick. The Jets are 28-20 against the Blackhawks over their past 48 games, including six overtime wins. Recently, the Jets defeated the Hawks 2-1 on October 12, […]

The Buffalo Sabres continue their homestand as they face the Utah Hockey Club. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Utah Hockey Club-Sabres prediction and pick. The Utah Hockey Club comes into the game sitting at 10-11-4 on the year. That places them in sixth place in the Central Division. They […]

The Philadelphia Flyers will travel to Beantown to face the Boston Bruins on Saturday. It will be an Eastern Conference showdown as we share our NHL odds series and make a Flyers-Bruins prediction and pick. The Bruins are 52-29 over the last 71 games against the Flyers, including six overtime wins. Recently, the Bruins blanked […]

The New York Rangers addressed a significant roster move on Friday, trading former captain Jacob Trouba to the Anaheim Ducks while retaining his entire $8 million AAV. The cap space created by this move allowed the Rangers to resolve another critical matter of business. According to multiple reports, goaltender Igor Shesterkin has agreed to an […]

The Jacob Trouba era with the New York Rangers came to an official close on Friday afternoon, as he was sent to the Anaheim Ducks; New York received a fourth-round draft pick along with Urho Vaakanainen in return. Shortly after the deal became official, Rangers general manager Chris Drury released a statement thanking Trouba for […]

Thatcher Demko hasn’t dressed for the Vancouver Canucks since the opening game of the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs, but that absence is set to end at Rogers Arena on Friday night. Demko will return to the lineup when the Canucks host the Columbus Blue Jackets; he’ll back up Kevin Lankinen, who has 12 wins in […]

Over the summer, the New York Rangers explored various Jacob Trouba trade scenarios. In fact, the Rangers reportedly had a trade with the Detroit Red Wings in place around the NHL Draft in June. However, the then-New York captain vetoed the deal. On Friday, Trouba accepted a trade out of Broadway, this time to the […]

While most of the buzz is about the recent trade of Jacob Trouba from the New York Rangers to the Anaheim Ducks, there’s another deal to announce between Western and Eastern Conference opponents, though not nearly as significant. The Canadiens have traded for defenseman Noel Hoefenmayer from the Edmonton Oilers, and in return are sending […]

The Anaheim Ducks have traded for defenseman Jacob Trouba, formerly of the New York Rangers. Rumors around the ex-captain have been swirling since the summer when he denied a trade to the Detroit Red Wings. After rumors picked back up in November, the trade market picked up. Larry Brooks of the New York Post broke […]

There were two challenges for goaltender interference in Thursday night’s tilt between the Buffalo Sabres and Winnipeg Jets at KeyBank Center in Western New York — and the Sabres lost both of them. After falling 3-2 in overtime to their cross-conference foes at home, netminder Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen voiced his displeasure with the referees’ decision in […]

The Vancouver Canucks are currently without forward J.T. Miller, who has taken a personal leave of absence from the team. While no details have been disclosed about the issue Miller is facing, Canucks president Jim Rutherford wants fans and media to refrain from speculating about the reasons for his absence. “Don’t start making stuff up […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins are not having a great season. With 26 points out of 27 games, the season is slipping away and rumors are swirling. A recent report attached Penguins legend Evgeni Malkin to the Dallas Stars in a trade rumor. The Athletic’s Rob Rossi shut down the idea firmly on social media on Friday. […]

The Buffalo Sabres hold the NHL’s longest postseason drought, having failed to play beyond Game 82 of the regular season since 2010-11. Based on their performance in the 2024-25 NHL campaign so far, that drought seems unlikely to end. The Sabres have lost five straight home games, including a humiliating 5-4 defeat to the Colorado […]