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Oliver Bjorkstrand and the Seattle Kraken are not exactly out of the Stanley Cup Playoffs as we speak. Seattle enters the 4 Nations break with a record of 24-29-4. This has them on 52 points, which is the fourth-worst point total in the Western Conference. However, they are seven points clear of the third-worst team […]

The Nashville Predators signed Juuse Saros to an eight-year contract extension in NHL Free Agency. This move was a massive decision that had a legitimate trickle-down effect, as well. Nashville also had top goalie prospect Yaroslav Askarov at the time. The Saros signing led to Askarov requesting trade from the Predators, which he was granted. […]

The 4 Nations Face-off is scheduled to get underway starting on Wednesday, pitting the best NHL players from the United States, Finland, Canada and Sweden against one another for national pride and bragging rights. Tampa Bay Lightning captain Victor Hedman was an easy choice to be named to the Swedish roster, and was also named […]

The Detroit Red Wings signed Vladimir Tarasenko to a two-year contract in NHL Free Agency over the summer. Tarasenko brought legitimate expectations with him to Detroit. He came off a Stanley Cup victory with the Florida Panthers — the second Stanley Cup ring of his career. And the hope was that he could help Detroit […]

The last time National Hockey League players competed against each other internationally, it was back in 2016 during the electric, best-on-best World Cup of Hockey. Canada emerged victorious in a thrilling final nine years ago in Toronto, and nearly a decade later, they’ll continue vying for hockey supremacy along with Finland, Sweden and the United […]

Is this curtains for Montreal Canadiens forward Jake Evans in the only NHL town he’s ever played for? It looks as though the Canadiens and the pending unrestricted free-agent could soon split from one another. According to NHL analyst Pierre LeBrun, the Canadiens and Evans aren’t close on a new contract as the NHL Trade […]

Are the Boston Bruins seriously considering trading their captain, Brad Marchand, at the trade deadline? It’s a move that no one could have predicted when they made him the 27th captain in their history. It seemed like a foregone conclusion that Marchand would stay with the same team for his entire career, and the Bruins’ […]

The NHL is officially on pause for the time being due to the first-ever 4 Nations Face-Off, which features Team Canada, Team USA, Team Sweden, and Team Finland. The best of the best will compete in the tournament for a shot at gold in Boston on February 20. Canada is one of the favorites to […]

The 4 Nations Face-Off is almost here, and hockey fans around the world are locking in. With the rosters announced and teams hitting the ice, the chase for the title is on. How can you watch the teams from Canada, the USA, Finland, and Sweden? The tournament is a round-robin, culminating in a championship game. […]

Team Canada comes into the 4 Nations Face-Off with a dominant forward unit and a title to defend. They’ve won the three most recent international best-on-best tournaments dating back to 2010. A mainstay through it all is Penguins and Team Canada captain Sidney Crosby. Despite a recent upper-body injury, Crosby was on the ice for […]

The New York Islanders recently won seven straight games to launch back into the Eastern Conference playoff race. They are still out of the playoffs heading into the 4 Nations Face-Off break but could swing a big deal before the trade deadline. The Islanders’ have a valuable asset in 25-year-defenseman Noah Dobson and should trade […]

With the NHL’s trade deadline still nearly a month away, we’ve already seen a few major deals. The Carolina Hurricanes and Colorado Avalanche swapped stars in Mikko Rantanen and Martin Necas, while the New York Rangers finally acquired J.T. Miller. Meanwhile, the Vancouver Canucks acquired Marcus Pettersson, and the Dallas Stars added pending free agent […]

The New York Islanders are back in the race after a seven-game winning streak. Their opening stretch of the season was miserable but with Ilya Sorokin back at the top of his game, they have jumped back into the win column. But the Islanders need to add scoring at the NHL trade deadline and can […]

The Carolina Hurricanes made a blockbuster trade for Mikko Rantanen back in January. It was one of the most stunning midseason trades in recent NHL history. The Hurricanes added the goal scorer they desperately needed in this deal. And they made a second consecutive swing for the biggest name on the trade market in a […]

The Ottawa Senators are fighting for their playoff lives entering the 4 Nations Face-Off break. The Senators had a rough start to the 2024-25 campaign. And it appeared as if they were headed for another disappointing year. However, Ottawa soon turned things around. At this time, missing the playoffs by any means would be a […]

The Montreal Canadiens had a brutal start to the 2024-25 season. Montreal entered the year hoping to take a major step forward on the ice. The Canadiens traded for Patrik Laine in an attempt to raise the competitive level of this team. However, the Habs could not have had a more nightmarish start to the […]

The Vancouver Canucks have been without star defenseman Quinn Hughes for their last four games. Hughes suffered an injury during their January 31st contest against the Dallas Stars. The injury threw his status for the upcoming 4 Nations Face-Off tournament in doubt. Now, we have received official word on whether he will play for Team […]

With the 4 Nations Face-Off fast approaching, the competing countries are in the process of locking in their rosters. Finland is one of the four participants in this year’s tournament, along with Canada, Sweden and the United States. The Fins are a long shot to win the tourney, as the other three countries are deeper […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins have been without Sidney Crosby for two games with a left arm injury. Crosby has been practicing since the injury but his status for the 4 Nations Face-Off is still up in the air. Already named captain of Team Canada, Crosby is one of the greatest players to ever put on the […]

Mikko Rantanen has had an eventful 2024-25 season. He was traded from the Colorado Avalanche to the Carolina Hurricanes in one of the most significant trades in recent memory. Now, he is heading to Montreal as a member of Team Finland for the 4 Nations Face-Off. Despite missing Saturday’s game with a lower-body injury, Rantanen […]

The Columbus Blue Jackets are the best story of the 2024-25 NHL season. They are competing for a spot in the Eastern Conference playoffs after superstar forward Johnny Gaudreau passed away in the offseason. They’ve had great performances from forwards like Sean Monahan but injuries have the Blue Jackets looking for reinforcements at the NHL […]

The Tampa Bay Lightning will travel to Canada to face the Montreal Canadiens. It will be a battle at the Bell Centre as we continue our NHL odds series and make a Lightning-Canadiens prediction and pick. The Lightning are 60-52-6 against the Canadiens all-time. Recently, the Bolts are 7-3 over their past 10 games against […]

St. Louis Blues veteran defenseman Ryan Suter’s career spans nearly 20 full years, and he appeared in his 1,500th game on Saturday night against the visiting Chicago Blackhawks at Enterprise Center. To celebrate the career achievement, the Blues celebrated Suter with a special acknowledgement of him becoming just the seventh defenseman in NHL history to […]

As if the Vancouver Canucks needed more drama, they’re dealing with some once again – this time, once again on the injury front. Canucks goaltender Thatcher Demko, who missed all but one postseason game last spring and the first several weeks of this season, has departed Saturday night’s game against the Toronto Maple Leafs with […]

The Philadelphia Flyers are tied for the bottom spot in the NHL’s Eastern Conference standings and it’s fairly clear that head coach John Tortorella’s team is going to miss the playoffs once again. The Flyers have already traded established players Joel Farabee and Morgan Frost to the Calgary Flames and general manager Daniel Briere may […]

The New York Islanders closed out the month of January with 6 straight wins and they have been one of the hottest teams in the NHL with 8 wins in their last 10 games. The hot streak has allowed the Islanders to gain hope that they have a chance to make the Stanley Cup playoffs. […]

Despite preseason expectations that had the Calgary Flames missing the postseason for a third consecutive year, the squad has emerged into one of the big surprises of the 2024-25 National Hockey League campaign. Through 54 games, Ryan Huska’s group is 26-21-7 and just two points back of the Vancouver Canucks for the final wildcard berth […]

The 2024-25 Vancouver Canucks look a lot different than they did a couple of weeks ago. No longer are JT Miller, Erik Brannstrom, Danton Heinen or Vinny Desharnais part of the equation in British Columbia. Instead, it’ll be Marcus Pettersson, Drew O’Connor and Filip Chytil joining the roster in its quest to advance to the […]

There’s both bad news and good news for the New York Rangers on a Saturday afternoon. The bad news is that goaltender Igor Shesterkin, the team’s franchise goaltender whom they just signed to a mammoth new contract extension, is going to be missing the next one to two weeks with an injury. The good news? […]

The 2024-25 campaign has not gone the Boston Bruins way. While their 27-23-6 record isn’t awful, with 60 points, they aren’t in position for a playoff spot in the Eastern Conference currently. With the trade deadline quickly approaching, that has reportedly led to the team considering a potential trade involving longtime star Brad Marchand. Marchand […]

The New York Rangers have already made a huge splash ahead of the NHL Trade Deadline, re-acquiring JT Miller from the Vancouver Canucks in a Friday night blockbuster. And there’s no indication that general manager Chris Drury is done tweaking the roster ahead of the March 7 deadline. Although the franchise are buyers as the […]

The Carolina Hurricanes just brought in star Mikko Rantanen, but his tenure with the team may not last long. Carolina may be flipping Rantanen, per NHL Trade Rumors. The Hurricanes brought in the winger weeks ago from the Colorado Avalanche, in a trade that shocked the NHL. Rantanen was a key contributor for Colorado, and […]

The Vegas Golden Knights are looking like a legitimate Stanley Cup contender this season, sitting in second place in the Pacific Division and Jack Eichel has played a massive part in their success. The veteran, who has dealt with tons of injuries in the past, admitted that he’s playing some of the best hockey of […]

Although the Buffalo Sabres have played well without the services of Tage Thompson and Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen, the two are expected to return to the lineup against the Nashville Predators on the road on Saturday night, head coach Lindy Ruff confirmed. “As long as no ramifications from today, they should all be good to go,” Ruff […]

The New York Rangers lost a 3-2 nailbiter to the Pittsburgh Penguins on Friday night, but they were without both Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin. Yet, the Rangers failed to get the job done and Vincent Trocheck let his team hear it after the contest. Via The Score: “There’s no excuse, even if there was […]

The Los Angeles Kings fell to the Edmonton Oilers in the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs. It marked the third straight year Los Angeles lost at the hands of their Pacific Division rival in the postseason. What may have made this recent loss worse is how Edmonton fared in the playoffs. Connor McDavid put together a […]

The 2025 NHL Trade Deadline is one month away. And the Edmonton Oilers are one team likely to make a move before the buzzer sounds at 3 PM Eastern on March 7th. Edmonton has already made one intriguing move, albeit a signing. The Oilers signed veteran defenseman John Klingberg to give them some depth on […]

The Colorado Avalanche made a bold trade for Casey Mittelstadt at the 2024 NHL Trade Deadline. Colorado needed a second-line center heading into the Stanley Cup Playoffs. The Avalanche traded for Ryan Johansen in the offseason, but the move did not work out. As a result, they traded Bowen Byram straight up to the Sabres […]

The Anaheim Ducks have considered a Trevor Zegras trade for a few seasons now. The young Ducks star has struggled with injuries during that time. And when he is healthy, he hasn’t been able to match the 60+ point production he provided in his first two full seasons. Many teams have reportedly been interested in […]