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Utah Hockey Club’s inaugural season has gotten off to a great start. They won their home opener 5-2 over the Blackhawks and beat the Islanders 5-4 in overtime. Forward Dylan Guenther scored two goals in both games, including the overtime winner on Friday. When Utah beat the Islanders, Guenther put his name in the history […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins got back in the win column on Thursday night, spoiling the Detroit Red Wings’ home opener at Little Caesars Arena — and Evgeni Malkin joined a historic club in the process. Malkin registered an assist on Erik Karlsson’s powerplay goal early in the third period — his second apple of the contest […]

The St. Louis Blues and Vegas Golden Knights will face off in a battle of two unbeaten teams. The Blues defeated the San Jose Sharks 24 hours ago in the home opener at the Shark Tank, while the Golden Knights won their home opener on Wednesday night. It’s time to continue our NHL odds series […]

The Carolina Hurricanes open their season as they host the Tampa Bay Lightning. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Lightning-Hurricanes prediction and pick. The Tampa Bay Lightning Enter the season off a playoff birth in the 2023-24 season. It was the seventh straight year they have gone to the playoffs. […]

San Jose Sharks fans are prepared to absorb some more pain, but they finally have a reason to be excited about the future. And that reason is named Macklin Celebrini. The No. 1 overall pick in the 2024 NHL Draft debuted to much fan fare in Thursday night’s 5-4 overtime loss to the St. Louis […]

Fans of the Florida Panthers are holding their collective breath after a scary collision involving their captain Aleksander Barkov, who departed late in the third period of what was ultimately a 3-1 loss to the Ottawa Senators at Canadian Tire Centre. Late in regulation, Barkov broke his stick during a shot attempt and scrambled to […]

The Seattle Kraken took a massive step back in 2023-24 thanks to a fatal flaw they must fix in the 2024-25 season. The flaw was one they should’ve fixed during the offseason, but Ron Francis dropped the ball in acquiring offensive talent. The Kraken added some big contracts in Chandler Stephenson and Brandon Montour. However, […]

The Winnipeg Jets lost the services of reliable backup Laurent Brossoit over the summer, as he decided to take his talents to the Windy City and join the rebuilding Chicago Blackhawks. This meant that Winnipeg now had a notable absence behind starter Connor Hellebuyck. They filled that gap by inking Kaapo Kahkonen, who split last […]

The Seattle Kraken signed goaltender Joey Daccord to a five-year contract extension on Wednesday. The deal carries a $5 million cap hit as well as a partial no-trade clause, and will kick in for the 2025-26 season. Below, we take a look at how the Daccord’s new contract looks for the Kraken. Joey Daccord’s Success […]

The Florida Panthers started off their 2024-25 campaign swimmingly, beating the Boston Bruins in front of the home crowd before locking up a key piece of the core in Carter Verhaeghe mere hours later. The Cats now have Verhaeghe, Sasha Barkov, Sam Reinhart, Matthew Tkachuk, Gustav Forsling and Anton Lundell all signed through 2029-30, and […]

Hurricane Milton has hit land in Florida and has already ravaged Tropicana Field, the home of the Tampa Bay Rays. Milton also caused the USF-Memphis game to be rescheduled. The NBA preseason contest between the Orlando Magic and New Orleans Pelicans was also rescheduled due to Milton. Now, it has forced the NHL clash between […]

The 2024 NHL offseason was truly horrific for the Columbus Blue Jackets. Franchise star Johnny Gaudreau tragically passed away alongside his brother Matthew in a bicycle accident. The organization is still dealing with the loss of the 31-year-old as they begin a new campaign and to make matters worse, one of their other key players […]

It won’t take long for Sheldon Keefe to face his former team after being fired as the head coach of the Toronto Maple Leafs in the offseason. He was quickly hired by the New Jersey Devils on May 23, and will coach his first game of 2024-25 in North America against those same Leafs on […]

The Boston Bruins lost their season-opening game 6-4 to the Florida Panthers. Joonas Korpisalo started the game for Boston after Jeremy Swayman missed training camp due to a contract dispute. Korpisalo was poor but remained in the game until the end. Now, Swayman will start their second game against the rival Montreal Canadiens, per Jim […]

The Edmonton Oilers opened the 2024-25 NHL season as the defending Western Conference champions and have been widely considered favorites to win the Stanley Cup after last season’s disappointment. However, their campaign got off to a rough start, to say the least. The visiting Winnipeg Jets pounded the Oilers into submission Wednesday night at Rogers […]

The Colorado Avalanche suffered a disappointing 8-4 loss in the season opener on Wednesday night to the Vegas Golden Knights. While they’re still expected to be contenders, not everybody believes so. Former player Mike Rupp, who is now an NHL analyst, thinks the Avs are just one more injury away from collapsing completely. Via Adrian […]

After a full season of being relentlessly under the microscope, Connor Bedard is passing the torch to his good friend and fellow North Vancouver native Macklin Celebrini. The San Jose Sharks phenom will make his NHL debut on Thursday night against the St. Louis Blues after being selected No. 1 overall in the 2024 draft. […]

The Chicago Blackhawks will face the Winnipeg Jets in the Great White North on Friday. It will be a fierce battle at the Canada Life Centre, and we’re sharing our NHL odds series while making a Blackhawks-Jets prediction and pick. The Blackhawks fell 5-2 to the Utah Hockey team in their opener. Unfortunately, they put […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins faced a tall task against the President’s Trophy-winning New York Rangers in their 2024-25 season opener on Wednesday night — and they were not at all up to said task. The Rangers steamrolled the Pens 6-0, scoring early and often to send the fans at PPG Paints Arena home disappointed. Veteran Evgeni […]

Goaltender Linus Ullmark recently signed a four-year, $33 million contract extension with the Ottawa Senators that is worth an average annual value of $8.25 million and begins next season, and he did not hold back when describing the emotions he felt after signing the contract. “It sort of like a surreal feeling just because I’m […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins hit the road to take on the Detroit Red Wings Thursday night. Below we will continue our NHL odds series as we hand out a Penguins-Red Wings prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. Here are the Penguins-Red Wings NHL odds, courtesy of FanDuel.  NHL […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs head to New Jersey to take on the New Jersey Devils Thursday night. Below we will continue our NHL odds series with a Maple Leafs-Devils prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. Here are the Maple Leafs-Devils NHL odds, courtesy of FanDuel.  NHL Odds: […]

The Utah Hockey Club hits the road for the first time as they face the New York Islanders. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Utah Hockey Club-Islanders prediction and pick. Utah enters the game sitting at 1-0 on the year. They opened up the season at home against the Chicago […]

The Ottawa Senators open their season as they host the Florida Panthers. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Panthers-Senators prediction and pick. The Florida Panthers enter the game after a win on opening night. They dominated the first period, with Sam Bennett scoring twice and Sam Reinhart adding a short-handed […]

The Los Angeles Kings open their season as they visit the Buffalo Sabres. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Kings-Sabres prediction and pick. The Los Angeles Kings will be looking to make the playoffs once again this year. They were third in the Pacific Division and seventh in the Western […]

It is the Boston Bruins home opener as they face the Montreal Canadiens. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Canadiens-Bruins prediction and pick. The Montreal Canadiens will open the season on Wednesday night, hosting the Toronto Maple Leafs. The Canadiens are coming off a difficult season. They finished last year […]

The St. Louis Blues and San Jose Sharks may not have been a must-watch game over the past few seasons. However, the debuts of Will Smith and Macklin Celebrini for the Sharks will have plenty tuning in on Thursday night. The Blues are 1-0 after starting the season with a 3-2 victory over the Seattle […]

The Columbus Blue Jackets begin an emotional season when they visit the Minnesota Wild in their home opener. It’ll be a difficult season for Columbus with an already depleted roster after losing their captain to a disappointing injury in the preseason. It’s time for an NHL odds, prediction, and pick for the Blue Jackets-Wild matchup. […]

The Dallas Stars and Nashville Predators will be two of the best teams in the Western Conference this season, which makes this game a must-watch season opener. Bridgestone Arena should be rocking for their new-look Predators in this game, and it’ll be our first glimpse at some new faces in the mustard-yellow uniforms. It’s time […]

The Florida Panthers opened their 2024-25 season with a win over the Boston Bruins on Tuesday night. Florida is hoping to defend their Stanley Cup championship this season. And before Tuesday’s contest, the Panthers signed one of the members of their core. The Panthers signed Carter Verhaeghe to an eight-year contract extension, the team confirmed. […]

New York Rangers goalie Igor Shesterkin shutout the Penguins on Wednesday night to open the 2024-25 season. Shesterkin became the first New York goalie to record a season-opening shutout since Gump Worsley in 1956. This performance comes after reports that Shesterkin rejected a major contract offer from the Rangers before the season began. However, the […]

The Montreal Canadiens faced off against their longtime division rivals and fellow Original Six team, the Toronto Maple Leafs, on Wednesday night at Bell Centre to kick off the 2024-25 NHL season. Thanks to the superhuman performance of goaltender Sam Montembeault, the Canadiens secured the two points up for grabs with a 1-0 win. Montembeault […]

The National Hockey League is back! The New York Rangers began their 2024-25 season on Wednesday night with a clash against Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins. However, it was not Crosby who stole the show on Wednesday. That distinction belongs to Rangers goaltender Igor Shesterkin, who could not be beaten in this first game. […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs have begun their 2024-25 season as they take on the Montreal Canadiens on Wednesday. The Maple Leafs are hoping to make the playoffs after making some interesting moves this summer. However, it appears as if the team is not finished making moves. Timothy Liljegren could be heading out of town, according […]

The Montreal Canadiens are in action against their historic Original Six and Atlantic Division foe Toronto Maple Leafs at Bell Centre, and have taken a 1-0 lead into the dressing room after 40 minutes of play thanks to Habs forward Cole Caufield, who struck on the power play. The only goal of the game through the […]

The Vancouver Canucks are about to begin their 2024-25 season on Wednesday night. For forward JT Miller, though, this game is more than a season-opening contest. Miller will skate in his 800th career game when Vancouver takes the ice against the Calgary Flames. Miller has certainly had an interesting career up to this point. Over […]

The Ottawa Senators are about to drop the puck on the 2024-25 NHL season. However, they took time on Wednesday to take care of some off-the-ice business before their first game. The Senators signed Linus Ullmark to a contract extension, the team confirmed. Ullmark is signed for this season, so his extension kicks in on […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs faced early adversity as they began the 2024-25 NHL season, with the announcement that goaltender Joseph Woll has been placed on Injured Reserve and will miss at least the first three games. In his absence, the Leafs will rely on Anthony Stolarz, who is entering his first year with the team […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs decided over the summer that Joseph Woll was the goaltender they intended to move forward with, and allowed Ilya Samsonov to depart via free agency. The team also secured the services of Florida Panthers goaltender Anthony Stolarz to be his backup. However, the Leafs and Woll have been dealt some adversity […]