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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 […]

The Wild and the Ducks meet in Anaheim! The Wild have started red-hot this season, while the Ducks have been inconsistent and have struggled at times this year. We continue our NHL odds series with a Wild-Ducks prediction and pick. The Wild were inconsistent last season but have been great this year. Kirill Kaprizov was […]

Matvei Michkov was the catalyst of the Philadelphia Flyers erasing a 3-0 lead against the Florida Panthers on Thursday night, and although it ended in a 7-5 defeat, the Calder Trophy contender made impressive NHL history in the process. “Matvei Michkov factored on three of four [Flyers] goals in the second period to help his […]

The New York Rangers are in a freefall. They are 1-6 in their last seven games and rumors are swirling around the organization. Rangers’ general manager Chris Drury was reportedly looking to trade Chris Kreider and captain Jacob Trouba at the end of November. Now, Trouba is a healthy scratch for Friday night’s game against […]

The Columbus Blue Jackets continue their Canadian road trip as they face the Vancouver Canucks. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Blue Jackets-Canucks prediction and pick. The Blue Jackets come into the game at 11-11-3 on the year. That is good for seventh place in the Metropolitan Division, tied with […]

The New Jersey Devils return home as they host the Seattle Kraken. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Kraken-Devils prediction and pick. The Kraken come into the game at 13-13-1 on the year, which is good for sixth in the Pacific Division. They are coming off two straight wins. Last […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins look to continue their hot streak as they face the New York Rangers. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Penguins-Rangers prediction and pick. The Penguins come into the game sitting at 11-12-4 on the year, which is sixth in the Metropolitan Divison. They have won four in […]

Two of the top teams in the Eastern Conference meet as the Washington Capitals visit the Toronto Maple Leafs. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Capitals-Maple Leafs prediction and pick. The Capitals enter the game at 17-6-2 on the year, good for first place in the Metropolitan Division. They have […]

The Dallas Stars hit the road to take on the Vegas Golden Knights Friday night. It’s time to continue our NHL odds series as we hand out a Stars-Golden Knights prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. Here are the Stars-Golden Knights NHL odds, courtesy of FanDuel.  NHL […]

The rebuilding San Jose Sharks appear ready to continue making moves, and general manager Mike Grier has shown that he’s not shy about continuing to wheel and deal in an effort to get his club out of the NHL basement. Among the players who could be dangled as trade bait in the near future is […]

The Chicago Blackhawks have announced a major change in leadership behind the bench, firing head coach Luke Richardson after another brutal start to their season and have named Rockford IceHogs head coach Anders Sorensen their interim coach. “Today I made the difficult decision to move on from Luke as our head coach. We thank him […]

The Winnipeg Jets have three players representing their countries at the 4 Nations Face-Off. Connor Hellebuyck and Kyle Connor will both represent the United States while Josh Morrissey is on Team Canada. Among the notable snubs was Mark Scheifele, who many expected to be at the 4 Nations Face-Off for Canada. Morrissey spoke to Paul […]

Despite one of the best regular-seasons in franchise history in 2023-24, the Winnipeg Jets were again unable to create any meaningful momentum in the playoffs, bowing out to the Colorado Avalanche in five games in Round 1. But after a historic start to the 2024-25 campaign, the Jets project as Stanley Cup contenders next spring. […]

NHL fans everywhere are excited for the 2025 4 Nations Face-Off in February. The event will pit some of the league’s best players from four of the world’s best hockey nations against each other in an epic contest. Unfortunately for Team Canada, young superstar Connor Bedard was not selected to represent his home country. Team […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins are having a brutal 2024-25 season. Even with a roster full of future Hall-of-Famers, they have 26 points from 27 games and are well out of the playoff picture. The trade deadline is still months away but Kyle Dubas is already starting to make calls. Cam Robinson of Elite Prospects reported that […]

The New York Rangers are in a freefall. With one win in their last seven games, things are bleak on Broadway. Chris Kreider and Jacob Trouba were floated by GM Chris Drury as trade possibilities, sparking a ton of conversation. Now, another prominent player could be on the move. Marco D’Amico from Responsible Gambler reported […]

The Detroit Red Wings could really use a boost. Detroit is in the middle of a three-game losing streak and sits towards the bottom of the Atlantic Division standings with 24 points. Thankfully, Detroit just got some positive injury news ahead of a big game against the Senators. Patrick Kane is back for Detroit. The […]

A new NHL 25 Update (1.3) launched this week, improving gameplay while implementing PWHL integration into other modes. Furthermore, the Patch Notes also show new details on Gameplay, Franchise, World of CHEL, and more. The update also added and updated various uniforms across several leagues. Without further ado, let’s take a look at the NHL […]

Buffalo Sabres head coach Lindy Ruff said that defenseman Rasmus Dahlin will not be in the lineup for Thursday’s game against the Winnipeg Jets due to bask spasms. “It should be short term, but you never know,” Lundy Ruff said, via TSN. Dahlin left the Sabres’ 5-4 loss to the Colorado Avalanche on Tuesday with […]

The Tampa Bay Lightning are off to a solid if unspectacular start to the 2024-25 National Hockey League campaign. After moving on from Mikhail Sergachev and Steven Stamkos this summer, and adding Jake Guentzel to the core, the Bolts are 12-9-2 through 23 games and fourth place in the Atlantic Division. It’s not quite good […]

The 4 Nations Face-Off rosters are now set and Team Canada is looking for another title. They won the most recent best-on-best tournament, the 2016 World Cup, and are adding some of the NHL’s best players. As with every Canadian team, there are players left off that would make many other teams. Who are Canada’s […]

The St. Louis Blues have been on a hot streak since hiring Jim Montgomery, which includes a win over a top team in the league in their last game. They’ll attempt to continue their Western Canadian road trip with another victory when they visit the Calgary Flames on Thursday night. Despite the expectations, the Flames […]

The 4 Nations Face-Off rosters were announced on Wednesday and Team USA is stacked. For the first time since 2016, best-on-best international hockey is back and the Americans have a chance to win. Their team is full of strong forwards and defensemen in front of the best goalie room in the tournament. But there were […]

The perception of goaltenders has changed over the last couple of decades. Goaltenders going early in the NHL Draft used to be a rather uncommon sight to see. Goalies even went first overall on occasion. However, it’s become more rare as the years go on. It’s part of the reason why ClutchPoints left goalies out […]

The Columbus Blue Jackets continue their trip through Canada as they face the Edmonton Oilers. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Blue Jackets-Oilers prediction and pick. The Blue Jackets enter the game sitting at 11-10-3 on the year, sitting in seventh in the Metropolitan Division. In their last game, they […]

The Seattle Kraken continues an east-coast swing as they face the New York Islanders. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Kraken-Islanders prediction and pick. The Kraken come into the 12-13-1 on the year, sitting sixth in the Pacific Division. They have won just two of their last five overall. Last […]

The Carolina Hurricanes welcome another Western Conference foe as they face the Colorado Avalanche. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with an Avalanche-Hurricanes prediction and pick. The Avalanche come into the game sitting at 14-12-0 on the year and have won two of their last five games overall. In their last game, […]

The Florida Panthers travel across the state of Pennsylvania as they face the Philadelphia Flyers. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Panthers-Flyers prediction and pick. The Panthers come into the game sitting at 15-9-2, tied for first in the Atlantic Divison. They have won three of their last four, and […]

The San Jose Sharks and Tampa Bay Lightning may not have seemed like a must-watch matchup before this season started. However, this game could be an offensive explosion, given San Jose’s recent results and Tampa Bay’s desire to string together some victories. It’s time to continue our NHL odds series with a Sharks-Lightning prediction and […]

The Nashville Predators look to break a losing streak as they face the Montreal Canadiens. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Predators-Canadiens prediction and pick. The Predators come into the game at 7-12-6 on the year, good for seventh in the Central Division. They have also lost four straight games. […]

The Winnipeg Jets look to break their losing streak as they face the Buffalo Sabres. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Jets-Sabres prediction and pick. The Jets come into the game sitting at 18-8-0 on the year, which is good for second in the Central Division. They have lost five […]

The Detroit Red Wings and Ottawa Senators are two of the most disappointing teams in the league, as they have tons of expectations every year but can never seem to live up to them. They now sit sixth and seventh in the Atlantic Division, respectively, which is a position that is becoming all too familiar […]

It’s been four years since the Philadelphia Flyers reached the postseason. Turning over a portion of their roster over the last few years, the Flyers opted to build for the future. However, the team looks to be on the upswing. The Flyers hold a 12-10-3 record thus far and find themselves in the playoff mix […]

The San Jose Sharks got off to another brutal start to the season in 2024-25. It seemed as if San Jose was headed toward another disastrous season much like they did a year ago. However, something has changed within this San Jose team. Players such as Mikael Granlund have become major contributors as the team […]

The Anaheim Ducks are near the bottom of the NHL but are working their way up. Anaheim has some incredible young stars such as Leo Carlsson, Lukas Dostal, and Mason McTavish. Another impressive young player is Trevor Zegras, who is off to a fine start in 2024-25. Unfortunately, he may be out for a while […]

Not too long ago, NHL on TNT analyst Paul Bissonnette was the target of an assault by six people in Arizona. Bissonnette, the host of the Spittin Chiclets podcast, has had quite a sense of humor about the incident. Boston Bruins forward Brad Marchand even joked about the incident to his face before a game […]