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The Chicago Blackhawks have begun their 2024-25 season like the rest of the league. And so far, it’s been a mixed bag. The Blackhawks lost to the Utah Hockey Club in their season opener. They followed this up with an overtime loss against the Winnipeg Jets in their second game. But the Blackhawks did pick […]

The Detroit Red Wings will battle the New York Rangers on Monday evening in Manhattan. It will be an Original-6 showdown at Madison Square Garden as we share our NHL odds series and make a Red Wings-Rangers prediction and pick. The Red Wings defeated the Nashville Predators 3-0 on Saturday at Little Caesars Arena. It […]

The Florida Panthers will battle the Boston Bruins on Monday at the TD Garden. It’s a rematch of two playoff rivals as we share our NHL odds series and make a Panthers-Bruins prediction and pick. The Panthers lost 5-2 to the Buffalo Sabres, their second loss in a row. Now, they look to bounce back […]

Despite winning their season opener against the rival Montreal Canadiens, the Ottawa Senators couldn’t secure back-to-back victories against them, falling 4-1 on Saturday night at the Bell Centre in downtown Montreal, Quebec. And it was Senators captain Brady Tkachuk who went viral for his on-ice actions, which visibly showcased his frustration. During the third period […]

The Detroit Red Wings are coming off their first win of the NHL 2024-25 season, defeating the Nashville Predators 3-0 at home. However, news broke on Sunday that the team made a shocking transaction after the victory. Goalkeeper Ville Husso was placed on waivers by the team, according to NHL insider Elliotte Friedman on X, […]

The Ottawa Senators are one of the most mysterious teams in the NHL. The Senators keep compiling young talent but haven’t been able to get over the hump and make the Stanley Cup Playoffs. On paper, the roster should be good enough to compete, but the Atlantic Division is a tough place to stake your […]

The Minnesota Wild have gotten off to a solid start this season, winning their opener against the Columbus Blue Jackets before a shootout loss to the Seattle Kraken. Now, they are heading on a seven-game road trip, starting with a visit to the Winnipeg Jets. The Wild will be heading into the matchup a few […]

The Nashville Predators lost their first game of the season against the Dallas Stars. However, they had a chance to get in the win column on Saturday. Nashville faced the Detroit Red Wings, who came off a brutal 6-3 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins in their season opener. On Saturday, the Predators could not pick […]

The Philadelphia Flyers have kicked off their 2024-25 season along with the rest of the NHL. And like some other teams, Philadelphia experienced a bit of an injury scare early in the season. Fans were certainly worried when forward Morgan Frost went down against the Calgary Flames on Saturday night. Frost was on the receiving […]

The New York Rangers won their first game of the 2024-25 NHL season. However, their second game certainly did not go to plan. The Rangers lost to the Utah Hockey Club on Saturday night in overtime. It’s a game they could have won any other night. But, as Chris Kreider pointed out, there is one […]

The Utah Hockey Club is playing its first season in the NHL in 2024-25. And so far, they are off to a flying start. Utah HC has won its first three games of the season. Forward Dylan Guenther is a major reason for this early success on the ice. Guenther has scored five goals in […]

The 2024-25 NHL season is underway, but several key free agents remain available on the open market, hoping for a team to show interest. Among them is veteran defenseman Mark Giordano, the elder statesman of the group of players still hoping for a new deal. Giordano spent the last two and a half seasons with […]

The Nashville Predators have their sights set on the playoffs in 2025. This has certainly not changed despite the Predators dropping their season opener to the Dallas Stars on Thursday. Nashville made massive moves in NHL Free Agency over the summer. And as a result, the expectations around this team are higher than in years […]

It’s no secret the Boston Bruins have playoff ambitions for this new season. And they have started 2024-25 with some major victories. After losing to the Florida Panthers, Boston picked up wins over the Montreal Canadiens and Los Angeles Kings. However, their most recent win over the Kings wasn’t exactly perfect, according to Elias Lindholm. […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs underwent a series of major changes in leadership during the offseason following their latest postseason opening-round setback. To begin with, they terminated head coach Sheldon Keefe and replaced him with 2019 Stanley Cup-winning bench boss Craig Berube, who led the St. Louis Blues to their first-ever title. Additionally, John Tavares ceded […]

The Ducks and the Golden Knights meet in Las Vegas! The Knights have started red-hot this season while. We continue our NHL odds series with a Ducks-Golden Knights prediction and pick. The Ducks were one of the worst teams in the NHL last season. Their struggles were across the board with their offense and defense. […]

The Wild and the Jets meet in Winnipeg! The Knights have started red-hot this season while. We continue our NHL odds series with a Wild-Jets prediction and pick. The Wild were inconsistent last season, and their consistency issues were a big reason they missed the playoffs. Kirill Kaprizov was their key last year and should […]

The Seattle Kraken will battle the Dallas Stars on Sunday at the American Airlines Center. It’s time for some Sunday Night Hockey as we share our NHL odds series and make a Kraken-Stars prediction and pick. Here are the Kraken-Stars NHL odds, courtesy of FanDuel.  NHL Odds: Kraken-Stars Odds Seattle Kraken: +1.5 (-152) Moneyline: +172 […]

The Calgary Flames will battle the Edmonton Oilers on Sunday at Rogers Place. The Battle of Alberta is in full swing as we share our NHL odds series and make a Flames-Oilers prediction and pick. Here are the Flames-Oilers NHL odds, courtesy of FanDuel.  NHL Odds: Flames-Oilers Odds Calgary Flames: +1.5 (-114) Moneyline: +220 Edmonton […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs evened their record in the young 2024-25 season, defeating the New Jersey Devils on Thursday evening by a 4-2 final score to improve to 1-1. Rookie Dennis Hildeby made 23 saves in the win, his first career NHL start. However, the health of goaltender Joseph Woll remains a concern, and according […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins will look to make it back-to-back victories when they take on the Toronto Maple Leafs at Scotiabank Arena on Saturday night — and they could have a big piece of the offense back for the tilt. Bryan Rust is listed as a game-time decision, but the veteran was a full participant in […]

Macklin Celebrini made sure the fans at SAP Center got their money’s worth in his electric NHL debut on Thursday night — but they’ll have to wait a little longer to watch the San Jose Sharks’ star rookie next. The 18-year-old was placed on injured reserve after suffering a lower-body injury, the team announced. That […]

The Florida Panthers will be without LW Matthew Tkachuk due to illness against the Buffalo Sabres, per NHL insider Elliotte Friedman. In his place, Spencer Knight will get the start. The Panthers will also be without C Aleksander Barkov (lower body), who is expected to miss two to three weeks. Over the last few days, […]

The Blue Jackets and the Avalanche meet in Colorado for each team’s second game of the season! Each team is coming off a loss to start the season, with the Wild beating the Blue Jackets and the Golden Knights beating the Avalanche. We continue our NHL odds series with a Blue Jackets-Avalanche prediction and pick. […]

The Seattle Kraken hit the road for the first time as they face the Minnesota Wild. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Kraken-Wild prediction and pick. The Kraken enters the game sitting at 0-1 on the year. They faced the Blues in the first game. After a first period that […]

The Dallas Stars have their home opener as they host the New York Islanders. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with an Islanders-Stars prediction and pick. The Islanders enter the game sitting at 0-0-1 right now. The Islanders took the 1-0 lead in the first but it would be tied after the […]

The Utah Hockey Club continues their first road trip of the year as they visit the New York Rangers. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Utah Hockey Club-Rangers prediction and pick. The Utah Hockey Club enters the game sitting at 2-0 on the year. They opened up at home winning […]

It is an East meets West battle on Saturday as the Nashville Predators face the Detroit Red Wings. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Predators-Red Wings prediction and pick. The Predators enter the game sitting at 0-1 on the year. They would face the Dallas Stars. The Stars took a […]

As Hurricane Milton approached Florida, many of its pro sports teams evacuated. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers, for example, left early for their road game vs. the New Orleans Saints. Similarly, the Tampa Bay Lightning prepared for their NHL season opener for almost a week in Carolina. Jon Cooper, who has been the head coach of […]

The New Jersey Devils will battle the Washington Capitals on Saturday at the Capital One Arena. It’s a home opener in D.C. as we share our NHL odds series and make a Devils-Capitals prediction and pick. The Devils are 2-1 after losing 4-2 to the Toronto Maple Leafs in their home opener. Unfortunately, they fell […]

It is an all-Canadian battle in the NHL as the Ottawa Senators face the Montreal Canadiens. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Senators-Canadiens prediction and pick. The Senators enter the game sitting at 1-0 on the year. They opened up against the Panthers, and Tim Stutzle opened the scoring on […]

The Montreal Canadiens have a slight issue, as their most fatal flaw is difficult to fix for the 2024-25 season. The Canadiens had the most man games missed due to injury in 2022-23, and the 12th most in 2023-24. Montreal’s issue in 2023-24 was their injuries happened to integral players and is already happening this […]

Aleksander Barkov is the most important player on the Florida Panthers, and the club is going to have to adjust to life without the captain for a little while. Barkov was injured in Thursday’s loss to the Ottawa Senators after crashing into the boards attempting to stop Tim Stutzle scoring into an empty net. Although […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins will head to Canada to face the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday at the Scotiabank Arena. It’s time for a rowdy home opener as we share our NHL odds series and make a Penguins-Maple Leafs prediction and pick. The Penguins defeated the Detroit Red Wings 6-3 on Thursday at Little Caesars Arena. […]

On Saturday, the Florida Panthers will battle the Buffalo Sabres at the KeyBank Center. It will be a battle in Upstate New York as we share our NHL odds series and make a Panthers-Sabres prediction and pick. The Panthers are 1-1 after losing 3-1 to the Ottawa Senators on Thursday in Canada. Unfortunately, they fell […]

The Colorado Avalanche’s fatal flaw in 2024-25 is the same as last season. Alexandar Georgiev miraculously outlasted Connor Hellebuyck in the first round of the 2024 postseason but fell short of the Dallas Stars in the next round. Georgiev’s numbers weren’t miraculous in the postseason, but he benefited from Hellebuyck being even worse. The victory […]

The Boston Bruins are looking to make it two consecutive victories when they welcome the Los Angeles Kings to TD Garden on Saturday afternoon — and they could have a key reinforcement back in the lineup for the matinee. Matthew Poitras will likely make his return to the roster, in what would be the 20-year-old’s […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins and Kyle Dubas believe they’re doing the right thing by extending the team’s contending window. Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, and Kris Letang have been some of the franchise’s best all-time players, and they’re avoiding a rebuild with them on the roster. However, the front office could be doing irreversible damage to their […]

The Winnipeg Jets dominated the Edmonton Oilers in their season-opening game. It was certainly a great start for a Jets team with playoff ambitions this season. However, it seemed as if this dominating Winnipeg team hit a massive roadblock against the Chicago Blackhawks on Friday. That is until Mark Scheifele stepped up to the plate […]