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The Anaheim Ducks and San Jose Sharks have the potential to become an intriguing rivalry with their young rosters. Both teams will enter their primes concurrently, and the league’s playoff format offers a chance to face off more often in the postseason. The Ducks and Sharks could become the Western Conference’s version of the Tampa […]

The Philadelphia Flyers had a late start to their season with the first game coming on Friday night. They’ll continue their Western Canadian road trip with a battle against the Calgary Flames on Saturday night. The Flyers are getting one of their toughest trips out of the way early, while the Flames hope to build […]

The Carolina Hurricanes had their season opener postponed by Hurricane Milton, but finally began their season on Friday. Unfortunately, it did not begin on the right foot. Carolina fell on Friday night to Nikita Kucherov and the Tampa Bay Lightning by the score of 4-1. Kucherov was a major factor in his team’s victory on […]

The Chicago Blackhawks and Edmonton Oilers are searching for their first wins in this matchup on Hockey Night in Canada. The Blackhawks blew a lead on Friday night to go 0-2, while the Oilers lost their only game by a blowout. It’s time to continue our NHL odds series with a Blackhawks-Oilers prediction and pick. […]

The Carolina Hurricanes had their season opener postponed due to Hurricane Milton. Carolina finally dropped the puck on Friday night for a contest against the Tampa Bay Lightning. The Hurricanes are looking to make the playoffs in 2024. And this season-opening game is their first step toward achieving that goal. History shines favorably on Carolina’s […]

Jonathan Drouin and the Colorado Avalanche could not overcome the Vegas Golden Knights on Wednesday night. Colorado fell on the road in their season-opening contest by a score of 8-4. The Avalanche hope to contend for the Stanley Cup Playoffs in 2024. But they are experiencing some early-season injury woes that could put a damper […]

The Nashville Predators began their 2024-25 season on Thursday night against the Dallas Stars. It was a highly anticipated game after the Predators went wild in NHL Free Agency over the summer. Among the moves made, the Predators signed Steven Stamkos to a four-year contract. It marked the first time Stamkos played for an NHL […]

The Edmonton Oilers entered the 2024-25 season as the defending Western Conference champions, but their campaign began far from ideal. On Wednesday at Rogers Place, the visiting Winnipeg Jets overwhelmed the Oilers from start to finish, chasing goaltender Stuart Skinner after scoring five goals on 13 shots in a 6-0 blowout. The lopsided loss immediately […]

A new era of San Jose Sharks hockey is officially underway, as first-overall draft pick Macklin Celebrini made a big statement by recording his first NHL goal and assist in his debut on Thursday night against the St. Louis Blues at SAP Center. However, his accomplishments on Thursday may have come with a price. Celebrini […]

The Los Angeles Kings will head to Beantown to face the Boston Bruins. It’s a Saturday matinee at the TD Garden as we share our NHL odds series and make a Kings-Bruins prediction and pick. The Kings are 1-0 after opening their season with a 3-1 win over the Buffalo Sabres. Initially, they struggled through […]

Although most of the headlines in New York as of late have surrounded Igor Shesterkin’s next contract, the New York Rangers could be looking to lock up another key piece of their core this season. The Blueshirts and former No. 1 overall pick Alexis Lafreniere have had discussions about an eight-year contract that could pay […]

The Boston Bruins got off to a tough start against the defending Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers on Tuesday night, but their star netminder helped them get back on track two nights later. Jeremy Swayman made 21 saves on 25 shots as the B’s downed the Montreal Canadiens 6-4 at TD Garden on Thursday night. […]

Anze Kopitar put the Los Angeles Kings on his back in the team’s season-opening win over the Buffalo Sabres, scoring a natural hat trick in a 3-1 victory at the Keybank Center on Thursday night. The captain also made some impressive NHL history in the process. “Anze Kopitar scored his second season-opening hat trick in […]

Matt Boldy was the catalyst for the Minnesota Wild in their season-opening win over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Thursday night, scoring a goal and adding two assists in the 3-2 victory. The 23-year-old star sent the fans at Xcel Energy Center home happy, and he admitted after the game he wants to make that […]

The Philadelphia Flyers hit the road to take on the Vancouver Canucks Friday night. Below we will continue our NHL odds series as we hand out a Flyers-Canucks prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. Here are the Flyers-Canucks NHL odds, courtesy of FanDuel.  NHL Odds: Flyers-Canucks Odds […]

The San Jose Sharks are thrilled to have rookie center Macklin Celebrini in their organization. Celebrini, the first overall pick in the 2024 NHL Draft, made his highly-anticipated Sharks debut on Thursday. The rookie wasted no time in showing fans why he was the first player selected in the draft. Macklin Celebrini only needed 7:01 […]

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 […]