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Washington Capitals star forward Alex Ovechkin is only 41 goals away from breaking Wayne Gretzky’s record — and The Great One wants him to do it. Not only has Gretzky been keeping a close eye on the Russian’s progress over the last couple of years, he has been in touch with Ovechkin regarding the NHL […]

The Florida Panthers have fared relatively well without the services of their two best players over the last week — but reinforcements are on the way. Matthew Tkachuk, who has missed the last five games because of an illness, will return to the lineup when the Minnesota Wild visit Amerant Bank Arena on Tuesday night. […]

The Avalanche and the Kraken meet in Seattle! The Avalanche struggled early on, while the Kraken have had a great season up to this point. We continue our NHL odds series with an Avalanche-Kraken prediction and pick. The Colorado Avalanche were one of the best teams in the NHL last season. They have struggled through […]

The Bruins and the Predators meet in Nashville! These two teams have been playing very differently in the early part of the NHL season, with the Bruins being inconsistent while the Predators are still looking for their first win. We continue our NHL odds series with a Bruins-Predators prediction and pick. The Boston Bruins were […]

The Penguins and Flames meet in Calgary! The Penguins have been inconsistent this season, while the Flames have been great and undefeated. We continue our NHL odds series with a Penguins-Flames prediction and pick. The Pittsburgh Penguins have been very inconsistent this season. Evgeni Malkin and Sidney Crosby are the two biggest keys for the […]

Pittsburgh Penguins star Sidney Crosby is trying to stay positive after his team started off the season slowly. The Penguins are 3-4 to start the campaign, and Crosby knows the club must perform much better. “It’s not our goalies. It’s on us to play better in front of them. We’re giving up odd-man rushes,” Crosby […]

The Boston Bruins just ended their standoff with goalie Jeremy Swayman, but there is another contract situation on the horizon with captain Brad Marchand’s contract expiring after this season, but president Cam Neely does not seem too intent on addressing that as soon as possible. “Coming off a lengthy Jeremy Swayman contract standoff, it appears […]

The Los Angeles Kings hit the road to take on the Vegas Golden Knights Tuesday night. Below we will continue our NHL odds series as we hand out a Kings-Golden Knights prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. Here are the Kings-Golden Knights NHL odds, courtesy of FanDuel.  […]

The San Jose Sharks are still looking for their first win of the year as they face the Anaheim Ducks. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Sharks-Ducks prediction and pick. The Sharks have struggled heavily this year. They are 0-4-2 on the year and have struggled on both sides of […]

The Ottawa Senators head to Salt Lake City to take on the Utah Hockey Club. Below we will continue our NHL odds series as we hand out a Senators-Utah Hockey Club prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. Here are the Senators-Utah Hockey Club NHL odds, courtesy of […]

It is an Eastern Conference clash in New York as the Detroit Red Wings visit the New York Islanders. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Red Wings-Islanders prediction and pick. The Red Wings come into the game 2-3-0 on the year. They are coming off a win last time out, […]

The Carolina Hurricanes head north of the border to take on the Edmonton Oilers Tuesday night. Below we will continue our NHL odds series with a Hurricanes-Oilers prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. Here are the Hurricanes-Oilers NHL odds, courtesy of FanDuel.  NHL Odds: Hurricanes-Oilers Odds Carolina […]

The Columbus Blue Jackets continue their homestand as they face the Toronto Maple Leafs.  It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Maple Leafs-Blue Jackets prediction and pick. The Maple Leafs enter Monday night against the Lightning sitting at 3-2-0. They lost their first game of the season but would win three […]

The Vancouver Canucks head to the Windy City to take on the Chicago Blackhawks Tuesday night. This game will continue our NHL odds series as we hand out a Canucks-Blackhawks prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. Here are the Canucks-Blackhawks NHL odds, courtesy of FanDuel.  NHL Odds: […]

The New York Rangers continue their road trip through Canada as they face the Montreal Canadiens. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Rangers-Canadiens prediction and pick. The Rangers come into the game sitting at 4-0-1 on the year. The only loss of the year was in the second game of […]

The Winnipeg Jets are in the Midwest to take on the St. Louis Blues Tuesday night. This game will continue our NHL odds series as we hand out a Jets-Blues prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. Here are the Jets-Blues NHL odds, courtesy of FanDuel.  NHL Odds: […]

The Tampa Bay Lightning fell to the Toronto Maple Leafs on Monday night. The Lightning had started the season quite well to kick off 2024-25. However, their loss on Monday has seen them drop back-to-back games. And this recent loss saw Jon Cooper make a rare decision involving star goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy. Cooper pulled Vasilevskiy […]

The Dallas Stars are riding high after a massive win on Saturday, but they can’t take the Buffalo Sabres lightly in this game. The Sabres have flaws, but they can put it together and take down a top team any night. It’s time to continue our NHL Odds series with a prediction and pick for […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs are off to a fine start in 2024-25. And this start continued on Monday night against the Tampa Bay Lightning. Anthony Stolarz — who signed with the Maple Leafs over the summer — helped his new team to a 5-2 win. However, the win wasn’t without any weirdness. The Maple Leafs […]

The Tampa Bay Lightning will attempt to rebound quickly after losing to the Toronto Maple Leafs less than 24 hours earlier. The New Jersey Devils have been waiting at home for this matchup since they lost to the Washington Capitals in overtime on Saturday night. It’s time to continue our NHL odds series with a […]

The Minnesota Wild and Florida Panthers offer an intriguing matchup. Although they used different strategies, they have succeeded so far this season. The Panthers’ defense and goaltending have been struggling while their top-heavy offense carries them. Meanwhile, the Wild have been getting elite goaltending, but their offense isn’t scoring at an elite rate. The Panthers […]

For years, the Los Angeles Kings have waited for Alex Turcotte to break out on the ice. The former fifth-overall pick has flashed the potential Los Angeles saw ahead of the 2019 NHL Draft. However, he hasn’t put it together at the NHL level for various reasons. If his start to the 2024-25 campaign is […]

The Washington Capitals and Philadelphia Flyers enter this game on separate trajectories in the Metropolitan Division. The Capitals are on a three-game win streak after losing the season’s first game, while the Flyers won their first game and have now lost four straight. The Capitals won the season series 2-1 last season, with their only […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs made a significant leadership change during the offseason, with John Tavares stepping down as captain after five seasons and Auston Matthews assuming the role. Matthews became the first American-born captain in franchise history. Having recently signed a five-year contract extension, Matthews continues to be one of the NHL’s most dangerous goal-scorers. […]

The rebuilding San Jose Sharks have been in the National Hockey League’s basement for the last handful of seasons, but they won the 2024 Draft Lottery and used the pick to select Boston College phenom Macklin Celebrini. While that’s the good news, the bad news is that the Sharks are still looking for their first […]

The Seattle Kraken made major moves in NHL Free Agency with the aim of making the Stanley Cup Playoffs in 2024-25. So far, Seattle has enjoyed a nice start to the year, winning four of their first six games. However, if they want to make the playoffs this year, they will need to make do […]

Hockey fans are well aware of the story by now. The Nashville Predators won NHL Free Agency on July 1 with three major moves. Steven Stamkos and Jonathan Marchessault joined the Predators to bolster the top-six forward group. And Brady Skjei signed a seven-year contract to give Roman Josi a dependable partner on the top […]

The Detroit Red Wings certainly made some interesting moves over the summer before the 2024-25 season. None of these moves were more surprising than the trade of Jake Walman to the San Jose Sharks, however. Detroit attached a second-round pick to Walman in the deal with San Jose. Red Wings general manager Steve Yzerman addressed […]

The Chicago Blackhawks reloaded in the offseason, bringing in several new players specifically to surround 2023 first-overall draft pick Connor Bedard with more talent. While this may not lead to a playoff spot this season, the hope is that they’ll be trending in that direction in the near future. But ahead of their matchup Tuesday […]

Not counting the 2024 Global Series Czechia, it’s been exactly 13 days since the 2024-25 National Hockey League campaign kicked off in Seattle on October 8. And although it’s still extremely early, the chaos brewing in ClutchPoints’ weekly NHL Power Rankings is palpable. Some teams are absolutely shattering preseason expectations — like the Calgary Flames […]

The New York Islanders are off to a 2-1-2 start to the 2024-25 season Their second win came against the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday in a nine-round shootout. The elation did not last long, as they quickly got tough news on one of their key forwards. Anthony Duclair left the game with a groin injury […]

On Monday, the Tampa Bay Lightning will head to Eastern Canada to face the Toronto Maple Leafs at Scotiabank Arena. It’s an Atlantic Division showdown as we share our NHL odds series and make a Lightning-Maple Leafs prediction and pick. The Lightning lost 5-4 to the Ottawa Senators on Saturday at the Canadian Tire Centre. […]

The Anaheim Ducks have played well in games they have lost early on in the 2024-25 season. However, that may not apply to their performance against the Los Angeles Kings on Sunday. The Ducks allowed four third-period goals against their California rival as they fell to 2-2-1 on the season. The Ducks are still a […]

The St. Louis Blues signed Philip Broberg this summer hoping he could provide a boost to their defensive group. The Blues lost Torey Krug to injury before the season began, so the blueline was in need of a spark. So far, Broberg has provided that spark on both ends of the ice. It’s certainly a […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins did not have fun on the road in Winnipeg on Sunday. Winnipeg Jets fans trolled the Penguins in the third period as the team fell 6-3 to the hosting Jets. Pittsburgh lost by three goals to the Carolina Hurricanes their last time out. And they have allowed four goals or more in […]

The Nashville Predators went big in NHL Free Agency this summer. Steven Stamkos and Jonathan Marchessault signed with the Predators to headline their massive haul once the market opened on July 1. However, things have not gone well for Nashville to this point. Stamkos had his debut spoiled by the Dallas Stars, and Nashville is […]

The Winnipeg Jets are off to a hot start in 2024-25. Players like Mark Scheifele have come up big early on this year. It’s a promising start after some of the moves made in the offseason, such as the Rutger McGroarty trade with the Pittsburgh Penguins. The Jets took on the Penguins on Sunday afternoon, […]

The Florida Panthers have been without Aleksander Barkov due to injury in recent games. The Panthers defeated the Boston Bruins in their season opener as they raised their Stanley Cup banner. However, Barkov went down late in Florida’s second game of the season against the Ottawa Senators. Barkov is not ready to return, but head […]

The Boston Bruins made their first-ever visit to the Delta Center in Salt Lake City, facing off against the Utah Hockey Club for the first time since the franchise, formerly known as the Arizona Coyotes, relocated to its new home. The Utah HC secured a 2-1 overtime victory with Michael Kesselring scoring the game-winning goal. But […]