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The Florida Panthers are back from the Olympic break and have an uphill battle to return to the playoffs. The two-time defending champions entered Sunday’s action eight points out of the final Wild Card spot. Panthers coach Paul Maurice hinted at a possible return for Sunday’s game against the New York Islanders, as Dmitry Kulikov […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins have won a lot of games with center Evgeni Malkin skating for the team. Malkin, a veteran, has won three Stanley Cups with the franchise. He is now facing an uncertain future in the NHL, as his career gets closer to a close. Malkin says that he will be meeting with the […]

The Los Angeles Kings have not been able to live up to the expectations they had coming into the season, which has led to them moving on from head coach Jim Hiller, according to NHL insider Elliotte Friedman. “The Kings have made a coaching change. DJ Smith as interim boss,” Friedman wrote on X, formerly […]

Saturday Night Live brought out the Hughes brothers — Jack and Quinn — from the USA Men’s Hockey Team and Hilary Knight and Megan Keller from the USA Women’s Hockey Team amid the controversy. Heated Rivalry star Connor Storrie made his SNL debut with a splash as Knight, Keller, Jack and Quinn made a surprise […]

The 2026 NHL Trade Deadline is now less than a week away. Teams across the league are preparing to make their final moves as they either push for the postseason or reset for the future. With all this in mind, ClutchPoints is presenting its fourth 2026 NHL Mock Draft of the season. As with our […]

Adam Henrique has struggled since he joined the Edmonton Oilers midway through the 2023-24 season. He scored 12 goals last year with the Oilers and that total is down to two goals this season. Despite his lack of production, Henrique is not interested in leaving Edmonton and does not want to get traded. According to […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs are in a tricky spot with six days to go until the March 6 NHL Trade Deadline. Currently 27-23-9, dead last in the Atlantic Division and a full eight points out of a playoff spot, there is a scenario where the front office decides to sell and recoup draft capital for […]

Multiple NHL teams are expected to make major moves before the league’s March 6 trade deadline, and as things stand, the Philadelphia Flyers may be one of them. Defenseman Rasmus Ristolainen, who is in the fourth year of a five-year contract worth $5.1 million annually, has emerged as one of the market’s most coveted assets. […]

After a postseason-less first campaign in Salt Lake City in 2024-25, the Utah Mammoth are looking well-positioned to advance to the Stanley Cup Playoffs this spring. At 31-24-4, the Mammoth are occupying the top wildcard berth in the Western Conference with 23 games left. And as general manager Bill Armstrong told NHL.com earlier this week, […]

The Boston Bruins are used to winning a lot of NHL games, and that has been happening a good amount this season. Boston currently holds a 33-20-5 overall record. The Bruins are rumored to be looking to upgrade ahead of the NHL trade deadline. There are two specific places on the roster where Boston wants […]

Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Connor Murphy has emerged as a premier trade chip ahead of the March 6 deadline. The 32-year-old veteran is the longest-tenured Blackhawk and a longtime alternate captain, carrying a $4.4 million salary-cap hit on a contract that expires this summer. The player himself recently spoke out on the rumors, claiming that while […]

The Nashville Predators have for days been linked to potential trades of the 36-year-old NHL veteran Steven Stamkos despite the scorer holding a full no-movement clause. Earlier, the former Tampa Bay Lightning star had been rumored to be considering multiple teams, including the Lightning, among a list of contenders that he might be open to […]

The dream of winning a third consecutive Stanley Cup has all but gone down the drain for the Florida Panthers. Injuries have played a role in the team’s disappointing 2025-26 season, but those issues are not the only problems. General manager Bill Zito and head coach Paul Maurice know that their team has been unable […]

The Minnesota Wild are looking at bolstering their team ahead of the NHL’s upcoming trade deadline. Minnesota’s general manager Bill Guerin says his club will do whatever they can to build a championship roster. “We have work to do. No rest for the weary but hey look, this is my day job, and we’ve got […]

The Colorado Avalanche are the best team in the NHL at this time. They have the most points in the league, and are five points ahead of the next closest team. Colorado is one of five teams with at least 80 points. And they are the only team in the NHL with more than 85 […]

The Detroit Red Wings are in the thick of the playoff race late in the season. The Red Wings defeated the Ottawa Senators on Thursday to gain momentum coming out of the Olympic break. There is more work to be done, of course. But for now, Detroit is third in the Atlantic Division. The Red […]

The New York Rangers are retooling their roster and could be very active with one week to go before the NHL Trade Deadline. New York’s intentions were made public by general manager Chris Drury. There are a number of players who could be moved, from Braden Schneider to Mika Zibanejad to Vincent Trocheck. What New […]

Fans of the Vancouver Canucks have awaited news on a Tyler Myers trade for a few days now. On Thursday, it came to light that the Canucks and Detroit Red Wings had a deal on the table. However, it appeared as if Myers wasn’t interested in a move to Michigan. Since then, everyone has been […]

The World Cup of Hockey is set to return in February of 2028, which will be the fourth edition of the international best-on-best tournament which was previously held in 1996, 2004 and 2016. The next World Cup “will feature eight elite hockey nations, igniting national pride in fans around the globe as hockey’s biggest stars […]

The Dallas Stars are back from the Olympic break with the Stanley Cup on their minds. They have made big trades, risky coaching moves, and drafted well to put themselves in this position. The Stars made the move on Friday to end Tyler Seguin’s season amid an ACL injury on Friday, which gives them NHL […]

Team USA won both gold medals at the Milan Olympics, beating Canada 2-1 in overtime in both the men’s and women’s finals. Megan Keller won gold for the women, and then a few days later, Jack Hughes won gold for the men. Now, both of those pucks, among other Olympic memorabilia, are headed to the […]

The New Jersey Devils have lost both of their games since the end of the Olympics. Before both games, Devils star Jack Hughes was honored for his Golden Goal, which secured the gold medal for Team USA. He thanked Pittsburgh Penguins fans for the rousing ovation he got before the game. “Pittsburgh is an unbelievable […]

Quinn Hughes was arguably Team USA’s best player at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan, recording eight points in six games and scoring the overtime winner against Team Sweden in the quarterfinal. After a busy few days that included a trip to Miami to celebrate a first gold medal since 1980, a visit to the […]

The New York Rangers lost to the Philadelphia Flyers 3-2 in overtime in their first game back from the Olympics. They are stuck in the basement of the Eastern Conference and are sure to be sellers at the upcoming trade deadline. Igor Shesterkin and Adam Fox were both injured before the Olympic break, and Rangers […]

The Calgary Flames are one of the prime NHL Trade Deadline sellers ahead of next Friday, and it’s almost certain that veteran forward Nazem Kadri will be one of the casualties as the club continues to rebuild in 2025-26. Kadri is open to a trade to a contender, as TSN’s Darren Dreger reported on Insider […]

The Olympics hangover has been very real for the Toronto Maple Leafs, who dropped their second consecutive game in decisive fashion last night. Although Toronto had won three straight before the NHL went on its three-week break to accommodate the Olympic Games, the Leafs have come out flat since the players returned from Italy. Last […]

Kiefer Sherwood has only played one game for the San Jose Sharks after being acquired from the Vancouver Canucks just over a month ago — but it already could be one of his last. The Sharks gave up two second-round picks to acquire the power forward, who has managed 23 points in 46 games in […]

With the trade deadline approaching, there are many teams looking to find that key player who can help improve their squad for the remainder of the season. One of those players who have been mentioned in trade talks is Ryan O’Reilly from the Nashville Predators. Though teams may be interested in him, it’s uncertain if […]

The Montreal Canadiens are widely expected to move on from Patrik Laine ahead of the March 6 NHL Trade Deadline. The Finnish sniper played just five games this season before undergoing core muscle surgery, and he hasn’t appeared in a contest for the Habs since. Enter the Los Angeles Kings, who are struggling mightily even […]

Last season, the Boston Bruins traded Brad Marchand to the Florida Panthers, ending a long tenure with one of their beloved players while sitting at the bottom of the standings. Now, things have changed. The Bruins currently occupy the second wild card spot in the Eastern Conference, and Morgan Geekie said it will be a […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs are in the home stretch of a season that has been a major disappointment. In the years since they drafted Auston Matthews (2016) and added John Tavares in free agency (2018), the hope for Leafs supporters is that the team would put its long Stanley Cup drought behind them. It has […]

The Buffalo Sabres have not made the playoffs since the 2010-11 season. But that could change this season, as they are currently occupying the first wildcard spot in the Eastern Conference. As the team continues to negotiate with Alex Tuch on an extension, one insider revealed the Sabres’ trade deadline plans, which could be different […]

After the Florida Panthers won the Stanley Cup for the second consecutive season, there were many talks of a dynasty. But after the Panthers lost Aleksander Barkov, that could have been the warning sign of what was to come. With the Cats currently eight points out of a playoff spot, goalie Sergei Bobrovsky discussed the […]

EA Sports NHL 26 Update 1.5 arrived this week, with Patch Notes mentioning the addition of Blue Jackets’ HC Rick Bowness to the game. Furthermore, the update brings even more fixes to modes like Be A Pro, World of Chel, and more. Additionally, the developers updated some of the uniforms for various teams while adding […]

The Edmonton Oilers beat the Los Angeles Kings 8-1 on Friday night, picking up their first win since the Olympic restart. Connor McDavid picked up two points in the Oilers’ seven-goal win, moving to 100 on the season. According to NHL.com’s Dan Greenspan, McDavid now has six consecutive 100-point seasons, putting him in elite territory. […]

The Nashville Predators are rapidly looking set to make major moves ahead of the March 6 trade deadline, especially if their playoff odds take a hit over the coming days. Currently sitting four points out of a Wild Card berth, the Predators are evaluating their long-term roster direction as general manager Barry Trotz prepares to […]

The Dallas Stars are in a wild race in the Central Division, with the Colorado Avalanche and the Minnesota Wild. They have made big trades in the past, namely for Mikko Rantanen, but cap space may prevent them from doing that this season. The Athletic’s Pierre LeBrun says that if Tyler Seguin cannot come back, […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins came out of the Olympic break with a 4-1 win over the New Jersey Devils on Thursday. That put a little distance between them and the Columbus Blue Jackets, who lost to the Boston Bruins. Both of those Metropolitan Division teams have big decisions to make at the NHL trade deadline. The […]

The New York Islanders emerged 4-3 overtime winners against the Montreal Canadiens in their first game since a 19-day NHL pause for the Milan Cortina Olympics. Islanders rookie defenseman Matthew Schaefer, the 2025 No. 1 overall pick, made NHL history by scoring two goals in a 55-second span late in the second period to erase […]