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The San Jose Sharks raised eyebrows when they announced that defenseman Jake Walman would be a healthy scratch for their recent matchup against the Columbus Blue Jackets. And now, more context has been provided courtesy of Sharks beat writer Sheng Peng of San Jose Hockey Now. According to Peng, Walman was scratched on November 5 […]

The Colorado Avalanche (6-7-0) are gearing up to face the NHL’s top team on Thursday night, and they’ll need all hands on deck to have a realistic chance of defeating the 12-1 Winnipeg Jets. However, the big question for the Avs is whether or not top defenseman Cale Makar will be able to play. He […]

Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby continues to play at an elite level, even though the nickname “Sid the Kid” hasn’t quite fit him for over a decade. At 37 years of age, Crosby has shown no signs of slowing down with six goals and nine assists in the first 14 games of the 2024-25 season, […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs have already been without captain Auston Matthews for one game, and the superstar could be facing an even longer absence. There’s no guarantee that Matthews will return to the lineup when the Leafs welcome the Detroit Red Wings and Montreal Canadiens to Scotiabank Arena this weekend, head coach Craig Berube confirmed. […]

The Philadelphia Flyers have announced that forward Matvei Michkov will be scratched for the team’s game against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday, and Anthony Richard will be making his debut for the team. This will be the first time that Matvei Michkov will be left out of the lineup. The Flyers selected Michkov with […]

Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin has been on an absolute tear as of late, scoring in each of his last five games — and The Great Eight has led his club right to the top of the Metropolitan Division in 2024-25. The Russian was again a catalyst on Wednesday night; Ovechkin’s 861st career NHL goal […]

The Arizona Coyotes are no more, as the NHL moved the franchise to Utah before this season. That led to many fans asking “what if?” about an arena, big free agents, and various questionable decisions. Former Phoenix Coyotes coach Wayne Gretzky revealed the greatest “what if” in franchise history involving Patrick Kane and the 2007 […]

The Winnipeg Jets continue their homestand as they host the Colorado Avalanche. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with an Avalanche-Jets prediction and pick. The Colorado Avalanche enter the game sitting at 6-7-0 on the year but have won just once in their last four games. Last time out, they faced the […]

The St. Louis Blues continue their homestand as they face the Utah Hockey Club. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Utah Hockey Club-Blues prediction and pick. The Utah Hockey Club enters the game sitting at 5-5-3 on the year but has won just once in their last seven games. Last […]

The Carolina Hurricanes look to continue their winning streak as they host the Pittsburgh Penguins. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Penguins-Hurricanes prediction and pick. The Penguins come into the game sitting at 5-7-2 but have won just two of their last nine games overall. Last time out, they faced […]

The Boston Bruins return home as they host the Calgary Flames. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Flames-Bruins prediction and pick. The Flames come into the game sitting at 7-5-1 on the year and have won two of their last three games. Last time out, they visited the Montreal Canadiens. […]

The Detroit Red Wings picked up a huge win over the Chicago Blackhawks on Wednesday night. Detroit picked up its second straight win following a win over the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday. It was an encouraging sign for a Red Wings team that has struggled at times. A major driving force in Detroit’s win was […]

The Detroit Red Wings have had some stumbles early on in the 2024-25 season. But the Red Wings have also turned in some dominating performances, as well. They are a fascinating team to watch thanks in part to one of the more exciting young players in the league. Lucas Raymond earned a big contract in […]

Washington Capitals captain and future Hall of Famer Alex Ovechkin continues his historic pursuit, inching even closer to Wayne Gretzky’s all-time goal-scoring record thanks to his two-goal performance on Wednesday night against the Nashville Predators. Ovechkin continued his scoring streak, having lit the lamp for the fifth straight game. He’s now reached 861 goals and […]

The Minnesota Wild missed the Stanley Cup Playoffs in 2024. And the general feeling entering this season was that Minnesota would struggle to make the playoffs in 2025. However, the Wild have played rather well so far. Kirill Kaprizov has emerged as a Hart Trophy candidate in the early going as Minnesota holds onto second […]

The Colorado Avalanche have been without team captain Gabriel Landeskog since he helped lead them to the Stanley Cup in the spring of 2022. He’s undergone several surgeries and was hopeful to make a return to action at some point, but it looks like those plans have once again been put on hold. According to […]

The Carolina Hurricanes have had some injury issues early in the 2024-25 NHL season. But they have remained quite vigilant in the early going. The Hurricanes have picked up some big wins to begin the year. And on Tuesday, they moved to 9-2-0 by defeating the Philadelphia Flyers. However, a lot of attention has been […]

The Nashville Predators have played better as of late. The Predators went five games without a win in the 2024-25 season. But they have won four of their last six games to turn things around to some extent. However, the Predators’ recent loss to the Los Angeles Kings has certainly raised some concerns. And general […]

The Boston Bruins have continued their inconsistent start to the 2024-25 NHL season, dropping a 4-0 decision to the Toronto Maple Leafs on Tuesday night, falling to 6-7-1. Needless to say, this is not the start that the Bruins envisioned for their campaign, and it’s unfamiliar territory via TSN. “It’s unique right now,” defenseman Brandon […]

The entire hockey world stood still on Tuesday night when St. Louis Blues forward Dylan Holloway took a puck to the neck and had to be taken off the bench on a stretcher after going into distress. But thankfully, Holloway is just fine. The 23-year-old was at Blues practice on Wednesday and appeared to be […]

NHL 25 received a new update this week that adds all 32 coaches into the game, and new patch notes with several improvements. Overall, this sizable update brings a lot of content into the game while fixing various bugs and issues. Therefore, let’s look at the NHL 25 Update 1.2.0 Patch Notes. EA Sports Adds […]

The Edmonton Oilers will get their superstar back for Wednesday’s matchup with the Vegas Golden Knights. After missing the last three games, Connor McDavid is set to return from a lower-body injury, per Elliotte Friedman. The three-time Hart Trophy winner took a hard fall just 37 seconds into a game against the Columbus Blue Jackets […]

The Colorado Avalanche have had a rocky start to the 2024-25 season. So far this season, Jared Bednar and the Avalanche have been plagued by injury, suspension and poor goaltending. They did pick up an impressive 6-3 win over the Seattle Kraken on Tuesday night to snap a three-game losing streak and get back to […]

The Buffalo Sabres are expecting big things from defenseman Rasmus Dahlin, who signed a mammoth contract extension last year and was named team captain ahead of the 2024-25 NHL season. He officially succeeds former Sabres forward Kyle Okposo, who was traded to the Florida Panthers at the 2024 NHL Trade Deadline. And thanks to his […]

It was a frightening scene on Tuesday night at Enterprise Center as the St. Louis Blues were taking on the Tampa Bay Lightning thanks to the concerning injury to Blues forward Dylan Holloway. He blocked a shot of Tampa Bay’s Nicholas Paul late in the first period and didn’t appear to be any worse for […]

In early November 2021, the Buffalo Sabres traded franchise center Jack Eichel to the Vegas Golden Knights. Selected second overall in 2015, Eichel was seen as the player who could help lead the team back to relevancy. But while he arguably did his part, the pieces weren’t put in place around him. The Sabres cycled […]

There’s typically bound to be some fireworks any time that the historic Original Six rivals Toronto Maple Leafs and Boston Bruins get together, but one particular play in the first period of Tuesday’s game at Scotiabank Arena left Bruins fans feeling slighted. Veteran Maple Leafs forward Max Pacioretty delivered a hit to Bruins defenseman Andrew […]

The Vancouver Canucks have been without the services of starting goaltender Thatcher Demko for the entire early portion of the 2024-25 NHL season; he suffered a knee injury in March and missed several games but returned in time for the Stanley Cup Playoffs. However, after Game 1 against the Nashville Predators, he didn’t play again; […]

The Edmonton Oilers are already playing without the most important member of their team, as team captain and superstar forward Connor McDavid has been absent for the last several games after suffering a lower-body injury against the Columbus Blue Jackets late last month. But the good news is that not only has McDavid resumed skating, […]

The San Jose Sharks and the Detroit Red Wings got together during the offseason on a trade that had many fans left scratching their heads. Popular defenseman Jake Walman was sent to the Sharks along with a second-round Draft selection in exchange for future considerations. The decision was particularly puzzling given that Walman had primarily […]

The Montreal Canadiens are rumored to be putting a player up for trade discussions. Montreal is possibly looking to part ways with Arber Xhekaj, per NHL Trade Rumors. The defenseman is in a crowded room of other players at his position for Montreal. Xhekaj is known for his aggressive style of defense, and would surely […]

The Nashville Predators may have been one of the big winners of free agent frenzy this summer, but it hasn’t led to much success on the ice in 2024-25. Through 12 games, the Preds are 4-7-1 and dead last in the Central Division. Despite the disappointing start in Tennessee, general manager Barry Trotz is going […]

Toronto Maple Leafs general manager Brad Treliving has already made one trade this season — and it doesn’t look like the executive is done, at least according to The Fourth Period’s David Pagnotta. “Leafs GM Brad Treliving is believed to still be engaged in trade discussions with other teams while also weighing his options via […]

Although Patrik Laine is currently on the shelf with a knee injury, the Montreal Canadiens sniper could play for Team Finland at the 4 Nations Face-Off next February, their general manager confirmed. “At this point, there is another month and we’ll see where we are at, for everybody,” Jere Lehtinen told NHL.com’s Shawn P. Roarke […]

It’s been a difficult start to the 2024-25 NHL campaign for the Boston Bruins. After two phenomenal regular-seasons — one of them historic — with Jim Montgomery at the helm, the head coach’s future could be up in the air as the turmoil surrounding the team continues. The B’s are 6-6-1 through 13 games, and […]

The New York Islanders are all kinds of banged up right now, with multiple key players unavailable due to injury. The list of walking wounded includes forward Matt Barzal (out for four to six weeks) and defenseman Adam Pelech (also out for four to six weeks). Pelech was felled when the puck he was attempting […]

San Jose Sharks fans have been waiting impatiently to see Macklin Celebrini in action again, and it’s finally about to happen. Celebrini has been out with a hip injury since the team’s opener. Celebrini is about to return to the ice, and he’s more than ready to suit up for his club. “It [stunk] playing […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs will be missing a key player for a huge Atlantic Division showdown with the Boston Bruins on Tuesday night. Auston Matthews won’t suit up here due to an upper-body injury and is listed day-to-day, the team announced. Not a great update for the Maple Leafs. Matthews played two nights ago in […]

The Winnipeg Jets sit atop the NHL through 12 games, holding an 11-1-0 record so far this season. The hot start probably shouldn’t come as a giant surprise, given the team’s success last year. They posted 110 points in the 2023-24 season, good enough for second in the Western Conference. But an early, five-game first […]