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The NHL heads to Finland for the NHL Global Series as the Florida Panthers face the Dallas Stars. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Panthers-Stars prediction and pick. The Panthers come into the game sitting at 7-3-1 on the year and have won four of the last five games. In […]

Alex Ovechkin notched his 858th career goal and added two assists as the Washington Capitals defeated the Montreal Canadiens 6-3 on Thursday night, extending their solid season start. The Capitals captain’s goal was his first against Cayden Primeau, adding Primeau as the 176th different goaltender he’s scored on throughout his career. In NHL history, only […]

While the New Jersey Devils dismantled the Vancouver Canucks by a 6-0 score in Wednesday’s game, they were playing without forward Curtis Lazar – and they’ll have to get used to life without him for the foreseeable future. The Devils announced on Thursday afternoon on their official X account that he had undergone successful surgery […]

The San Jose Sharks were the NHL’s worst club in the 2023-24 season, and they were rewarded by winning the Draft Lottery with the opportunity to select Boston College phenom forward Macklin Celebrini with the first overall selection. And while they made their pick of Celebrini, he was injured in San Jose’s first game of […]

The Winnipeg Jets are to a phenomenal start in 2024-25, jumping out of the gates with a 9-1 record and looking like one of the National Hockey League’s premier teams in the process. The Jets began the year with eight straight victories, and dating back to the end of the 2023-24 campaign have now won […]

The first Hughes Bowl of the season was a one-sided affair on Thursday night, with Jack and Luke Hughes and the New Jersey Devils crushing brother Quinn and his Vancouver Canucks 6-0 at Rogers Arena. Most of the Canucks had games to forget in front of the home crowd, although JT Miller was one of […]

The Carolina Hurricanes have been surging over the past couple of weeks, winning four straight games to improve to 6-2 — but they’ll be without star goaltender Frederik Andersen for the foreseeable future. Although Canes head coach Rod Brind’Amour said earlier this week that he expected the netminder to be out short-term, Andersen has now […]

Anze Kopitar has dominated the Vegas Golden Knights since they came into the league in 2017-18, and that continued for the Los Angeles Kings’ captain on Wednesday night. Kopitar led the way with three points in a 6-3 triumph, in the process recording his 800th National Hockey League assist. The milestone put the greatest Slovenian […]

The Colorado Avalanche have been decimated by injuries early on in the 2024-25 season — but superstar defenseman Cale Makar is doing everything he can to plug the holes. Makar recorded a goal and an assist in Wednesday night’s 5-2 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning, giving him points in 11 straight contests to begin […]

The struggling Boston Bruins hit the road as they face the Carolina Hurricanes. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Bruins-Hurricanes prediction and pick. The Bruins enter the game at 4-5-1 on the year, but have lost in four of their last five games. Last time out, they faced the Flyers. […]

The Seattle Kraken continue their Canadian road trip as they face the Toronto Maple Leafs. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Kraken-Maple Leafs prediction and pick. The Seattle Kraken come into the game sitting at 5-4-1 on the year. Last time out, they broke a three game losing steak. They […]

The Utah Hockey Club is dealing with some injury issues early in the 2024-25 season. This rings especially true when talking about the team’s defensive group. John Marino has not played this season due to injury. And Sean Durzi is months away from returning to the ice. However, they added depth on Tuesday as Utah […]

The Winnipeg Jets began the season with eight straight wins, an incredible start under new head coach Scott Arniel. Though Winnipeg lost in their last game, they are not taking their foot off the gas pedal. Jets forward Kyle Connor is proving that point on Tuesday. The Jets star has reached a huge milestone against […]

Trade season in the NHL is still a month or two away from truly kicking into gear. However, the Detroit Red Wings got an early start on trade activity while most of their fans were sleeping on Tuesday night. The Red Wings traded defenseman Olli Maatta to the Utah Hockey Club ahead of Detroit’s game […]

We’ve got our second National Hockey League trade of a defenseman in as many days involving an Original Six squad. Tuesday night, the Detroit Red Wings sent Olli Maatta to the Utah Hockey Club, and now, the Toronto Maple Leafs have made a move of their own. Defenseman Timothy Liljegren is on his way to […]

The St. Louis Blues are off to an underwhelming start in 2024-25, currently playing .500 hockey after two straight losses and sitting fifth place in the Central Division with a 5-5 record. It certainly hasn’t been a terrible start, but not exactly what the front office was hoping for as the Blues look to rectify […]

The Montreal Canadiens were embarrassed by the visiting Seattle Kraken on Tuesday night at Bell Centre in Montreal, dropping an 8-2 decision to the visiting Seattle Kraken who built up a 4-0 lead by the time the first period was barely halfway through. The Kraken got goals from Mike Matheson, Ryker Evans, Jaden Schwartz, and […]

The Colorado Avalanche faced another significant injury setback on Wednesday, adding to their growing list of absences, which already includes Artturi Lehkonen and Miles Wood, both on Injured Reserve. The Avalanche announced that Ross Colton will be sidelined for six to eight weeks after suffering a broken foot; he’ll be placed on Injured Reserve. The […]

As the Colorado Avalanche continue to battle the injury bug early on in the 2024-25 NHL season, the team is making a couple of changes ahead of a 2022 Stanley Cup Final rematch with the Tampa Bay Lightning. Kaapo Kahkonen will make his first start as a member of the Avalanche; the 28-year-old was re-called […]

Edmonton Oilers superstar Connor McDavid will be out for two to three weeks after sustaining a lower-body injury in a 6-1 loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets on Monday night, Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman confirmed. “Good news as, thankfully, the worst-case scenario is averted with Connor McDavid,” the hockey insider reported on Wednesday. “Looking like at […]

Marc-Andre Fleury played the last game of his Hall of Fame career at PPG Paints Arena on Tuesday night, and the beloved goaltender came out with a victory. The Minnesota Wild beat Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-3 in front of a sold out crowd, with ‘Flower’ making 26 saves. After the game, the […]

Vintage Alex Ovechkin showed up on Tuesday night — the star forward scored two first period goals as the Washington Capitals defeated the New York Rangers 5-3 at Capital One Arena. It was Washington’s sixth win in eight tries to begin the National Hockey League campaign, and this is looking like a team that could […]

The Detroit Red Wings have had an interesting start to the 2024-25 NHL season. Detroit possesses a 4-4-1 record and holds a fifth-place Atlantic Division spot through the early part of the year. Nevertheless, the club is not settling when it comes to roster moves. The Red Wings have engaged in a trade with the […]

The Edmonton Oilers are dealing with a worst-case scenario – an injury to superstar captain Connor McDavid; the injury occurred during Monday night’s game against the Columbus Blue Jackets at Nationwide Arena. McDavid fell awkwardly while chasing a loose puck into the offensive zone, with his left leg absorbing most of the impact against the […]

The Washington Capitals started hot against the New York Rangers on Tuesday, getting out to a 3-1 first-period lead. Two of those goals were scored by Alex Ovechkin, bringing his career total to 857. That is 37 short of Wayne Gretzky’s all-time record of 894. The flurry from the veteran garnered great fan reactions on […]

The Washington Capitals are in action against the New York Rangers at Capital One Arena, rekindling a rivalry that has seen multiple playoff matchups over the years – including last season’s opening-round sweep by the Rangers in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. But during Tuesday night’s game, Washington suffered an unfortunate injury setback regarding a key […]

It’s been an emotional night for former Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury, who is making his final start in the city that he called home for 13 years as his Minnesota Wild takes on the host Penguins at PPG Paints Arena. Fleury, who got a standing ovation along with a video tribute during a television […]

Edmonton Oilers fans held their breath Monday as superstar captain Connor McDavid was injured just 37 seconds into his first shift against the Columbus Blue Jackets. After slowly making his way back toward the bench, McDavid went down the tunnel to the dressing room and was soon ruled out for the remainder of the game. […]

The Montreal Canadiens are off to a decent if unspectacular start in 2024-25, getting back to .500 after back-to-back victories over the St. Louis Blues and Philadelphia Flyers this weekend. As the 4-4-1 Habs continue to hang around the Eastern Conference playoff picture in the early going, general manager Kent Hughes wants to make the […]

Buffalo Sabres defenseman Rasmus Dahlin is getting some bad news. Dahlin is getting fined $5,000 by the NHL for high-sticking in a game against the Florida Panthers, per Daily Faceoff. The penalty is the highest possible punishment allowable under the league’s Collective Bargaining Agreement. The Sabres were trailing 3-2 at the time of the incident. […]

The Colorado Avalanche may have lost to the Chicago Blackhawks Monday night but their two superstars continue to light it up as October nears its end. Cale Makar assisted Nathan MacKinnon’s second-period goal as both players extended their season-opening point streaks to 10 games in the 5-2 loss. Makar became the fourth defenseman in NHL […]

After a red hot start to the 2024-25 NHL season, the Calgary Flames have come crashing back down to earth — and they did themselves no favors in a 5-0 shellacking at the hands of the Vegas Golden Knights on Monday. “Obviously they’re a good team, but that was not acceptable,” defenseman Rasmus Andersson told […]

The San Jose Sharks finally won their first game of 2024-25 on Monday night, stunning the Utah Hockey Club with three unanswered goals late in the third before Alex Wennberg sealed the deal in overtime. The victory marked the first NHL triumph for Sharks head coach Ryan Warsofsky. “The players, credit to them, they stuck […]

The Colorado Avalanche lost 5-2 to the Chicago Blackhawks on Monday night — and they also lost one of their most important players. Ross Colton, who has been breaking out to the tune of a team-leading eight goals in 10 games in 2024-25, will be out of the lineup for the foreseeable future after blocking […]

The San Jose Sharks are coming off their first win of the year as they face the Los Angeles Kings. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Kings-Sharks prediction and pick. The Kings come into the game sitting at 5-2-2 on the year but winning four of their last five. Last […]

The St. Louis Blues are north of the border to take on the Ottawa Senators Tuesday night. Below we will continue our NHL odds series as we hand out a Blues-Senators prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. Here are the Blues-Senators NHL odds, courtesy of FanDuel.  NHL […]

The Washinton Capitals look to rebound from a loss as they face the New York Rangers. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Rangers-Capitals prediction and pick. The Rangers come into the game sitting at 6-1-1. After their first regulation loss to the Florida Panthers, they rebounded last time out. It […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins look to break their long losing streak as they host the Minnesota Wild. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Wild-Penguins prediction and pick. The Wild come in sitting at 5-1-2 on the year. They are coming off their first loss in regulation. After being tied at three […]

The Seattle Kraken look to break their losing streak as they face the Montreal Canadiens. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Kraken-Canadiens prediction and pick. The Kraken come into the game sitting at 4-4-1 on the year. They have lost each of their last three games, last time out, facing […]