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The Vancouver Canucks are still looking for their first win of the year as they face the Florida Panthers. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Canucks-Panthers prediction and pick. The Canucks enter the game sitting at 0-1-2 on the year. In both of the first two games, they had the […]

The New Jersey Devils continue their road trip as they face the Ottawa Senators. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Devils-Senators prediction and pick. The New Jersey Devils come into the game sitting at 4-2-0 on the year. They opened up with two wins in the NHL Global Series over […]

The Los Angeles Kings finish the Canadian portion of their road trip as they face the Montreal Canadiens.  It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Kings-Canadiens prediction and pick. The Kings have started the season at 1-0-2 on the year. They have played all three games on the road, starting with […]

The Detroit Red Wings took a chance on Patrick Kane last November. They signed the veteran winger to a one-year contract after he missed the start of the year recovering from hip surgery. Kane worked out in a big way for the Winged Wheel. And in the summer, the Red Wings signed Kane to another […]

The New York Islanders and St. Louis Blues started their seasons differently. The Islanders lost two consecutive games, while the Blues won two straight before evening their record with back-to-back losses. The Islanders feel like the return of their starting goalie will be the boost they need to return to the postseason race. It’s time […]

The Dallas Stars are the top team in ClutchPoints’ Week 2 Power Rankings after an undefeated start to the season. They’ll take on the Washington Capitals as Alex Ovechkin and his team continue their homestand to begin the season. The Capitals are 1-1 to start the year. It’s time to continue our NHL odds series […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs took on the Los Angeles Kings on Wednesday night. Toronto is looking to shuffle their roster up a bit early on in the season. For instance, the Maple Leafs are reportedly looking to trade Timothy Liljegren. But one of the more eye-catching decisions made recently involved Max Pacioretty. The Maple Leafs […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins watched history unfold on Wednesday night. Sidney Crosby scored his 1600th point against the Buffalo Sabres as they worked to make a comeback. And Evgeni Malkin scored his 500th career goal to aid in the effort. In the end, Crosby capped off the comeback with an overtime goal to defeat the Sabres. […]

The Boston Bruins have now suffered back-to-back losses to division rival Florida Panthers, the same team that has eliminated them from the playoffs for the past two seasons. Their latest setback came in a 4-3 defeat at TD Garden on Monday, leaving the Bruins with a 2-2 record through their first four games. This follows […]

The New Jersey Devils opened the 2024-25 season overseas as part of the NHL Global Series. In fact, they dropped the puck on the new year before 30 of the other 31 franchises. New Jersey defeated the Buffalo Sabres twice in Czechia to open the year. And they have found more success on the ice […]

It was a night of milestones at PPG Paints Arena on Wednesday, as the Pittsburgh Penguins hosted the Buffalo Sabres. Captain Sidney Crosby became the 10th player in NHL history to reach 1,600 points, and now fellow Penguins legend and future Hall of Famer Evgeni Malkin has achieved a historic milestone of his own. His […]

The New York Rangers have dropped the puck on the 2024-25 season like the rest of the NHL. And so far, New York has looked rather impressive. The Rangers won 6-0 over the Penguins to open the year. And while they stumbled against the Utah Hockey Club, the Rangers bounced back with a dominating win […]

Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby has achieved nearly everything possible in his remarkable NHL career and is a guaranteed first-ballot Hall of Famer whenever he retires. On Wednesday night, he added another milestone to his already illustrious career. With an assist on Bryan Rust’s first-period goal against the Buffalo Sabres at PPG Paints Arena, Crosby […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins made a late charge for the Stanley Cup Playoffs last season. And they did so without their primary goaltender. Tristan Jarry played just one of the team’s final 13 games in 2023-24. Alex Nedeljkovic impressed during the late playoff push at the end of the season. Now, though, Nedeljkovic is hurt, leaving […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs are back in action on Wednesday evening, bringing in the Los Angeles Kings to Scotiabank Arena. But ahead of the matchup, first-year Leafs bench boss Craig Berube spoke at length about the early performance of forward Max Domi. Domi, who was re-signed to a four-year contract extension by the Leafs during […]

The Colorado Avalanche are off to a rough start in the 2024-25 NHL season, having lost all three of their games so far. While it’s still early, their winless start is already raising concerns. In the meantime, one of their cornerstone players is up for a contract extension and is in line for a major […]

While the Utah HC is off to a strong 3-1 start through their first four games of the 2024-25 NHL season following their relocation from the desert, they’ve been dealt some major adversity in the injury department. Defenseman Sean Durzi sustained an injury during Monday’s loss against the New Jersey Devils; he took a hard […]

Ahead of hosting the Buffalo Sabres Wednesday night, the Pittsburgh Penguins made a roster move after their 2-2 start to the 2024-25 campaign. The Penguins’ four-game sample size illuminated early-season flaws, but few envisioned seeing right winger Rutger McGroarty demoted. McGroarty will not be available against the Sabres, per The Athletic’s Chris Johnston’s X, formerly […]

Filip Gustavsson made history on Tuesday night, scoring the first goalie goal in Minnesota Wild history to cap off a 4-1 win over the St. Louis Blues at Enterprise Center. And it turns out that surefire Hall of Famer Marc-Andre Fleury was the one who planted the idea in his head. The Wild led the […]

San Jose Sharks fans have been patiently waiting for an update on Macklin Celebrini after the rookie phenom was placed on injured reserve on Saturday — and the 18-year-old’s return could be imminent. Celebrini still hasn’t been ruled out for San Jose’s cross-divisional tilt with the Winnipeg Jets in Manitoba on Friday night. Although he’s […]

The Los Angeles Kings will be without goaltender Darcy Kuemper in Toronto against the Maple Leafs on Wednesday night, head coach Jim Hiller confirmed. The 34-year-old is day-to-day with an injury and will not dress at Scotiabank Arena. That means it’ll be David Rittich starting for the Kings in the cross-conference matchup; Phoenix Copley was […]

Matvei Michkov finally arrived on Tuesday night in Edmonton, scoring the first two goals of his National Hockey League career against the Oilers — both on the powerplay in the first period. And although the Philadelphia Flyers ended up losing the game after blowing two leads, head coach John Tortorella was impressed with what he […]

It has been a different start to the season for the Utah Hockey Club and Anaheim Ducks. The Ducks had a light schedule in the first week, playing just two games and owning a 1-1 record. Utah has been much busier after playing their first game in Salt Lake City. They started the season with […]

Although all eyes are on Alex Ovechkin scoring goals in 2024-25, the Washington Capitals star forward is still pretty good at setting his teammates up. The Great Eight registered two assists in a 4-2 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights on Tuesday night, adding another milestone to his illustrious career after recording his 700th assist. […]

Leon Draisaitl played hero for the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday night, scoring the overtime winner against the Philadelphia Flyers in the team’s first victory of the 2024-25 season — but not before he was benched in the third period. The German superstar was skipped by head coach Kris Knoblauch a couple of times in the […]

It’s been just under two months since the hockey world was rocked by the shocking and tragic death of Columbus Blue Jackets forward Johnny Gaudreau and his brother Matthew, both of whom were killed while cycling in New Jersey after being struck by a drunken driver. It was especially tragic considering that both brothers were […]

The Nashville Predators were widely considered one of the most improved teams heading into the 2024-25 NHL season, which makes their 0-3 start—their worst in over 15 years—all the more puzzling. The Predators made significant moves in free agency, signing former Tampa Bay Lightning captain Steven Stamkos to a four-year deal and bringing in Jonathan […]

The Minnesota Wild beat the St. Louis Blues 4-1 on Tuesday night. They grabbed their second win and first division win on the road in a solid early-season performance. As time was winding down, the Blues pulled their goalie down two goals. Wild goalie Filip Gustavsson took advantage and scored the first goalie goal of […]

The Boston Bruins will play the Colorado Avalanche on Wednesday at Ball Arena. This could be a Stanley Cup preview as we share our NHL odds series and make a Bruins-Avalanche prediction and pick. The Bruins lost 4-3 to the Florida Panthers at home on Monday at the TD Garden. Unfortunately, taking too many penalties […]

Washington Capitals superstar forward Alex Ovechkin hit another milestone on Tuesday with his 700th career assist. He reached the mark on Tuesday night’s game against the Vegas Golden Knights. He is the sixth player in NHL history to reach 700 goals and 700 assists in his career, according to the team. Alex Ovechkin is the […]

The Los Angeles Kings continue their Canadian portion of their road trip as they face the Toronto Maple Leafs.  It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Kings-Maple Leafs prediction and pick. The Kings have started the season at 1-0-2 on the year. They have played all three games on the road, […]

The Buffalo Sabres have their first road trip of the road as they visit the Pittsburgh Penguins.  It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Sabres-Penguins prediction and pick. The Buffalo Sabres enter the game sitting at 1-3 on the year. They lost both games in the Global Series to the Devils […]

The Columbus Blue Jackets home opener is usually a celebration in Ohio’s capital. On Tuesday, they opened the season against the Florida Panthers with heavy hearts. It was the first game at Nationwide Arena since the passing of Johnny Gaudreau and his brother Matthew. The Blue Jackets showed an emotional tribute to the Gaudreau brothers […]

The Edmonton Oilers have stumbled out of the gate for the second consecutive year, dropping their first three games of the 2024-25 season despite entering the campaign viewed by most pundits at the favorites to win the Stanley Cup after falling just one game short earlier this spring. It’s a movie that Oilers fans have […]

The Ottawa Senators made a significant offseason move by trading for goaltender Linus Ullmark from the division rival Boston Bruins, sending Joonas Korpisalo—who was only one season into a five-year contract—back to Boston in return. However, Ullmark’s short time in Ottawa hasn’t gone as planned so far in the 2024-25 campaign.. He is already sidelined […]

The Columbus Blue Jackets will play their home opener on Tuesday night at Nationwide Arena, the first regular season home game since the shocking and tragic deaths of Johnny Gaudreau and his brother Matthew in late August. In addition to the usual home-opener festivities, there will be a special pre-game ceremony to honor the memories […]

What an incredible feeling it is to be back watching NHL hockey on a daily basis. And what a thrilling first seven days of the 2024-25 season it’s been — not counting the Global Series Czechia — with multiple noteworthy feats being seen across the league. Arranging the second edition of the NHL Power Rankings […]

The Kraken and the Predators meet in Nashville! Neither team has started the season playing well through the very early part. We continue our NHL odds series with a Kraken-Predators prediction and pick. The Seattle Kraken were inconsistent last season and missed out on the postseason. Jared McCann was the team’s leader, and they went […]

The Sharks and the Stars meet in Dallas! The Stars have been great this season at 3-0, while the Sharks are still looking for their first win. We continue our NHL odds series with a Sharks-Stars prediction and pick. The San Jose Sharks were the worst team in the NHL last season, only winning 19 […]