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As the Pittsburgh Penguins playoff chances grow slimmer, there are significant thoughts that the team will be in the sell mode prior to the March 8 NHL trade deadline. General manager Kyle Dubas has a veteran team that has featured players who are stars or who have been stars throughout their careers. One of those […]

The Buffalo Sabres are nowhere near making the playoffs this season, which means they could be sellers at the trade deadline. There’s been a lot of interest in one of their best players in Alex Tuch, but it appears he’s not only happy to stay put but the Sabres also value him, as reported by […]

The Vegas Golden Knights have been decimated by injuries in 2023-24, watching key pieces Jack Eichel and Shea Theodore suffer long-term ailments. And that list got even longer after star forward Mark Stone was injured on Tuesday night against the Nashville Predators. Stone sustained an upper-body injury late in the second period of a 5-3 […]

The Vancouver Canucks are in the midst of a storybook season in 2023-24. After failing to advance to the playoffs any year dating back to 2015 — not counting the thrilling 2020 COVID shortened season that saw the team come within one win of the Western Conference Final — the Nucks are a shoo-in to […]

The NHL trade deadline is approaching soon and plenty of rumors are swirling about. There are expected to be a lot of changes ahead of the deadline, and the Nashville Predators are one team to keep an eye on. They sit right outside of a Western Wild Card spot, so adding a player or two […]

The Colorado Avalanche are looking for some center help ahead of the NHL Trade Deadline on March 8, and they are reportedly looking into a couple of players from the Arizona Coyotes to fill that void, according to Elliotte Friedman of SportsNet. Friedman specifically mentioned Alex Kerfoot and Nick Bjugstad as Coyotes centers to watch […]

St. Louis Blues general manager Doug Armstrong recently made it clear that he isn’t looking to undergo a full rebuild — the team is occupying the second wildcard berth in the Western Conference, after all. But that doesn’t mean he isn’t listening to offers for some of his best players. That includes forward Pavel Buchnevich, […]

Toronto Maple Leafs forward Auston Matthews picked the perfect time to score goal No. 50 in 2023-24 — against the team he grew up cheering for. The superstar American scored two goals on Wednesday night, becoming the fastest player to reach 50 tallies in 28 years, while leading his Leafs to a 6-3 win over […]

Connor McDavid has been an apple tree lately, failing to score a goal but recording an eye-opening 17 assists in the last seven Edmonton Oilers games. Although the Oil lost a thrilling 6-5 overtime decision to the Boston Bruins on Wednesday night, the captain made even more history in the contest. McDavid is just the […]

The Winnipeg Jets have surprisingly been one of the better teams in the Western Conference this year. Winnipeg did experience a five-game losing streak near the end of January. However, they have since bounced back. And with the NHL Trade Deadline approaching, the Jets are among the contenders looking to bolster their roster. Winnipeg is […]

The Florida Panthers began the season on a bit of a Stanley Cup hangover. To be fair, this was expected. Florida was beaten up coming out of their loss to the Vegas Golden Knights. And the Eastern Conference champions needed to weather a storm if they wanted to compete again. Well, with the NHL Trade […]

The Chicago Blackhawks aren’t having the greatest season in 2023-24. However, they have found a surprisingly effective duo in star rookie Connor Bedard and veteran Nick Foligno. In fact, the pair has been so effective that Foligno is sticking around for a couple more years. And on Wednesday, fans got a chance to see their […]

Toronto Maple Leafs star Auston Matthews is chasing modern NHL history. He is seeking the first 70-goal season from any player since Teemu Selanne and Alex Mogilny did so in 1992-93. And on Wednesday, Matthews got ever closer to that milestone after scoring his 50th goal against the Arizona Coyotes. Matthews now has 50 goals […]

The Vegas Golden Knights are once again Stanley Cup contenders. This was expected, as Vegas still has a strong roster after winning their first Stanley Cup last spring. Now, with the NHL Trade Deadline approaching, Vegas is in good shape. Barring a monumental collapse, they will make the Stanley Cup Playoffs once again. The usual […]

Frederik Andersen hasn’t played a game for the Carolina Hurricanes since suffering from a blood clotting issue that has kept the Dane out of action since Nov. 2. But after returning to the ice over the last few weeks, the 34-year-old addressed reporters after practice at PNC Arena on Wednesday, and he opened up about the […]

After marching all the way to the Stanley Cup Final last June and coming within three wins of an inaugural championship, the Florida Panthers are back looking like one of the league’s best teams in 2023-24. And they just usurped the Vancouver Canucks for the top spot in ClutchPoints’ weekly NHL Power Rankings. But despite […]

Despite their third-place standing in the Metropolitan Division and very respectable 29-20-7 record, the Philadelphia Flyers will not be buyers ahead of the Mar. 8 NHL Trade Deadline. General manager Danny Briere and president of hockey operations Keith Jones have made it clear that, despite the club exceeding expectations in 2023-24, the commitment is still […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins lost again on Tuesday night — a 5-4 home overtime defeat at the hands of the divisional rival New York Islanders — as the wheels continue to fall off in Pennsylvania. The Pens are now 24-21-8, second-last place in the Metropolitan Division, and a full eight points back of the final wildcard […]

The Detroit Red Wings announced on Tuesday that they’ve signed forward Michael Rasmussen to a four-year contract extension. Kicking in for the start of the 2024-25 season, the deal carries a $3.2 million cap hit. Below, we take a look at what kind of value the Red Wings are getting with the deal. The Player […]

After spending most of his professional career in the American Hockey League, New York Rangers forward Jonny Brodzinski will be sticking around in the big leagues after he agreed to a two-year, one-way contract with the team on Wednesday. The deal has a cap hit of $787,500, and the 30-year-old will earn $1.575 million over […]

For the first time ever, two former No. 1 overall picks at very different stages in their careers will faceoff when Patrick Kane and the Detroit Red Wings head to the United Center to take on Connor Bedard’s Chicago Blackhawks on Sunday. Kane was the face of the Hawks for over a decade, debuting in […]

Trade rumors have been surrounding Kaapo Kakko as of late, but the New York Rangers forward doesn’t seem to be bothered. In fact, before the team’s game on Sunday at the MetLife stadium, Kakko was enjoying himself pregame by throwing around a football. He seems to have a hidden throwing arm, considering how some of […]

The Winnipeg Jets are in the midst of another winning season. Sitting in third place in the Central Division with a 34-15-5 record, the team just won their most recent outing against the Minnesota Wild. One of the biggest reasons for the Jets’ current success is none other than forward Kyle Connor. Appearing in this […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins fell short in another close loss Tuesday night, as Sidney Crosby and company lost in overtime to the New York Islanders at home, 5-4. It was an up-and-down game that saw the Pens take the lead first in the opening period and trail by two goals in the third frame before eventually […]

Ryan Johansen was having an elite night for the Colorado Avalanche but he was not the hometown hero most people had eyes on at the start. Nikola Jokic decided to support his local NHL team who were going up against the Vancouver Canucks. His presence helped out a lot as the squad pulled off the […]

Alex Ovechkin is having yet another productive NHL run in his 19th season with the Washington Capitals. The 38-year-old Capitals star is chasing Wayne Gretzky’s historical goals-scored record, and is racking up some other impressive feats in the meantime. Ovechkin scored a goal on Tuesday against the New Jersey Devils that gave him his seventh […]

Last season, there were 21 trades involving 34 players at the NHL trade deadline. Making moves for a final push before a playoff run has become all the more common in recent seasons, as have teams willing to sell their players for future capital. This season is expected to be no different, and there will […]

In his first season as the general manager of the Pittsburgh Penguins, Kyle Dubas will have some extremely difficult decisions to make ahead of the Mar. 8 NHL Trade Deadline. As of Tuesday, the Pens are 24-21-7 and a full nine points back of the final wildcard berth in the Eastern Conference. It doesn’t help […]

As the Edmonton Oilers continue chasing a Stanley Cup in the Connor McDavid era, the team will undoubtably be buying ahead of the March 8th NHL Trade Deadline. At 33-18-1 and losers of just three games since Dec. 21, the Oilers are again looking like one of the teams to beat in the Western Conference. […]

Michael Rasmussen will be sticking around Motown for the long haul after he agreed to a four-year, $12.8 million contract extension with the Detroit Red Wings on Tuesday, the team announced. “The Red Wings today signed forward Michael Rasmussen to a four-year contract extension with an AAV of $3.2 million,” the team wrote on X. […]

The National Hockey League announced on Tuesday that Commissioner Gary Bettman has affirmed the five-game suspension that as given to Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Morgan Rielly for cross-checking Ottawa Senators forward Ridly Greig during a game on Feb. 10. In the game in which the Senators defeated the Maple Leafs by the score of 5-3, […]

The Minnesota Wild and Vancouver Canucks scored and scored some more Monday as part of a 10-7 Wild victory. As one might expect, the 17-goal game broke some records and prompted statisticians to search for comparable performances in NHL history. Luckily, the game’s three hat tricks accomplished a feat more than 30 years in the […]

For Toronto Maple Leafs star forward William Nylander, the current success his team is enjoying can be partly attributed to Morgan Rielly, who is still serving a five-game suspension for his hit on Ottawa Senators forward Ridly Greig in a 5-3 road loss on Feb. 10. Since then, Toronto has stitched together four wins in […]

Vegas Golden Knights forward Mason Morelli has something to be proud of. The young NHL player got his first goal of his career, in a win for his team over the San Jose Sharks on Monday. Morelli finished the game with two points. “It went pretty well,” Morelli said, per NHL.com. “Those guys made it […]

It seems inevitable that Noah Hanifin’s days with the Calgary Flames are numbered. Over the weekend, news broke that the longtime Alberta defenseman was told by the team that they would not be re-signing him to a long-term deal. As the former No. 5 overall pick is an unrestricted free agent come this summer, it […]

Despite Connor Bedard’s Chicago Blackhawks losing their 21st straight road game after being doubled up 6-3 by the Carolina Hurricanes on Monday night, the rookie phenom again stuffed the stat sheet. The 18-year-old scored a goal and added two assists, increasing his point total to six in the three games he’s played since returning from […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins entered the 2023-24 NHL season with their eyes on the Stanley Cup. After all, a massive trade for Erik Karlsson gave them a huge amount of offensive firepower. If their defense could hold it down, they’d be contenders heading into the NHL Trade Deadline. However, things have gone the exact opposite of […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins are in danger of missing the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Pittsburgh missed last year for the first time in 16 years. You have to go back to the early and mid-2000s to find the last time Pittsburgh missed the playoffs in consecutive seasons. For players like Erik Karlsson, this has been an unacceptable […]

Chicago Blackhawks star rookie Connor Bedard has only just returned to the ice. In fact, he skated in just his third game since his injury return on Monday night. However, the 18-year-old phenom is not lacking confidence. Just ask the Carolina Hurricanes and goalie Spencer Martin about that. Bedard and the Blackhawks appeared to score […]