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Hockey fans will witness a new Stanley Cup champion in 2024. The Dallas Stars defeated the Vegas Golden Knights on Sunday night in Game 7. Dallas moves on to face the Colorado Avalanche in the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Meanwhile, the Golden Knights are headed for an offseason full of tough decisions. […]

Brad Marchand and the Boston Bruins picked up a massive Game 7 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday night. However, they won’t have a chance to celebrate too much. Boston takes on the Florida Panthers in round two of the Stanley Cup Playoffs on Monday night. This series is certainly a tale of […]

The pressure on both the Boston Bruins and Toronto Maple Leafs was thick and nasty as both teams prepared for Game 7 of the first-round Stanley Cup series. The Bruins were trying to avoid blowing a 3-1 series lead in the opening round for the second years in a row and earn their first series […]

As the dust settled on yet another nail-biting Game 7, the NHL’s postseason script seemed painfully familiar to Toronto Maple Leafs fans. The Leafs fell 2-1 in overtime to the Boston Bruins last Saturday, a defeat that marked yet another first-round exit for a team with a torturous history of playoff underachievement. The spotlight, as […]

The Florida Panthers are getting some pretty good news ahead of their next playoff series. Panthers center Sam Bennett might be able to play against the Boston Bruins following an injury, per Sports Net Canada. Bennett is definitely out for Game 1, but considered day-to-day. The center suffered an upper body injury in a recent […]

The Boston Bruins avoided disaster Saturday night, winning Game 7 of their Stanley Cup Playoffs first-round series against the Toronto Maple Leafs. The 2-1 overtime victory is credited, at least from prominent members of the Bruins, to goaltender Jeremy Swayman, who received extensive praise from head coach Jim Montgomery and right winger David Pastrnak. After […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs are getting close to setting a very painful NHL record. The Leafs have now tied a league record for the fewest amount of goals scored in a winner-take-all playoff game, per Sports Net Canada. Toronto managed only one goal in its Game 7 loss to the Boston Bruins on Saturday. The […]

The season is over for the Maple Leafs. Toronto put up a valiant effort in Game 7 against the Boston Bruins, but ultimately fell in the final game of the Eastern Conference First Round. The Maple Leafs haven’t made the conference finals since 2002, but fans had hope that this group could get their team […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs bowed out once again early in the NHL playoffs, losing a series to the Boston Bruins in seven games. The Leafs continued an epic drought, having last won a Stanley Cup in 1967. This was a season of promise, and it ended in total disappointment for Toronto. While the Leafs will […]

The second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs is here, as the Boston Bruins will meet the Florida Panthers for Game 1 on Monday at the Amerant Bank Arena. We’re here to share our NHL odds series, make a Bruins-Panthers Game 1 prediction, and pick while showing you how to watch. The Bruins defeated the […]

The Dallas Stars served notice during the regular season that they are a legitimate threat to win the Stanley Cup. They finished with 113 points, which was just one point behind the Presidents Trophy-winning New York Rangers. But as much as the Stars proved during the regular season, they are in the process of showing […]

It’s every child’s dream as the defending Stanley Cup champion Vegas Golden Knights face the Dallas Stars in Game 7 on Sunday at the American Airlines Arena. We’re here to share our NHL odds series, make a Golden Knights-Stars Game 7 prediction, and pick while showing you how to watch. The Golden Knights defeated the […]

The Carolina Hurricanes will face off with the New York Rangers for Game 1 of the second round. We’re here to share our NHL odds series, make a Hurricanes-Rangers Game 1 prediction, and pick while showing you how to watch. The Hurricanes eliminated the New York Islanders four games to one to advance to the […]

Just as it was in 2011, the Nashville Predators were unable to beat the Vancouver Canucks in a playoff series. The Canucks beat the Predators 1-0 at Bridgestone Arena in Tennessee on Friday night to book their ticket to the second-round — and a meeting with the Edmonton Oilers for the Pacific Division crown. For […]

Jake Guentzel has been as good as anyone involved with the Carolina Hurricanes could have hoped for when the longtime Pittsburgh Penguins forward was acquired ahead of the 2024 NHL trade deadline. The Stanley Cup champion scored eight goals and 25 points in 17 regular-season games with the Canes, and added another four points to […]

Los Angeles Kings center Pierre-Luc Dubois is ready to get the next season going. Dubois says he wants to do a whole lot better next year after a disappointing campaign skating for L.A. “I’m committed to having a better season,” Dubois said, per The Score. “I’ll do anything to be better.” Dubois joined the Kings […]

Jonathan Marchessault is in the midst of helping the Vegas Golden Knights in their quest to win back-to-back Stanley Cups in 2024. After staving off elimination on Friday night, the Knights will be looking to once again silence an excellent Dallas Stars team in Game 7 on Sunday. But the future of the reigning Conn […]

The Dallas Stars had the defending Stanley Cup champions on the ropes, with a glorious opportunity to knock out the Vegas Golden Knights on the road in Game 6 and book their ticket to Round 2 for the second straight year. Instead, the Knights showed their championship mettle, beating the Stars 2-0 on the back […]

The Nashville Predators had an excellent opportunity to send their Western Conference first-round series with the Vancouver Canucks back north to Canada for Game 7 — but instead, the team was unable to score a single goal in a back-breaking 1-0 loss in front of the home crowd on Friday night. The Canucks scored with […]

History has a strange way of repeating itself sometimes, and the Boston Bruins are on the verge of finding that out in rather embarrassing fashion. After blowing a 3-1 lead in their first-round playoff series against the Florida Panthers last year, the Bruins have promptly lost two straight games to the Toronto Maple Leafs in […]

The Vegas Golden Knights are continuing their championship defense for at least one more game. Vegas defeated the Dallas Stars at home in Game 6 on Friday night. The series shifts back to Dallas one more time on Sunday for a winner-take-all Game 7. But the Golden Knights made some interesting franchise history in Game […]

The Los Angeles Kings once again fell to the Edmonton Oilers in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. It’s the third year in a row that Los Angeles has seen this picture play out. And now, the franchise faces some tough questions in the offseason to come. Some of those questions revolve around franchise icon Anze Kopitar. […]

The Vancouver Canucks gutted out a close Game 6 victory on Friday night. Their win over the Nashville Predators has punched their ticket to the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. It’s the first time Vancouver has made the second round since the 2020 bubble playoffs. Awaiting them in the second round in 2024 […]

The Winnipeg Jets entered the Stanley Cup Playoffs as a potential dark horse contender. Winnipeg finally found a system that didn’t see them rely on goalie Connor Hellebuyck to bail them out. They played a brand of smothering defense that kept even the most high-scoring offenses at bay. And yet, it all fell apart against […]

The New York Islanders made a change at midseason when general manager Lou Lamoriello did not like the way the team was playing and he decided to part company with head coach Lane Lambert. Lamoriello replaced Lambert with Hall of Famer Patrick Roy, and the coaching change had the desired effect as the Islanders turned […]

It’s like a broken record at this point for the Los Angeles Kings, who were unable to take advantage of the popular phrase “The 3rd time is the charm”. For the 3rd straight season, they were eliminated in the 1st round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs by the Edmonton Oilers, and have used up another […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins failed to make the playoffs for a second season in a row. They were a major disappointment throughout the majority of the season before putting on a surge at the end of the regular season. They made a run at a spot in the postseason, but they fell short. Nearly two weeks […]

Steven Stamkos has been the heart and soul of the Tampa Bay Lightning for over a decade, but as the longtime captain approaches the end of his contract, there could be difficult decisions ahead. Although Stamkos made it clear he wants to retire in Tampa Bay, and the front office has confirmed they’ll try to […]

It is the most exciting game in all of sports as Game Seven is on tap between the Toronto Maple Leafs and Boston Bruins.  It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Maple Leafs- Bruins prediction, pick, and how to watch. After dropping both games at home, things looked dire for the […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs have flipped the script. After falling down 3-1 in their Eastern Conference first-round series to the Boston Bruins — and looking like they would be going quietly into the offseason — the Leafs won two crucial games with their back against the wall to force a Game 7 at TD Garden […]

The Boston Bruins have watched a 3-1 lead slip away in the first-round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the second straight year. The Toronto Maple Leafs prevailed against their Original Six rivals for the first time on home ice this season in Game 6, squeaking out a 2-1 victory in front of the home […]

Alex Ovechkin and his Washington Capitals are in for another long offseason after being swept in the first round of the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs by the New York Rangers. The Great Eight will be entering his 20th NHL season in 2024-25, and remains just 42 goals away from breaking Wayne Gretzky’s all-time goals record. […]

It is not wise for organizations to multitask during the Stanley Cup Playoffs, but the Carolina Hurricanes are desperate to preserve a promising future for themselves. Re-signing head coach Rod Brind’Amour is an important aspect of that plan. Fans expected a couple days of relaxation before a taxing second-round series with the New York Rangers […]

The New York Islanders’ tenure in the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs was short-lived, swiftly ended by the Carolina Hurricanes for the second year in a row. Although they stretched their series to six games last year, luck wasn’t on their side this season. They narrowly escaped a sweep before conceding defeat in Game 5. It […]

The Boston Bruins are approaching a pivotal Game 6 matchup against the Toronto Maple Leafs in the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Boston leads the series 3-2; however, the team was hit with an untimely Danton Heinen update on Thursday. Heinen will not be in the lineup for Game 6 in Toronto, The […]

The Boston Bruins have been able to surprise their critics throughout the 2023-24 season. The retirement of future Hall of Famer Patrice Bergeron and game-changing center David Krejci was supposed to doom this team and drive them out of the playoffs. Instead, the Bruins flirted with a second consecutive Presidents Trophy and they ultimately finished […]

The New York Rangers are set to take on the Carolina Hurricanes in the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, and Vincent Trocheck will be facing off against his former team, but he said that does not change his mindset or approach heading into Game 1. “It’s a playoff series that we need to […]

The Philadelphia Flyers exceeded all expectations for about 90 percent of the 2023-24 NHL campaign. No one expected this team to come anywhere near advancing to the postseason, but led by a no-nonsense coach in John Tortorella and driven by some exciting young talent, the Flyers occupied the No. 3 spot in the Metropolitan Division […]

It’s always hard for an athlete to look in the mirror and face some hard discussions about what could have been better after being eliminated from the playoffs. The Winnipeg Jets are having those tough moments after losing to the Colorado Avalanche in the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. The series featured several […]