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Death, taxes and Carter Verhaeghe scoring clutch overtime goals for the Florida Panthers in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. The pride of Waterdown scored his fifth career postseason OT winner to lead the Cats to a 3-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 2 of their Eastern Conference opening-round series on Tuesday night. Not […]

While Sidney Crosby has repeatedly said he would prefer to retire as a part of the Pittsburgh Penguins, the only team for which he has played in his NHL career, Crosby and the organization have reportedly not begun formal negotiations for an extension on his Crosby’s 12-year contract, which will expire at the conclusion of […]

The Colorado Avalanche needed a bounce-back game from Alexandar Georgiev in Game 2 of their Western Conference first-round series against the Winnipeg Jets on Tuesday night — and that’s exactly what they got. After posting a .696 save percentage and allowing seven goals in the opener, the Russian was superb at Canada Life Centre two […]

Alex Ovechkin has been the consistent driver of the Washington Capitals for nearly two decades — especially in the Stanley Cup Playoffs — but The Great Eight was in the spotlight for all of the wrong reasons during Tuesday night’s Game 2 loss to the New York Rangers. Ovechkin was held off the scoresheet for […]

Brad Marchand expected the Bruins’ Stanley Cup Playoffs matchup with the Toronto Maple Leafs to be a battle, but this is not quite the style of play he is accustomed to seeing from them. “They’re playing a really good, playoff-type game right now,” the B’s captain said Tuesday, per theScore.com’s Kayla Douglas. “You knew they […]

The Ottawa Senators made a crucial decision mid-season by parting ways with coach DJ Smith, who had faced significant and growing criticism from fans and media alike. Jacques Martin stepped in as interim coach, with team legend Daniel Alfredsson joining as an assistant. However, Martin emphasized he was not a permanent solution, prompting the Senators […]

Hockey fans understand that the Stanley Cup Playoffs introduce an entirely different dynamic compared to regular season play. The achievements of teams and players throughout the 82-game journey lose significance once the quest for 16 postseason victories commences, and the intensity escalates significantly. The New York Islanders and Carolina Hurricanes exemplify this phenomenon as they […]

The Carolina Hurricanes are engaged in a heated Stanley Cup Playoffs series against the New York Islanders. Carolina took a 2-0 lead after a standout Game 2 performance from Sebastian Aho and Jordan Martinook. The two teammates helped the Hurricanes rally for a thrilling ending. Hurricanes achieve incredible Game 2 feat against Islanders Carolina trailed […]

For the first time in 2023-24, the Boston Bruins lost a hockey game to the Toronto Maple Leafs on Monday night. And they also lost one of their key trade deadline pickups after defenseman Andrew Peeke suffered an injury in the defeat. Peeke is week-to-week, Bruins head coach Jim Montgomery confirmed on Tuesday, and thus […]

The New Jersey Devils announced Tuesday that forward Timo Meier is slated to have offseason surgery on his shoulder. The surgery will be performed by team doctors. It is not expected to keep Meier out for the start of training camp in September. In his first full season with the Devils, Meier scored 28 goals […]

Just days after making his triumphant return to the Vancouver Canucks’ starting lineup — and in the midst of the team’s first playoff series in four years — Thatcher Demko will be unavailable for Game 2 of the team’s Western Conference first-round series against the Nashville Predators at Rogers Arena on Tuesday night. And he […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs are getting some mystifying news ahead of a key playoff game against the Boston Bruins. Maple Leafs’ winger William Nylander is questionable for the game due to an ongoing injury, per TSN. Nylander has been day-to-day with an ailment that has kept him out of the Leafs-Bruins series so far. “Obviously […]

The floodgates were open early and often for the Edmonton Oilers in Game 1 of their Western Conference first-round series against the Los Angeles Kings on Monday night, culminating in a convincing 7-4 win in front of a raucous crowd at Rogers Place in Alberta. And Connor McDavid was the catalyst of the offense — […]

The Seattle Kraken finished the 2023-2024 campaign with lots of disappointment. They finished with a 34-35-13 record and 81 total points, third to last in the Pacific Division. They missed the playoffs and are now left wondering where to go from here. After missing out on the playoffs, there could be changes coming to the […]

A long-time NHL winger is taking a bow and retiring from the game. Czech winger Jakub Voracek is retiring from the NHL after nearly 20 seasons in the league, per Daily Faceoff. Voracek is pointing to health concerns as a reason why he wants to hang up his skates. “It’s because of the head and […]

The Edmonton Oilers look to take a 2-0 lead as they face the Los Angeles Kings. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with an Oilers-Kings Game 2 prediction, pick, and how-to-watch. It was a high-scoring game one of the series. In the first, Zach Hyman scored to make it 1-0, and then […]

The Vegas Golden Knights came away with a 4-3 win over the Dallas Stars in Game 1 of the first round, and Mark Stone set the tone with the first goal of the game in his return from a lacerated spleen that he suffered on Feb. 20. He spoke on what he was feeling going […]

The Vegas Golden Knights look to win their second straight on the road as they face the Dallas Stars. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Golden Knights-Stars Game 2 prediction, pick, and how-to-watch. The Golden Knights took game one of the series, after an exciting first period of the game. […]

It was just under a month ago that Philadelphia Flyers goaltender Ivan Fedotov had his contract with CSKA Moscow terminated — and the 27-year-old already has a new deal. The Flyers signed the Russian to a two-year, $6.5 million extension on Tuesday, keeping him under club control until at least the end of the 2025-26 […]

It is a pivotal game three as the Boston Bruins visit the Toronto Maple Leafs. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Bruins-Maple Leafs Game 3 prediction, pick, and how-to-watch. In game one of the series, the Bruins dominated. They scored on a goal rom Johnny Beecher in the first and […]

Colorado Avalanche netminder Alexandar Georgiev finished Game 1’s loss to the Winnipeg Jets with a .696 save percentage, allowing seven goals on just 23 shots in the opener of the team’s Western Conference first-round series. The Avs just needed a save — on a few occasions — and didn’t get it from the Russian in […]

It took nearly six full hockey games before the Toronto Maple Leafs led the Boston Bruins in 2023-24. But after a scintillating game-winning goal from Auston Matthews in the third period of Game 2 on Monday night, the Leafs have flipped the script and evened the best-of-7 series at a game apiece after a thrilling […]

The New York Islanders had Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs in their hands. They had a 3-0 lead over the Carolina Hurricanes midway through the second period. However, it all came crashing down in the third period. Jordan Martinook helped Carolina score five goals in the final frame to claim Game 2. The […]

The Buffalo Sabres decided to move on from head coach Don Granato after the 2023-24 NHL season. Fans waited intrigued to see who would lead them for at least the next few seasons. On Monday, the shocking news emerged that Lindy Ruff is returning to Buffalo after being fired by the New Jersey Devils. Ruff […]

The Boston Bruins have had the number of the Toronto Maple Leafs for most of the 2023-24 season. This trend continued on Saturday in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Jeremy Swayman backstopped Boston as they claimed a 5-1 win. In Game 2, though, coach Jim Montgomery went with Linus Ullmark in net. And […]

The New York Islanders had the Carolina Hurricanes right where they wanted them. Patrick Roy and his team had a 3-2 lead over Carolina in Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs with a little over two minutes remaining. However, New York simply fell apart. And Carolina skated away with a 5-3 victory in Game […]

The Carolina Hurricanes are playing Game 2 of their Stanley Cup Playoffs clash against the New York Islanders. However, they will need to finish this contest without one of their defenders. The team has announced that veteran rearguard Brett Pesce will not return to the game with a lower-body injury. It is not clear when […]

The Western Conference playoffs trudge on as the Colorado Avalanche will look to even up the series against the Winnipeg Jets.  Join us for our NHL odds series, where our Avalanche-Jets prediction and pick will be made. One of the more anticipated first-round series in the NHL playoff picture, one look at the stats in […]

After missing the NHL Playoffs, the Buffalo Sabres are making pivotal changes to their team. The Sabres have hired Lindy Ruff as their next Head Coach, the team announced on X Monday. Ruff returns to Buffalo after a challenging stint with the New Jersey Devils. His hiring comes just after the Sabres parted ways with […]

Adin Hill was a rock for the Vegas Golden Knights throughout the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs, leading the club to its inaugural championship just a year ago. But the 27-year-old will be watching from the bench for Game 1 of the team’s Western Conference first-round series against the Dallas Stars on Monday night. Logan Thompson, […]

The Minnesota Wild endured a difficult 2023-24 season — there’s no sugar coating it. The team missed the playoffs for just the first time since 2019, and watched as team captain Jared Spurgeon went down to a season-ending injury that cost him the back half of the campaign. As the franchise endures an unusually long […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs haven’t beaten the Boston Bruins in a game of hockey in over a year, and they could have to try again without their No. 2 scorer on Monday night. William Nylander, who missed Game 1 with an undisclosed injury, was on the ice for morning skate but stayed out with the […]

The Winnipeg Jets and Colorado Avalanche treated the 15,225 in attendance at Canada Life Centre to an abs0lute shooting gallery in Game 1 of their Western Conference first-round series on Sunday night. And much to the delight of the fans in Manitoba, it was the home team that came out on top after a shooter’s […]

The Vancouver Cancuks look for a 2-0 lead in the series as they host the Nashville Predators. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Predators-Canucks Game 2 prediction, pick, and how-to-watch. After a slow start to the game, the Predators got on the board with a goal from Jason Zucker at […]

Is there a better playoff matchup than the Battle of Florida? Game 1 between the Tampa Bay Lightning and Florida Panthers was another electric chapter between the two rivals, with an absolutely ridiculous 109 hits combined between the two clubs. Although it was the Cats that come out on top of the Bolts 3-2 on […]

The Florida Panthers look for a 2-0 lead in the series as they host the Tampa Bay Lightning. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Lightning-Panthers Game 2 prediction, pick, and how-to-watch. Game one of the series saw the Panthers strike first. Same Reinhart scored just 6:17 into the game to […]

The New York Rangers look for a 2-0 lead in the series as they host the Washington Capitals. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Capitals-Rangers Game 2 prediction, pick, and how-to-watch. In game one of the series, the two teams played to a scoreless tie in the first period. In […]

The Vancouver Canucks earned their first home playoff win since 2015 on Sunday night, sending the raucous 18,967 in attendance at Rogers Arena home happy after a 4-2 victory over the Nashville Predators in Game 1 of their Western Conference first-round series. The Nucks found themselves down 2-1 entering the third period, but managed two […]

The New York Rangers got off to a perfect postseason start in their quest to become the first President’s Trophy winners to capture the Stanley Cup since the 2013 Chicago Blackhawks. The Blueshirts beat the Washington Capitals 4-1 at Madison Square Garden on Sunday afternoon to take a 1-0 lead in their Eastern Conference first-round […]