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Alex Lyon and the Detroit Red Wings looked down and out in the month of March. They lost their comfortable standing in the Stanley Cup Playoffs race. And they seemed outmatched on the ice no matter who they played. However, Derek Lalonde and his team have reclaimed a playoff spot with five games to go. […]

There were long stretches during the 2023-24 NHL season when it looked like both Alex Ovechkin’s Washington Capitals and Sidney Crosby’s Pittsburgh Penguins would miss the postseason for the second straight year. The last time the Caps and Pens missed back-to-back playoffs, neither The Great Eight nor Sid The Kid had anything to do with […]

The Colorado Avalanche are getting some hopeful news about one of their best players. Avalanche winger Mikko Rantanen is heading to concussion protocol following an upper body hit he took in a recent game, per the Denver Post. The good news is that Rantanen is skating, and considered day-to-day. Rantanen’s injury status for Avalanche Rantanen […]

Referee Steve Kozari was involved in a scary NHL collision on the ice Saturday as the Pittsburgh Penguins hosted the Tampa Bay Lightning. The referee collided with Lightning defenseman Haydn Fleury, and both Kozari and the Tampa Bay player hit the ice hard as a result. Kozari momentarily lost consciousness and he was stretchered off […]

An unfortunate incident occurred Saturday during an intense NHL game between the Tampa Bay Lightning and Pittsburgh Penguins. A referee had to be taken off the ice on a stretcher after a brutal collision with Lightning player Haydn Fleury. https://twitter.com/jobootybooty/status/1776690406517846169?s=46&t=ml_FzB0aYnsAgsTIoouJtw The incident seemed completely unintentional, and both teams gathered on the ice to honor the […]

The Colorado Avalanche are getting some tough news about one of their best players. Avalanche forward Mikko Rantanen is getting evaluated following a tough injury he sustained in a game against the Edmonton Oilers on Friday. Rantanen got a rough hit in his upper body from Oiler Mattias Ekholm during the contest. Rantanen did not […]

Many expected Juraj Slafkovsky and the Montreal Canadiens would miss the Stanley Cup Playoffs. There were reasons to be excited about this team entering the 2023-24 NHL season. However, they still seemed a ways off from competing in an Atlantic Division that was loaded with talent. That ended up being the case this season. The […]

Matty Beniers and the Seattle Kraken gave their fans plenty to be optimistic about entering the 2023-24 NHL season. Seattle made a surprising run the year prior, earning 100 points and making the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Furthermore, they took down the defending Stanley Cup champion Colorado Avalanche in the first round. The Kraken came within […]

The Florida Panthers are legitimate contenders heading into the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs. One major reason for this is the emergence of superstar forward Matthew Tkachuk. We saw the beginning of this emergence in 2021-22 when Tkachuk played his last season with the Calgary Flames. Now, though, his star power has gone beyond the game […]

The Dallas Stars are gearing up for the Stanley Cup Playoffs. However, Dallas is in need of some reinforcements. Those reinforcements are coming by way of one of their young players. Former first-round pick Mavrik Bourque is being recalled from the AHL’s Texas Stars, general manager Jim Nill announced on Friday. Bourque was drafted in […]

An important part of the Toronto Maple Leafs lineup is expected to return to action when the team takes the ice Saturday night in Montreal against the Canadiens. Right winger Mitch Marner is expected to be in uniform and will take his regular shift and play on the Toronto power play as he returns from […]

The Vancouver Canucks have been without Elias Lindholm since March 24, and the Swede could remain out of the lineup for at least the next couple of weeks. The 29-year-old might not be an option for the Canucks until the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs, according to NHL insider Elliotte Friedman. “Lindholm has been difficult to […]

Make that 400 goals for the captain. After failing to score in 10 consecutive games, Brad Marchand finally hit No. 400 in a 4-1 triumph over the Carolina Hurricanes in Raleigh on Thursday night. It was an impressive win for the B’s, who took down one of the NHL’s hottest teams to improve to 45-17-15 […]

The Vancouver Canucks are in the midst of their best season since Daniel and Henrik Sedin were still the driving forces of the offense. The Canucks led the Western Conference for long stretches of the 2023-24 campaign, and currently sit three points back of the Dallas Stars with six games to go. They do still […]

Washington Capitals coach Spencer Carbery called Thursday’s tilt with the Pittsburgh Penguins the team’s “biggest game of the year” — but it was Sidney Crosby and co. who came out on top in a critical matchup at Capital One Arena. The Pens beat the Caps 4-1, in the process moving to just one point back […]

Entering play with their second game in as many nights, the Colorado Avalanche will seek to add another contest into the win column when they take on the Edmonton Oilers. Join us for our NHL odds series where our Avalanche-Oilers prediction and pick will be revealed. Currently trailing the Dallas Stars by three points in […]

The Arizona Coyotes declared on Thursday night their determination to win a land auction that could be a crucial step toward allowing the NHL club to stay in the Phoenix area, resolving years of uncertainty surrounding their arena situation. After the Arizona State Land Department released a public land auction notice for 110 acres of […]

The seemingly long wait for Boston Bruins captain Brad Marchand is finally over. The left wing scored the 400th goal of his career early in the first period of Boston’s road game against the Carolina Hurricanes Thursday night. Brad Marchand finally gets the monkey off his back. pic.twitter.com/S07qDsDvbJ — Conor Ryan (@ConorRyan_93) April 4, 2024 […]

Chicago Blackhawks rookie Connor Bedard was one of the most hyped prospects to come into the league since Connor McDavid before this season and with his rookie campaign now coming to a close, the youngster is reflecting on how things unfolded. The NHL is always an adjustment for young players but Bedard managed to show […]

Philadelphia Flyers head coach John Tortorella has been making headlines on what seems like a weekly basis in 2023-24. He has taken a roster that was widely expected to miss the playoffs in a rebuild year, and has it on the verge of a postseason berth with under two weeks left in the regular-season. As […]

The Florida Panthers have been rolling in 2023-24 and will head into the NHL Playoffs as a legitimate Stanley Cup contender. But, Paul Maurice’s squad is slumping at the moment and was just dealt a crushing blow, with star defenceman Aaron Ekblad suffering a lower-body injury in Tuesday’s defeat to the Montreal Canadiens, which forced […]

Gary Bettman’s net worth in 2025 is $39 million. Bettman is an American sports executive who currently serves as the commissioner of the National Hockey League. He has also served with the National Basketball Association. Let’s look at Gary Bettman’s net worth in 2025. What is Gary Bettman’s net worth in 2025?: $39 million (estimate) […]

The New York Rangers came away with a 4-3 win over the New Jersey Devils on Wednesday night, but the line brawl that took place at the beginning of the game caught the attention of the hockey world. Rangers head coach Peter Laviolette reiterated that the brawl was not planned ahead of the game. “We […]

The Montreal Canadiens are in the midst of another disappointing NHL campaign as the rebuild continues. The Habs are 29-33-12, dead last in the Atlantic Division, and on the verge of being mathematically eliminated from postseason contention with eight games left. Although it’s been another challenging year, things haven’t been easy in Quebec. Montreal has […]

In an unprecedented collaboration, TNT Sports, Warner Bros. Games, and the National Hockey League (NHL) are joining forces to present the “MultiVersus NHL Face-Off” on Sunday, April 14. This groundbreaking event will blend the animated excitement of Warner Bros. Discovery’s cherished characters with the real-life thrills of NHL hockey, marking a significant milestone in entertainment […]

The Dallas Stars continue to play their best hockey of the season at the perfect time. Fresh off blanking the Edmonton Oilers 5-0 on Wednesday night, the squad has won eight games in a row to vault into first-place in the Western Conference. That’s a franchise record; no Stars team has ever won more than […]

When the Boston Bruins acquired three-time Stanley Cup champion Pat Maroon at the 2024 NHL trade deadline, they probably thought he’d be in the lineup by now. The 35-year-old is still recovering from an injury he suffered while a member of the Minnesota Wild back at the end of January. The ailment led to back […]

The Tampa Bay Lightning are no stranger to deep Stanley Cup playoff runs, having made three of them in the last four seasons — and winning the franchise’s second and third championships in the process. The Bolts were two victories away from a three-peat in 2022, losing in a six-game battle to the Colorado Avalanche […]

The Washington Capitals hold the inside track to claim the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference. However, they are far from comfortable in their position. Head coach Spencer Carbery and his team are gearing up for a showdown with the Pittsburgh Penguins on Thursday with major implications for the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Carbery addressed […]

The Nashville Predators are one of the hottest teams in the NHL right now. Captain Roman Josi and veteran defender Ryan McDonagh are just two of the main contributors to this effort. However, in McDonagh’s eyes, the Predators captain is the true driving force behind Nashville’s current success. McDonagh spoke about Josi’s impact on the […]

Tampa Bay Lightning star Nikita Kucherov is staking his claim as the best player in the game. That debate is still very much open for discussion. However, Kucherov’s place as a Lightning legend is a little less debatable. On Wednesday night, the Russian superstar further established his legacy in Tampa Bay. Kucherov recorded three assists […]

Say what you will about the current state of these teams, but there is no love lost between the New York Rangers and New Jersey Devils. We saw this a few weeks ago after Matt Rempe’s hit on Jonas Siegenthaler. On Wednesday, though, Travis Green and Peter Laviolette had their teams hash things out even […]

Philadelphia Flyers head coach John Tortorella is certainly no stranger to controversy. Whether it’s his take on the team before his first game or his decisions regarding the gameday lineup, Tortorella does whatever he thinks is best for his team. His methods generate criticism here and there, but the veteran bench boss doesn’t shy away […]

The New Jersey Devils and New York Rangers already have a long-standing history of beef. These cross-river rivals have not relented in sending messages and getting into fistfights with one another since 1982. A new chapter was added to this back on March 11th when Peter Laviolette and Travis Green’s squads faced each other. Matt […]

Florida Panthers winger Sam Reinhart is in an interesting situation this season as he prepares to enter free agency this offseason, but he does not seem concerned about a potential extension or his upcoming free agency as he is having a career year and the Panthers are preparing for the Stanley Cup Playoffs. “It hasn’t […]

Connor Bedard has played a lot of hockey over the last few years as he transitioned from a highly-touted prospect to a budding star in the NHL. The Chicago Blackhawks’ star rookie might have more ice time on his plate after the NHL’s regular season concludes after Team Canada contacted Bedard to gauge his interest […]

Tuesday was a special one for the Buffalo Sabres, who hosted Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals. Although chances of making the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs are not looking good, the Sabres had something to celebrate in the meeting with the Caps, as it was the 1,000th game in the NHL of no other than […]

Two of the top teams in the Western Conference face off as the Edmonton Oilers visit the Dallas Stars. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with an Oilers-Stars prediction, pick, and how-to-watch. The Oilers enter the game sitting at 45-23-5 on the year, good for second in the Pacific division. They have […]

It is an Atlantic Division battle as the Tampa Bay Lighting faces the Toronto Maple Leafs. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Lightning-Maple Leafs prediction, pick, and how-to-watch. The Lightning come into the game sitting at 41-26-7 on the year and are coming off a game with the Detroit Red […]