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Washington Capitals forward Tom Wilson has been suspended for six games due to a high-sticking incident involving Noah Gregor during Wednesday’s game against the Toronto Maple Leafs. Wilson’s suspension came after an in-person hearing on Friday, reflecting the seriousness of the incident. This lengthier suspension is attributed to the severity of the play and Wilson’s […]

Jake Guentzel has fit like a glove with the Carolina Hurricanes. The 29-year-old has scored eight points in his first six games in Raleigh, and the club has won five consecutive games in the process. Even without Sidney Crosby, Guentzel is still a star; that’s despite him missing a month of the season with injury […]

The Vegas Golden Knights were active once again at the trade deadline this year, looking towards possible back-to-back Stanley Cups. The team made several moves leading up to the deadline, adding both Noah Hanifin and Anthony Mantha. However, the most surprising addition came on deadline day itself, when Vegas acquired Tomas Hertl from the San […]

The Johnny Gaudreau experiment has not quite worked out as planned in Ohio. After posting a ridiculous 115 points with the Calgary Flames in 2021-22, he’s struggled to come anywhere close to that level of production with the Columbus Blue Jackets. In his first season with the team, Johnny Hockey managed just 21 goals and […]

When the 2023-24 National Hockey League season began, the Nashville Predators were widely written off as a non-playoff team. But with 12 games left in the campaign, they’re looking like one of the best clubs in the NHL. Period. And the roster achieved an incredible piece of franchise history after a phenomenal 3-0 shutout win […]

The Carolina Hurricanes loaded up at the trade deadline, acquiring not one, but two high-end forwards to prepare for a deep playoff run. Adding Jake Guentzel – the top trade piece available – was the most notable move of the entire deadline. However, the Hurricanes followed up with another sneaky addition to their forward group […]

Currently sitting at the bottom of the Eastern Conference, the Columbus Blue Jackets are set to miss the playoffs for a fourth consecutive season. It’s not an overly new position, given the organization struggled through much of their first 15 years in the NFL. Between their inaugural season in 2000-21 and 2015-16, the team reached […]

The Philadelphia Flyers are on the road tonight against the Metropolitan Division rival Carolina Hurricanes. Captain Sean Couturier was mysteriously benched by Flyers head coach John Tortorella for the team’s last game against the Toronto Maple Leafs, which Philadelphia won by the score of 4-3. The Flyers have been one of the surprise stories of […]

The Washington Capitals are in the hunt for a Wild Card spot in the Eastern Conference, as they find themselves just one point behind the Detroit Red Wings in the standings heading into play on Thursday night. However, the Capitals may be getting dealt a pretty big blow in the form of a potential suspension […]

The NHL is wrapping up its annual GM Meetings this week. Every year, general managers from across the league meet to discuss potential rule changes for the next season. One hot topic this time around was the league’s long-term injured reserve (LTIR) rule. And Detroit Red Wings general manager Steve Yzerman dropped a rather interesting […]

The hockey world was stunned on Tuesday night when news broke that former Washington Capitals forward Chris Simon had passed away. Washington paid tribute to the late forward on Wednesday when they played the Toronto Maple Leafs. The tributes didn’t stop there, though, as Maple Leafs forward Max Domi made a rather classy gesture post-game. […]

The Montreal Canadiens are working through their rebuild still. While they’ve had a rather respectable season on the ice, the Habs still have a ways to go. Head coach Martin St. Louis, who is currently away from the team, has made a noticeable impact on his young players. That includes Kaiden Guhle, one of their […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs got a big win over the Washington Capitals on Wednesday night that featured fireworks from one of the team’s top scorers. The Leafs won 7-3 on the road in D.C. as star center Auston Matthews showed off his franchise-best skills with Capitals legend Alex Ovechkin forced to watch. The incredible performance […]

The San Jose Sharks are one of the worst teams in the NHL right now. This was the case prior to their 8-2 loss to the Nashville Predators on Tuesday. That said, that loss certainly didn’t help matters. However, head coach David Quinn could look at Nashville as a source of hope for a late-season […]

The Colorado Avalanche are gearing up for another run in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. General manager Chris MacFarland added major pieces at the NHL Trade Deadline to aid in that effort. However, his biggest addition may not come through trade. Colorado’s biggest addition could simply be getting captain Gabriel Landeskog back on the ice. However, […]

Loss often pushes people to the point of not being able to perform properly while grieving. Aryna Sabalenka might have to face this reality. She, along with the rest of the world, has just found out that Konstantin Koltsov recently passed away. Regardless, the Belarusian tennis legend will still push through with her Round of […]

The Minnesota Wild are continuing to climb up the Western Conference playoff picture, at one point in 2024 looking like an afterthought to advance to the postseason but now just three points back of the final wildcard berth with 13 games left. The team took another step closer to returning to the dance at the […]

The Detroit Red Wings have struggled mightily over the last three weeks, recently finding themselves mired in a seven-game skid on the heels of six consecutive wins. The Wings have fallen to 35-28-6, and are holding onto the final wildcard berth in the Eastern Conference for dear life. The Washington Capitals are just one point […]

Former National Hockey League forward Chris Simon tragically passed away at the age of 52, his family confirmed in a statement on Tuesday. The cause of death was suicide. In the statement, Simon’s family claimed CTE (chronic traumatic encephalopathy) was a factor in the former NHL enforcer’s death. “The family strongly believes and witnessed firsthand, […]

EA has announced the impending shutdown of NHL 20‘s online services, scheduled for September 16, 2024. This move is part of EA’s routine practice of discontinuing online support for its older game titles, a strategy that, while understandable from a business standpoint, often leaves the game’s community disheartened. EA To Shut Down NHL 20’s Servers […]

When Kyle Dubas and the Pittsburgh Penguins traded franchise cornerstone Jake Guentzel to the Carolina Hurricanes, it looked like the club was waving the white flag on the 2023-24 season. The Pens were fading away in the Eastern Conference playoff picture, exacerbated by a seven-loss-in-eight-game stretch between Feb. 29 – Mar. 12. Things haven’t improved […]

For the first time in a decade, an NHL captain was a healthy scratch – outside of resting for the playoffs – when Philadelphia Flyers captain Sean Couturier was removed from the lineup for Philly’s game against the Toronto Maple Leafs on Tuesday. The Flyers won the game 4-3, earning two crucial points as they […]

NHL Breakaway, the National Hockey League’s latest venture into the NFTs and digital collectible technology, features an exciting new way to re-live old-school signature collecting. Signature Quest allows for what Breakaway calls a “unique collectible crafting experience”. So, if you love NHL, NFTs, or just plain autograph hunting, this may be worthwhile to check out. […]

Vancouver Canucks star Quinn Hughes came up huge for his team Tuesday night against the Buffalo Sabres. He also had the entire Rogers Arena going off when he laid out Sabres forward Victor Olofsson with a nasty open-ice hit in the first period. “You don’t see that much from me. It was a good feeling,” […]

New York Islanders coach Patrick Roy is having a tough time of it lately. The Islanders’ leader is frustrated with how his team played in a 4-3 overtime loss to the Ottawa Senators on Saturday, which was followed by a 5-2 loss to the New York Rangers on Sunday and a 4-1 beating at the […]

The departure of Jake Guentzel from the Pittsburgh Penguins triggered plenty of emotions. After all, he was one of the Pens’ integral pieces during his time with the team alongside the likes of Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin. But now that he’s playing for the Carolina Hurricanes and out of Crosby’s shadow, Guentzel continues to […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs’ Mitch Marner is having an outstanding season with 51 assists, tied for the team lead, and 76 points on the season, good for third among all Leafs players. His injury status has been a hot topic of conversation recently and many fans are just now waking up to the news. Recently, […]

The Los Angeles Kings are getting a boost for their Tuesday night’s meeting with Connor Bedard and the Chicago Blackhawks at home, with Viktor Arvidsson expected to finally see action for the first time since February, according to NHL’s website. “Arvidsson has missed the past 13 games after the forward was injured during his only […]

It wasn’t too long ago that the Detroit Red Wings were the hottest team in the NHL. They had rattled off six wins in a row, and they jumped up to No. 6 in the East standings. A lot has changed since that sixth win in a row. The Red Wings have now lost eight […]

The New York Rangers continue to occupy the top spot in the Metropolitan Division, but they’ll have to face the stretch run without one of their most important defensemen after Ryan Lindgren was injured in Sunday’s 5-2 win over the New York Islanders. The defensive stalwart is set to miss “a few weeks” according to […]

The Nashville Predators continue to surge in the back half of 2023-24, but they’ll have to spend the next few weeks without the league’s most prolific hitter after Jeremy Lauzon was deemed week-to-week on Tuesday, per NHL.com. Lauzon joins fellow defensemen Dante Fabbro and Spencer Stastney on the shelf; both were labelled week-to-week over the […]

Just a month after he was named captain of the Philadelphia Flyers, Sean Couturier will watch from the press box for maybe his team’s most critical game of the 2023-24 season. The veteran center will be a healthy scratch for Tuesday night’s home clash against the Toronto Maple Leafs at Wells Fargo Center, head coach […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins and Kyle Dubas made the difficult decision to trade winger Jake Guentzel to the Carolina Hurricanes ahead of the NHL Trade Deadline, and Dubas spoke about how the departure of Guentzel was felt throughout the Penguins organization. “Yeah, and I wasn’t there the whole time with him, but I could feel internally […]

Sunday night was a night to forget for Thomas Chabot and the Ottawa Senators. Ottawa took on the Carolina Hurricanes, and they fell apart. The Hurricanes defeated Ottawa 7-2 on the strength of a four-goal third period onslaught. After the game, Chabot delivered a rather straightforward reaction. The Senators defenseman acknowledged the team had chances […]

The Washington Capitals pulled off the most important win of their season thus far. Washington received a star performance from Alex Ovechkin to defeat the Calgary Flames. As a result, they occupy the Eastern Conference’s final playoff spot. Ovechkin may have claimed headlines, but Dylan Strome wants the world to know who Nic Dowd is. […]

Washington Capitals superstar Alex Ovechkin started the 2023-24 NHL season rather slowly. In fact, he hit career lows on a few occasions in the first half of the year. However, the future Hall of Famer has bounced back in a huge way. And on Monday, he entered rather exclusive company against the Calgary Flames. Ovechkin […]

The Montreal Canadiens made a major decision regarding a top-five pick from the 2023 NHL Draft. Defenseman David Reinbacher is headed to North America after playing in Switzerland this season. The Habs assigned the 19-year-old rearguard to Laval Rocket of the AHL. And the young defender has a supporter in forward Juraj Slafkovsky. Slafkovsky faced […]

The Montreal Canadiens will be without head coach Martin St. Louis for the foreseeable future. St. Louis left the Habs recently to attend to a family matter. General manager Kent Hughes has recently commented on the situation. However, there is still no timeline for when St. Louis will return to the bench. Hughes told reporters […]

The Carolina Hurricanes were extremely active at the NHL Trade Deadline. Carolina swung two massive trades for now-former division rivals. First, they acquired pending free agent Jake Guentzel from the Pittsburgh Penguins. After that, they made a shocking move with the Washington Capitals for Evgeny Kuznetsov. Both players have played a few games with their […]