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The Los Angeles Kings have seemingly turned things around. Los Angeles fired head coach Todd McLellan after a rough slump leading into the NHL All-Star Game. So far, interim head coach Jim Hiller has overseen a run of six wins in their last eight games. As the NHL Trade Deadline nears, Los Angeles holds onto […]

The NHL trade deadline is just two weeks away, which means that teams looking to make last-minute moves have to start finalizing their decisions. Presently, one name being brought up ahead of March 8 is Calgary Flames goaltender Jacob Markstrom. The 34-year-old is having a stellar season, despite all the rumors going around. Still, there […]

The Vancouver Canucks are one of the most improved teams in the NHL and they are on track to win the Pacific Division crown as they hold a 10-point lead over the defending Stanley Cup champion Vegas Golden Knights. Center Elias Pettersson has been one of the team’s key performers and it’s clear the team […]

Marc-Andre Fleury is no stranger to getting traded, and the three-time Stanley Cup champion and surefire Hall of Famer could be on the move again ahead of the Mar. 8 NHL Trade Deadline. After being shipped from the Chicago Blackhawks to the Minnesota Wild back in 2022, he signed a two-year, $7 million contract extension […]

The Winnipeg Jets are having a good season this year as they are currently 34-15-5 on the year and they are in third place in the Central. The Jets are having success on the ice, but there haven’t been very many fans there to see it. Winnipeg fans haven’t been coming out to games, and […]

It’s no secret that no one in Newark is happy with how the 2023-24 New Jersey Devils’ season is going. A year removed from being a top-three team in the National Hockey League, Lindy Ruff’s club is on the outside looking in as of Friday. The problems were exacerbated by an embarrassing 5-1 loss at […]

The Arizona Coyotes recently signed Adam Ruzicka off waivers after being released by the Calgary Flames. However, the veteran center finds himself on the waiver once again after a rather questionable video surfaced online. For whatever reason, Adam Ruzicka posted a video on his Instagram Story that allegedly shows him being around drugs. The video […]

For the second straight year, the Boston Bruins boast one of the premier goaltending tandems in the National Hockey League. Linus Ullmark and Jeremy Swayman have continued to be excellent between the pipes in Beantown, one of the reasons the team has allowed the fifth fewest goals against in the league. But one of the […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins continue to battle for their playoff lives in the final two months of the 2023-24 campaign, and general manager Kyle Dubas added a relatively cheap piece to that effort on Thursday. Emil Benstrom, who has appeared in 204 regular-season games with the Columbus Blue Jackets since entering the league in 2019, was […]

The Montreal Canadiens are in the midst of a cold spell that’s seen the club drop four consecutive games and seven of nine dating back to Jan. 27. And after an ugly loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins on Thursday night, the Habs have fallen to 22-27-8 and a full 13 points back of the final […]

After dealing with a plethora of injuries throughout the first few months of the season, the New Jersey Devils are now almost fully healthy — with the exception of Dougie Hamilton, who remains on the injured list. But despite Jack Hughes returning to the lineup and making an immediate impact, the team is struggling mightily […]

After losing eight of nine games to end January and begin February, the Washington Capitals (60 points) desperately needed to regain some momentum. They have done just that following their third-straight victory on Thursday night, but it is coming at a potentially big cost. Winger and fan favorite TJ Oshie suffered a non-contact injury during […]

The Florida Panthers lost a 1-0 heartbreaker to the Carolina Hurricanes in a rematch of last season’s Eastern Conference Final and they also lost Matthew Tkachuk and Gustav Forsling in the first period. Both players suffered injuries early in the game and were unable to return for the Panthers. After the game, Panthers coach Paul […]

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 […]