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The St. Louis Blues and San Jose Sharks may not have been a must-watch game over the past few seasons. However, the debuts of Will Smith and Macklin Celebrini for the Sharks will have plenty tuning in on Thursday night. The Blues are 1-0 after starting the season with a 3-2 victory over the Seattle […]

The Columbus Blue Jackets begin an emotional season when they visit the Minnesota Wild in their home opener. It’ll be a difficult season for Columbus with an already depleted roster after losing their captain to a disappointing injury in the preseason. It’s time for an NHL odds, prediction, and pick for the Blue Jackets-Wild matchup. […]

The Dallas Stars and Nashville Predators will be two of the best teams in the Western Conference this season, which makes this game a must-watch season opener. Bridgestone Arena should be rocking for their new-look Predators in this game, and it’ll be our first glimpse at some new faces in the mustard-yellow uniforms. It’s time […]

The Florida Panthers opened their 2024-25 season with a win over the Boston Bruins on Tuesday night. Florida is hoping to defend their Stanley Cup championship this season. And before Tuesday’s contest, the Panthers signed one of the members of their core. The Panthers signed Carter Verhaeghe to an eight-year contract extension, the team confirmed. […]

New York Rangers goalie Igor Shesterkin shutout the Penguins on Wednesday night to open the 2024-25 season. Shesterkin became the first New York goalie to record a season-opening shutout since Gump Worsley in 1956. This performance comes after reports that Shesterkin rejected a major contract offer from the Rangers before the season began. However, the […]

The Montreal Canadiens faced off against their longtime division rivals and fellow Original Six team, the Toronto Maple Leafs, on Wednesday night at Bell Centre to kick off the 2024-25 NHL season. Thanks to the superhuman performance of goaltender Sam Montembeault, the Canadiens secured the two points up for grabs with a 1-0 win. Montembeault […]

The National Hockey League is back! The New York Rangers began their 2024-25 season on Wednesday night with a clash against Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins. However, it was not Crosby who stole the show on Wednesday. That distinction belongs to Rangers goaltender Igor Shesterkin, who could not be beaten in this first game. […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs have begun their 2024-25 season as they take on the Montreal Canadiens on Wednesday. The Maple Leafs are hoping to make the playoffs after making some interesting moves this summer. However, it appears as if the team is not finished making moves. Timothy Liljegren could be heading out of town, according […]

The Montreal Canadiens are in action against their historic Original Six and Atlantic Division foe Toronto Maple Leafs at Bell Centre, and have taken a 1-0 lead into the dressing room after 40 minutes of play thanks to Habs forward Cole Caufield, who struck on the power play. The only goal of the game through the […]

The Vancouver Canucks are about to begin their 2024-25 season on Wednesday night. For forward JT Miller, though, this game is more than a season-opening contest. Miller will skate in his 800th career game when Vancouver takes the ice against the Calgary Flames. Miller has certainly had an interesting career up to this point. Over […]

The Ottawa Senators are about to drop the puck on the 2024-25 NHL season. However, they took time on Wednesday to take care of some off-the-ice business before their first game. The Senators signed Linus Ullmark to a contract extension, the team confirmed. Ullmark is signed for this season, so his extension kicks in on […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs faced early adversity as they began the 2024-25 NHL season, with the announcement that goaltender Joseph Woll has been placed on Injured Reserve and will miss at least the first three games. In his absence, the Leafs will rely on Anthony Stolarz, who is entering his first year with the team […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs decided over the summer that Joseph Woll was the goaltender they intended to move forward with, and allowed Ilya Samsonov to depart via free agency. The team also secured the services of Florida Panthers goaltender Anthony Stolarz to be his backup. However, the Leafs and Woll have been dealt some adversity […]

It’s hard to argue that Igor Shesterkin isn’t the best current goaltender in the National Hockey League — and the New York Rangers know that. So much so that they reportedly offered the Russian $88 million over eight years on a new contract extension, which would have made him the highest-paid netminder in league history. […]

History unfolded in Seattle Tuesday as the Seattle Kraken played their season-opener against the St. Louis Blues. The Kraken lost the game 3-2, but there was plenty to cheer about for the Seattle crowd. Most notably, a pregame applause for assistant coach Jessica Campbell was a highlight of the Kraken’s first game. Campbell is the […]

Kirill Kaprizov has been the heart and soul of the Minnesota Wild since he made his National Hockey League debut back in 2020-21. The Russian superstar has emerged into one of the best wingers in the league, and the front office in Saint Paul should be doing everything in its power to lock up the […]

It has been a banner year for women in sports. Caitlin Clark has taken the WNBA world by storm and created a new market for the league. The Professional Women’s Hockey League began as an opportunity for women hockey players to make a living like the WNBA. Now, a new woman is trying to carve […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs begin their 2024-25 campaign on Wednesday night against the Montreal Canadiens, but they will be without No. 1 goaltender Joseph Woll. The 26-year-old is battling a lower-body injury, which means Anthony Stolarz is set to start, per TSN’s Mark Masters. However, head coach Craig Berube hasn’t ruled Woll out for Thursday’s […]

Pittsburgh Penguins rookie Rutger McGroarty will be thrown right into the fire when he makes his National Hockey League debut against the reigning President’s Trophy-winning New York Rangers at PPG Paints Arena on Wednesday night. The 20-year-old forward made the opening day roster after being acquired from the Winnipeg Jets in a one-for-one trade at […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs will run it back with the ‘Core Four’ of Auston Matthews, William Nylander, John Tavares and Mitch Marner in 2024-25 — but it could be the last time all four star forwards call the city home. Although Matthews and Nylander are locked up long-term, both Tavares and Marner are set to […]

All eyes were on the Utah Hockey Club on Tuesday night, as they made their NHL debut with a 5-2 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks. Everyone in Utah was tuning in to see how their new hockey team would fare, and that included Utah Jazz star guard Jordan Clarkson, who was pretty fired up to […]

Ottawa Senators goaltender Linus Ullmark will make his debut with his new squad on Thursday night — and it’ll be the first of many starts after the Swede was locked up by the Sens on Wednesday morning. “Four years. $8.25 mil per for Ullmark and the Senators,” reported TSN hockey insider Darren Dreger. It’s a nice […]

After winning the President’s Trophy as the NHL’s top team in 2023-24 — and failing to turn it into a Stanley Cup championship — the New York Rangers are not getting any younger as they continue to chase an elusive ring. Despite boasting a superstar core, the Blueshirts have been unable to get over the […]

The Utah Hockey Club debuted in the National Hockey League in an auspicious fashion, defeating the Chicago Blackhawks 5-2 to open the 2024-2025 campaign. While the victory gave hockey fans in Utah something to smile about, the loss also gave Blackhawks fans something to cheer about, either. Blackhawks center and reigning Calder Trophy winner Connor […]

The Boston Bruins suffered a tough 6-4 loss to the Florida Panthers on Tuesday night, as the Panthers celebrated raising their first-ever Stanley Cup championship banner at Amerant Bank Arena. Although the Bruins managed to narrow the score late in the game, they trailed for most of the night, having been outshot and outworked. A […]

When a team finally reaches the mountaintop after falling short in previous years, there is some concern that players will relent a little and succumb to a lapse, commonly known as a championship hangover. Well, the Florida Panthers are starting the 2024-25 campaign at full throttle, six weeks after winning their first-ever Stanley Cup title. […]

The Florida Panthers are coming off a stellar 2023-24 season run. After battling through several opponents, the Panthers won the 2024 Stanley Cup Finals. Sixth-year center Carter Verhaeghe has been an integral part of the team’s success, and he and the Panthers agreed to a sizeable contract extension following the team’s win over the Boston […]

History was made in Salt Lake City on Tuesday night, as the Utah Hockey Club, formerly the Arizona Coyotes, played their first-ever regular season game in Delta Center since their relocation following years of bankruptcy and ownership issues. Their first opponent on their new home ice is the Chicago Blackhawks, led by 2023 first overall […]

The Boston Bruins stumbled out of the gate in the 2024-25 NHL season, dropping their opening game against the defending Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers; the final score was 6-4. Not only did first-year Bruins goaltender Joonas Korpisalo struggle mightily by allowing six goals on 35 shots, but he also had insult added to injury […]

The Seattle Kraken lost their home opener 3-2 to the St. Louis Blues on Tuesday. The focus, however, was behind the bench where the team made history. Assistant coach Jessica Campbell became the first woman to ever coach in an NHL game in the Kraken-Blues matchup. Fans took to social media to react to the […]

The Florida Panthers began their Stanley Cup defense on Tuesday evening against the Boston Bruins and won in convincing fashion. In the process, Aleksander Barkov put himself in exclusive company with the likes of Wayne Gretzky and Jaromir Jagr. The Panthers captain collected an assist for his 10th consecutive home opener. Via NHL PR: “Aleksander […]

The Boston Bruins are getting a harsh introduction to life with Joonas Korpisalo as their starting goaltender for Tuesday night’s regular-season opener against the defending Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers, and fans are already voicing their frustrations. In his first Bruins start, Korpisalo has struggled mightily, allowing five goals by the middle of the second […]

Hockey fans, we finally made it to NHL opening day. It’s been exactly 107 days since one of the most thrilling Stanley Cup Finals in recent memory concluded, with the Florida Panthers avoiding the epic collapse in Game 7 and defeating the Edmonton Oilers 2-1 to capture their first ever championship. It was elation for […]

The Colorado Avalanche will open their season with the Vegas Golden Knights on Wednesday at the T-Mobile Arena. We’re live from Sin City as we share our NHL odds series and make an Avalanche-Golden Knights prediction and pick. The Avalanche went 50-25-7 last season and had a good run after beating the Winnipeg Jets in […]

It’s a battle of Canada, as the Winnipeg Jets battle the Edmonton Oilers to open the season. We’re live from Rogers Place in Alberta, Canada, as we share our NHL odds series and make a Jets-Oilers prediction and pick. The Jets are coming off a season that saw them go 52-24-6. However, their season fell […]

The Calgary Flames will open the season with a showdown with the Vancouver Canucks. It’s a battle for Western Canada as we share our NHL odds series and make a Flames-Canucks prediction and pick. The Flames went 38-39-5 last season, missing the playoffs. Unfortunately, everything crashed for them, as they could not do much. Calgary […]

The New York Rangers and Pittsburgh Penguins begin their season with a Metropolitan Division rivalry matchup on TNT. Despite the Penguins falling behind on talent compared to the rest of the conference, Sidney Crosby will always bring the hype on opening night. There is also hype around the Rangers this season as they try to […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs take on the Montreal Canadiens as both teams hit the ice for the first game of the season! Below we will continue our NHL odds series with a Maple Leafs-Canadiens prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. Here are the NHL odds, courtesy of […]

The New York Rangers have a monumental task ahead as star goaltender Igor Shesterkin enters the final season of his contract, positioning himself for what could become the largest deal for a goalie in NHL history. However, if recent reports from former Rangers goaltender and current NHL analyst Kevin Weekes are accurate, the team is […]