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Matthew Tkachuk hasn’t played a hockey game since getting injured while playing for Team USA at the 4 Nations Face-Off in late February. But Florida Panthers head coach Paul Maurice provided a big update on the superstar on Saturday morning. “[Florida Panthers] coach Paul Maurice said the hope is Matthew Tkachuk returns to full practice […]

It’s been a difficult 2024-25 campaign for Carter Verhaeghe. The Florida Panthers forward — who has managed back-to-back 70+ point regular seasons — has contributed just 49 points in 78 games this year. Before scoring an empty net goal in a 3-1 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Tuesday, the 29-year-old hadn’t found the […]

Less than 48 hours after the Montreal Canadiens announced that Ivan Demidov was coming over from the KHL, his teammate — and former captain — will be heading to Raleigh. The Carolina Hurricanes officially signed Alexander Nikishin to a two-year entry-level contract on Friday, the team announced. “He has all the tools to be a […]

The Montreal Canadiens faced the Ottawa Senators on Friday night. The mission for Cole Caufield and his teammates was quite simple. A win clinches the franchise’s first Stanley Cup Playoff berth in an 82-game season since 2017. Unfortunately, they could not pull off the victory. The Senators scored just 28 seconds into the game on […]

Detroit Red Wings rookie Marco Kasper has certainly impressed in his first NHL season. The former eighth-overall pick made his NHL debut in 2023, but an injury limited him to one game. He started the 2024-25 campaign in the AHL but soon established himself in Detroit. Following a Red Wings coaching change, the Austrian forward […]

The Colorado Avalanche are preparing for the postseason, but their focus isn’t entirely on the run ahead. On Friday night, they monitored their AHL affiliate Colorado Eagles for a rather specific reason. Avalanche captain Gabriel Landeskog returned to the ice on Friday night against the Henderson Silver Knights. Landeskog played his first professional games since […]

The Colorado Avalanche are back in the Stanley Cup Playoffs in 2025. The Avalanche have emerged as one of the best teams in the NHL over the last several years. Including 2025, they have made the postseason eight years running. Gabriel Landeskog and company won hardware in 2022, defeating the Tampa Bay Lightning to lift […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins suffered a horrific start to the 2024-25 season. It was an unfortunate sign after nearly making the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs. They did end up turning things around despite fans calling for head coach Mike Sullivan to be fired. Unfortunately, it wasn’t enough, as Pittsburgh has been eliminated from playoff contention. The […]

While the Tampa Bay Lightning have been busy clinching another playoff spot, one of their former first-rounders had a breakout campaign in the collegiate ranks. Isaac Howard, a left winger for the Michigan State Spartans, won the 2025 Hobey Baker Award on Friday. The news was announced at an award ceremony in St. Louis, announced […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs are a Stanley Cup contender in 2025. The Stanley Cup Playoffs are about to start in around a week or so. Toronto is looking to overcome some postseason demons. But they may need to do so without defenseman Oliver Ekman-Larsson, at least to start. Ekman-Larsson played a team-high 25 minutes on […]

The Colorado Avalanche have two games left in the regular season, and they won’t risk the health of their two best players ahead of a hopeful Stanley Cup run. Head coach Jared Bednar clarified on Friday that both Nathan MacKinnon and Cale Makar won’t travel with the team on the road trip, per NHL.com. Jonathan […]

The Winnipeg Jets have the best record in the NHL, and while they’re an elite team on both ends of the ice, one of the biggest reasons this team is dominating is due to their netminder, Connor Hellebuyck. The American is having a Hart Trophy-worthy season and has actually now emerged as the favorite to […]

The Colorado Avalanche are anticipating the return of Gabriel Landeskog before the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs. The Colorado captain has not played a professional game since the 2022 Stanley Cup Final. However, this changes on Friday night. Landeskog returns to the ice for the AHL’s Colorado Eagles as part of a conditioning stint. The Avalanche […]

The Edmonton Oilers may not have Leon Draisaitl back quite yet, but they’re getting healthy in other areas ahead of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Mattias Ekholm and Stuart Skinner are expected to return from injury for Friday night’s matchup with the San Jose Sharks, per NHL.com. Ekholm has sat out 13 of the last 17 […]

Erik Karlsson and Patrik Laine must be sick of being in trade rumors. The two players seem to always be in the middle of it, which they can take in two ways. On one hand, it could mean opposing fan bases want them on their team. However, on the other hand, it could mean they […]

What happens when you have a backup goalie who should be a starter and a starting goalie who people think would be better as a backup or tandem option? You get a one-for-one goaltending trade between the Edmonton Oilers and Anaheim Ducks. John Gibson lost his starting job to Lukas Dostal, and the Ducks have […]

The Colorado Avalanche are headed to the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the seventh consecutive season. Nathan MacKinnon is in the MVP conversation, their trade deadline acquisitions are starting to blossom, and their new goalies are shining. But all season, an undercurrent has been there to get fans excited. Avalanche captain Gabriel Landeskog has not played […]

The Ottawa Senators have not been one of the last eight teams standing in the Eastern Conference since 2016-17. But nearly a decade after the franchise came within one victory of a trip to the Stanley Cup Final, captain Brady Tkachuk is leading his club back to the postseason. “I need to make sure I’m […]

The Montreal Canadiens will battle the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday at Scotiabank Arena. It will be a battle of Canadian teams as we continue our NHL odds series and make a Canadiens-Maple Leafs prediction and pick. The Canadiens lead the historic head-to-head series 357-316, with the rest of the results taking place in overtime. […]

The Colorado Avalanche will battle the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday at Crypto. It will be a potential playoff preview as we continue our NHL odds series and make an Avalanche-Kings prediction and pick. The Kings lead the head-to-head series 76-72-4. Ultimately, the Avs and Kings have split the last 10 games. So far, the […]

The New York Rangers will battle the Carolina Hurricanes on Saturday at the Lenovo Center. It will be a Metro Division showdown as we continue our NHL odds series and make a Rangers-Hurricanes prediction and pick. The Rangers lead the head-to-head series 99-72. Additionally, the Rangers are 7-3 over their past 10 games against the […]

The Washington Capitals will travel to Ohio to face the Columbus Blue Jackets. It will be a clash at Nationwide Arena as we continue our NHL odds series and make a Capitals-Blue Jackets prediction and pick. The Capitals lead the head-to-head series 12-1-1 over the past 14 games and 8-1-1 over the last 10 against […]

It may have taken a little longer than he wanted to, but Brad Marchand has now officially scored a goal for two different NHL franchises. The Florida Panthers forward found twine for the first time not as a member of the Boston Bruins in a 4-1 victory over the Detroit Red Wings at Amerant Bank […]

The Minnesota Wild continue their road trip through Canada as they face the Vancouver Canucks. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Wild-Canucks prediction and pick. The Wild enter Friday night at 43-29-7, which places them in fourth in the Central Division. Still, the Wild could clinch a playoff spot on […]

It is a Central Division battle as the Utah Hockey Club visits the Dallas Stars. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Utah Hockey Club-Stars prediction and pick. The Utah Hockey Club comes into the game at 36-30-13 on the year, which is good for sixth in the Central Division. The […]

The Vancouver Canucks are finally ending a disastrous 2024-25 season. A rift between JT Miller and Elias Pettersson forced the trade of the former and a soap opera of a season. They went from division champs in 2023-24 to missing the playoffs in 2024-25 and have big decisions to make. The Canucks are unlikely to […]

The Edmonton Oilers have not clinched their spot in the Stanley Cup Playoffs yet, but it is coming. With a 99.99 percent chance of making the dance, according to MoneyPuck, it’s fair to look ahead. Last year, they made it all the way to Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final before losing to the […]

The NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs are just over a week away, but who will win the Stanley Cup Finals? There have been six different champions over the last seven seasons, and this year is once again truly up for grabs. A surplus of star talent and blockbuster trades have made the league deep with talent, […]

The Montreal Canadiens signed Ivan Demidov to his first NHL contract just in time for the playoffs. After taking him fifth overall in 2024, the Russian spent this season in the KHL. Now, he makes the jump to the Habs for their first playoff series since 2021. Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman reported after the signing that […]

The Washington Capitals beat the Carolina Hurricanes 5-4 in a shootout on Friday. It was their first game since Alex Ovechkin broke Wayne Gretzky’s all-time goals record. The organization gave him gifts for breaking what was once seen as an unbreakable record. After the goal on Sunday, Wayne Gretzky said the Los Angeles Kings gave […]

On March 3, the St. Louis Blues lost to the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-3 in regulation. That was the last time they lost until April 7. The Blues went on a franchise record 12-game winning streak, all but securing their place in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. They needed every one of those wins and are coming […]

The New York Islanders are going to miss the playoffs for the second time in four years. They have not advanced in the postseason since the 2021 shortened season. That is one of many stats that prove things need to change on Long Island. Meanwhile, the Winnipeg Jets are headed toward a division title with […]

The New York Rangers have slim playoff hopes at this point in the season. However, they have playoff hopes nonetheless. New York faced its intrastate rival New York Islanders on Thursday night. While both teams had little else but pride to play for, the Blueshirts claimed bragging rights in an emphatic way. The Rangers dominated […]

The Winnipeg Jets are preparing for the Stanley Cup Playoffs at this time. Goalie Connor Hellebuyck has been dominant all season long. And the Jets certainly hope this continues in the postseason. On Thursday against the Stars, fans saw a preview of what Hellebuyck is like when he’s on top of his game. The Jets […]

As Utah HC wraps up its inaugural season, the team was officially eliminated from playoff contention this week. Utah currently holds a 36-30-12 record, sitting 11th in the Western Conference. But despite missing the postseason, there are a lot of reasons for hope with the franchise. The team has done a great job building around […]

In March, the Florida Panthers received stunning news surrounding defenseman Aaron Ekblad. Ekblad received a massive 20-game suspension following a violation of the NHL’s Performing Enhancement Substance policy, which was certainly a brutal blow for the Panthers at the time. Florida dealt with a rash of injuries before and after the suspension. Ekblad being out […]

The Vancouver Canucks were officially eliminated from playoff contention this week. Coming off a great 2023-24 season, it’s been a hugely disappointing year for the Canucks. The team finished first in the Pacific Division last year, with an impressive 50-23-9 record. They also found themselves a win away from the Western Conference Final, before being […]

When the Florida Panthers surprisingly completed a trade with the Boston Bruins right before the NHL trade deadline, the expectation was that the 36-year-old would be a postseason difference-maker. The reigning Stanley Cup champions were not supposed to lean on him heavily during the regular season, but injuries have put the veteran under the microscope […]

The Winnipeg Jets are back in the Stanley Cup Playoffs this year. Winnipeg made the dance last season, but things did not go too well. The Jets lost to the Colorado Avalanche in the first round of the postseason in 2024. In 2025, Connor Hellebuyck and company will look to bring a Stanley Cup north […]