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The New York Islanders will look for their first win of the 2025-26 season on Thursday against the Edmonton Oilers. While it has been a disappointing start on Long Island, their top prospect has been sensational. The Islanders’ No. 1 overall pick Matthew Schaefer has three points in three games, taking the league by storm. […]

The Detroit Red Wings are off to a decent if unspectacular start to the 2025-26 season, losing to the Montreal Canadiens on home ice before defeating the Toronto Maple Leafs in back-to-back games to improve to 2-1. One player who has endeared himself to his new head coach is rookie defenseman Axel Sandin-Pellikka. The 20-year-old […]

The New Jersey Devils are already facing some adversity in the early goings of the 2025-26 NHL season, and it’s been confirmed that they’ll be without one of the key members of the roster in goaltender Jacob Markstrom for the foreseeable future. Devils head coach Sheldon Keefe made the unfortunate announcement following practice on Wednesday […]

The Florida Panthers are coming off their first loss of the year, dropping a 5-2 final to the Philadelphia Flyers on Monday to move 3-1-0 on the year. The squad was without Dmitry Kulikov as he was injured in an earlier game with the Flyers, which the Panthers won 2-1 last Thursday night. Now, the […]

The Chicago Blackhawks got their first win of the year on Monday as the Hawks defeated the Utah Mammoth 3-1. Captain Nick Foligno got an assist on a powerplay goal by Andre Burakovsky in the third period, in what proved to be the game-winning goal. The team will now be without their captain as he […]

It’s been a tale of two New York Rangers teams early on in the 2025-26 National Hockey League season. The road version is 2-0, with 10 goals for and just one against. But the home version has been incompetent to a historic degree, failing to score a single time over three regulation losses to the […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins dropped to 2-2-0 on the year with a loss to the Anaheim Ducks on Tuesday night. Sidney Crosby, one of the greatest players in Penguins history, continues to play well, though. He recently added another milestone to his legendary career. ANOTHER MILESTONE FOR SID 🙌 Sidney Crosby now sits ninth all-time in career […]

The Boston Bruins do not look like a legitimate Stanley Cup contender or even a playoff team this season. Most of the NHL’s sharpest observers looked at the Bruins’ last-place finish in the Atlantic Division last season and decided that the era of the team serving as a legitimate playoff team was over and they […]

The New York Rangers dropped to 2-3-0 on the year. In the process, the Rangers made NHL history for a brutal reason, as they continue to fail to score at home. Now, Mika Zibanejad has spoken about the home struggles. “I don’t know if I should laugh or cry,” Zibanejad told the media after the […]

The Montreal Canadiens have made tremendous strides in their rebuilding process under general manager Kent Hughes and team president Jeff Gorton, and they’re being rewarded with new multiyear contracts to remain in place. On Tuesday, the Canadiens announced that both Hughes and Gorton had been extended for five years each, and they’ll be able to […]

The Montreal Canadiens opened Bell Centre for the 2025-26 NHL season on Tuesday against the Seattle Kraken. After a 2-1-0 road trip to start the season, they finally made their home debut. The Canadiens remembered Ken Dryden, the legendary goalie who died in September, with an incredible tribute. The Canadiens tribute video to the late […]

The New York Rangers have high expectations for the 2025-26 season under new head coach Mike Sullivan. They missed the playoffs last season, a precipitous fall from their Presidents’ Trophy win the year before. But four games into the new era, things are not going well on Broadway. After two periods against the Oilers on […]

The start of the 2025-26 NHL season has been nothing short of nightmarish for the Buffalo Sabres, who have scored two total goals over three regulation losses to begin the campaign. Getting off to an 0-3 start is brutal in its own right, but coupled with the fact that the roster has already been decimated […]

After starting the 2025-26 season off with a 5-4 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning last Thursday, the Ottawa Senators have stumbled a bit. Two straight losses, including a 4-1 defeat to the Nashville Predators in their home opener, have the Senators in an early-season lull. The home opener loss certainly stung, but Ottawa also […]

The Washington Capitals are 2-1-0 on the year, and prepare to face the Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday night. It is a fixture with two of the top 11 teams in the NHL Power Rankings. Still, the Caps will be without one of their forwards, as Pierre-Luc Dubois has been ruled out with an injury. […]

The Montreal Canadiens are still fresh off a huge move off the ice, as they recently inked Calder Trophy-winning blueliner Lane Hutson to an eight-year contract extension that comes with an annual average value of $8.85 million. But the Habs appear to be eyeing a couple more extensions, albeit ones that concern front office personnel, […]

It has been rough sailing in the early goings of the 2025-26 NHL regular season for Drew Doughty and the Los Angeles Kings. They are 1-2-1 through four games and after a failed comeback bid in a 4-3 loss via shootout at the hands of the Minnesota Wild on the road on Monday night. Despite […]

The Detroit Red Wings earned a second straight big win over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Monday afternoon, utilizing a Mason Appleton game-winner with under a minute left in regulation to secure a 3-2 victory at Scotiabank Arena. That came after the Wings beat the Leafs 6-3 on home ice on Saturday night. It’s a […]

The Chicago Blackhawks finally broke into the win column in the 2025-26 NHL regular season on Monday, as they defeated the Utah Mammoth at the United Center in Chicago, 3-1. After a scoreless first period, Chicago forward Ilya Mikheyev found the back of the net in the second frame to put his team on the […]

The New Jersey Devils have picked things up after dropping their 2025-26 NHL season opener against the Carolina Hurricanes last Thursday. Since then, New Jersey has won back-to-back games in enemy territories versus the Tampa Bay Lightning and the Columbus Blue Jackets via scores of 5-3 and 3-2, respectively. And the Devils haven’t even made […]

The Columbus Blue Jackets just completed their home opener for the 2025-26 campaign. Hopes were high for the Jackets heading into the season, and could still be, but the team dropped its first home game of the year, 3-2, to the New Jersey Devils. This led to head coach Dean Evason sharing some of his […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs dropped a second straight game. After the Leafs defeated the Montreal Canadiens in their first contest of the year, the team has played the Detroit Red Wings in their last two. In the second game, on home ice, top prospect Easton Cowan made his NHL debut. Cowan reflected on his debut […]

The Montreal Canadiens took care of a big piece of business on Monday. Lane Hutson signed an eight-year contract extension worth a little less than $9 million per season. It was important to lock down the young defenseman to a long-term contract. Doing so at the beginning of the season is also good news for […]

The St. Louis Blues are looking to make the Stanley Cup Playoffs once again this season. It’s certainly way too early to begin crowning playoff contenders. But it’s important for Brayden Schenn and his teammates to get off to a good start. Thanks to rookie Jimmy Snuggerud, St. Louis picked up a very important early-season […]

The Philadelphia Flyers traded for Trevor Zegras this offseason, hoping he could provide an impact. He needed a fresh start after struggling with the Anaheim Ducks over the last few seasons. It’s still early in the season. But on Monday night against the Florida Panthers, Zegras showed the sort of skill that made him a […]

Nashville Predators goaltender Juuse Saros stole the show with perhaps one of the best saves we will see all year in a 4-1 win over the Ottawa Senators. With less than five minutes to go in the third period, Saros helped the Senators retain their 2-0 lead when he dove and sprawled out to make […]

The Buffalo Sabres have now moved to 0-3-0 on the season. As the Sabres look to break a 14-year playoff drought, the team is not off to a solid start. Now, star player Tage Thompson has spoken out about the slow start to the season. “We have a long season to go. You guys are […]

The Ottawa Senators dropped to 1-2-0 on the season on Monday. Brady Tkachuk has been one of the top players in franchise history. Now, there is concern that he could be missing time as he left the game with the Nashville Predators with a hand injury. Brady Tkachuk has left the ice after an apparent […]

Forward Lucas Raymond did not return to the Detroit Red Wings’ Monday afternoon game against the Toronto Maple Leafs after sustaining an injury. Red Wings coach Todd McLellan did not have an update on the former Top-5 pick following the team’s 3-2 victory over the Maple Leafs. “I can’t tell you much,” McLellan told reporters, […]

The New York Islanders have dropped to 0-3-0 on the season, but they have a bright spot. Matthew Schaefer scored his first NHL goal in game two and extended his points streak in game three against the Winnipeg Jets. With an assist in the game with the Jets, his three-game point streak to start his […]

Winnipeg Jets coach Scott Arniel saw untapped potential when his squad took on Matthew Schaefer and his New York Islanders on Monday afternoon. Arniel likened the 2025 first-overall pick to one of the best defensemen in the league after he added yet another assist to his hot start to his 2025-26 rookie campaign. “I just made […]

What an incredible feeling it is to be back watching NHL hockey on a daily basis. And what a terrific first six days of the 2025-26 season it’s been, with multiple noteworthy feats being seen across the league. Arranging the second edition of ClutchPoints’ NHL Power Rankings was tricky, as a couple of expected bottom-feeders […]

Utah Mammoth defenseman Sean Durzi has experienced difficulties in remaining healthy, and he’ll be absent from the Mammoth lineup for the next several weeks following his latest ailment. Durzi was injured during his club’s overtime victory over the Nashville Predators at Bridgestone Arena, and it was soon confirmed by the team that he would miss […]

The Montreal Canadiens have secured another part of the future of the franchise. The Canadiens and Lane Hutson have agreed to an eight-year $70.8 million extension for the young blue-liner. This is a deal that will be solid for both sides in the long term. Hutson was the No. 62 overall pick of the Canadiens […]

The Montreal Canadiens are 2-1 early in a 2025-26 season full of expectations. After finally making the playoffs last year, they made a massive offseason trade for Noah Dobson, improving their blue line. However, his monstrous contract extension raised numerous questions about their Calder Trophy-winning defenseman. The Canadiens answered those questions, signing Lane Hutson to […]

The New York Islanders lost 4-2 to the Washington Capitals at UBS Arena on October 11. Despite the loss, the No. 1 pick of the 2025 draft, Matthew Schaefer scored what was his first NHL goal in his first home game, poking in a rebound early in the third to cut the deficit to 4–2. […]

Hockey fans had just one game to pay attention to on Sunday night. And it was a rather close affair. The New York Rangers looked to follow up two dominant victories with another on home ice. On the other side, goaltender Charlie Lindgren made his season debut for the Washington Capitals. And he played with […]

Brent Burns is on a quest for his first Cup in his NHL career, now playing for the Colorado Avalanche. This quest has now hit 1,500 games for Burns. Burns played in his 1,500th game in the third game of the season, and the league took notice. BURNZIE 1,500‼️ Brent Burns becomes just the eighth […]

Canadian left winger Jonah Gadjovich joined the Florida Panthers back in July 2023 after two seasons with the San Jose Sharks. The 55th pick of the 2017 NHL draft has since signed multiple deals, including a two-year extension back in March 2024 that keeps him with the Panthers until the 2025-26 season. The Panthers have […]