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The Washington Capitals shouldn’t have made the playoffs. They had the worst goal differential since 1991, finishing with a -36. The New York Rangers finished with 114 points and won the President’s Trophy. They had a +53 goal differential, 89 goals better than their opponents. It would be easy to count the Capitals out of […]

The New York Rangers enter the Stanley Cup Playoffs atop the NHL. The Blueshirts finished the regular season as winners of the Presidents Trophy for claiming the league’s best record. That certainly gives them a ton of momentum heading into their first-round matchup with the Washington Capitals. The Rangers have come close in recent playoffs […]

The Florida Panthers have won the Atlantic Divison for the second time in three seasons. As a result, they head into the Stanley Cup Playoffs with an intense intrastate matchup waiting for them. Florida has drawn the Tampa Bay Lightning in the first round. And it’s a matchup that could stand as one of the […]

The Colorado Avalanche are back in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. And they have had some time to prepare for their first-round opponent. Colorado’s matchup with the Winnipeg Jets was the first matchup of the postseason to be confirmed this year. It should be a great series, and we even saw a preview near the end […]

The Tampa Bay Lightning entered the 2023-24 season looking to prove a point. Tampa Bay had gone to three straight Stanley Cup Finals before the 2023 postseason. However, they suffered a shock defeat at the hands of the Toronto Maple Leafs. Now, they have a chance to make up for that first-round exit this year […]

The Stanley Cup Playoffs are finally upon us. On Saturday, the NHL begins its postseason tournament to crown a champion. Among the challengers are the Washington Capitals, who have a tough first-round matchup. They take on the Presidents Trophy-winning New York Rangers in the opening round. For a while, it felt as if the Capitals […]

It’s important to differentiate between the Ted Lindsay Award that goes to the NHL’s Most Outstanding Player and the Hart Trophy which is awarded to the league’s Most Valuable Player. It is a very difficult and narrow differentiation to make, but the Hart Trophy is one that has team implications, while the Lindsay Award is […]

Make no mistake about it, the Toronto Maple Leafs are Canada’s team. There are other Canadian teams in the Stanley Cup playoffs, including the Edmonton Oilers, Vancouver Canucks and Winnipeg Jets. But it’s the Maple Leafs who have become the team that represents the hopes and dreams of a majority of Canadians, and that means […]

The Arizona Coyotes (36-41-5) are officially an inactive franchise. Fans gathered in the Mullett Arena on Wednesday night to mourn the loss of their squad and celebrate the many memories the Coyotes gave the community in their 28-year existence. After failing to make the playoffs for the fourth-straight season, a 5-2 win over the Edmonton […]

The Ottawa Senators have not had a lot to be happy about recently. The team’s 2023-24 season is officially over after they were eliminated from Stanley Cup Playoffs contention for the seventh season in a row. However, general manager Steve Staios recently spoke to the media and gave a couple of reasons for optimism. According […]

After 1,312 games, the 2023-24 NHL regular-season has finally reached its conclusion. And served its primary purpose: cutting the 32-team field down to 16. After nearly seven months of hockey, it’s time for the greatest postseason in all of sports to begin. And what better way to kick off the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs than […]

The Stanley Cup Playoffs are here and we got a good one as the Toronto Maple Leafs visit the Boston Bruins for Game 1 of the First Round series. We’re here to share our NHL odds series, and make a Maple Leafs-Bruins Game 1 prediction, and pick while showing you how to watch. The Maple […]

For hockey fans, it is the most wonderful time of the year as the Stanley Cup Playoffs are right around the corner. And as always, there are a handful of contenders, pretenders, and the potential for an upset or two. We’ll start by taking a closer look at the Edmonton Oilers, who feature some of […]

The NHL playoffs begin on Saturday with Game One between the New York Islanders and Carolina Hurricanes. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with an Islanders-Hurricanes Game One prediction, pick, and how-to-watch. The Islanders finished the year at 39-27-16. That got them 94 points and the three seed in the Metropolitan Division. […]

Nathan MacKinnon quickly made history last night as his Avalanche got off to a hot start in a 5-1 beatdown of the Oilers. The Avalanche scored four goals in the first period, two of which came from Valeri Nichushkin. Nathan MacKinnon had two assists on those goals, and that helped him achieve a franchise record. […]

It’s official! The Arizona Coyotes are headed to Salt Lake City, Utah after the move was approved by the NHL Board of Governors. Ryan Smith, the CEO of the Utah Jazz, was clearly excited that they were going to have a new professional hockey team in the area. So much so that they already gauged […]

The New Jersey Devils began the 2023-24 NHL season with heightened expectations, and for good reason. Fresh off an impressive regular season boasting 52 victories, the Devils further solidified their reputation with a postseason series victory over their arch-rival New York Rangers in Round 1, after having initially trailing two games to none. New Jersey’s […]

Jaromir Jagr is the definition of longevity. At 52-years-old, the NHL legend is still playing professional hockey. And on Thursday, he became the oldest player ever to suit up in a game in his home country of Czech Republic, setting a record that was previously held by Gordie Howe. Via Zdenek Janda: “Jaromir Jagr is […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs played their final regular season game against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Wednesday, and with the game having no impact on the playoff standings and Auston Matthews sitting at 69 goals on the year, the team made every effort to help him get to 70. Ultimately, Auston Matthews was unable to […]

The final day of the NHL regular season consisted of multiple milestone watches across the league’s four games in action on Wednesday. The Tampa Bay Lightning’s 6-4 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs was the main event, as superstars Nikita Kucherov and Auston Matthews vied for their 100th assist and 70th goal of the season, […]

The Arizona Coyotes are on the verge of relocating to Salt Lake City, Utah, and the team played what is likely its last home game in Arizona, which sparked a few emotional messages from former player Paul Bissonnette, one on X and one on the TNT broadcast. “I wish I could have been there tonight […]

It was an emotional night at Mullett Arena. The Arizona Coyotes played what may be the final game in franchise history. The team is set to be relocated to Salt Lake City, Utah in the coming days. Sean Durzi gave fans a moment to cherish, though. He scored an empty net goal to clinch a […]

The Dallas Stars defeated the St. Louis Blues on Wednesday night. As a result, Dallas has clinched the top spot in the Stanley Cup Playoffs in the Western Conference. They will face the second-wild card team coming out of the West in the opening round. And they may want to buy goalie Jake Oettinger a […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins had a chance to clinch a shocking playoff berth on Wednesday night. However, it wasn’t meant to be. Pittsburgh was eliminated on Tuesday, meaning their contest against the New York Islanders was the final game of the 2023-24 season. For Jeff Carter, it became the final game of his career. Carter announced […]

The Detroit Red Wings were on the brink of elimination. Down 4-3 to the Montreal Canadiens, the Winged Wheel had just seven seconds to find an equalizer. If they didn’t, they would miss the NHL Playoffs for a franchise-record eighth consecutive season. The world smiled upon Hockeytown, though. Pending Red Wings free agents Shayne Gostisbehere […]

The Boston Bruins are headed to the Stanley Cup Playoffs, but it’s still the end of an era. Bruins play-by-play voice Jack Edwards has officially announced his retirement from the booth. The 67-year-old spent 19 seasons as the play-by-play man for NESN and captivated Bruins fans with his enthusiastic style of announcing. The Bruins recognized […]

Veteran goalie Marc-Andre Fleury will run it back with the Minnesota Wild. He is going to be back for at least one more season with the Minnesota Wild, with Frank Seravalli of the Daily Faceoff reporting on the deal. “Big news: Marc-Andre Fleury is signing a 1-year extension with #mnwild at $2.5 million. Fleury turns […]

Colorado Avalanche captain Gabriel Landeskog is missing his second straight regular season as he is recovering from a knee cartilage replacement he had last May, and head coach Jared Bednar said he is “not close” to returning with the Stanley Cup Playoffs approaching, according to theScore. “Nothing’s really changed with him,” Jared Bednar said, according […]

The Buffalo Sabres fired head coach Don Granato after a disappointing 2023-2024 season, which saw them regress from the year before, in which they missed the playoffs by one point, and general manager Kevyn Adams got real about the disappointing year, saying that his team might have come into the year with too much arrogance. […]

The chase for the final wild card spot in the NHL’s Eastern Conference came down to the wire on Tuesday with four teams still in contention for a playoff berth. Most eyes were on the Metropolitan Division matchup between the Washington Capitals and Philadelphia Flyers. Some were left stunned by the events that unfolded toward […]

For the seventh year in a row, the Ottawa Senators have missed the postseason. The team was officially eliminated from playoff contention a little over a week ago after falling well short of expectations on the year. Entering the season, excitement levels around the team were higher than they’ve been in a long time, and […]

The Anaheim Ducks will finish their season with the Vegas Golden Knights, who are looking for playoff positioning in anticipation of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. We’re here to share our NHL odds series, make a Ducks-Golden Knights prediction, and pick while showing you how to watch. The Ducks endured another bad season and are looking […]

The Chicago Blackhawks wrap their season up with a trip to the Los Angeles Kings Thursday night. Below we will continue our NHL odds series with a Blackhawks-Kings prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. The Blackhawks have accumulated just 51 points this season. This puts them second-worst […]

The Edmonton Oilers take on the Colorado Avalanche for the final game of the 2024 regular season. Below we will continue our NHL odds series with an Oilers-Avalanche prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. The Oilers have locked up their second place spot in the Pacific Division. […]

It is the season finale for two Western Conference teams as the San Jose Sharks face the Calgary Flames. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Sharks-Flames prediction, pick, and how-to-watch The Sharks are 19-53-9 on the year and have just four wins in their last 28 games. In their last […]

Two playoff-bound teams face off as the Vancouver Canucks and Winnipeg Jets collide. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Canucks-Jets prediction, pick, and how-to-watch. The Canucks enter the game sitting at 50-22-9, which is good for the top spot in the Pacific Division. They will be opening the first round […]

Two teams look to finish their season on a high note as the Seattle Kraken face the Minnesota Wild. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Kraken-Wild prediction, pick, and how-to-watch The Kraken come into the game sitting at 33-35-13 on the year and will be missing the playoffs.  It has […]

NHL 24 Arrives on Xbox Game Pass and the EA Play subscription services this week, allowing players the chance to try out the latest hockey simulator from EA Vancouver. If you’ve never tried the series, or are interested in trying out, it seems like now’s a better time than ever. NHL 24 offers the latest […]

The Detroit Red Wings came away with an incredible win in overtime over the Montreal Canadiens, but with the Washington Capitals beating the Philadelphia Flyers, Detroit was eliminated from playoff contention. Despite the disappointing end to the season and sad locker room, Red Wings captain Dylan Larkin is optimistic about the future, saying that the […]