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The Pittsburgh Penguins look to make it five wins in a row as they face the Columbus Blue Jackets. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Penguins-Blue Jackets prediction, pick, and how-to-watch The Penguins come into the game sitting at 7-6-0 on the year. They have won four straight games though. […]

The Detroit Red Wings were the first National Hockey League team to land in Sweden last week ahead of the 2023 NHL Global Series, a four-game tournament also featuring the Toronto Maple Leafs, Ottawa Senators and Minnesota Wild. The Wings took to the ice at Avicii Arena in Stockholm on Tuesday after spending a day […]

There appears to be a growing concern about the availability of Minnesota Wild star Kirill Kaprizov for this coming Saturday’s game against the Ottawa Senators in Sweden. Although he’s not listed with any injury designation, Kirill Kaprizov was not able to participate in the Wild’s final practice on Monday before departing for the NHL Global […]

The Washington Capitals come home after winning the last two on the road as they face the Vegas Golden Knights. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Golden Knights-Capitals prediction, pick, and how-to-watch. The Golden Knights come into the game 12-2-1 on the year, holding the highest point total in the […]

The Columbus Blue Jackets just got hit with a painful update regarding Jack Roslovic’s status, as the forward is expected to miss anywhere from four to six weeks after suffering a lower-body injury in a 4-3 (shootout) road loss to the New York Rangers last Sunday, as reported by the league’s official website. Roslovic, who […]

Legendary New York Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist was inducted to the Hockey Hall of Fame on Monday, and he opened up on what it is like to receive that honor. “Seven-by-three meter sandpit at a kindergarten up in Are, Sweden, to Madison Square Garden and now Hockey Hall of Fame — it’s just an incredible […]

Two Canadian teams take the stage as the Calgary Flames face the Montreal Canadiens. It is time to continue our NHL odd series with a Flames-Canadiens prediction, pick, and how-to-watch. The Flames come into the game sitting at 4-8-2 on the year but have lost the first two games of their road trip across the […]

It is an Atlantic Division clash as the Boston Bruins visit the Buffalo Sabres. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Bruins-Sabres prediction, pick, and how-to-watch. The Bruins come into the game with the best record in the Eastern Conference, and second most points in the NHL. Sitting at 11-1-2 on […]

One game as a National Hockey League head coach, one win for new Edmonton Oilers bench boss Kris Knoblauch. The Oilers made it two wins in a row for the first time this season after defeating the New York Islanders 4-1 on Monday night, and they earned the 45-year-old Canadian a victory in his head […]

The Winnipeg Jets have begun the 2023-24 NHL season in a rather up-and-down manner. Winnipeg has looked really good for some stretches early in the year. However, they have also had some points where the cracks are clear and evident to see. The Jets want to make the Stanley Cup Playoffs this year after doing […]

The New York Islanders got off to a rather ideal start on Monday night. They opened the scoring just 40 seconds into the game when Mat Barzal scored his third of the season. They held the Edmonton Oilers off the board for most of the first period, as well. Unfortunately, things unraveled, and the Islanders […]

On Tuesday, the Buffalo Sabres will take the ice against the Boston Bruins. Buffalo has won four of their last seven games but is looking to bounce back from a loss their last time out. However, for captain Kyle Okposo, Tuesday’s game is a milestone. Okposo will take the ice for the 1000th time as […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs are one of four teams currently in Sweden preparing for the 2023 NHL Global Series. Toronto, along with the Ottawa Senators, Detroit Red Wings, and Minnesota Wild, will play two regular season games in Stockholm. These two games represent something of a dream come true for Maple Leafs star William Nylander. […]

The San Jose Sharks have not looked great to begin the 2023-24 NHL season. In fact, they’ve looked like one of the absolute worst teams in the history of the game. Even after winning their first two games of the year, things look bleak for San Jose moving forward. To be fair, the Sharks weren’t […]

Boston Bruins head coach Jim Montgomery bag skated his troops at the end of practice on Monday. Team captain Brad Marchand said it was timely intervention on Montgomery’s part, per Bruins writer Joe Haggerty. “Brad Marchand on Monty bag skating the B’s at end of practice: ‘Obviously, last couple of days we haven’t been as […]

The Edmonton Oilers have had a tough start to the 2023-24 NHL season. The Oilers have a lowly record of 3-9 and sit as the second-worst team in the Pacific Division. Thus, the team decided to move on from the services of head coach Jay Woodcroft and assistant coach Dave Manson. Oilers center Connor McDavid […]

Veteran free agent winger Patrick Kane is expected to make a decision on where he will play this season soon, and the Florida Panthers are reportedly one of the most aggressive teams. “We’re starting to get close to the Patrick Kane decision, I think this week he’s going to start talking to some teams,” Elliotte […]

The Columbus Blue Jackets lost their fifth-straight game on Sunday against the New York Rangers, and they were 11 seconds away from a win before Alexis Lafreniere scored to tie the game. Blue Jackets rookie Adam Fantilli expects the team to perform better, despite the low expectations from the outside regarding the young team. “We […]

The Tampa Bay Lightning have impressively stayed afloat during the first part of the 2023-24 NHL season. The Lightning have a record of 6-5 and sit in the middle of the Atlantic Division rankings. The team has been without the services of All-Star goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy. However, the team received good news on his condition […]

In October of 1997, the Vancouver Canucks and Anaheim Ducks kicked off the NHL Global Series with back-to-back games in front of 10,500 spectators at the Yoyogi Arena in Tokyo, Japan. Since that contest — which was won for the Canucks by Pavel Bure — there have been 37 other international regular-season contests, spanning six […]

The Tampa Bay Rays are a team worth keeping a close eye on in the offseason. For one, there is a potential that they will let go of pitcher Tyler Glasnow via a trade, with Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic saying that the righty is a “strong candidate to be moved.” It appears that the […]

The Colorado Avalanche look to avenge their loss from Thursday as they face the Seattle Kraken. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with an Avalanche-Kraken prediction, pick, and how-to watch. The Avalanche come into the game sitting at 8-5-0 year. They are coming off two straight losses as well, including to the […]

The New York Islanders look to break their losing streak as they face the Edmonton Oilers. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with an Islanders-Oilers prediction, pick, and how to watch. The Islanders come into the game sitting at 5-5-3 on the season, which places them seventh in the Metropolitan division this […]

The Montreal Canadiens had their chances against the red-hot Vancouver Canucks on Sunday night. Forwards Josh Anderson and Juraj Slafkovsky, in particular, peppered the net. They combined for 13 of Montreal’s 32 shots on goal on Sunday. However, neither player scored against the Canucks. Anderson and Slafkovsky failing to score is not an uncommon occurrence […]

The New York Rangers were nearly down and out against the Columbus Blue Jackets on Sunday. In fact, they were less than 15 seconds away from losing just their third game in regulation this season. However, Alexis Lafreniere rose to the occasion. He scored his second goal of the game with 11 seconds remaining before […]

The New York Rangers came away with a 4-3 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets in a shootout on Sunday, but the concerning news is that Ryan Lindgren is dealing with an upper-body injury after a hit to the head from Sean Kuraly, according to Vince Mercogliano of USA Today. A major boarding penalty was […]

The Columbus Blue Jackets fell in a heartbreaker on Sunday, losing to Jacob Trouba the New York Rangers. Columbus controlled much of the game against New York. In fact, they had the lead with less than 15 seconds remaining. Unfortunately, Adam Fantilli and the Blue Jackets couldn’t come away with the win. Fantilli himself had […]

The Edmonton Oilers made a major coaching decision on Sunday. Edmonton has fired head coach Jay Woodcroft after a disastrous start to the 2023-24 season. This decision comes at an interesting time, as Woodcroft just helped his team to a 4-1 win on Saturday night. However, the win wasn’t enough to save his job. On […]

It has been a long, hard dry spell for the Philadelphia Flyers. This is a franchise that was once one of the headliners in the NHL, but those days of the Broad Street Bullies are nothing but ancient history. The current version of the Philadelphia Flyers haven’t been to the playoffs since the Covid year […]

Pavel Francouz has proved that he is worthy of his fairly high contract valuation. He won the Stanley Cup with the Colorado Avalanche in 2022, which helps out any team’s goalie corps in their hopes of notching a title in the NHL. But, teams might be a little more hesitant in giving him a chance […]

Chicago Blackhawks rookie center Connor Bedard continues to prove why he was the No. 1 overall selection of the 2023 NHL Draft. Connor Bedard scored an insane goal against the Florida Panthers on Sunday. Not only that, but the goal came off a brilliant defensive stop in the waning moments of the first period. Filthy. […]

The Edmonton Oilers, even after beating the Seattle Kraken on Saturday night, have crawled out to a 3-9-1 record start to the 2023-24 campaign. After entering the season as supposed Stanley Cup contenders, the Oilers have clearly failed to meet expectations, and even a win over the Kraken hasn’t changed that. As a result, the […]

The San Jose Sharks will head south to face the Anaheim Ducks at the Honda Center. We’re here to share our NFL odds series, make a Sharks-Ducks prediction, and pick while showing you how to watch. The Sharks lost 5-0 to the Vegas Golden Knights on Friday. Unfortunately, they allowed a goal one minute into […]

The Dallas Stars will face the Minnesota Wild in an NHL playoff rematch at Xcel Energy Center. We’re here to share our NHL odds series, make a Stars-Wild prediction, and pick while showing you how to watch. The Stars defeated the Winnipeg Jets 3-2 on Saturday. Initially, it was a scoreless game. But the Stars […]

Washington Capitals superstar Alex Ovechkin is still a huge nightmare for the New York Islanders after all these years. On Saturday, the Russian sniper netted not just one but two goals versus the Isles to help the Caps secure a 4-1 victory on the road. In doing so, Ovechkin also moved up the list of […]

The Colorado Avalanche have had a roller coaster start to the 2023-24 NHL season. The Avalanche have lost four of their last six games, but are still one of the top two teams in the Central Division. Colorado got hit with a scare during their November 9th matchup against the Seattle Kraken. Artturi Lehkonen was […]

The Calgary Flames were hoping to turn things around this season after an ugly 2022-23 campaign, but they have done the exact opposite of that, crawling out to a 4-7-2 start to the season instead. Making matters even worse, one of their top defenders in Nikita Zadorov immediately requested a trade after the Flames latest […]

The Houston Texans will head to Ohio to face the Cincinnati Bengals at Paul Brown Stadium. We’re here to share our NFL odds series, make a Texans-Bengals prediction, and pick while showing you how to watch. The Texans defeated the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 39-37 in Week 9. Initially, they trailed 17-10 at halftime. It was […]

The Anaheim Ducks have cooled off a bit after putting together a six-game win streak, losing their previous two games, but that hasn’t rang true for everyone taking the ice for them. Leo Carlsson has continued his strong start to his rookie campaign, as he recorded the first hat-trick of his career, scoring all three […]