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The Edmonton Oilers are more than just a Connor McDavid team. They also have Leon Draisaitl, a player they have to make a huge decision on soon. Draisaitl, who inked a $68 million extension contract with Edmonton back in 2017, has one more year left beyond the 2023-24 NHL season on his current contract that […]

Many fans are still not used to seeing Jake Guentzel in Carolina Hurricanes uniform. This Tuesday, it’s about to get even more surreal for those people, as Guentzel is about to make his first appearance at his old stomping grounds as Guentzel and the Canes are set to visit the PPG Paints Arena to play […]

Last season, the Boston Bruins clinched the President’s Trophy before the end of March. One of the greatest regular-season teams of all time took just 75 games to earn the top spot in NHL standings — tied for the fourth-fewest contests to reach the mark since the trophy was introduced in 1985-86. The B’s were […]

Philadelphia Flyers head coach John Tortorella made another controversial decision recently. First, he decreased the ice time of captain Sean Couturier. Then, he went a step further, making him a healthy scratch for two games. Philadelphia’s captain did return to the ice on Saturday. But he wants the past to remain in the past. Couturier […]

Edmonton Oilers have been anticipating this, and it has finally happened. Star winger Zach Hyman scored against the Ottawa Senators on Sunday night. This goal gives him 50 on the 2023-24 NHL season. It’s the first time he has reached this mark in his career. And it’s quite the story for the former Toronto Maple […]

Connor Bedard and 2024 NHL Draft prospect Macklin Celebrini are in different situations as players right now. Bedard is focusing on finishing his rookie season with the Chicago Blackhawks on a strong note. This is in spite of the team’s poor season and failure to make the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Celebrini, meanwhile, is gearing up […]

Florida Panthers news has been mostly positive these days. Despite a recent four-game losing streak, Florida has emerged as a legitimate Stanley Cup contender. On Sunday night, star forward Sam Reinhart added to the positive news. And he joined a rather exclusive franchise club in the process. Reinhart scored his 50th goal of the 2023-24 […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs cruised to a 6-3 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday night, and while they managed to prevent Zach Hyman from scoring his 50th goal of the season (but not his 49th), the team didn’t escape this game unscathed. As the Oilers rallied in the third period, goalie Ilya Samsonov was […]

The Buffalo Sabres were reeling in the final couple of days before Bowen Byram was traded from the Colorado Avalanche to Western New York. The team was mired in a three-game losing skid, sacrificing precious points in the late-season push for a playoff spot. Sabres fans were likely shocked when one of the most objectively […]

The Colorado Avalanche made a couple of key tweaks ahead of the March 8 NHL trade deadline, and it’s paying off in a huge way. The Avs have won eight games in a row to take over the top spot in the Central Division, sporting a sparkling 45-20-5 record through 70 games. Although the Dallas […]

Zach Hyman has been putting together the best season of his career by far with the Edmonton Oilers this year, and he’s just two goals away from reaching the 50-goal mark for the first time of his career. He could earn that prestigious achievement against his old team in the Toronto Maple Leafs when they […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins entered the 2023-24 NHL season hoping to contend for the Stanley Cup. However, that is not on the cards this year. General manager Kyle Dubas has watched his team fall out of playoff contention. And at the NHL Trade Deadline, he made the tough decision to sell. Among the players to move […]

Washington sports fans can take a breather for now. Based on a letter from DC Attorney General Brian Schwalb to Monumental Sports, a potential move by the Washington Wizards and the Washington Capitals to the state of Virginia isn’t permitted until 2047, per DC News Now’s Ben Dennis Schwalb cited a lease agreement in 2007 […]

Philadelphia Flyers forward Scott Laughton wasn’t blind to what was going on. As the clock inched closer to 3 PM Eastern time on March 8th, he awaited news of a trade. Rumors around his departure from the City of Brotherly Love circulated well ahead of the NHL Trade Deadline. It certainly wouldn’t be surprising if […]

Washington Capitals forward Tom Wilson has been suspended for six games due to a high-sticking incident involving Noah Gregor during Wednesday’s game against the Toronto Maple Leafs. Wilson’s suspension came after an in-person hearing on Friday, reflecting the seriousness of the incident. This lengthier suspension is attributed to the severity of the play and Wilson’s […]

Jake Guentzel has fit like a glove with the Carolina Hurricanes. The 29-year-old has scored eight points in his first six games in Raleigh, and the club has won five consecutive games in the process. Even without Sidney Crosby, Guentzel is still a star; that’s despite him missing a month of the season with injury […]

The Vegas Golden Knights were active once again at the trade deadline this year, looking towards possible back-to-back Stanley Cups. The team made several moves leading up to the deadline, adding both Noah Hanifin and Anthony Mantha. However, the most surprising addition came on deadline day itself, when Vegas acquired Tomas Hertl from the San […]

The Johnny Gaudreau experiment has not quite worked out as planned in Ohio. After posting a ridiculous 115 points with the Calgary Flames in 2021-22, he’s struggled to come anywhere close to that level of production with the Columbus Blue Jackets. In his first season with the team, Johnny Hockey managed just 21 goals and […]

When the 2023-24 National Hockey League season began, the Nashville Predators were widely written off as a non-playoff team. But with 12 games left in the campaign, they’re looking like one of the best clubs in the NHL. Period. And the roster achieved an incredible piece of franchise history after a phenomenal 3-0 shutout win […]

The Carolina Hurricanes loaded up at the trade deadline, acquiring not one, but two high-end forwards to prepare for a deep playoff run. Adding Jake Guentzel – the top trade piece available – was the most notable move of the entire deadline. However, the Hurricanes followed up with another sneaky addition to their forward group […]

Currently sitting at the bottom of the Eastern Conference, the Columbus Blue Jackets are set to miss the playoffs for a fourth consecutive season. It’s not an overly new position, given the organization struggled through much of their first 15 years in the NFL. Between their inaugural season in 2000-21 and 2015-16, the team reached […]

The Philadelphia Flyers are on the road tonight against the Metropolitan Division rival Carolina Hurricanes. Captain Sean Couturier was mysteriously benched by Flyers head coach John Tortorella for the team’s last game against the Toronto Maple Leafs, which Philadelphia won by the score of 4-3. The Flyers have been one of the surprise stories of […]

The Washington Capitals are in the hunt for a Wild Card spot in the Eastern Conference, as they find themselves just one point behind the Detroit Red Wings in the standings heading into play on Thursday night. However, the Capitals may be getting dealt a pretty big blow in the form of a potential suspension […]

The NHL is wrapping up its annual GM Meetings this week. Every year, general managers from across the league meet to discuss potential rule changes for the next season. One hot topic this time around was the league’s long-term injured reserve (LTIR) rule. And Detroit Red Wings general manager Steve Yzerman dropped a rather interesting […]

The hockey world was stunned on Tuesday night when news broke that former Washington Capitals forward Chris Simon had passed away. Washington paid tribute to the late forward on Wednesday when they played the Toronto Maple Leafs. The tributes didn’t stop there, though, as Maple Leafs forward Max Domi made a rather classy gesture post-game. […]

The Montreal Canadiens are working through their rebuild still. While they’ve had a rather respectable season on the ice, the Habs still have a ways to go. Head coach Martin St. Louis, who is currently away from the team, has made a noticeable impact on his young players. That includes Kaiden Guhle, one of their […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs got a big win over the Washington Capitals on Wednesday night that featured fireworks from one of the team’s top scorers. The Leafs won 7-3 on the road in D.C. as star center Auston Matthews showed off his franchise-best skills with Capitals legend Alex Ovechkin forced to watch. The incredible performance […]

The San Jose Sharks are one of the worst teams in the NHL right now. This was the case prior to their 8-2 loss to the Nashville Predators on Tuesday. That said, that loss certainly didn’t help matters. However, head coach David Quinn could look at Nashville as a source of hope for a late-season […]

The Colorado Avalanche are gearing up for another run in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. General manager Chris MacFarland added major pieces at the NHL Trade Deadline to aid in that effort. However, his biggest addition may not come through trade. Colorado’s biggest addition could simply be getting captain Gabriel Landeskog back on the ice. However, […]

Loss often pushes people to the point of not being able to perform properly while grieving. Aryna Sabalenka might have to face this reality. She, along with the rest of the world, has just found out that Konstantin Koltsov recently passed away. Regardless, the Belarusian tennis legend will still push through with her Round of […]

The Minnesota Wild are continuing to climb up the Western Conference playoff picture, at one point in 2024 looking like an afterthought to advance to the postseason but now just three points back of the final wildcard berth with 13 games left. The team took another step closer to returning to the dance at the […]

The Detroit Red Wings have struggled mightily over the last three weeks, recently finding themselves mired in a seven-game skid on the heels of six consecutive wins. The Wings have fallen to 35-28-6, and are holding onto the final wildcard berth in the Eastern Conference for dear life. The Washington Capitals are just one point […]

Former National Hockey League forward Chris Simon tragically passed away at the age of 52, his family confirmed in a statement on Tuesday. The cause of death was suicide. In the statement, Simon’s family claimed CTE (chronic traumatic encephalopathy) was a factor in the former NHL enforcer’s death. “The family strongly believes and witnessed firsthand, […]

EA has announced the impending shutdown of NHL 20‘s online services, scheduled for September 16, 2024. This move is part of EA’s routine practice of discontinuing online support for its older game titles, a strategy that, while understandable from a business standpoint, often leaves the game’s community disheartened. EA To Shut Down NHL 20’s Servers […]

When Kyle Dubas and the Pittsburgh Penguins traded franchise cornerstone Jake Guentzel to the Carolina Hurricanes, it looked like the club was waving the white flag on the 2023-24 season. The Pens were fading away in the Eastern Conference playoff picture, exacerbated by a seven-loss-in-eight-game stretch between Feb. 29 – Mar. 12. Things haven’t improved […]

For the first time in a decade, an NHL captain was a healthy scratch – outside of resting for the playoffs – when Philadelphia Flyers captain Sean Couturier was removed from the lineup for Philly’s game against the Toronto Maple Leafs on Tuesday. The Flyers won the game 4-3, earning two crucial points as they […]

NHL Breakaway, the National Hockey League’s latest venture into the NFTs and digital collectible technology, features an exciting new way to re-live old-school signature collecting. Signature Quest allows for what Breakaway calls a “unique collectible crafting experience”. So, if you love NHL, NFTs, or just plain autograph hunting, this may be worthwhile to check out. […]

Vancouver Canucks star Quinn Hughes came up huge for his team Tuesday night against the Buffalo Sabres. He also had the entire Rogers Arena going off when he laid out Sabres forward Victor Olofsson with a nasty open-ice hit in the first period. “You don’t see that much from me. It was a good feeling,” […]

New York Islanders coach Patrick Roy is having a tough time of it lately. The Islanders’ leader is frustrated with how his team played in a 4-3 overtime loss to the Ottawa Senators on Saturday, which was followed by a 5-2 loss to the New York Rangers on Sunday and a 4-1 beating at the […]