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It may not be the most prestigious award that is given out annually at the NHL Awards Show, but the Lady Byng Trophy has been won by some of the most prestigious players in League history, and there will be someone looking to add their name to that tradition later this summer after the Stanley […]

The Seattle Kraken made an interesting move on Monday afternoon. They decided to fire head coach Dave Hakstol after three seasons behind the bench. The move came as a bit of a shock to some around the league. And according to recent reports, it was a move general manager Ron Francis wanted to avoid. The […]

The Tampa Bay Lightning are out of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Tampa Bay fell to the Florida Panthers on Monday night in Game 5 to put the nail in their coffin. Now, attention turns to the offseason and the future of franchise icon Steven Stamkos. After the game, head coach Jon Cooper made his thoughts […]

The Seattle Kraken have fired their head coach for the first time in their history. General manager Ron Francis relieved Dave Hakstol of his duties on Monday afternoon. This move comes a few weeks after a disappointing 2023-24 season that saw the Kraken miss the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the second time in three years. […]

The Winnipeg Jets are having a rough time staying afloat in the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs. The Jets are down 3-1 to the Colorado Avalanche after a 5-1 loss on Sunday. Things worsened when Winnipeg was hit with a tough Vladislav Namestnikov injury update. Jets hit with gruesome Vladislav Namestnikov injury after tough Avalanche loss […]

The Boston Bruins will attempt to close out their first round series against the Toronto Maple Leafs with a win on Game 5 at home on Tuesday, and they could be getting some help on the blue line with defenseman Derek Forbort possibly returning, according to NHL.com. Derek Forbort has not played since March 2 […]

Changes are coming for the Seattle Kraken. On Monday, the Kraken announced they are moving on from head coach Dave Hakstol, per the official release from the team. Assistant coach Paul McFarland is also being relieved of his duties with the team. ‘Today, the Seattle Kraken (@SeattleKraken) announced that they have relieved head coach Dave […]

Alex Ovechkin and his Washington Capitals were the first team to be eliminated from the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs after losing Game 4 at home to the New York Rangers on Sunday night. Despite fighting to the end, the Caps lost to a much-superior Blueshirts team, who won the President’s Trophy and are eyeing a […]

Auston Matthews was unable to complete Game 4 of the Toronto Maple Leafs’ Eastern Conference first-round series against the Boston Bruins on Saturday night — and the superstar might not be an option for a do-or-die Game 5 at TD Garden. Matthews, who has been dealing with an illness throughout the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs, […]

Nikolai Kovalenko made his long-anticipated Colorado Avalanche debut in the team’s 5-1 victory over the Winnipeg Jets in Game 4 of their Western Conference first-round series on Sunday afternoon. And although the Russian didn’t make too much of an impact in the contest, seeing just over seven minutes of ice time, he showed some flashes […]

The Vancouver Cancuks look to eliminate the Nashville Predators in Game 5. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Predators-Canucks Game 5 prediction, pick, and how-to-watch. The Canucks opened the series with a 4-2 victory on home ice, but the Predators would take game two of the series. They would win […]

The Carolina Hurricanes look to end their series on home ice as they face the New York Islanders. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with an Islanders- Hurricanes prediction, pick, and how to watch. The Islanders almost fell victim to a sweep in the series. The Hurricanes took the first two games […]

Connor Hellebuyck is one of the best goalies in the National Hockey League — there’s no doubt about that. But the veteran has struggled mightily for the Winnipeg Jets in the postseason, and that continued in Sunday afternoon’s 5-1 loss to the Colorado Avalanche in Game 4 of their Western Conference first-round series. The Avalanche […]

The Boston Bruins look to close out their series with the Toronto Maple Leafs in Game Five. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Maple Leafs- Bruins prediction, pick, and how to watch. The Maple Leafs are not one game away from elimination. After a rough first game of the series, […]

Stuart Skinner was unbeatable on Sunday night, and the Edmonton Oilers are one win away from the second-round. The Oil beat the Los Angeles Kings 1-0 in Game 4 of their Western Conference first-round series at Crypto.com Arena, and will have an opportunity on Wednesday to eliminate their Pacific Division rivals for the third consecutive […]

If Alex Ovechkin hadn’t led the Washington Capitals to a Stanley Cup championship in 2018, the franchise would probably be considered one of the most futile in the National Hockey League when it comes to playoff hockey. The Caps haven’t been past the second-round in the Ovechkin era before or after the title campaign, and […]

The New York Rangers are moving on in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Mika Zibanejad and his team defeated Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals in Game 4. This win rounded out a four-game sweep for the Blueshirts and they now wait to see who they take on in the second round. After the game, Zibanejad […]

Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals are out of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Washington fell to the New York Rangers 4-2 on Sunday night, ending their 2023-24 season. For many fans, this felt like an expected outcome. They had trouble with offense heading into the playoffs. If Washington wanted to have a chance, they needed […]

Andrew Brunette and the Nashville Predators had Game 4 in their hands on Sunday evening. They had a 3-1 lead for most of the third period against the Vancouver Canucks. And they held their own against Vancouver’s highly skilled offense. However, the game slipped through their fingers. Now, they are on the brink of elimination […]

The Vancouver Canucks scrambled on Sunday evening to tie Game 4 against the Nashville Predators. Nashville held a 3-2 lead late and seemed destined to pull their Stanley Cup Playoffs series level at two games apiece. However, Vancouver got their game-tying goal. They went on to win in overtime, taking a commanding 3-1 series lead. […]

The Vancouver Canucks are starting Arturs Silovs in Game 4 of the first round series against the Nashville Predators due to Casey DeSmith being injured, according to Frank Seravalli of Daily Faceoff. This means that the Canucks will have started three different goalies in this series against the Predators. Thatcher Demko started in Game 1 […]

The Los Angeles Kings are switching it up on defense as they continue to skate in the NHL playoffs. The Kings are putting David Rittich in net for a Game 4 showdown with the Edmonton Oilers, per Sports Net. Rittich is replacing Cam Talbot as goaltender for L.A. “David is going to go, we feel […]

The Tampa Bay Lightning managed to keep their season alive in Game 4 by picking up a 6-3 victory over the Florida Panthers, and they got a surprise boost to their lineup in the form of Mikhail Sergachev. After suffering a fractured tibia and fibula back on February 7th, the overarching assumption was that Sergachev […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs are struggling in their playoff series against the Boston Bruins, and at least one Leafs player understands the fans’ frustrations. Leafs forward John Tavares is sympathetic to the fans who booed the team after a loss in game four of the series on Saturday. “You can’t blame them,” Tavares said, per […]

The Tampa Bay Lightning are on the brink of elimination as they take on the Florida Panthers Monday night. Check out our NHL odds series as we hand out a Lightning-Panthers prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. The Lightning are coming off a 6-3 win Saturday night […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs were pushed to the brink in their first-round series with the Boston Bruins on Saturday night, as they suffered a 3-1 loss in Game 4 to push their deficit in the series to 3-1. While the team looked better in their attempt to rally in the third period, they were noticeably […]

The Dallas Stars will try and even the series as they play Game 4 in Sin City against the Vegas Golden Knights on Monday at T-Mobile Arena. We’re here to share our NHL odds series, make a Stars-Golden Knights Game 4 prediction, and pick while showing you how to watch. The Stars defeated the Golden […]

The Carolina Hurricanes have been one of the top teams in the NHL for the last three seasons. They have also made the Stanley Cup playoffs in each of the last six years. Head coach Rod Brind’Amour has led a team that combines aggressiveness and skill and one that can take advantage of mistakes to […]

Matt Rempe has been a controversial player for the New York Rangers since making his NHL debut with the Blueshirts earlier this season — and that did not change in Game 3 of the team’s Eastern Conference first-round series against the Washington Capitals on Friday night. Rempe caught Caps defenseman Trevor van Riemsdyk with a […]

Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers scored early and often en route to reclaiming the lead in their Western Conference first-round series against the Los Angeles Kings at Crypto.com Arena on Friday night. As he often is for this club, McDavid was the catalyst in the convincing 6-1 victory, helping the Oil steal back home-ice […]

After missing the first three games of his team’s Eastern Conference first-round series against the Boston Bruins, all signs point to Toronto Maple Leafs superstar William Nylander returning to the lineup ahead of a crucial Game 4 at Scotiabank Arena on Saturday night, head coach Sheldon Keefe confirmed. “We are preparing for Willy to play […]

It will be hard for the Los Angeles Kings to stop the Edmonton Oilers high-octane attack, but they have an opportunity to knot the series at two on home ice on Sunday evening. The Oilers started the series by putting up seven goals on Cam Talbot, running away with a 7-4 victory. It looked like […]

The Colorado Avalanche stole home-ice advantage from the Winnipeg Jets after winning Game 2 in Manitoba, but they needed to capture Game 3 at Ball Arena on Friday night to keep it. And led by Nathan MacKinnon, that’s exactly what the Avs did, scoring five unanswered goals to beat the Jets and open up a […]

The Vancouver Canucks will attempt to take a commanding 3-1 series lead as they meet the Nashville Predators on Sunday for Game 4 at Bridgestone Arena. We’re here to share our NHL odds series, make a Canucks-Predators Game 4 prediction, and pick while showing you how to watch. The Canucks defeated the Predators 2-1 in […]

The New York Rangers will try to complete the series sweep as they face the Washington Capitals in Game 4 of the First Round series. We’re here to share our NHL odds series, make a Rangers-Capitals Game 4 prediction, and pick while showing you how to watch. The Rangers defeated the Capitals 3-1 in Game […]

The Ottawa Senators continue their search for a new bench boss after a hugely disappointing 2023-24 campaign that saw two separate coaches fail to live up to the preseason expectations placed on this team. And Craig Berube — who won a Stanley Cup with the St. Louis Blues in 2019 — could be at the […]

Despite some preseason expectations that the Columbus Blue Jackets could potentially compete for an Eastern Conference playoff spot in 2023-24, it was instead another abysmal campaign in Ohio. The Jackets finished 29th in league standings and were long out of contention well before the Stanley Cup Playoffs. And Patrik Laine, whose tenure with the team […]

The Colorado Avalanche took control of their series against the Winnipeg Jets when they won 6-2 on Friday night. The Jets squeaked out a thrilling 7-6 victory in the series’ first game but were outscored 11-4 in the next two games. The Jets had won four consecutive games over the Avalanche since December, including a […]

With the Stanley Cup Playoffs underway and the regular season in the rearview mirror, we’re now nearing NHL Awards season. Starting Monday, NHL Award finalists will start to be announced ahead of the June ceremony. While some awards will be a close race though, this year, the Vezina Trophy is unlikely to be one of […]