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Ilya Samsonov has been nothing short of abysmal for the Toronto Maple Leafs in 2023-24, and his continued poor play caused the Russian to be placed on waivers and demoted to the American Hockey League on Sunday. Despite the move, Leafs general manager Brad Treliving is not giving up on the 26-year-old. “Obviously, we know […]

Connor McDavid continues to tear up the opposition in the NHL, and the Edmonton Oilers continue to go on a roll as a result. On Tuesday night, the Oilers took care of business against the Philadelphia Flyers, defeating them 5-2 at home thanks in large part to McDavid’s impact. The 26-year old center added not […]

The Seattle Kraken won the first National Hockey League game of the New Year, defeating the Vegas Golden Knights 3-0 at the 2024 NHL Winter Classic in Washington on Monday. And they made history in the process, with Joey Daccord recording his second shutout of the season, and the first ever at the Winter Classic. […]

The Men’s NHL 24 Team of The Year Nominees have been announced for offense, defense, and goalies. Overall, the final six winners of this award for the Men’s side receive a upgraded HUT player item with their highest OVR for the season. Additionally, the winners (for both men and women TOTY) receive limited-edition hockey equipment […]

The Minnesota Wild announced Tuesday that goalie Filip Gustavsson and forward Kirill Kaprizov are both week-to-week with respective injuries. Gustavsson was placed on Injured Reserve on Monday with a lower-body injury while Kaprizov deals with a lower-body injury, per Wild Public Relations. Gustavsson started 22 games before the injury, most recently on Dec. 30 against […]

Nearing the midway mark of the season, the St. Louis Blues find themselves fighting for a playoff spot in the West. A few years removed from contender status, the Blues are more or less now just another team in the mix. The team isn’t as deep as it once was, with some of the bigger […]

Czechia secured a shocking win over Canada in the quarterfinals of the World Juniors after Jakub Stancl scored a goal with 11 seconds left. Jakub Stancl’s goal for Czechia bounced off of Canada defenseman Oliver Bonk’s foot and went into the net, giving Czechia a 3-2 lead. It was the second goal of the game […]

This may be the final season hockey fans have the pleasure of seeing Minnesota Wild goalie Marc-Andre Fleury take the ice. Though nothing is confirmed, the 39-year-old future Hall of Famer is in the final year of his contract. And he is starting to rack up important milestones. On Tuesday, another such milestone looms against […]

The Anaheim Ducks started the season strong, but have quickly fallen off. In fact, Anaheim has lost an astonishing 17 of their last 21 games. Anaheim has plummeted down the standings and it doesn’t feel as if there’s an ending in sight. The team’s next chance to take a step back and collect themselves comes […]

The Seattle Kraken emerged victorious at the 2024 NHL Winter Classic. And it was thanks, in part, to the performance from goaltender Joey Daccord. The 27-year-old Boston native made 35 saves to shutout the Vegas Golden Knights. And he made history, recording the first shutout in Winter Classic history. After the game, Daccord reflected on […]

The Seattle Kraken emerged victorious in front of a sold-out crowd at the 2024 NHL Winter Classic. Monday’s victory gives the league’s youngest franchise their fifth win in a row. With the Winter Classic in the rearview mirror, and with the calendar officially turned to 2024, let’s look ahead to next month’s NHL All-Star Game. […]

During the NHL Winter Classic on TNT this New Year’s Day, NHL commissioner Gary Bettman teased an international in-season tournament, according to Jon Morosi of NHL Network: “@NHL commissioner Gary Bettman said on @NHL_On_TNT moments ago that the league will announce a “best-on-best” in-season international tournament ‘relatively soon.’” It’s likely that the NHL saw the […]

The Seattle Kraken are the clear winners of the 2024 Winter Classic. They already got everyone’s attention before they even hit the rink on Monday against the reigning Stanley Cup champions Vegas Golden Knights, as they walked out onto the ice while people were throwing fish at players. Wait, what? Some of the Kraken players […]

The Vegas Golden Knights are having another impressive NHL season. Vegas has accumulated 49 points, which ranks them second in the Pacific Division. The Golden Knights played against the Seattle Kraken in the 2024 NHL Winter Classic, but the team made an interesting entrance, one that Elvis Presley would be proud of. Vegas makes a […]

The Winter Classic is one of the biggest events of every NHL season, and to kick off the new year in 2024, the Seattle Kraken and Vegas Golden Knights will be facing off in the latest rendition of the legendary contest. With the game being played in their backyard at T-Mobile Park, the Kraken decided […]

As expected, the San Jose Sharks have been out of the Western Conference playoff race from the get-go. The team opened the year with an almost unbelievably bad start, going winless through their first 11 games of the season. While the Sharks have managed to recover a little bit since then, they remain one of […]

Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers have had an up-and-down season to this point. They had a nightmarish start to the year, leading to the firing of head coach Jay Woodcroft. Now, though, things appear to have stabilized. And with the calendar flipping to 2024, eyes are beginning to turn to the NHL All-Star Game. […]

The Ottawa Senators are making several moves in their front office. The NHL franchise is appointing Steve Staios as general manager and president of hockey operations, per NHL.com. Dave Poulin also joins the Senators as Senior Vice-President of Hockey Operations. Ryan Bowness is filling the role of Associate General Manager. Ottawa is making the moves […]

The Ottawa Senators fell to 13-18 after losing 6-2 to the New Jersey Devils on Friday. They looked like they had turned things around after winning their two games prior, but the loss showed they still have a lot more work to do. The Senators fired their previous coach, D.J. Smith, earlier this month after […]

Arizona Coyotes goaltender Connor Ingram is feeling it. The young goalie got his fourth shutout of the season for the Coyotes as the team blanked the Anaheim Ducks, 2-0. Ingram made 28 saves for the Coyotes in their victory on Friday. “It was good,” Ingram said, per NHL.com. “There were not a lot (of shots) […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs seem to have a goaltending problem after their latest 6-5 loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets. Ilya Samsonov once again struggled, allowing six goals on 21 shots from the Blue Jackets. While the rest of the Maple Leafs could have put Samsonov in better positions, Samsonov recognized he needs to do […]

Roope Hintz was the leader of the Dallas Stars’ comeback win over the Chicago Blackhawks, putting up his first hat trick of the season as the Stars won 5-4. The Blackhawks originally had a 2-0 lead in the first period, and then were trailing 2-4 in the third period before Jason Dickinson and Tyler Johnson […]

After a very poor start to the 2023-24 National Hockey League campaign, the New Jersey Devils have begun to turn things around in earnest. A stretch without star centers Jack Hughes and Nico Hischier was challenging, as is the injury to Dougie Hamilton that could keep the D-man out until the postseason. But at 19-13-2 […]

The Florida Panthers are ending 2023 on a high note. Star forward Matthew Tkachuk picked up two assists on Friday night as Florida took down the New York Rangers at home. It’s the third win on the trot for Florida as they continue to chase down the Boston Bruins in the Atlantic Division standings. Not […]

The Detroit Red Wings collapsed against the Minnesota Wild on Wednesday. However, they took their chance to redeem themselves on Friday and ran with it. The Winged Wheel defeated the Nashville Predators at home in overtime thanks to a wicked shot from young forward Lucas Raymond. “I wouldn’t say it was a must-win, but obviously […]

The 2024 NHL Winter Classic is almost upon us. Each year, the league goes back to its roots on New Year’s Day. They have two teams play a regular season game outdoors in the elements. There have been a number of different Winter Classic locations over the years. And this year, it’s Seattle’s turn as […]

The New Jersey Devils are riding high coming out of the NHL’s holiday break. New Jersey picked up their third consecutive win on Friday night. And one of the more interesting stories coming out of their defeat of the Ottawa Senators is the nifty breakaway goal from defenseman Brendan Smith. Smith is not the most […]

The Chicago Blackhawks are looking for their third win in their last nine games as they take on the Dallas Stars on Friday. However, if they have any designs of pulling off the victory, they’ll have to do it down a man. Chicago announced that forward Taylor Raddysh will miss the rest of the game. […]

The Los Angeles Kings are in the midst of a phenomenal 2023-24 National Hockey League campaign. After back-to-back first-round exits — both at the hands of the Edmonton Oilers — the Kings have looked motivated to not let that happen again. LA is 20-8-4, fourth place in the Western Conference, and looking like a true […]

Before Thursday night, no Carolina Hurricanes player had ever recorded consecutive four-point games, even dating back to the franchise’s time in Hartford, Conn. Sebastian Aho is the first to do it after posting four assists in Carolina’s 5-3 win over the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday. Aho recorded a goal and three assists the night before […]

The Seattle Kraken are set to face off against the Las Vegas Golden Knights on New Year’s Day in the NHL Winter Classic. However, the franchise is facing a legal battle due to the jerseys they’ll be wearing on Monday’s game. A lawsuit was filed, as the Kraken are allegedly violating a trademark over their […]

John Tortorella and his Philadelphia Flyers are defying all expectations in 2023-24, transforming from a team that was expected to continue rebuilding into a legitimate postseason contender. Philly is 19-11-4 through 34 games, second place in the Metropolitan Division, and fresh off of beating one of the league’s top clubs in the Vancouver Canucks on […]

Just over six weeks ago the Edmonton Oilers had the second-fewest points in the NHL and fired head coach Jay Woodcroft. As the new year approaches, the Oilers are the hottest team in the league and are creeping back into the playoff picture in the Western Conference. Edmonton kept things going with its third consecutive […]

The Washington Capitals have had a middling start to the 2023-24 campaign, as their 39 points are good for just fifth place in the Metropolitan Division currently. However, they have gotten a long-awaited reinforcement in defenseman Ethan Bear, who has officially signed with the team after weeks of speculation. Bear hasn’t played in the NHL […]

Carolina Hurricanes goaltender Antti Raanta is in the midst of maybe his worst season as a professional hockey player. In his third full season with the team, the veteran has struggled mightily, even being waived and assigned to the American Hockey League’s Chicago Wolves on Dec. 17. But Raanta was solid in his first taste […]

Zach Werenski has struggled mightily to stay healthy for the Columbus Blue Jackets over the past two seasons, and that unfortunate trend continues in 2023-24. The star defenseman is expected to be out week-to-week with a lower-body injury, the team announced on Thursday. “He’s still getting evaluated by our docs,” Blue Jackets head coach Pascal […]

The emotions were high at the United Center on Wednesday night, as 18-year-old rookie phenom Connor Bedard scored his first overtime game winner in the National Hockey League. It was jubilation for Hawks fans after the No. 1 overall pick in the 2023 NHL Draft sniped the OT winner, earning Chicago a 2-1 win coming […]

The Carolina Hurricanes are having difficulty gaining any meaningful momentum through 35 games of the 2023-24 National Hockey League campaign. The Canes are 18-13-4 and fourth place in the Metropolitan Division, which certainly isn’t bad, but is inconsistent with the massive expectations put on the shoulders of this team at the beginning of the season. […]

Despite Connor Bedard keeping the Chicago Blackhawks interesting in 2023-24, the roster itself is one of the worst in the National Hockey League. At 11-22-1, the Hawks are second-last place in both the Western Conference and overall NHL standings, with a minus-42 goal differential through 34 games. It’s no surprise that Chicago will be selling hard […]