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Jonathan Toews’ return to the United Center on Monday night carried far more emotion than a typical Central Division matchup between the Winnipeg Jets and Chicago Blackhawks. For the first time in his career, Toews skated onto the Chicago ice wearing a visiting sweater, and the moment instantly turned into a celebration of one of […]

The San Jose Sharks are battling for a playoff spot as the NHL season nears the Olympic break. As a result, San Jose elected to fortify its roster for the first time under general manager Mike Grier. The Sharks acquired forward Kiefer Sherwood from the Vancouver Canucks before the trade freeze next month. Sherwood has […]

The Florida Panthers saw Matthew Tkachuk return to the ice on Monday night against the San Jose Sharks. Tkachuk had not skated this season due to injuries suffered during Florida’s Stanley Cup run last spring. His return could not have come at a better time, either, with the Panthers sitting near the bottom of the […]

The New Jersey Devils broke through with a playoff season in 2025, but they seem to have fallen down a level this season. They have emerged as a potential selling team ahead of the March 6 trade deadline. Nonetheless, they keep on grinding out every win they can get, including their Monday night clash against […]

Auston Matthews has been the beating heart of the Toronto Maple Leafs ever since they drafted him first overall in 2016. During Matthews’ stint thus far with the Maple Leafs, the team has not failed to make it to the postseason, although playoff success has been hard to come by for them, failing to make […]

The loudest roar at Amerant Bank Arena on Monday night didn’t come during a goal or a save. It came the moment Matthew Tkachuk stepped onto the ice for his first shift of the season. After months away recovering from surgery, the Florida Panthers winger returned to game action and instantly brought the edge that […]

The heartbreak never seems to end for Chicago sports; perhaps this is the price they must pay for having the most dominant run in the NBA in recent memory, with the Chicago Bulls winning six titles in an eight-year span. With the Chicago Bears recently being eliminated from Super Bowl contention with a heartbreaking 20-17 […]

Hockey fans were treated to one of the NHL’s rarest and most entertaining moments on Monday night when Florida Panthers goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky and San Jose Sharks netminder Alex Nedeljkovic squared off in an unexpected goalie fight. The altercation erupted with just over 14 minutes remaining in a game that had steadily escalated in intensity. […]

The Colorado Avalanche continue to win. On Monday, they took a 5-2 victory over the Washington Capitals. It has already been a season of milestones for the team, including Brent Burns moving up in the Iron Man rankings. In the victory over the Caps, it was Nathan MacKinnon who hit a milestone. Nathan MacKinnon has […]

The Colorado Avalanche are the team to beat in the NHL at this time. They entered play on Monday with five regulation losses on the entire season. Colorado is on quite a run, and they continued their winning ways on Monday when they defeated the Washington Capitals. One player who did not suit up was […]

The New York Rangers have been mired in a horrible season. This resulted in Chris Drury sending a letter to fans, preparing them for a re-tool. Part of that retool may be the future of Artemi Panarin. It had been previously rumored that the Rangers would not be extending Panarin. Now, head coach Mike Sullivan […]

The Carolina Hurricanes keep on rolling. On Sunday, they extended their winning streak to three games after taking care of business at Lenovo Center in Raleigh against the visiting Buffalo Sabres. Thanks in large part to the incredible performance between the pipes of goalie Brandon Bussi, the ‘Canes came away with a 2-1 victory. Bussi […]

The Chicago Blackhawks are preparing to host the Winnipeg Jets. This means the return of Jonathan Toews to Chicago for the first time. Toews spoke earlier this season about playing against the Blackhawks when Chicago visited Winnipeg. This time it will be in front of the Chicago fans. Before the game, one of his former […]

It hasn’t been a good time of late for Buffalo pro sports, and the Carolina Hurricanes decided to add to it by seemingly trying to troll Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills following their win over the Buffalo Sabres on Monday, 2-1, at Lenovo Center in Raleigh, North Carolina. In a post on social media […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs are coming in off a 4-3 overtime victory over the Winnipeg Jets. They did not have William Nylander in the victory, as Nylander was injured in the loss to the Vegas Golden Knights last Thursday. On Monday, head coach Craig Berube gave an update on the star. “I don’t know how […]

One of the most highly-anticipated trades of the 2025-26 NHL season got over the finish line on Sunday, with Rasmus Andersson being shipped to the first place he was ever linked to — the Vegas Golden Knights. The Swedish defenseman has been a heart and soul player for the Calgary Flames since being selected by […]

It has been a difficult season for the Vancouver Canucks. The Canucks are transitioning into a rebuild, and part of that is trading away valuable assets. One of those assets was Kiefer Sherwood, who has now been traded to the San Jose Sharks. Sherwood will be heading to San Jose, in exchange for a 2026 […]

The Boston Bruins are one of the more surprising teams in the NHL this season. They have been one of the streakiest teams in the league this season and they are currently on their hottest run of the season, having won 6 games in a row after a 5-2 victory over the Blackhawks in Chicago […]

The Florida Panthers have won two consecutive Stanley Cups, but this season has not been as kind to them. Injuries have piled up, leaving Florida four points out of the playoffs. But just in time for the Olympics and a playoff push, the Panthers are getting Matthew Tkachuk back from injury. “Tkachuk confirms he’s playing […]

The St. Louis Blues are trying to climb out of a hole this year. They are near the bottom of the Western Conference at this time. And it appears as if the Blues are preparing for a potential fire sale at the 2026 NHL Trade Deadline. On Sunday, they took on Connor McDavid and the […]

Hockey fans have been anticipating a Rasmus Andersson trade for some time. The veteran defenseman had a falling out with the Calgary Flames during the summer, and it led to a breakdown in extension talks. In recent days, trade rumors reached a fever pitch. And on Sunday, things finally came together. Andersson is now a […]

The Minnesota Wild are having a phenomenal season. The Wild are 27-13-9 on the season, and are sitting tied for second in the Central Division. The franchise has made the playoffs in four of the past five seasons, but has yet to advance out of the first round. If they want to make a run […]

The Boston Bruins were one of the finalists for Calgary Flames defenseman Rasmus Andersson in the trade market. According to reports, they were given permission to negotiate a contract but could not agree on the terms. Now that Andersson is with the Vegas Golden Knights, it’s time to pivot. The Bruins should make a big […]

It has been a stellar season for the Montreal Canadiens. The Canadiens are 27-15-7 on the year, placing them in third place in the Atlantic Division. They are also just one point behind the Tampa Bay Lightning and Detroit Red Wings for the top spot in the division, and three points behind the Carolina Hurricanes […]

The Vegas Golden Knights have made a big trade for Rasmus Andersson. Weeks before he sets off for Italy to represent Team Sweden at the Olympics, the pending free agent has been moved. There was a four-team race for the defenseman as of Saturday, but on Sunday, the Golden Knights closed the deal.  The Golden […]

The Montreal Canadiens are well on their way to a second consecutive playoff berth after a lengthy rebuild. They made a big trade in the offseason for Noah Dobson, but a smaller move made in November has paid off as well. The Canadiens picked up Alexandre Texier mid-season and have rewarded his strong play with […]

It has been a disappointing season for the New York Rangers. They are in last place in the Eastern Conference, and the only team in the conference under .500. This led to GM Chris Drury releasing a letter to fans about a retool earlier this week. After a 6-3 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers, some […]

Leon Draisaitl wants to help the Edmonton Oilers get back into the win column after recent scuffles, but he has more important matters to attend to for the time being. The franchise great and star center is taking a leave of absence from the team and will travel to his native Germany due to a […]

It’s seemed likely all season long that the Calgary Flames would eventually trade star defenseman Rasmus Andersson in the final year of his contract — and it looks like that time is coming. The Athletic’s Pierre LeBrun reported on Friday that talks have intensified over the last several days, and a potential deal getting the […]

The New York Rangers find themselves buried in last place in the Eastern Conference as the season moves well into the second half. The Rangers did not make the playoffs last year and they are a long way from contending for a spot in the top eight of the Eastern Conference this season. As a […]

The Carolina Hurricanes didn’t hold back against a shorthanded Florida Panthers team on Friday night, demolishing the back-to-back defending Stanley Cup champions 9-1 at the Lenovo Center in Raleigh. Nikolaj Ehlers was right in the middle of it, scoring his sixth career National Hockey League hat trick — and first as a member of the […]

Going into the season, the Washington Capitals were one of the favorites to repeat as Metropolitan Division champions and battle the defending Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers for the top spot in the Eastern Conference. The season has passed the halfway point, and neither the Capitals nor the Panthers are playing at anywhere near the […]

Over the course of a long NHL season, unexpected results will happen from time to time as no team can simply dominate every time it goes out on to the ice. The Colorado Avalanche have been doing their best to prove that axiom wrong this season as they have the best record (33-5-8) in the […]

Marco Kasper played an important role in the Detroit Red Wings’ 4-2 win over the San Jose Sharks on Friday at Little Caesars Arena. He ended a 37-game goal drought and helped set up the tying goal that led to a comeback victory. The win improved Detroit to 29-16-4, and the team has now won […]

The Carolina Hurricanes made a statement Friday night, cruising to a 9-1 victory over the Florida Panthers at the Lenovo Center. Forward Nikolaj Ehlers led the charge with his sixth career NHL hat trick and his first as a Hurricane after signing a six-year, $51 million contract in the offseason. He also contributed an assist. […]

The St. Louis Blues are not in a good place right now. St. Louis has fallen well behind the eight ball after making the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs. The Blues are sixth in the Central Division and are watching their playoff hopes fade with each passing game. As a result, veteran players such as Jordan […]

The Detroit Red Wings have missed the playoffs in each of the last nine seasons. This is the longest playoff drought in franchise history. Detroit has not made the Stanley Cup Final in nearly 20 years. For a franchise with the history the Red Wings have, this sort of run is simply unacceptable. However, the […]

The Anaheim Ducks are in a bit of a free fall. At one point, Anaheim led the Pacific Division, and appeared to be a true contender in the Western Conference. However, they have fallen off as the season as gone along. Anaheim is now sixth in the Pacific, and they won’t have star forward Leo […]

The Detroit Red Wings are near the top of the Eastern Conference midway through January. At this point, it would take an epic collapse for Detroit to miss the Stanley Cup Playoffs in 2026. This is a team that’s quite familiar with collapsing in the months of February and March. However, they’ve been able to […]