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The Detroit Red Wings made some disappointing moves involving team captain Dylan Larkin and JT Compher on Monday. Red Wings head coach Derek Lalonde told the media they placed Dylan Larkin on injured reserve, per the team’s official X account. An update on Dylan Larkin. pic.twitter.com/JxRBaFgxzz — Detroit Red Wings (@DetroitRedWings) December 11, 2023 “Obviously, […]

The New York Rangers picked up a 4-1 win over the Los Angeles Kings on Sunday night to bounce back from a 4-0 loss on Saturday to the Washington Capitals, and Kings legend Jonathan Quick got the start against his former team. The Connecticut native who grew up a Rangers fan talked about what it […]

Only two teams in the Eastern Conference have fewer points than the Pittsburgh Penguins, but head coach Mike Sullivan’s job doesn’t appear to be in jeopardy. Penguins general manager Kyle Dubas gave Sullivan a vote of confidence on Monday despite the Penguins being without a win in four games in December. “I’m certain that Sully’s […]

Welcome to the 1,500 club, Alexander Ovechkin. The Great Eight accomplished the feat in Dallas, TX on Thursday night, registering an assist on a Dylan Strome goal at Capital One Arena to become the 16th player in NHL history to hit a millennium-and-a-half. He made it 1,501 on Sunday, and the next number he’s eyeing […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins are giving a former first-round pick another shot as the team tries to put together some wins. The Penguins are signing Jesse Puljujarvi to a free agent tryout, per Pittsburgh Hockey Now. Puljujarvi is a forward who has played on the right wing for a good amount of his career. He played […]

The Detroit Red Wings may be without one of their best players for a while. Red Wings’ left wing David Perron is facing a long-term suspension from the league for a hit that occurred in a game against the Ottawa Senators, per The Athletic. Perron is being asked if he wants an in-person hearing from […]

There’s a storm brewing in Carolina. The Hurricanes are reeling, and the team is looking for immediate answers that will lead to some points. The Hurricanes held a players-only meeting following a winless road trip through Canada, per SportsNet. Carolina just finished a brutal 0-4 road trip through western Canada. The team lost three close […]

The Minnesota Wild looked to be at rock bottom when they fired head coach Dean Evason on Nov. 27; the team was reeling after seven straight losses to fall to an abysmal 5-10-4. But things seemed to be looking up after general manager Bill Guerin chose John Hynes as the franchise’s new bench boss shortly […]

NHL 24 is set to roll out a comprehensive update with its 1.3.0 patch, coinciding with the commencement of World of Chel (WOC) Season 2. This update is poised to introduce substantial changes, especially in the player classes within World of Chel, targeting mid to large-size classes with enhanced adjustability within their set ranges. Alongside […]

Boone Jenner is unquestionably the most important player on the Columbus Blue Jackets’ roster, and the team is facing a six-week absence without the captain after he broke his jaw on Friday night. “The Blue Jackets have placed captain C Boone Jenner on Injured Reserve,” CBJ Public Relations confirmed on X. “He suffered a fractured […]

The Washington Capitals have gotten off to a decent start this season, posting a 12-8-3 record through their first 23 games. The problem is that the Caps have lost their last three games, and they haven’t played particularly great in any of those losses. Thankfully, it looks like they could be set to get veteran […]

Andre Burakovsky has struggled mightily to stay healthy over the last few seasons, and that stretch has unfortunately continued in 2023-24. After starting the campaign on the Seattle Kraken’s active roster, the 28-year-old missed 20 games after sustaining an upper-body injury in a 4-1 loss to the New York Rangers on Oct. 21. In his […]

The Florida Panthers got another phenomenal showing from Sergei Bobrovsky on Friday night, leveraging a 26-for-27 save performance en route to a 3-1 win in front of the 18,640 in attendance at Amerant Bank Arena. Cats head coach Paul Maurice admitted afterwards that if it wasn’t for the Russian star, it could have been a […]

Although Connor Bedard and Travis Kelce play in two very different cities, it’s clear there is a ton of respect between the greatest rookie in the National Hockey League and one of the best tight ends to ever play football. Kelce recently shouted out Bedard on the newest episode of his New Heights podcast, although […]

Penguins star Sidney Crosby isn’t used to losing. That’s something he’s got to stomach at the moment, as the team just dropped its fourth game in a row, losing a 3-1 contest to the Florida Panthers on Friday. Crosby knows his team must do much better to compete in the NHL this season. “We gave […]

The Tony DeAngelo era in Raleigh could be coming to an end for a second time. The 28-year-old is being actively shopped by the Carolina Hurricanes, The Athletic’s Pierre LeBrun reported on Friday. “The Carolina Hurricanes’ Tony DeAngelo has been on the market for more than a month already, and Nashville Predators veteran Tyson Barrie’s recent trade request makes it […]

The Edmonton Oilers are on a roll right now. Edmonton defeated the Minnesota Wild on Friday night to earn their sixth consecutive victory. Defenseman Evan Bouchard scored twice in the win against Minnesota. And after the game, he earned some interesting praise from teammate Stuart Skinner. Skinner met with the media on Friday night where […]

The Florida Panthers continued their impressive start to the 2023-24 NHL season on Friday. They matched up with the Pittsburgh Penguins in front of their home fans. Florida skated away with a 3-1 victory as goalie Sergei Bobrovsky stole the show for the defending Eastern Conference Champions. Bobrovsky made 26 saves in the win on […]

Boston Bruins fans held their breaths on Thursday as they watched star defenseman Charlie McAvoy leave the game in the third period. It appeared as Buffalo Sabres forward JJ Peterka made contact with McAvoy’s head. On Friday, though, head coach Jim Montgomery provided a positive update that certainly should bring relief to the fanbase. “Day […]

The Detroit Red Wings have found some success as of late. Despite a brutal loss to the San Jose Sharks on Thursday, Detroit has won six of their last eight games. Part of their success can be attributed to the play of goalie Alex Lyon. The journeyman netminder has posted a sparkling .947 save percentage […]

New York Rangers head coach Peter Laviolette is gearing up for a return to the nation’s capital. His Rangers travel to Capital One Arena for a date with the Washington Capitals on Saturday. This game will be Laviolette’s first in Washington DC since his contract with the Caps expired this past summer. Washington had some […]

As it stands today, the Montreal Canadiens have three goalies on their roster in Samuel Montembeault, Jake Allen and Cayden Primeau. However, they reportedly have no plans to keep all three for the full season. The Canadiens are said to be interested in trading one of their goalies, with both Allen and Primeau being the […]

As the 2023-24 NHL season got underway, the Toronto Maple Leafs were one of the favorites to lift the Stanley Cup at the end of the season. Top rivals like the Boston Bruins and Tampa Bay Lightning appeared to be losing ground in the race for the vaunted trophy, while the Maple Leafs had players […]

The New York Islanders got off to a customary slow start this season, but they have been building with a solid run in their last 10 games and they have risen to 3rd place in the Metropolitan Division of the Eastern Conference. That may be decent upturn, but the Islanders are not satisfied and they […]

The Nashville Predators won a cross-conference matchup against the Tampa Bay Lightning. The 5-1 victory moved the Predators to 14-12 and fifth place in the Central Division with 28 points. However, Nashville is upset about an end-of-the-game incident. Austin Watson took a slapshot at Jeremy Lauzon, which prompted expensive consequences and a reaction from Nashville’s […]

The Carolina Hurricanes are off to a decent start this season, but they received some unfortunate injury news on Thursday ahead of their matchup with the Calgary Flames. Hurricanes right wing Andrei Svechnikov did not play in Thursday’s game against the Flames, and Carolina lost the game 3-2. Andrei Svechnikov is currently battling an upper-body […]

The Ottawa Senators are currently in last place in the NHL Atlantic standings and it sounds like the franchise might be even worse moving forward. Star defenseman, Thomas Chabot, is going to miss a large chunk of time due to injury. It’s a less-than-ideal situation for the Senators. They’ll be without Chabot for at least […]

The Tampa Bay Lightning are struggling to replicate the kind of success that has had this team at the top of the Eastern Conference for the past six seasons. In 2023-24, the Bolts are 12-11-15, hanging around in the Atlantic Division but fifth place after a cold spell that’s seen the club win just four […]

The Vancouver Canucks got a 2-0 victory over the Minnesota Wild, their first shutout win in over a month. The shutout was the first for goaltender Casey DeSmith of the year, and his first overall since 2022. DeSmith had 26 saves while shutting down Marcus Johansson and the Wild attack. It was his first start […]

Despite losing in overtime to the San Jose Sharks, the Detroit Red Wings have gotten off to a promising start this year. They’re 14-7-4 and tied for second in the Atlantic Division with 32 points. Even more encouraging for the Red Wings is the return to the ice of future Hall of Famer Patrick Kane, […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs are bracing to be without starting goaltender Joseph Woll for the foreseeable future after the 25-year-old sustained a leg injury in the third period of Thursday night’s 4-3 win over the Ottawa Senators. Leafs head coach Sheldon Keefe confirmed that Woll would “miss some time” but didn’t provide a diagnosis or […]

The Los Angeles Kings just can’t be beaten on the road, and one of 2023-24’s best teams made incredible NHL history in a 4-0 blanking of the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday night. The Kings are a perfect 11-0-0 with a +32 goal differential away from home this season; they’re the first team in the history […]

The chase to Wayne Gretzky’s all-time goal record continues for Washington Capitals superstar Alexander Ovechkin — that won’t happen for a few seasons, but The Great Eight reached a different milestone on Thursday night. Ovechkin tallied an assist in his team’s 5-4 shootout loss to the Dallas Stars at Capital One Arena, and in the […]

Tyson Barrie’s time with the Nashville Predators is just about to come to a premature halt. This past weekend, the Predators reportedly permitted the 32-year-old to speak with other teams for a potential trade, per Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet. On Thursday, Barrie finally broke his silence as the trade drama ramps up. “Well, if we’re […]

The Ottawa Senators entered the 2023-24 season with the single goal of advancing to the postseason for the first time since 2017. They added an established starting goalie in Joonas Korpisalo, a proven sniper in Vladimir Tarasenko, and locked up a key piece of their blue line in Jake Sanderson. But the early results have […]

Despite adding Erik Karlsson to an already lethal Pittsburgh Penguins powerplay over the summer, the continued lack of success with the man advantage in 2023-24 is becoming a serious concern. The Pens lost 3-1 to the Tampa Bay Lightning on Wednesday night, exacerbated by an 0-for-4 showing with the extra man. Somehow, Pittsburgh is 9.9 […]

The Buffalo Sabres entered the 2023-24 season as potential playoff contenders. Right now, however, the team is at a crossroads. After 26 games, Buffalo is the second-worst team in the Eastern Conference by points percentage. Only the Columbus Blue Jackets have a worse points percentage than Buffalo at this current juncture. The Sabres have shown […]

Leading the NHL in shots on goal has prompted Tampa Bay Lightning right wing Nikita Kucherov to give his Alex Ovechkin take on his accomplishment. Nikita Kucherov mentioned his compatriot Alex Ovechkin when reporters asked him to comment on leading the league in shots on goal, per Splittin’ Chiclets. “Trying to be Ovi.” Kucherov when […]

The Carolina Hurricanes entered their Wednesday night clash against the Edmonton Oilers hoping to keep up their momentum. They picked up a big win over the Buffalo Sabres their last time out. Unfortunately for Rod Brind’Amour and his team, the Oilers came to play. And the Carolina head coach didn’t even wait for the game […]