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The Calgary Flames are sitting well outside of the Stanley Cup Playoff picture. As a result, many expect them to be sellers at the NHL Trade Deadline in March. And one of their more talked about players around this time is defenseman Noah Hanifin. Hanifin is on an expiring contract, hitting NHL Free Agency this […]

Calgary Flames defenseman Oliver Kylington hadn’t stepped onto an NHL ice surface since May 2022 prior to Thursday night. Kylington requested personal leave from the team to better focus on his mental health. On Thursday, Calgary lost to the Columbus Blue Jackets, but it was a big step for Kylington. Following the game, the 26-year-old […]

The Colorado Avalanche have designs on playing dominating hockey in the second half of the season and asserting themselves in the Stanley Cup playoffs. While the play of superstars Nathan MacKinnon and Cale Makar are likely to be the key factors in determining if they can play at a championship level, the supporting cast will […]

The Calgary Flames will be without depth forward AJ Greer for the foreseeable future after the 27-year-old sustained a gruesome ankle injury in Thursday night’s 5-2 loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets. “The Flames don’t know yet if AJ Greer will require surgery after his horrific ankle injury last night, but they expect him to […]

The Columbus Blue Jackets have struggled mightily throughout the 2023-24 NHL campaign, and with hope of a postseason berth all but lost in Ohio, there could be a firesale brewing. Ahead of the Mar. 8 NHL Trade Deadline, Jackets general manager Jarmo Kekalainen is willing to part with at least two key pieces of the […]

As the unofficial halfway point of the NHL season approaches with the All-Star break next weekend, award races across the league are heating up as the stretch run looms. The Hart Trophy seems to be down to a two-man race at the moment, as Tampa Bay Lightning star Nikita Kucherov and Colorado Avalanche center Nathan […]

The New York Rangers have been cruising this season, as their 61 points have them sitting atop the Metropolitan Division currently. Making things even better for them, it seemed like they were set to get center Filip Chytil back from an injury soon after he returned to practice on Thursday, but just one day later, […]

Despite the Vancouver Canucks putting together a season unlike almost any other in franchise history, the question of superstar forward Elias Pettersson’s future still looms large in British Columbia. Pettersson and the Canucks have still not discussed a new contract; the 25-year-old is set to become a restricted free agent at the conclusion of the […]

The Philadelphia Flyers find themselves in the midst of a poorly timed cold stretch, as they have lost their last four games to allow the Carolina Hurricanes to pass them in the Metropolitan Division standings. However, they got a good piece of news on Friday morning when it was announced that the team was closing […]

Montreal Canadiens forward Brendan Gallagher will have a hearing with the NHL Department of Player Safety after catching New York Islanders defenseman Adam Pelech with a flying elbow in the third period of Thursday’s 4-3 win. The hit was so vicious that even Gallagher’s former teammate PK Subban believes he should be suspended. “It’s a […]

Despite his Boston Bruins squeaking out a tight 3-2 win over the Ottawa Senators on the road on Thursday night, head coach Jim Montgomery was not happy with how the game was officiated. The B’s received just one powerplay in the contest, while the Sens enjoyed the man advantage six times. Montgomery addressed the discrepancy […]

The Edmonton Oilers are scorching hot, having won 15 games in a row. The Oilers broke the NHL record for the longest winning streak by a Canadian franchise when they beat the Flames earlier this week for their 13th-consecutive win. What’s impressive about the Oilers’ streak is how it compares to their play at the […]

The Tampa Bay Lightning are amid a solid season NHL season, as they sit toward the top of the Atlantic Division. Star center Steven Stamkos brightened the Lightning’s midseason run with a stellar performance against the Arizona Coyotes after he entered Sidney Crosby and Alex Ovechkin’s territory. Steven Stamkos makes history for the Lightning during […]

Jakob Chychrun was traded from the American desert to Canada’s capital city last season, and the Ottawa Senators defenseman does not want to get moved again. After a 4-1 win over the Montreal Canadiens at the Bell Centre this week, the 25-year-old addressed the trade rumors that have been swirling around him and explained his […]

After a 10-game absence, Dallas Stars defenseman Miro Heiskanen will return to the lineup against the Anaheim Ducks on Thursday, head coach Pete DeBoer confirmed. “You missed him in a lot of different areas for sure,” the bench boss explained after the team’s morning skate, according to NHL.com’s Taylor Baird. “It’s nice to have him […]

New Jersey Devils superstar Jack Hughes will be in Toronto for NHL All-Star festivities next weekend, but the level of his participation remains unclear. The 22-year-old continues to recover from an upper-body injury suffered in the third period of a 4-2 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks on Jan. 5. Hughes hasn’t played since, but remains […]

The New York Rangers will be placing center Nick Bonino on waivers this afternoon, according to Arthur Staple of The Athletic. The Rangers had signed Nick Bonino this offseason to be the fourth-line center. He had put up one goal and four assists for five points in 45 games played this season, according to NHL.com. […]

Sam Reinhart is playing the best hockey of his career in 2023-24, and the Florida Panthers star scored yet another goal in a 6-2 drubbing of the Arizona Coyotes on Wednesday night. In the process, the Canadian sniper became just the fifth player in franchise history to reach the 60-point mark in 50 games or […]

Nathan MacKinnon is putting together an almost unflappable Hart Trophy case with the 2023-24 Colorado Avalanche, and the superstar added an incredible feat to an NHL-best season on Wednesday night. MacKinnon scored four times in a 6-2 rout of the Washington Capitals at home, and in the process, became the first player since 2007-08 to […]

It’s too early to say if Ilya Samsonov has firmly placed his early-season struggles in the rearview mirror, but the Russian has been nothing short of excellent since returning to the Toronto Maple Leafs. Shortly after being recalled from the American Hockey League, the goaltender stopped 16-of-17 shots thrown his way in a 3-1 victory […]

Absolutely nothing is going right for the Los Angeles Kings in 2024. After an electric start to the campaign, Todd McLellan’s team has lost 12 of 14 games to fall to 22-14-9 and fourth place in the Pacific Division. After a ghastly 5-3 loss to the lowly Buffalo Sabres at home on Wednesday night, the […]

The latest NHL 24 Gameplay Tuner Update dropped today, adding improvements based on Community Feedback. Overall, we enjoy seeing these tuner updates, since it shows the developers listen to fan feedback. Some of the changes include a removed Adrenaline Energy Modifier and tweaks to puck possession. Without further ado, let’s take a look at everything […]

Cale Makar has already entered the conversation as one of the greatest Colorado Avalanche defensemen of all time — and the 25-year-old superstar added another extremely impressive accomplishment to his resume on Wednesday night. Makar scored Colorado’s first goal of the game in a 6-2 drubbing of the Washington Capitals. It was his 76th career […]

Hockey fans all over the world are likely familiar with Patrick Roy as a player. Roy, now the coach of the New York Islanders, was once the best goalie in the league. In 1995, he made a shocking and now infamous request to be traded from the Montreal Canadiens. Now, nearly 30 years later, the […]

The Florida Panthers entered their Wednesday night matchup with the Arizona Coyotes harboring some resentment. Florida and Arizona got into it the last time they met, with Jason Zucker and Nick Cousins in the middle of it. These teams had bad enough blood, there were two fights within the first 10 seconds. When the dust […]

Auston Matthews and the Toronto Maple Leafs played a close game on Wednesday night. And in the end, they shutout the Winnipeg Jets, earning the victory in overtime. A major reason for the massive win for Toronto is their embattled goaltender Ilya Samsonov. Samsonov has had a rough season overall in 2023-24, but Wednesday was […]

The Winnipeg Jets have captured the attention of hockey fans around the world. Winnipeg entered the 2023-24 NHL season with a lot of question marks. Would stars Connor Hellebuyck and Mark Schiefele stick around? Could the Jets remain a playoff threat in the West? Were they headed for a huge fire sale? Now, 46 games […]

Tampa Bay Lightning star Nikita Kucherov notched his fifth career regular-season hat trick in a 6-3 win over the Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday. Kucherov totaled four points in the game, two of which came on the power play. Those two power-play points saw Kucherov pass franchise legend Martin St. Louis in that category. He now […]

The Edmonton Oilers won their 14th consecutive game on Tuesday on the back of another stellar performance from goalie Stuart Skinner. Skinner stopped 27 shots in Edmonton’s 4-1 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets, earning his 11th straight win between the pipes. Tuesday’s win meant a little more for Skinner as he broke Grant Fuhr’s […]

The New York Islanders are only two games into the Patrick Roy era, but New York’s new bench boss is already impressed with his team’s game-by-game improvement. Despite a 3-2 loss to the Vegas Golden Knights on Tuesday, Roy was pleased with the Islanders’ effort. “Sometimes the hockey gods are not on your side and […]

Five members of the 2018 Canadian World Junior team are in legal trouble. A year after the London Police filed an application with the Ontario Court of Justice regarding sexual assault allegations, the five players have now been told to surrender to the London Police Services, per a report from Sportsnet with The Globe and […]

Ryan and Ashley Smith, owners of the Utah Jazz, reportedly submitted a bid to bring an NHL team to the state, per Andy Larsen of The Salt Lake Tribune. Rumors have swirled about an NHL team potentially being added in Utah. Up to this point, though, nothing has come to fruition. Even with this bid […]

The Chicago Blackhawks are signing starting goaltender Petr Mrazek to a two-year contract extension, as first reported by Kevin Weekes. The deal is worth $8.5 million and keeps Mrazek in a Blackhawks uniform through the 2025-26 season. Mrazek, 31, is in his second season with the Blackhawks after Chicago acquired him via trade in July […]

Although Carolina Hurricanes forward Andrei Svechnikov has already been ruled out for Wednesday’s clash against the Boston Bruins because of an upper-body injury, it doesn’t seem that he will not be out for an extended period, with head coach Rod Brind’Amour making a positive note on the status of the star. The latest on Hurricanes’ […]

The Philadelphia Flyers will be without the services of Carter Hart for an uncertain period following an update by the team on the goaltender being granted an indefinite leave of absence because of personal reasons. “Carter Hart has requested and been granted an indefinite leave of absence citing personal reasons. The club will have no […]

Detroit Red Wings star Patrick Kane could return to action sooner than later amid a lower-body injury. Red Wings head coach Derek Lalonde offered an optimistic update on Kane, who has missed the last three Detroit games due to an injury he sustained in a recent home game versus the Toronto Maple Leafs. “I think […]

Pierre-Luc Dubois has not at all been as advertised for the Los Angeles Kings after he was acquired in a blockbuster trade with the Winnipeg Jets and subsequently signed to an eight-year megadeal over the summer. And Kings head coach Todd McLellan let him know it on Tuesday. “At the end of the day, whether […]

Despite a less-than-ideal first half of the 2023-24 campaign, the New Jersey Devils promoted general manager Tom Fitzgerald to president of hockey operations on Tuesday, giving the 55-year-old a multi-year contract in the process. “We are excited to have Tom signed to a multiyear extension, and to promote him to president, hockey operations,” Devils managing […]

The Boston Bruins have had a very strong season to this point, despite the retirement of Patrice Bergeron after last season. However, there has been some recent buzz regarding Bergeron potentially coming out of retirement for the Bruins at some point soon, but he shut those down while talking to the media recently. “No, it […]