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The Columbus Blue Jackets lost their fifth-straight game on Sunday against the New York Rangers, and they were 11 seconds away from a win before Alexis Lafreniere scored to tie the game. Blue Jackets rookie Adam Fantilli expects the team to perform better, despite the low expectations from the outside regarding the young team. “We […]

The Tampa Bay Lightning have impressively stayed afloat during the first part of the 2023-24 NHL season. The Lightning have a record of 6-5 and sit in the middle of the Atlantic Division rankings. The team has been without the services of All-Star goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy. However, the team received good news on his condition […]

In October of 1997, the Vancouver Canucks and Anaheim Ducks kicked off the NHL Global Series with back-to-back games in front of 10,500 spectators at the Yoyogi Arena in Tokyo, Japan. Since that contest — which was won for the Canucks by Pavel Bure — there have been 37 other international regular-season contests, spanning six […]

The Tampa Bay Rays are a team worth keeping a close eye on in the offseason. For one, there is a potential that they will let go of pitcher Tyler Glasnow via a trade, with Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic saying that the righty is a “strong candidate to be moved.” It appears that the […]

The Colorado Avalanche look to avenge their loss from Thursday as they face the Seattle Kraken. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with an Avalanche-Kraken prediction, pick, and how-to watch. The Avalanche come into the game sitting at 8-5-0 year. They are coming off two straight losses as well, including to the […]

The New York Islanders look to break their losing streak as they face the Edmonton Oilers. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with an Islanders-Oilers prediction, pick, and how to watch. The Islanders come into the game sitting at 5-5-3 on the season, which places them seventh in the Metropolitan division this […]

The Montreal Canadiens had their chances against the red-hot Vancouver Canucks on Sunday night. Forwards Josh Anderson and Juraj Slafkovsky, in particular, peppered the net. They combined for 13 of Montreal’s 32 shots on goal on Sunday. However, neither player scored against the Canucks. Anderson and Slafkovsky failing to score is not an uncommon occurrence […]

The New York Rangers were nearly down and out against the Columbus Blue Jackets on Sunday. In fact, they were less than 15 seconds away from losing just their third game in regulation this season. However, Alexis Lafreniere rose to the occasion. He scored his second goal of the game with 11 seconds remaining before […]

The New York Rangers came away with a 4-3 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets in a shootout on Sunday, but the concerning news is that Ryan Lindgren is dealing with an upper-body injury after a hit to the head from Sean Kuraly, according to Vince Mercogliano of USA Today. A major boarding penalty was […]

The Columbus Blue Jackets fell in a heartbreaker on Sunday, losing to Jacob Trouba the New York Rangers. Columbus controlled much of the game against New York. In fact, they had the lead with less than 15 seconds remaining. Unfortunately, Adam Fantilli and the Blue Jackets couldn’t come away with the win. Fantilli himself had […]

The Edmonton Oilers made a major coaching decision on Sunday. Edmonton has fired head coach Jay Woodcroft after a disastrous start to the 2023-24 season. This decision comes at an interesting time, as Woodcroft just helped his team to a 4-1 win on Saturday night. However, the win wasn’t enough to save his job. On […]

It has been a long, hard dry spell for the Philadelphia Flyers. This is a franchise that was once one of the headliners in the NHL, but those days of the Broad Street Bullies are nothing but ancient history. The current version of the Philadelphia Flyers haven’t been to the playoffs since the Covid year […]

Pavel Francouz has proved that he is worthy of his fairly high contract valuation. He won the Stanley Cup with the Colorado Avalanche in 2022, which helps out any team’s goalie corps in their hopes of notching a title in the NHL. But, teams might be a little more hesitant in giving him a chance […]

Chicago Blackhawks rookie center Connor Bedard continues to prove why he was the No. 1 overall selection of the 2023 NHL Draft. Connor Bedard scored an insane goal against the Florida Panthers on Sunday. Not only that, but the goal came off a brilliant defensive stop in the waning moments of the first period. Filthy. […]

The Edmonton Oilers, even after beating the Seattle Kraken on Saturday night, have crawled out to a 3-9-1 record start to the 2023-24 campaign. After entering the season as supposed Stanley Cup contenders, the Oilers have clearly failed to meet expectations, and even a win over the Kraken hasn’t changed that. As a result, the […]

The San Jose Sharks will head south to face the Anaheim Ducks at the Honda Center. We’re here to share our NFL odds series, make a Sharks-Ducks prediction, and pick while showing you how to watch. The Sharks lost 5-0 to the Vegas Golden Knights on Friday. Unfortunately, they allowed a goal one minute into […]

The Dallas Stars will face the Minnesota Wild in an NHL playoff rematch at Xcel Energy Center. We’re here to share our NHL odds series, make a Stars-Wild prediction, and pick while showing you how to watch. The Stars defeated the Winnipeg Jets 3-2 on Saturday. Initially, it was a scoreless game. But the Stars […]

Washington Capitals superstar Alex Ovechkin is still a huge nightmare for the New York Islanders after all these years. On Saturday, the Russian sniper netted not just one but two goals versus the Isles to help the Caps secure a 4-1 victory on the road. In doing so, Ovechkin also moved up the list of […]

The Colorado Avalanche have had a roller coaster start to the 2023-24 NHL season. The Avalanche have lost four of their last six games, but are still one of the top two teams in the Central Division. Colorado got hit with a scare during their November 9th matchup against the Seattle Kraken. Artturi Lehkonen was […]

The Calgary Flames were hoping to turn things around this season after an ugly 2022-23 campaign, but they have done the exact opposite of that, crawling out to a 4-7-2 start to the season instead. Making matters even worse, one of their top defenders in Nikita Zadorov immediately requested a trade after the Flames latest […]

The Houston Texans will head to Ohio to face the Cincinnati Bengals at Paul Brown Stadium. We’re here to share our NFL odds series, make a Texans-Bengals prediction, and pick while showing you how to watch. The Texans defeated the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 39-37 in Week 9. Initially, they trailed 17-10 at halftime. It was […]

The Anaheim Ducks have cooled off a bit after putting together a six-game win streak, losing their previous two games, but that hasn’t rang true for everyone taking the ice for them. Leo Carlsson has continued his strong start to his rookie campaign, as he recorded the first hat-trick of his career, scoring all three […]

The Calgary Flames lost their game on Friday night against the Toronto Maple Leafs. But everyone’s attention is focused on the developments immediately following the contest. Defenseman Nikita Zadorov has requested a trade away from Calgary. His request comes after the blueliner scored a goal and laid a huge hit in overtime against Toronto. This […]

On Friday night, Calgary Flames defenseman Nikita Zadorov made a rather interesting decision. He requested a trade away from his team following a loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs. Now, we’re learning a bit more about which teams could be in play for the Flames defender. And we’re learning which teams Zadorov has his eyes […]

The Calgary Flames and Toronto Maple Leafs played a rather wild game on Friday night. Regulation wasn’t enough as these two Canadian rivals required overtime. Eventually, the contest went to a shootout, where Toronto ultimately prevailed. However, Flames general manager Craig Conroy certainly liked something he saw in this shootout. Flames forward Yegor Sharangovich took […]

The Calgary Flames went toe-to-toe with the Toronto Maple Leafs on Friday night. In fact, Calgary managed to secure a point from their Canadian rivals in this game. However, the Flames failed to secure the win against the Maple Leafs. And as a result, defenseman Nikita Zadorov has made a rather shocking move. Zadorov has […]

The Buffalo Sabres entered the 2023-24 NHL season with a lot of hype around them. Armed with one of the most promising cores in the league, many expected this team to compete for a spot in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. And given that this team came within a single point of making it last season, […]

The NHL is still in its early stages, as most teams have played between 12 and 14 games. That means teams still have about 6 to 8 games before reaching the 25 percent mark of their season’s schedule. However, the season is past its infancy and is beginning to take form. There has been no […]

The Calgary Flames started the season 2-7-1, confirming fans’ fears they weren’t a contender this season. They’re coming off two consecutive wins and look better than their Alberta rival Edmonton Oilers. It will be a steep hill to climb to get back into playoff contention, but a change of form from a couple of their […]

The Columbus Blue Jackets are off to a disappointing 4-6-3 start and have played most of their season without star winger Patrik Laine, who sustained a concussion on October 20th against the Calgary Flames. However, it appears he’s ready to return to the fold for a big matchup with the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs were expected to rise to the top of the Atlantic Division standings at the start of the season behind an explosive offense led by Auston Matthews, Mitch Marner and William Nylander. However, once the season started, the Maple Leafs were not the team they were projected to be as their defense […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins are honoring former right winger Jaromir Jagr by retiring his jersey on February 18th. The Penguins announced the retirement of his No. 68 jersey with a special video in which Jagr said, “Pittsburgh, I’m coming home.” See you on Feb. 18, @68Jagr 🫡 pic.twitter.com/qghioEu0iu — Pittsburgh Penguins (@penguins) November 10, 2023 Jagr […]

The Philadelphia Flyers head west as they match up with the Anaheim Ducks. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Flyers-Ducks prediction, pick, and how-to-watch. The Flyers come into the game sitting at 5-7-1 on the year, but they have lost five of their last six games overall. They began this […]

The San Jose Sharks look for their first road win of the year as they face the Vegas Golden Knights. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Sharks-golden Knights prediction, pick, and how-to-watch. The San Jose Sharks enter the game at 2-10-1 on the year. They opened the season at 0-10-1 […]

The Washington Capitals have struggled to stay healthy in 2023-24. The team already lost Nicklas Backstrom indefinitely due to complications from hip surgery, while various other players have been on the shelf in the early going. That includes forward Anthony Mantha, who took a puck to the ear during the Caps’ 4-3 overtime loss to […]

After getting off to one of the worst start in franchise history and failing to win a single game for the first month of the season, the San Jose Sharks bounced back nicely with consecutive wins over the Philadelphia Flyers and Edmonton Oilers. Yes, this is still a very bad team — but San Jose […]

It is a Metropolitan Division clash as the Washington Capitals face the New Jersey Devils. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Capitals-Devils prediction, pick, and how-to-watch. The Capitals come into the game at 5-4-2 and hope to keep moving up the division standings today. They have won four of their […]

Two teams both on winning streaks face as the Carolina Hurricanes match up with the Florida Panthers. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Hurricanes-Panthers prediction, pick, and how-to-watch. The Hurricanes come into the game winners of five of their last six games. They have also won two in a row, […]

The Florida Panthers have been eagerly awaiting the return of their two best defensemen — and the wait for one of them could finally be coming to an end, head coach Paul Maurice confirmed on Friday. The bench boss said there’s a chance Brandon Montour will return before the end of the team’s California road […]