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Los Angeles Kings veteran forward Anze Kopitar is off to a great start to the 2023-24 NHL season. The 36-year-old center has recorded at least a point in each of the Kings’ first three games, including a historic one on Tuesday against the Winnipeg Jets to help LA score its first win of the campaign […]

The Colorado Avalanche are the undisputed road warriors of the NHL. The Avalanche’s 4-1 victory over the Seattle Kraken on Tuesday extended their road-winning streak to 14 games. In so doing, Colorado tied the Buffalo Sabres’ 14-regular-season game road winning streak from April to November 2006, per NHL.com. There's no place like the road? You […]

The Edmonton Oilers are kicking off their 2023-24  season with high hopes. The Oilers are coming off a solid year. They won 50 games last season and advanced to the second round of the NHL Playoffs. Edmonton has a handful of dynamic players, but one just made history in their game against the Nashville Predators. […]

The NHL season is now underway as the new year started up last week, and we will soon enter the brief window of time where all four major sports are going on. This hockey season is a big one for the Montreal Canadiens as they try to bounce back from an abysmal 2022 campaign. Montreal […]

Who’s ready for some more Tuesday night hockey? To conclude the nightcap of action, the Carolina Hurricanes will head out to the west coast to do battle with the San Jose Sharks. It is time to check out our NHL odds series where our Hurricanes-Sharks prediction and pick will be revealed. With lofty expectations heading into […]

A premier Western Conference showdown between a pair of expected contenders will be on tap as the Dallas Stars head into Sin City to take on the Vegas Golden Knights. Without further ado, let’s check out our NHL odds series where our Stars-Golden Knights prediction and pick will be revealed. So far, so good! In a span […]

The rematch we’ve all been waiting for will be at the front and center of the hockey universe as the Colorado Avalanche take on the Seattle Kraken. Join us for our NHL odds series where our Avalanche-Kraken prediction and pick will be revealed. Already off to a fast 2-0 start to begin the season, there’s no […]

It seems that free agent winger Patrick Kane is nearing a decision for where he is going to play this season after recovering from offseason hip surgery, and a reunion with the New York Rangers is possible, along with the Detroit Red Wings and Buffalo Sabres as suitors, according to Frank Seravalli of Daily Faceoff. […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins and Vancouver Canucks finalized a trade involving four players on Tuesday, the teams announced. The Penguins acquired defenseman Jack Rathbone and forward Karel Plasek from the Canucks in exchange for defenseman Mark Friedman and forward Ty Glover. “I would like to thank Jack for all the time he spent with our organization […]

The Vancouver Canucks are off to a phenomenal start in 2023-24. After back-to-back-to-back disappointing campaigns in British Columbia, in which the preseason expectations of advancing to the playoffs were never realized, it’s as promising a start as coach Rick Tocchet could hope for. The Canucks are 2-0, fresh off an 8-1 shellacking of the Edmonton […]

The Los Angeles Kings are north of the border to take on the Winnipeg Jets Tuesday night. This game will continue our NHL odds series as we hand out a Kings-Jets prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. The Kings have started the season with two losses. One […]

The Tampa Bay Lightning advanced to three straight Stanley Cup Finals from 2020-22, but were ousted in the first round by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs. Just days before the 2023-24 season, the news broke that superstar goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy would be out of the lineup on a month-to-month basis […]

The Philadelphia Flyers missed the playoffs in each of the last three seasons and are expected to miss the cut again this season. With a roster full of young unproven talent but with plenty of upside, the Flyers could be a fun team to watch this winter, though they are sure to go through their […]

The Buffalo Sabres look to get their first win of the year as they host the Tampa Bay Lightning. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Lighting-Sabres prediction, pick, and how-to-watch. The Lightning come in sitting at 1-2 on the year. They opened the season with a win over the Nashville […]

The Florida Panthers are off to a relatively rocky, if unsurprising start to the 2023-24 National Hockey League campaign. Through one week and three games, the Cats are 1-2 with a -3 goal differential and just eight goals for. They opened the season being shutout by Filip Gustavsson and the Minnesota Wild, and followed it […]

The Edmonton Oilers are on the road to take on the Nashville Predators Tuesday night. This game will continue our NHL odds series as we hand out an Oilers-Predators prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch this game. The Oilers have not started the season the way they have hoped […]

The Detroit Red Wings picked up a 4-0 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Monday, and James Reimer stopped all 23 shots in his debut for Detroit to make a god first impression. The veteran goaltender opened up about the win, and credited the team for helping him get the shutout. “That’s pretty much […]

Washington Capitals forward Matthew Phillips had some sort of a revenge game on Monday against his former team, the Calgary Flames. Phillips played a crucial role in the Caps’ come-from-behind 3-2 shootout victory over the Flames in Washington, as he scored a goal and assisted on another to end up with first-star honors. “It feels […]

The Arizona Coyotes go on the road to take on the New York Islanders Tuesday night. This game will continue our NHL odds series as we hand out a Coyotes-Islanders prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. Arizona has started the season off 1-1-0. They opened up the […]

The Minnesota Wild continue their trip north of the border as they face the Montreal Canadiens. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Wild-Canadiens prediction, pick, and how-to-watch. The Wild enter the season at 1-1 on the year. They opened the season at home with a 2-0 lead over the Florida […]

The Vancouver Canucks leave Canada for the first time as they face the Philadelphia Flyers. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Canucks-Flyers prediction, pick, and how-to-watch. The Canucks have started the season hot. They have faced the Oilers twice this year, once at home with once on the road. In […]

The St. Louis Blues could be without one of their best players for an undisclosed period after Pavel Buchnevich was on the receiving end of a massive hit from Seattle Kraken defenseman Jamie Oleksiak on Saturday night. The Russian left the game shortly after with an upper-body injury and did not return. The 28-year-old played […]

The Columbus Blue Jackets skated away with a 5-3 win over the New York Rangers in their last game. A win over a team as skilled as the Rangers inherently comes with a confidence boost. As a result, Columbus expected to carry that newfound confidence into their Monday night showdown with their neighbors to the […]

In their season opener, the New Jersey Devils faced a rather undisciplined Detroit Red Wings team. New Jersey won the game 4-3 while the Red Wings took six penalties. It seems as if the discipline issues rubbed off on the Devils, however, if their last two games are any indication. The Devils played the Arizona […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs entered their clash with the Chicago Blackhawks on Monday riding high. Toronto won their first two games of the season rather emphatically. And they were led by superstar Auston Matthews, who recorded hat tricks in both games. However, they ran into a wall against the Blackhawks. Toronto fell in front of […]

Chicago Blackhawks forward Connor Bedard entered his rookie season with a ton of hype around him. We all saw this coming given how hyped he was heading into the 2023 NHL Draft. However, perhaps the level of hype and coverage for the 18-year-old has reached a level we didn’t expect. Bedard seems to have an […]

Chicago Blackhawks rookie center Connor Bedard is slowly getting the feel of the NHL game. Bedard was obviously a nervous wreck when television cameras captured him forgetting his stick prior to his NHL debut. Fast forward to their game against the Toronto Maple Leafs on Monday, Bedard has shown emotion on the ice. He slammed […]

The Columbus Blue Jackets finished near the bottom of the NHL standings in 2022-23. It was a rather disappointing turn of events given the hype around the team heading into the season. Columbus had a very promising top line led by Johnny Gaudreau and Patrik Laine. And the team had some interesting young players to […]

Fresh off a surprising playoff berth last season the Seattle Kraken are struggling to start the new campaign. Zero wins and one point in three games has put the Kraken on the metaphorical back foot for the season. They suffer an even bigger setback with the news that Brandon Tanev will miss at least four […]

Some more Monday night hockey will be on tap hours from now as the Detroit Red Wings battle it out with the Columbus Blue Jackets. Join us for our NHL odds series where our Red Wings-Blue Jackets prediction and pick will be revealed. Thus far, the Detroit Red Wings enter the season with aspirations to reach […]

The Minnesota Wild scored six goals in their first two games en route to a 1-1 record. They’ll be without one of their best players for a couple of weeks though as forward Matt Boldy will miss some time with an upper-body injury, according to Michael Russo. Boldy recorded a point in each of the […]

The Minnesota Wild suffered a 7-4 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday, and Alex Goligoski’s unsportsmanlike conduct penalty in the third bothered head coach Dean Evason so much that he specifically called it out after the game. “Momentum was clearly in our direction, and then obviously they get a power play,” Evason said, […]

Pierre-Luc Dubois is a big part of the future of the Los Angeles Kings after the team acquired him last offseason, but he has caught a lot of criticism from fans for requesting for a trade twice in his career in his time with the Columbus Blue Jackets and the Winnipeg Jets. Dubois spoke about […]

An epic inter-conference duel is only hours away as the Calgary Flames take on the Washington Capitals on this Monday night! Join us for our NHL odds series where our Flames-Capitals prediction and pick will be revealed. Most recently, the Calgary Flames come into this one with a dead-even 1-1 record including falling on the wrong […]

Toronto Maple Leafs forward William Nylander has impressed so far this season, putting up three goals and five points in Toronto’s two games, and head coach Sheldon Keefe recently gave him his flowers. “He’s continuing to progress and taking charge,” Sheldon Keefe said, according to Kayla Douglas of theScore. “His confidence is at an all-time […]

What an incredible feeling to be back watching NHL hockey on a daily basis. And what a thrilling first six days of a new season, with multiple noteworthy feats being seen across the league. Arranging the second edition of the NHL Power Rankings was a tricky affair, as some teams have three contests under their […]

Don’t expect to see Montreal Canadiens center Kirby Dach on the ice for several games, with Eric Engels of Sportsnet reporting that Dach suffered an injury that will keep him out long-term. “Kirby Dach has a significant injury. He’s out long-term. Still being diagnosed, more coming in the next few hours or days–according to Habs,” […]

The Florida Panthers are on the road to take on the New Jersey Devils Monday night! This game will continue our NHL odds series as we hand out a Panthers-Devils prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. The Panthers have started the season off with two losses after […]

Auston Matthews is a man on a mission for the Toronto Maple Leafs this season. The American superstar forward put the entire league on notice early, opening the 2023-24 campaign with back-to-back hat tricks. He’s the fifth player in NHL history to accomplish the feat, and first to do so since Alex Ovechkin put together […]