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When the Boston Bruins acquired three-time Stanley Cup champion Pat Maroon at the 2024 NHL trade deadline, they probably thought he’d be in the lineup by now. The 35-year-old is still recovering from an injury he suffered while a member of the Minnesota Wild back at the end of January. The ailment led to back […]

The Tampa Bay Lightning are no stranger to deep Stanley Cup playoff runs, having made three of them in the last four seasons — and winning the franchise’s second and third championships in the process. The Bolts were two victories away from a three-peat in 2022, losing in a six-game battle to the Colorado Avalanche […]

The Washington Capitals hold the inside track to claim the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference. However, they are far from comfortable in their position. Head coach Spencer Carbery and his team are gearing up for a showdown with the Pittsburgh Penguins on Thursday with major implications for the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Carbery addressed […]

The Nashville Predators are one of the hottest teams in the NHL right now. Captain Roman Josi and veteran defender Ryan McDonagh are just two of the main contributors to this effort. However, in McDonagh’s eyes, the Predators captain is the true driving force behind Nashville’s current success. McDonagh spoke about Josi’s impact on the […]

Tampa Bay Lightning star Nikita Kucherov is staking his claim as the best player in the game. That debate is still very much open for discussion. However, Kucherov’s place as a Lightning legend is a little less debatable. On Wednesday night, the Russian superstar further established his legacy in Tampa Bay. Kucherov recorded three assists […]

Say what you will about the current state of these teams, but there is no love lost between the New York Rangers and New Jersey Devils. We saw this a few weeks ago after Matt Rempe’s hit on Jonas Siegenthaler. On Wednesday, though, Travis Green and Peter Laviolette had their teams hash things out even […]

Philadelphia Flyers head coach John Tortorella is certainly no stranger to controversy. Whether it’s his take on the team before his first game or his decisions regarding the gameday lineup, Tortorella does whatever he thinks is best for his team. His methods generate criticism here and there, but the veteran bench boss doesn’t shy away […]

The New Jersey Devils and New York Rangers already have a long-standing history of beef. These cross-river rivals have not relented in sending messages and getting into fistfights with one another since 1982. A new chapter was added to this back on March 11th when Peter Laviolette and Travis Green’s squads faced each other. Matt […]

Florida Panthers winger Sam Reinhart is in an interesting situation this season as he prepares to enter free agency this offseason, but he does not seem concerned about a potential extension or his upcoming free agency as he is having a career year and the Panthers are preparing for the Stanley Cup Playoffs. “It hasn’t […]

Connor Bedard has played a lot of hockey over the last few years as he transitioned from a highly-touted prospect to a budding star in the NHL. The Chicago Blackhawks’ star rookie might have more ice time on his plate after the NHL’s regular season concludes after Team Canada contacted Bedard to gauge his interest […]

Tuesday was a special one for the Buffalo Sabres, who hosted Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals. Although chances of making the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs are not looking good, the Sabres had something to celebrate in the meeting with the Caps, as it was the 1,000th game in the NHL of no other than […]

Two of the top teams in the Western Conference face off as the Edmonton Oilers visit the Dallas Stars. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with an Oilers-Stars prediction, pick, and how-to-watch. The Oilers enter the game sitting at 45-23-5 on the year, good for second in the Pacific division. They have […]

It is an Atlantic Division battle as the Tampa Bay Lighting faces the Toronto Maple Leafs. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Lightning-Maple Leafs prediction, pick, and how-to-watch. The Lightning come into the game sitting at 41-26-7 on the year and are coming off a game with the Detroit Red […]

There are nine games left in the Minnesota Wild’s schedule and the team is making one last attempt at a playoff berth (despite slim odds). However, what happened during their Saturday clash against the Vegas Golden Knights may just hurt the team’s chances to reach an elusive Wild Card spot. Toward the end of the […]

The Colorado Avalanche fell on Monday night to the Columbus Blue Jackets. Colorado has now reached a bit of a lull in their recent form. After a nine-game winning streak, the Avalanche have lost three of their last four games. On Monday, head coach Jared Bednar opened up about a rough night for his squad. […]

The Tampa Bay Lightning fell to an Atlantic Division rival on Monday night. Tampa fell on home ice to the Detroit Red Wings, who needed a victory in this game. This loss could have caused head coach Jon Cooper to mull over the negatives. However, the Lightning bench boss found a silver lining in defeat. […]

Pittsburgh Penguins star center Sidney Crosby matched Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record for the most point-per-game seasons, averaging a point per game for 19 consecutive campaigns with a three-point performance in a win against the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden. 19 POINT-PER-GAME SEASONS FOR SID! 🐧 Sidney Crosby has tied Wayne Gretzky for the […]

The Carolina Hurricanes are headed to the Stanley Cup Playoffs once again. Carolina made the playoffs last season and seemed on a collision course for the Final. However, they ran into a white-hot Florida Panthers squad. Carolina played extremely well but was still swept aside by Matthew Tkachuk and the Panthers. That loss continued a […]

The Detroit Red Wings once held a comfortable cushion atop the Eastern Conference Wild Card race. Detroit seemed like a lock to make the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the first time in seven seasons. However, they have fallen well behind the pace, and are fighting for their playoff lives. For head coach Derek Lalonde, he […]

The NHL’s Hart Trophy — awarded yearly to the player voted most valuable to his team — has consistently been the most controversial piece of hardware given out every June. That’s because, unlike the NBA, we aren’t talking about a league MVP. We’re talking about the player most valuable to his squad. So there is […]

In a rematch of the Eastern Conference Semifinals, the Florida Panthers and Toronto Maple Leafs will clash on Monday in a must-watch Atlantic Division matchup. Just six points separate these two teams with a couple of weeks left in the regular season, so it’s an important one. Ahead of the contest, Panthers head coach Paul […]

The Nashville Predators hope to get closer to a playoff birth as they face the Boston Bruins. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Bruins-Predators prediction, pick, and how-to-watch. The Bruins come into the game sitting at 43-17-15 on the year. That is good for first place in the Atlantic Division, […]

Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers have dreamed of winning a Stanley Cup for a few years now. General manager Ken Holland is looking to win his first Cup since 2008 with the Detroit Red Wings. But an Oilers win would mean so much more. It’d mark the first Canadian champion since 1993 when the […]

The Boston Bruins set NHL records last season. They failed to even make it past the first round in the Stanley Cup Playoffs, but it was still a highly successful campaign. That said, Boston entered the 2023-24 NHL season with many expecting them to take a step back. However, Pavel Zacha and the Bruins have […]

Edmonton Oilers superstar Connor McDavid turned things around after a rough start. McDavid began the season with just 10 points through his first 11 games, which is below his usual pace. However, he is now firmly in the race for the Art Ross Trophy. And for teammate Mattias Ekholm, his performance means so much more. […]

The San Jose Sharks never gave their fans much to be optimistic about this season. San Jose began the year on a 0-10-1 run, a historically bad start to an NHL campaign. And this team never truly recovered from their poor start. It was no surprise when the team was officially eliminated from the Stanley […]

Auston Matthews joined a rather exclusive club Saturday when he scored his 60th goal of the season in the Toronto Maple Leafs’ 3-0 road win over the Buffalo Sabres. By reaching the 60-goal mark, Matthews is now officially one of only nine players in NHL history to score 60 goals in multiple seasons. The other […]

Edmonton Oilers star Connor McDavid is on a heater and just wrapped up a dominant month of March that saw him pull off something not done since Pittsburgh Penguins legend Jaromir Jagr in 2001. With two goals and an assist in the Oilers’ 6-1 shellacking of the Anaheim Ducks on Saturday, McDavid reached 31 points […]

The NHL season is careening toward its inevitable climax and the New York Rangers currently find themselves on top of the Atlantic Division. The Rangers’ starting goaltender, Jonathan Quick, currently ranks fourth in the NHL among all goalies in Goals Against Average (GAA), just .3 points out of first place. Connor Hellebuyck and Sergei Bobrovski […]

Although there was some hope in Newark that Dougie Hamilton might be able to rejoin the New Jersey Devils if they’re able to secure a wild card spot in the Eastern Conference, that no longer seems to be the case. Hamilton “probably won’t” return to the ice in 2023-24, interim head coach Travis Green confirmed […]

The New York Rangers have looked like one of the best teams in the National Hockey League over the last couple of weeks — and that’s without the services of key defenseman Jacob Trouba. The captain has missed each of the last 11 Blueshirts’ games after suffering a lower-body injury in a 4-2 loss to […]

The Dallas Stars are one-third of the three-headed monster that has dominated the National Hockey League’s Central Division for all of 2023-24. Along with the Colorado Avalanche and Winnipeg Jets, the Stars have emerged into one of the top teams in the league, and will be looking to make a deep playoff run as they […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs have been without one of their best forwards for over three weeks, but that could soon change as Mitch Marner continues to inch closer to a return. The 26-year-old participated in a full practice with the Leafs on Friday — his first since suffering a high ankle sprain in a 4-1 […]

The Anaheim Ducks are turning their attention to the 2024 NHL Draft. Anaheim has been officially eliminated from the Stanley Cup Playoffs. This isn’t entirely surprising, as many expected the Ducks to have a rough season. In a way, though, this has been a somewhat disappointing year for Anaheim. Anaheim began the season playing extremely […]

The New Jersey Devils have fallen behind in the race for the Stanley Cup Playoffs. And on Friday night, their fortunes didn’t get any better. Buffalo Sabres star Tage Thompson scored four goals to propel his team to a 5-2 victory. After the game, New Jersey captain Nico Hischier had a brutally honest review of […]

The Winnipeg Jets came so close to winning it all in 2018. They seemed like a powerhouse coming out of the Western Conference. Led by Patrik Laine, Connor Hellebuyck, and Blake Wheeler, Winnipeg seemed primed to make noise in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. And they did exactly that, advancing to the Western Conference Finals. Unfortunately, […]

The Presidents Trophy is awarded to the NHL team that finishes the regular season with the best record. This year, there are many challengers for the top seed in the entire league. One of those challengers is the Dallas Stars. In fact, Dallas is just one point off the New York Rangers, who currently have […]

The Boston Bruins have been one of the most consistent teams in the NHL for the last two decades. The Bruins clinched their most recent playoff appearance Thursday after losses by the Philadelphia Flyers and Detroit Red Wings, and they have earned a spot in the postseason in 15 of the past 17 seasons. The […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs have made a flurry of moves in recent days as the Atlantic Division race has heated up. The Leafs’ Head Coach Sheldon Keefe is planning to put together a strong roster and several players have shuffled in and out of the lineup lately with the Leafs eight points out of first […]