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Connor Bedard has, predictably, been a major bright spot for the Chicago Blackhawks this season. The 2023 first overall pick started slow, to be fair. However, he has rebounded to lead the team in goals (12), assists (12), points (24), and average ice time among forwards (19:22). Beyond him, though, Chicago could certainly use some […]

The Colorado Avalanche are parting ways with one of their veteran forwards. The Avs have traded 33-year-old Tomas Tatar to the Seattle Kraken in exchange for a fifth-round draft pick. Via Elliotte Friedman: “Tomas Tatar traded to Seattle for a fifth-rounder.” Tatar wasn’t producing at the level the Avalanche would’ve hoped on one of their […]

The NHL and the NHL Players Association are investigating an incident at a Dallas hospital in which Arizona Coyotes defenseman Juuso Valimaki was left to fend for himself and later ignored after getting hit in the face with a 93 miles per hour slap shot that ultimately resulted in the player receiving 55 stitches. Sources: […]

Noah Dobson and the New York Islanders picked up a big win over the Anaheim Ducks on Wednesday night. The Isles have now own four in a row and six of their last seven games. They are playing a good brand of hockey right now, and Dobson believes there is a major behind-the-scenes reason for […]

The New York Rangers have proven to be a wagon early in the 2023-24 NHL season. There is no team in the league playing better hockey than them right now. Head coach Peter Laviolette is seeing a ton of early success after taking over behind the bench for Gerard Gallant this past summer. The Blueshirts […]

The Seattle Kraken made the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs and even defeated the defending Stanley Cup champions in the first round. They came within a single win of the Western Conference Final, in fact. Seattle did all of that while not having a clear-cut bona fide star on their roster. Expectations were high for the […]

The San Jose Sharks are not playing well so far this season. They are well and truly in the thick of the Macklin Celebrini sweepstakes less than 30 games into the season. Part of their poor start can be attributed to the absence of Logan Couture. The San Jose captain has not taken the ice […]

The Boston Bruins are taking the 2023-24 NHL season by storm. Boston boasts a first place standing in the Atlantic Division with 39 points. Still, the Bruins are open to trade opportunities after their latest move on former 2015 first-round pick Jakub Zboril. Will Jakub Zboril return to the Bruins amid trade rumors? Boston is […]

The Washington Wizards and Washington Capitals set forth plans for a new arena in northern Virginia on Wednesday. Principal owner Ted Leonsis announced the plans on the 70-acre site in Alexandria’s Potomac Yard neighborhood in Alexandria, Va., per The Athletic. The goal is for the new arena to open in 2028 with both the Wizards and […]

The St. Louis Blues dismissed head coach Craig Berube, and general manager Doug Armstrong held a press conference to address the firing, admitting that he is not satisfied with the job he has done with the team in recent years. “If I get fired in the next hour, or I get hit by a bus […]

Edmonton Oilers star Connor McDavid made sure to give Chicago Blackhawks rookie Connor Bedard his “Welcome to the NHL” moment during their first matchup against each other at Rogers Center on Tuesday. As posted by Charlie Roumeliotis of NBC Sports Chicago, McDavid played the defense as he prevented Bedard from scoring the puck on his […]

The concerns over New York Rangers goaltender Igor Shesterkin reached a new high Tuesday night after the 2022 Vezina Trophy winner matched a career-high by allowing six goals in a 7-3 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs. The Rangers have the third-best record in the NHL but that won’t sustain if their defense and star […]

The Tampa Bay Lightning were without defenseman Victor Hedman on Tuesday night and they sure could have used him in a 4-1 loss to the Vancouver Canucks. Hedman was a game-time decision but ultimately could not suit up for the inter-conference affair. The Lightning are listing him as day-to-day with an upper-body injury. Hedman left […]

The St. Louis Blues have not had the start to the season they envisioned during the offseason. The Blue Notes are in sixth place in the Central Division following their Tuesday night loss to the Detroit Red Wings. Furthermore, they have lost four games in a row. Tuesday’s loss led to the firing of head […]

The St. Louis Blues fell to the Detroit Red Wings in front of their home fans on Tuesday night. It was a brutal loss that saw the Blue Notes drop their fourth game in a row. St. Louis currently sits in sixth place in the Central Division after Tuesday night’s contest. After the game, the […]

Los Angeles Kings fans have awaited word on the status of defenseman Vladislav Gavrikov since Sunday night. The veteran defenseman left his team’s game against the New York Rangers with a lower-body injury. And in the game before that, he suffered a knee-to-knee hit against the New York Islanders. On Tuesday, fans received an update […]

The San Jose Sharks are clearly in a rebuild. That much was obvious prior to the 2023-24 NHL season. It became painfully evident when they started the season by losing their first 11 games of the year. To be fair to them, they have played better as of late. In fact, they are 5-3-2 in […]

The Edmonton Oilers and Chicago Blackhawks are set to clash on Tuesday night. This game marks the first time that superstar Connor McDavid will take the ice against hyped prospect Connor Bedard. Bedard took time to praise McDavid prior to this game. However, the praise is going both ways before puck drop. Bedard entered the […]

The sports culture of Washington, D.C. gets overlooked for obvious reasons, but it is an important aspect of the city’s identity. Hence, the impending departure of both the Wizards and Capitals is going to cut deep for many residents and fans. “It’s happening. The Caps and the Wizards are expected to leave D.C. for Northern […]

Winnipeg Jets star forward Kyle Connor could be out for 6-8 weeks as a result of a knee-on-knee hit by Anaheim Ducks’ Ryan Strome on Sunday night in California. “Kyle Connor’s knee injury is hopefully a 6-8 week recovery timeline,” reported The Winnipeg News’ Mike McIntyre. “However, there’s still some further evaluation pending which could […]

The Carolina Hurricanes started the season without star forward Andrei Svechnikov, and they’re going to have to make due without the Russian for the foreseeable future. Canes head coach Rod Brind’Amour confirmed on Tuesday that Svechnikov would be out of action for “a while” after undergoing an MRI on Monday. “He’s going to be out […]

For the first time ever in the National Hockey League, and certainly not the last, Connor Bedard and Connor McDavid will face each other when the Chicago Blackhawks travel to Alberta to play the Edmonton Oilers at Rogers Place on Tuesday night. It’s a highly-anticipated matchup featuring the best player in the game of hockey, […]

When the Pittsburgh Penguins brought Erik Karlsson to Pennsylvania in the blockbuster trade of the summer, the expectation was that this roster would be back to competing for Stanley Cups in 2023-24. Instead, Karlsson has two points in his last 10 games, the Pens powerplay is connecting at a despicable 9.5 percent clip — and […]

The Columbus Blue Jackets will be without defenseman Erik Gudbranson for one game after the league decided to hit him with a ban for his role in a fight with Florida Panthers forward Nick Cousins on Sunday. The suspension was announced via the NHL Player Safety’s X account Sunday night. “Columbus’ Erik Gudbranson has been […]

Colorado Avalanche winger Mikko Rantanen dealt with some criticism from his teammate’s father, Ismo Lehkonen, the father of Artturi Lehkonen, and Rantanen fired back after scoring a goal and tallying three assists in the Avalanche’s 6-5 win over the Calgary Flames on Monday. “It feels good. It’s one thing where I got a lot of […]

The 2024 NHL Draft is still a ways away. Many are focused on the ongoing 2023-24 season, and that’s understandable. We are still in the middle of the season, after all. That said, we finally know that this year’s draft will take place at The Sphere in Las Vegas. So, I am pushing all of […]

Despite a disappointing season for the Vancouver Canucks in 2022-23, Russian import Andrei Kuzmenko was one of the lone bright spots. In his first National Hockey League season, the undrafted winger excelled, to the tune of 39 goals and 74 points in 81 games. In 2023-24, it’s been the opposite — both for Kuzmenko and […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs fell on Monday night to the New York Islanders on Long Island. New York needed just 46 seconds into the overtime period, as Bo Horvat sent the crowd home happy. However, the biggest story coming out of this game revolves around a former Islander. Maple Leafs star John Tavares scored his […]

New York Rangers goaltender Jonathan Quick likely had December 11 circled on his calendar in preseason. December 11 marked the day that his Rangers would face the Los Angeles Kings. After 16 seasons in the City of Angels, Quick would have a chance to face his former team for the first time. On Sunday night, […]

Former NHL player Paul Bissonnette didn’t appreciate the lack of class that New York Islanders fans showed towards Toronto Maple Leafs star and his fellow Canadian John Tavares. Tavares made history on Monday night after he became just the 98th player in NHL history to reach 1000 points. The 33-year-old center entered the contest against […]

Toronto Maple Leafs star John Tavares laced his skates to face his former team on Monday. Toronto hit the road to take on the New York Islanders at UBS Arena. But this game had more to it than a return to former stomping grounds for Tavares. The Toronto star entered elite NHL company with his […]

The Detroit Red Wings knew they were going to lose forward David Perron for a few games. He was ejected from their game against the Ottawa Senators on Saturday after a cross-check to the head of Artem Zub. On Monday, the NHL’s Department of Player Safety announced a six-game suspension for Detroit’s veteran forward. This […]

The NHL made a surprising decision on the Ryan Strome-Kyle Connor incident that occurred in the Winnipeg Jets’ 4-2 win over the Anaheim Ducks on Sunday. The league decided not to discipline Ryan Strome after his knee collided with Kyle Connor’s during the game, per the Winnipeg Free Press‘ Mike McIntyre (via The Score’s Kayla […]

Pittsburgh Penguins winger Bryan Rust is expected to be sidelined for some time after he sustained a concerning upper-body injury early this December. Rust suffered the injury on December 6 while the Penguins were facing the Tampa Bay Lightning. He had to leave the game in the second period as a result of the health […]

The Seattle Kraken will not have netminder Philipp Grubauer for some time after the team placed him on injured reserve on Sunday, per ESPN. The Kraken made the decision amid the lower-body injury sustained by the former Stanley Cup champion in last Saturday’s 4-3 overtime loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning. Without Grubauer, Seattle will […]

Czech forward Jakub Vrana has been with the St. Louis Blues since March. Although he hasn’t been with the team for a full season, his future with the Blues suddenly became murky. Jakub Vrana’s agent JP Barry informed The Athletic’s Jeremy Rutherford (via The Score’s Kayla Douglas) the Blues were placing Vrana on waivers. Although […]

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 […]