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If there’s ever a doubt that hockey is a team sport, look no further than the Edmonton Oilers. Despite having the top two players in the NHL, Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl, the Oilers were bounced from the playoffs in the second round with a 5-2 loss to the Vegas Golden Knights Sunday night. Draisaitl, […]

The Edmonton Oilers entered the Stanley Cup Playoffs as one of the favorites to raise the cup when all was said and done, but that won’t be the case after they found themselves eliminated by the Vegas Golden Knights on Sunday night. The loss hit the Oilers hard, and it added to the postseason woes […]

The Edmonton Oilers are out of the Stanley Cup Playoffs and will go through another summer without a Stanley Cup. Their loss on Sunday to the Vegas Golden Knights cemented their playoff elimination. The Oilers took a very quick 2-1 lead in the game and held that lead through the first period. However, a natural […]

The Edmonton Oilers are out of the Stanley Cup Playoffs after losing Game 6 to the Vegas Golden Knights on Sunday night. And the loss has an effect that reaches much further than just the Oilers. Edmonton’s loss marks the 30th consecutive season in which an American team will win the Stanley Cup. The only […]

The Edmonton Oilers and Vegas Golden Knights just finished a hard-fought Game 6. It was a do-or-die game in the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the Oilers, but many fans were simply asleep. The NHL and ESPN are under fire from hockey fans over the start time of Sunday’s game. The game was scheduled to start […]

The Calgary Flames and Edmonton Oilers are fierce rivals on the ice and have been for decades. However, Flames defenseman Troy Stecher is not concerned with that rivalry right now. The NHL and ESPN have received a ton of criticism over the decision to give Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs between the Oilers […]

The Edmonton Oilers need a win over the Vegas Golden Knights on Sunday night to stay alive in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. If there’s anyone the team can rely on, it’s veteran blueliner Mattias Ekholm. Ekholm took time to speak with Canadian outlet Sportsnet ahead of Game 6 on Sunday night. When asked about advice […]

The Vegas Golden Knights and Edmonton Oilers will go to battle on Sunday night in Game 6 of the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. However, many fans are livid at the start time of this crucial game. The two teams lined up for puck drop at around 10 PM Eastern time, creating many […]

The New York Rangers certainly wanted more out of their run in the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs. After making the Eastern Conference Finals last season, they had further ambitions this year. However, it wasn’t meant to be. New York raced to an impressive 2-0 series lead where they outscored the New Jersey Devils 10-2. Despite […]

The Seattle Kraken kept their season alive with an impressive 6-3 Game 6 victory over the Dallas Stars on Saturday night, forcing a winner-take-all Game 7 in Dallas on Monday. The Kraken forced the Stars to pull goalie Jake Oettinger thanks to their offensive onslaught. Jordan Eberle scored two goals and racked up three points, […]

The Seattle Kraken will face the Dallas Stars in Game 7 of the Second-Round Series. We are in Dallas, Texas, sharing our NHL odds series, making a Kraken-Stars Game 7 prediction and pick while showing you how to watch. The Kraken defeated the Stars 6-3 in Game 6 to earn another day of life. Now, […]

Dallas Stars goaltender Jake Oettinger didn’t make it to the third period of the team’s Game 6 loss against the Seattle Kraken. Less than halfway into Dallas’ 6-3 defeat Saturday, Stars coach Pete DeBoer pulled Oettinger and replaced him with backup goalie Scott Wedgewood. When the Kraken took a 4-1 lead over the Stars in […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs‘ season came to an end at the hands of the Florida Panthers in the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs on Friday night. Despite rallying back from a 2-0 deficit in Game 5 and forcing overtime, a game-winning goal from Nick Cousins lifted Florida to the 4-1 series win. So while the Maple […]

The Edmonton Oilers are on the verge of elimination for the first time in the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs after losing a tight, 4-3 affair to the Vegas Golden Knights in Game 5 on Friday night. Edmonton was burned by a costly five-on-three which led to two Golden Knights goals, part of a three-goal onslaught […]

Jack Eichel has been nothing short of electric for the Vegas Golden Knights in the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs, and he made team history after scoring three points in a crucial 4-3 Game 5 win against the Edmonton Oilers at T-Mobile Arena on Friday night. Eichel scored his 11th, 12th and 13th points of the […]

The Vegas Golden Knights will attempt to advance to the Western Conference Finals as they face the Edmonton Oilers in Game 6 of the Second-Round Series. We are in Alberta, sharing our NHL odds series, making a Golden Knights-Oilers Game 6 prediction and pick while showing you how to watch. The Golden Knights defeated the […]

Morgan Rielly and the Toronto Maple Leafs could have had their best team in franchise history in 2022-23, but after winning a round for the first time in two decades, it all came crushing down after a Game 5 loss on home ice to the Florida Panthers on Friday night. After beating the back-to-back-to-back Eastern […]

The Edmonton Oilers have their backs against the wall after losing Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs to the Vegas Golden Knights. If they fail to win Game 6, they are going home. Edmonton allowed three quick goals in the second period on Friday night. Despite scoring another goal to close the gap, they […]

Toronto Maple Leafs fans chanted “We Want Florida” before their second-round matchup against the Florida Panthers in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Now, they have to eat their words after Toronto’s elimination on Friday night. The Panthers defeated the Maple Leafs in overtime thanks to a game-winning goal from Nick Cousins. Toronto goes home after advancing […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs are out of the Stanley Cup Playoffs following their overtime loss to the Florida Panthers in Game 5. And to the Maple Leafs, this was a major missed opportunity for them. Toronto rookie goalie Joseph Woll made 40 saves on Friday night. Star players Morgan Rielly and William Nylander scored as […]

The Florida Panthers are headed to the Eastern Conference Finals for the first time since 1996. Their overtime win over the Toronto Maple Leafs in Game 5 has set up a showdown with the Carolina Hurricanes. It looked as if the game may head to a second overtime for a while there. However, the Panthers […]

For a brief moment in Game 5, it appeared the Toronto Maple Leafs had tied the Florida Panthers in the second period. However, the goal was overturned on replay review in one of the more talked about decisions in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. With a little under three minutes left, Maple Leafs defenseman Morgan Rielly […]

Game 4 between the Edmonton Oilers and Vegas Golden Knights was a complete bloodbath, and both Alex Pietrangelo and Darnell Nurse will be watching Game 5 from the press box because of it. Pietrangelo was suspended for a tomahawk style slash on Leon Draisaitl in the waning minutes of the 4-1 Oilers win, while Nurse […]

The New Jersey Devils‘ breakout season came to a bitter end with a 3-2 overtime loss to the Carolina Hurricanes in Game 5 of their second-round series, giving the Hurricanes a 4-1 series win. New Jersey shattered all expectations this season, with its 49-point increase from last season tying an NHL record. With players like […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs avoided the embarrassment of a sweep against the Florida Panthers on Wednesday night, and they received a pair of encouraging injury updates on goaltender Ilya Samsonov and forward Matthew Knies ahead of another elimination game at Scotiabank Arena on Friday night. Both Samsonov and Knies were spotted at the morning skate […]

The Dallas Stars will attempt to close out the Seattle Kraken in Game 6 of the Second-Round Series. We are in Seattle, sharing our NHL odds series, making a Stars-Kraken Game 6 prediction and pick while showing you how to watch. The Stars won 5-2 in Game 5 of the Second-Round Series. Now, they are […]

Although it seemed as though Ryan Reynolds and the Remington Group would be the favorites to purchase the Ottawa Senators, the $1-billion bid they put on the table will no longer be going through, according to the Ottawa Sun’s Bruce Garrioch. NHL sources confirmed to Postmedia on Thursday that the 46-year-old Vancouver-born actor would be […]

Vezina Trophy finalist Ilya Sorokin could cause some cap problems for the New York Islanders because of a new contract and salary in the near future. Sorokin’s .924 save percentage in goal ranked third in the NHL, which helped him lock in the award nod. More than that, he also netted a 2.34 goals-against average […]

The show goes on for Joe Pavelski in the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs, and after scoring another game-winning goal on Thursday night, his Dallas Stars have pushed the Seattle Kraken to the brink of elimination in the Western Conference semifinal. The Stars have won three games in the second round and Pavelski has astonishingly recorded […]

The New Jersey Devils are one of the youngest and most talented teams in the NHL, and after losing to the Carolina Hurricanes in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference semifinal on Thursday, ending their season, they vowed that their championship window is just opening. “We’ll be back,” forward Erik Haula said, according to NHL.com’s […]

The Carolina Hurricanes are the first NHL team to advance to the conference finals in the Stanley Cup Playoffs after a thrilling 3-2 overtime win over the New Jersey Devils in front of the home crowd at PNC Arena on Thursday night. Jesper Fast deflected a Jesperi Kotkaniemi shot past Devils goalie Akira Schmid on […]

The Las Vegas Golden Knights are set to host the Edmonton Oilers on Friday in NHL Playoffs action. The Golden Knights will have to make due without the services of defenseman Alex Pietrangelo, who has been suspended for a late game slash on Leon Draisaitl.  The slash happened in the waning seconds of the Oilers’ […]

The Edmonton Oilers will be without a key blue liner Saturday in Game 5 against the Vegas Golden Knights. Darnell Nurse has been shockingly suspended by the NHL for apparently instigating a fight late in the third period Wednesday, despite Nic Hague actually asking Nurse before the face-off to drop the gloves, as Mark Stone […]

Sebastian Aho and the Carolina Hurricanes are one win away from being the first time to advance to the conference finals in the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs — but the star forward has much higher aspirations ahead of an elimination game against the New Jersey Devils on Thursday night. “This is a great opportunity to […]

William Nylander and the Toronto Maple Leafs lived to fight another day on Wednesday night, defeating the Florida Panthers 2-1 in a tight Game 4 and avoiding the embarrassment of a sweep at the hands of their Atlantic Division rivals. But Nylander knows there’s still a long way to go if the Leafs want to […]

ESPN SportsCenter anchor John Anderson apologized to Zach Whitecloud this week after he compared the Vegas Golden Knights defenseman’s last name to toilet paper on Monday night. “What kind of name is Whitecloud?” Anderson remarked during the highlights. “A great name if you’re a toilet paper.” The comment drew ire from across the hockey world […]

As expected, Vegas Golden Knights defenseman Alex Pietrangelo is very likely going to be watching Game 5 against the Edmonton Oilers from the press box, and the team’s alternate captain will have a hearing with the league on Thursday. “Vegas’ Alex Pietrangelo will have a hearing today for Slashing against Edmonton’s Leon Draisaitl,” the NHL’s […]

The Edmonton Oilers were not at all happy with Alex Pietrangelo’s violent slash on Leon Draisaitl at the end of Game 4 on Wednesday night, and after Connor McDavid called for a suspension, Oilers coach Jay Woodcroft said it was a play that doesn’t belong in the game. “If you’re asking my opinion on that […]

The Edmonton Oilers will play the Vegas Golden Knights in Game 5 of the Second-Round series. We are in Sin City, sharing our NHL odds series, making an Oilers-Golden Knights Game 5 prediction and pick while showing you how to watch. The Oilers defeated the Golden Knights 4-1 in Game 4 to even the series […]