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The New York Rangers are playing well following their huge NHL trade deadline activity. And their play has drawn praise from one of their fiercest rivals in the game. Pittsburgh Penguins star Evgeni Malkin heaped a ton of praise on the Rangers on Friday. The Penguins are in New York preparing to face the Rangers […]

Arizona Coyotes fans watched for years as Shane Doan led the team and established himself as a team legend. Now, the team may once again see the name Doan on the back of Coyotes jerseys in the near future. The Coyotes have signed Shane’s son, Josh Doan, to a three-year entry-level contract. The Coyotes drafted […]

The Detroit Red Wings made a significant decision regarding one of the most highly-rated prospects in the entire NHL. Detroit recalled defenseman Simon Edvinsson from AHL Grand Rapids under emergency conditions. Edvinsson is ranked as the fifth-best prospect in the NHL, according to The Athletic. The Red Wings drafted the Swedish blueliner with the sixth […]

Friday night hockey has finally arrived on this St. Patrick’s Day as the Columbus Blue Jackets head out west to take on the Anaheim Ducks. Without further ado, let’s take a look at our NHL odds series where our Blue Jackets-Ducks prediction and pick will be made. Hitting a brick wall at full force of late, the […]

The Buffalo Sabres come in off a huge disappointment in Washington, as they gave up a third-period lead en route to a loss. They head to Philadelphia to face the Philadelphia Flyers, who have lost five straight games. It’s time to continue our NHL odds series with a Sabres-Flyers prediction and pick. The Flyers are struggling to […]

The Carolina Hurricanes start a three-game road trip with a game just north of the border, facing off with the Toronto Maple Leafs. It’s time to continue our NHL odds series with a Hurricanes-Maple Leafs prediction and pick. Carolina comes in off a win on Tuesday against another Canadian team, beating the Winnipeg Jets by a […]

The Washington Capitals conclude a short two-game home stand as the St. Louis Blues travel to Washington, D.C. It’s time to continue our NHL odds series with a Blues-Capitals prediction and pick. Washington is coming off a third-period comeback over the Buffalo Sabres, in which they scored twice in the final period to force overtime. They then […]

Another night, another historic achievement for Edmonton Oilers superstar Connor McDavid. With his NHL-leading 74th assist Thursday night, McDavid now has 130 points on the season, the first 130-point campaign since Mario Lemieux and Jaromír Jágr both reached that number during the 1995-96 season. McDavid is the 24th player in league history with 130 points […]

If you love an NHL game with plenty of goals, you might want to tune into the Florida Panthers-Montreal Canadiens game tonight. The teams combined for 10 goals in the first period, with the Panthers holding a 7-3 lead at the intermission. It is just the third time 10 goals have been scored in the first […]

Jordan Binnington started another scuffle in the St. Louis Blues’ 8-5 loss to the Minnesota Wild on Wednesday night, and he has been suspended two games after a meeting with the NHL Department of Player Safety. Binnington threw a right blocker punch at Wild’s Ryan Hartman after the latter scored a goal on him, leading […]

A pivotal western conference matchup is in the making as the Calgary Flames take on the Vegas Golden Knights. Join us for our NHL odds series where our Flames-Golden Knights prediction and pick will be revealed. Fresh off a gut-wrenching overtime loss to the Arizona Coyotes, the Calgary Flames are in desperate need to reel off some […]

Two of the top seven scoring teams in the NHL will face off in Canada on Thursday night. It’s time to continue our NHL odds series with a Stars-Oilers prediction and pick. The Oilers set up to host the Stars coming off a win over Canadian foe, Ottawa. They have been making a run in the Pacific […]

It is a clash north of the borders, as the best team in the NHL, the Boston Bruins, head to Winnipeg to take on the Winnipeg Jets. It’s time to continue our NHL odds series with a Bruins-Jets prediction and pick. The Bruins recently just became the fastest team ever to 50 wins in a season. […]

The Tampa Bay Lightning are heading to New Jersey tonight to face the New Jersey Devils in a bout pitting two of the top teams in the Eastern Conference against each other. It’s time to continue our NHL odds series with a Lightning-Devils prediction and pick. The Lightning and Devils face off for the second time in […]

Two of the top four teams in the Metropolitan division clash tonight as the Pittsburgh Penguins travel to the New York Rangers. It’s time to continue our NHL odds series with a Penguins-Rangers prediction and pick. New York comes in as winners of three of their last four games, but their one recent loss was at Pittsburgh […]

Rumors surfaced around the NHL trade deadline that NHL expansion might be back on the cards. Specifically, the cities of Atlanta, Georgia, and Houston, Texas popped up in those rumors. However, NHL commissioner Gary Bettman threw cold water on those rumors. “There continues to be a number of people, entities and cities expressing interest in […]

The Ottawa Senators have been up for sale for some time now. And it appears that process is rolling toward a conclusion in the near future. NHL commissioner Gary Bettman says there is “robust” interest in the franchise. He also confirmed the first round of bidding is now complete, with the second phase of the […]

The 2023 NHL Draft takes place at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee on June 28 and 29. For teams in the Connor Bedard sweepstakes, an even earlier date is marked on their calendar. The 2023 NHL Draft Lottery will take place on May 8, the NHL announced on Wednesday. ESPN will televise the event in […]

Tonight there is a cross-conference match-up as the New York Islanders head to beautiful Anaheim tonight. It’s time to continue our NHL odds series with an Islanders-Ducks prediction and pick. The Islanders visit the west coast losers of two straight games, giving up ten goals while only scoring three in the two games. The Islanders have […]

Tonight it is two Central Division rivals clashing as the Minnesota Wild travel to St. Louis to take on the Blues.  It’s time to continue our NHL odds series with a Wild-Blues prediction and pick. Minnesota is fighting for the top spot in the Central Division, sitting three points behind the Dallas Stars, and six points […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs might be flying high this season, but it’s clear Auston Matthews hasn’t been his normal self. Although the numbers are still very solid, the star isn’t shining as he did in 2021-22. Why you ask? Well, it appears Matthews’ production was being hampered by a nagging hand injury after undergoing wrist […]

It is an Eastern Conference clash as the Buffalo Sabres travel to the Nation’s Capital to take on the Washington Capitals tonight. It’s time to continue our NHL odds series with a Sabres-Capitals prediction and pick. Buffalo comes in five points out of a Wild Card spot in the Eastern Conference, and in a bit of […]

It is West meets East as Colorado heads north of the border to Toronto in tonight’s match-up. It’s time to continue our NHL odds series with an Avalanche-Maple Leafs prediction and pick. Colorado comes in off a win over another Canadian team, taking out Montreal by a score of 8-4 in Montreal on Monday. The […]

There isn’t a more prolific duo in the NHL today than Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl of the Edmonton Oilers. Each player is in the midst of an incredible 2022-23 season. In fact, they just pulled off a feat the league has only seen for the first time since the 1970s. Via the official Twitter […]

Patrick Kane is starting to get into his rhythm in New York Rangers uniform. He even smashed an NHL record Tuesday night against the Alex Ovechkin-less Washington Capitals at Madison Square Garden when he recorded his second point of the game via an assist in the second period. “Patrick Kane has 50 points in a […]

A premier Eastern Conference between two of the leagues best will take place as the Tampa Bay Lightning take on the New Jersey Devils in the Garden State. Join us for our NHL odds series, where our Lightning-Devils prediction and pick will be revealed. Coming into play with a 44-16-6 record and winners of their […]

The Chicago Blackhawks host the Boston Bruins for an interconference battle! It’s time to continue our NHL odds series with a Bruins-Blackhawks prediction and pick. Here are the Bruins-Blackhawks NHL odds, courtesy of FanDuel NHL Odds: Bruins-Blackhawks Odds Boston Bruins: -1.5 (-172) Chicago Blackhawks: +1.5 (+142) Over: O 5.5 (-140) Under: U 5.5 (+114) How To […]

The Carolina Hurricanes will be without one of its best players for the foreseeable future, after young star Andrei Svechnikov went down with a right knee injury in Saturday’s 4-0 loss to the Vegas Golden Knights. The Canes will be without the Russian indefinitely, the team announced on Monday, and there is fear that he […]

In a season that has been plagued by injuries, the Colorado Avalanche have lost another key piece for the stretch drive after forward Artturi Lehkonen broke his finger in the team’s 8-4 win over the Montreal Canadiens on Monday night. “It’ll be 4-6 weeks. Maybe more. It’s a huge loss,” Avs coach Jared Bednar said […]

Auston Matthews and the Toronto Maple Leafs failed to stitch together another three-game win streak, as they took a stumble Monday night in a 4-3 home loss to the Buffalo Sabres. Matthews knew that the effort was simply not there a hundred percent for him and the other skaters, even coming into the defense of […]

The Edmonton Oilers took a big step towards improving their defense group at the trade deadline, acquiring Mattias Ekholm. In the deal, the Oilers sent a package of players and picks to the Nashville Predators. The Predators acquired defenseman Tyson Barrie, prospect Reid Schaefer, a 2023 first-round pick and a 2024 fourth-round pick. Nashville also […]

The Boston Bruins have been on an absolute tear all season long, but they have hit a bit of a roadblock of sorts as of late, losing two of their last three games to snap what had been a ten-game win streak. The common denominator in those two losses was that Jeremy Swayman was in […]

The Philadelphia Flyers are certainly entering a new era after firing Chuck Fletcher as general manager on Friday. In his place is former Flyers star Daniel Briere, who is taking over on an interim basis. While he does have the interim tag, Briere is certainly a candidate for the permanent job. And he absolutely believes […]

As the Tampa Bay Lightning attempt to solidify their playoff position and develop consistency in the regular season’s home stretch, the team saw captain Steven Stamkos limp off the ice Saturday night with an apparent injury to his left leg in a game against the Chicago Blackhawks. The #TBLightning announce Steven Stamkos is done for […]

It has been an up-and-down season for Casey DeSmith and his Pittsburgh Penguins this season, but the goaltender may have authored the save of the year in Pittsburgh’s 5-1 win over the Philadelphia Flyers Saturday. Casey DeSmith with a save of the year candidate to preserve the Penguins’ (-275) lead pic.twitter.com/sTKjcVzJEa — Odds Shark (@OddsShark) […]

The Boston Bruins became the fastest team to reach 50 wins in an NHL season after a 3-2 victory over the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday. FASTEST. TO. 50. 👑 The 2022-23 Boston Bruins are the fastest team to reach 50 wins in a single season in NHL history, hitting the mark in just 64 […]

The Anaheim Ducks skated to a 3-1 win on Friday night over the Calgary Flames. The victory is historic for the feat achieved by their starting goaltender, John Gibson. Gibson set the team’s all-time saves record Friday, making his 11,837th save in an Anaheim uniform. The previous record holder was Guy Hebert, who made 11,813 […]

The Detroit Red Wings and Boston Bruins are facing each other on Saturday for the first time after the Tyler Bertuzzi trade. And for Bertuzzi’s friend, Red Wings captain Dylan Larkin, it’s going to be an adjustment. Bertuzzi and Larkin played together in Detroit for seven seasons. Through that time together, the two became close […]

The Philadelphia Flyers have fired general manager and president of hockey operations Chuck Fletcher, Philadelphia Inquirer beat reporters Olivia Reiner and Giana Han reported on Friday morning. It’s been an absolutely abysmal campaign for Philly, headlined by the inability to turn their few impact players into any sort of draft capital at the NHL Trade […]