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The Edmonton Oilers have made a big decision on Thursday as they fired third-year head coach Dave Tippett, who has been struggling to keep the team afloat lately. Via Darren Dreger of TSN: Hearing Dave Tippett is out in Edmonton. More to come… — Darren Dreger (@DarrenDreger) February 10, 2022 This comes just hours after […]

After closing out January on a 4-0 unbeaten run, Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers have hit a rough patch again, having lost three of four games. That stretch includes back-to-back losses to the Vegas Golden Knights and the Chicago Blackhawks — both at home and on a combined score of 8-1. Speaking to the […]

Connor McDavid is one of the best young players in the NHL today. He has taken the league by storm ever since he entered the NHL in 2015. In his seven years in the league, he has already been named to the NHL All-Star Game five times, he has led the NHL in scoring three […]

The Boston Bruins lost 4-2 to the Pittsburgh Penguins on Tuesday night. But that wasn’t all that they lost. On Wednesday, it was announced that Bruins’ forward Brad Marchand has been suspended for six games for roughing and high sticking against Penguins goaltender Tristan Jarry. Bruins’ Brad Marchand suspended six games for hit on Penguins’ […]

Longtime Boston Bruins goaltender Tuukka Rask officially announced his retirement from the NHL. Rask spent his entire 15-year career with the Bruins and retired at 34 years old. The team tweeted his retirement announcement Wednesday afternoon. A statement from Tuukka Rask.#NHLBruins pic.twitter.com/Lae4E8rLfI — Boston Bruins (@NHLBruins) February 9, 2022 “Today is a day that I […]

Amid their woeful 8-30-7 campaign, the Montreal Canadiens have made a major change on their bench. The team announced on Wednesday they’ve fired head coach Dominique Ducharme, who has been in charge for under a year. Via Frank Seravalli of The Daily Faceoff: Hearing the #Habs have fired coach Dominique Ducharme. @DailyFaceoff — Frank Seravalli […]

The Nashville Predators go into Dallas to take on the Stars, in this divisional rivalry matchup. It’s time to continue our NHL odds series with a Predators-Stars prediction and pick. Click here to Bet $5, Win $280 on either team in Super Bowl 56 (56-1 Odds) *To claim, new users need to register, make a […]

The Edmonton Oilers host the Chicago Blackhawks in their back-to-back matchup coming out of the All-Star break. It’s time to continue our NHL odds series with a Blackhawks-Oilers prediction and pick. After being shutout 4-0 in yesterday’s loss to the Vegas Golden Knights, the Oilers look to shake it off and get back on track […]

The Flyers and Red Wings are back in action tonight after the weekend-long NHL All-Star break. It’s time to continue our NHL odds series with a Red Wings-Flyers prediction and pick. The Flyers come back from the All-Star break ready to extend their two-game winning streak after a frustrating, season-high, 13-game drought. The Red Wings […]

Pacific Division rivals Vegas Golden Knights and the Calgary Flames will be facing off against each other Wednesday night. The Knights are currently occupying the top spot of the division with 59 points, while the Flames have 52 – three points back of the third place, thus highlighting the importance of this contest.  With that […]

On Monday night, the Toronto Maple Leafs continued their stellar play. They won their sixth straight game, defeating the Carolina Hurricanes 4-3 in overtime. During the game, Maple Leafs superstar Auston Matthews scored his 30th and 31st goal. However, during the third period he was forced to leave the game following a hit along the […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins and the Boston Bruins kick off their respective schedules in the second half of the season facing against each other this Tuesday night at TD Garden. The Penguins are looking for their way out of a slump, while the Bruins want to win consecutively for the first time in a while. The […]

Chicago Blackhawks owner Rocky Wirtz thoroughly embarrassed himself and the entire franchise when he melted down at a town hall for fans on Wednesday over questions about the Kyle Beach scandal that recently plagued the organization. Wirtz apologized for his actions afterward, but the damage was already done. Beach filed a lawsuit in 2021 alleging […]

The Washington Capitals are looking to head into the NHL All-Star break on a strong note, wrapping up their first half of the season with a matchup against the Edmonton Oilers. The Capitals will be without a key player for the clash, however, as Alex Ovechkin is set to be sidelined for the game following […]

The Chicago Blackhawks welcome the Minnesota Wild at United Center Wednesday night.  The Blackhawks have been winless in two meetings with Minnesota this season, so they are looking to prevent another setback at the hands of their divisional rival. As for Minnesota, they are on a roll and would love to add another win to […]

Edmonton Oilers center Connor McDavid has earned a reputation as one of the fastest skaters in the NHL. McDavid has reached top speeds of up to 25 MPH on the ice. With speed like that, it’s no surprise that the Oilers star has taken home the NHL’s fastest skater skills competition hardware home three times […]

Bitter Metropolitan Division rivals Washington Capitals and the Pittsburgh Penguins, will kick off the month of love facing against each other later tonight at PPG Paints Arena. With that said, it’s a good time to check out our NHL odds series, which includes our Capitals-Penguins prediction, odds, and pick we have laid out below. The […]

After leading the Montreal Canadiens to an improbably Cinderella run in the 2021 Stanley Cup Playoffs, goalie Carey Price has been basically nonexistent on the ice this season. Price has yet to play in the 2021-22 NHL campaign, as he has dealt with injuries and also needed time away from the action to address a […]

Sidney Crosby is considered to be one of the greatest ice hockey players of all time. He is arguably the most accomplished player of all time. He has achieved multiple feats in the amateur, professional, and even the international level of hockey. In this post, though, we’re actually focusing on Sidney Crosby’s girlfriend Kathy Leutner. […]

There are a few things to keep in mind when thinking about the possibility of Carey Price getting moved. Among which is the fact that he has a No-Movement Clause. If the Canadiens would trade him, they are going to need Price to sign off on it. It’s got to be a team he’d want […]

Despite a spotty record off the ice, Evander Kane has somehow managed to land with a new team in the NHL after the former San Jose Sharks forward signed with the Edmonton Oilers for the rest of the 2021-22 campaign. Needless to say, the Oilers’ decision to ink Kane has not been widely accepted, even […]

Last month, the San Jose Sharks terminated the contract of borderline Hall of Fame forward Evander Kane. Kane had previously signed a seven-year $49 million contract with the Sharks. He was in the middle of year four before being released. He had served a 21-game suspension for submitting a fake vaccination card. Kane was then […]

The Colorado Avalanche have the best record in the NHL this season. They are 31-8-3, for 63 points. That’s tied with the Florida Panthers for the most in the league, but Colorado has a couple games in hand. On Wednesday night, the team was dealt a tough blow, as center Nathan MacKinnon left the game […]

Division leaders in the Vegas Golden Knights and the Florida Panthers are about to lock horns  Thursday night at LA Live Arena, in Sunrise, Florida. The Golden Knights are sporting a 43-25-15 record, while the Panthers are carrying a 43-29-9 ledger. This game has the potential to be a preview of the 2022 NHL Stanley […]

It’s been a very difficult season for the Buffalo Sabres. It started off poorly, as world-class center man Jack Eichel was unable to play for Buffalo due to a serious back injury. He later was forced to have artificial disc replacement surgery. There was a huge ordeal between what he wanted to do and the […]

The San Jose Sharks got a bit of both good and bad news this week. On Monday, Sharks defenseman Erik Karlsson underwent successful surgery on his injured left forearm. The fact that the surgery was successful is the good news. The bad news is that he is not going to be re-evaluated until mid-March at […]

The Philadelphia Flyers have endured a rough season. The Flyers currently sit in last place in the Metropolitan Division and are on a 13-game losing streak, just five shy of the NHL record. Needless to say, things are dire in Flyers nation right about now. However, the fans aren’t the only ones who are mad. […]

The Boston Bruins (24-13-2) will take on a tough challenge on the road Wednesday night, as they’ll play the best team in the NHL today in the form of the Colorado Avalanche (29-8-3). Both teams have been solid this season, especially since the calendar flipped to the year 2022. But only one can come away […]

Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Keith Yandle did the unthinkable Tuesday night, playing in his 965th consecutive NHL game. That breaks the record for the most games played in a row, surpassing the previous mark set by Doug Jarvis. Keith Yandle makes NHL history. https://t.co/MjuP4iqpPu pic.twitter.com/k0N80ardUg — USA TODAY Sports (@usatodaysports) January 26, 2022 Jarvis held the […]

The New Jersey Devils made more moves during the 2021 offseason than perhaps any other NHL team. After missing the playoffs in eight of the last nine years, the Devils started to add pieces to build around their young core. While the likes of Jack Hughes, Nico Hischier, Jesper Bratt and others provide a promising […]

A wild brawl broke out in hockey’s East Coast League on Saturday after racist comments from a player were directed at Jordan Subban. The ECHL matchup between the Jacksonville Icemen and South Carolina Stingrays turned ugly after Jacksonville defenseman Jacob Panetta was alleged to have made racist remarks to Subban, brother of longtime NHL star […]

The entire hockey community is in mourning following the heartbreaking news Friday of the death of New York Islanders great and Hall of Famer Clark Gillies. Shortly after the Islanders defeated the Arizona Coyotes at home, head coach Barry Trotz spoke to the media and offered his thoughts on Gillies, who passed away at the […]

On Thursday night, the Boston Bruins got a big win over the Washington Capitals, 4-3. However, the game may prove to be a pyrrhic victory for the Bruins, as Brad Marchand went down with an upper body injury. During the 2nd period, Marchand was playing the puck in the corner. Caps right winger Garnet Hathaway […]

Here’s wishing that Logan Paul starts calling out the big boys in the NHL , especially after Colorado Avalanche defenseman Kurtis MacDermid and Anaheim Ducks defenseman Nic Deslauriers put on arguably the best fight of the season Wednesday night. 1:02. That's how long Kurtis MacDermid and Nic Deslauriers were throwing 'em in this scrap 💪 […]

The Columbus Blue Jackets currently sit in 10th in the Eastern Conference in points percentage, holding a 17-18-1 record. As the 2022 trade deadline slowly continues to approach, though, the organization will have decisions to make regarding their direction. While the Blue Jackets aren’t all that far outside the playoff picture based on their placement […]

Evander Kane is now unemployed after getting his contract terminated by the San Jose Sharks due to a reported violation of COVID-19 protocols. While many thought that he’d be a long shot to get signed right away by an NHL team because of his issues off the ice, it appears that there’s at least one […]

Dallas Stars defenseman John Klingberg looks to be one of the biggest potential trade candidates ahead of this year’s deadline. Klingberg, who is 29 years old and has spent all eight seasons of his NHL career with the Stars, is set to become an unrestricted free agent this summer. As a result, his contract status […]

A potential reunion of goaltender Tuukka Rask with the Boston Bruins could soon anytime now. According to Mark Divver of NHL.com, Rask has been released by the Providence Bruins — Boston’s affiliate — Tuesday morning, thus paving a clear path to his return to the NHL. AHL transactions: Providence Bruins release Tuukka Rask from PTO […]

Since Bruce Boudreau took over as head coach of the Vancouver Canucks in early December, the team has managed to turn their season around. After starting the year 8-15-2, the Canucks have put together a string of wins, going 8-0-1 since the coaching change. Vancouver’s special teams have notably been much better, scoring on seven […]