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The Washington Capitals limped into the NHL playoffs, and without their captain and best player, Alex Ovechkin. Ovechkin took a hard hit and went into the boards really hard a little over a week before Game 1 of their first-round series. Because of the injury, Ovechkin did not play the final three regular season games, […]

After a disappointing Game 1, Boston Bruins coach Bruce Cassidy cleared up any confusion on who may start in net for Game 2. Despite the 5-1 loss, the Bruins will stick with Linus Ullmark over rookie Jeremy Swayman against the Carolina Hurricanes. #NHLBruins updates per Coach Cassidy: ▪️ Linus Ullmark will start Game 2▪️ Hampus […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs will be down a player against the Tampa Bay Lightning for Game 2 of their first-round matchup in the NHL Playoffs. The NHL Department of Player Safety has decided to suspend Kyle Clifford as a result of his dirty hit on Tampa Bay center Ross Colton in the first period during […]

The number two seed out of the west, the Calgary Flames, will face off against the number one wild card seed in the Dallas Stars for game one in the first round. The Stars had a very close postseason scare when they almost lost to the Golden Knights, but ended up actually pushing into the […]

After Alex Ovechkin picked up an injury late into the regular season, there was some concern from the Washington Capitals that their team leader and superstar forward would be unavailable for the NHL Playoffs. With a big matchup against the regular-season champion Florida Panthers looming, getting Ovechkin back onto the ice is crucial for the […]

The number one seed in the West, the Colorado Avalanche, take on the second wild card team, the Nashville Predators for this game one matchup. The Avs come into this series as heavy favorites, as they should be, but these teams have played four games against each other this season and Nashville came away with […]

The Florida Panthers are gearing up for what should be a deep playoff run and they just got a huge boost ahead of Game 1 of their first-round series against the Washington Capitals. Star defenseman Aaron Ekblad, who has been on Injured Reserve since March, is set to be activated and return to the lineup […]

The Presidents Trophy-winning and number one seed in the East, the Florida Panthers, start their playoff run tonight as they face off against the second wild-card position team, the Washington Capitals. The Capitals were firing on all cylinders at the end of the regular season to hopefully propel them into a higher seeding but lost […]

The Metropolitan Division series looks to get started tonight with game one as the second seed New York Rangers take on the third seed Pittsburgh Penguins. These two teams have met four times in the regular season and the Rangers have won three of them. Who is going to get the win in game one […]

Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers were greeted with a loss to the Los Angeles Kings by the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs, as they fell prey in Game 1 Monday night at home to Phillip Danault and company to the tune of a 4-3 score. The loss was particularly agonizing for the Oilers and their […]

It did not take long before the 2022 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs saw its first fight break out. Right on the very first day of the playoffs, the Tampa Bay Lightning and the Toronto Maple Leafs provided the fireworks with their fists, a skirmish that ended with Bolts defenseman Jan Rutta bleeding from the head. […]

The Stanley Cup Playoffs officially gets underway Monday night and we’re treated to a first-round matchup between the Los Angeles Kings and Edmonton Oilers. The Kings are back in the postseason for the first time since 2017-18, but they’ll have a difficult matchup looking to get past the star-studded Oilers. We’re back with our NHL […]

A battle between two Western Conference foes is set for the center stage on Monday night, as the St. Louis Blues will travel to St. Paul to take on the Minnesota Wild in the first round of the 2022 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs. Vladamir Tarasenko and the Blues will look to advance past the first […]

The Florida Panthers kick off their first-round playoff series against the Washington Capitals on Tuesday, following their first Presidents’ Trophy as the NHL’s best team in the regular season. It marks the team’s second straight playoff appearance, following a first-round exit against the Tampa Bay Lightning last year. However, despite taking top spot in the […]

The Boston Bruins and Carolina Hurricanes are set to square off in what should be a thrilling first-round matchup out of the Eastern Conference in the 2022 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs. With Game 1 set for Carolina, the Bruins will look to stage a road upset against one of the best defensive teams in the […]

The Tampa Bay Lightning will make the trip up North to take on the Toronto Maple Leafs for Game 1 of their first-round NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs matchup on Monday, May 2. With the stakes raised, two of the best teams in hockey are set to collide for what will be a can’t-miss first-round playoff […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs are gearing up for a huge first-round Stanley Cup Playoffs matchup with the Tampa Bay Lightning. With Game 1 set for Monday night, the Leafs got a key injury update on a pair of forwards ahead of the series-opening clash. Via Kristen Shilton, Leafs coach Sheldon Keefe revealed that veteran winger […]

The Edmonton Oilers are back in the playoffs. This time, they are looking to exorcise the demons of 2021 by going much deeper in the 2022 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs. Nothing comes easy in the greatest postseason in sports, but at least for the Edmonton Oilers, they have arguably the best player on the planet […]

The New York Rangers are back in the Stanley Cup Playoffs after missing the postseason in 2021. Speaking of returns, Rangers forward Artemi Panarin is also expected to be back on the ice for Game 1 this Tuesday at home versus Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins. Panarin was not able to take part in […]

The 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs are finally here, with the puck being dropped Monday night in Carolina as the first series to begin. The Stanley Cup Playoffs have always been one of the best spectacles in sports. Unlike the NBA playoffs, in hockey, top seeds are never safe in the first round. The saying “just […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs will look to make a deep run in the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs after a strong regular season saw them finish second in the Atlantic Division. After five straight years of failing to advance past the first round of the playoffs in each of the past five seasons, Toronto will look […]

The Tampa Bay Lightning have the chance to make some remarkable NHL history this season, should they manage to run the table en route to their third consecutive Stanley Cup Finals victory. No team in the history of the league has achieved the remarkable feat, and it’s easy to see why. Still, the Lightning have […]

The Washington Capitals are in for a difficult first-round matchup in the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs, fated to square off with the regular-season champion Florida Panthers. Superstar forward Alex Ovechkin had been battling an injury at the end of the regular season, which forced him to miss Washington’s final three games of the year. While […]

Dion Phaneuf is a retired professional hockey player who played in the National Hockey League for 17 years. He played for the Calgary Flames, Toronto Maple Leafs, Ottawa Senators, and the Los Angeles Kings throughout his career. He also represented the Canadian national hockey team five times in his career and he won a silver […]

Dion Phaneuf is a retired professional hockey player who played for 14 years in the National Hockey League. He played for the Calgary Flames, Toronto Maple Leafs, Ottawa Senators, and the Los Angeles Kings. During his career, he was named a three-time NHL All-Star and one-time First Team All-Star. He has also represented Canada in […]

The NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs are right around the corner, with first-round matchups set to get underway on Monday, May 2. The Florida Panthers finished the regular season with the best record in the NHL, racking up 122 points throughout the season, and are widely expected to make a deep run in the playoffs. Here’s […]

The Stanley Cup Playoffs are set to get underway on Monday, May 2, and the door is truly wide open for any team to make a run for the championship. The Colorado Avalanche figure to be one of the teams best positioned to make a deep postseason run this year, and they certainly have the […]

The Carolina Hurricanes have been one of the best teams in the NHL all season. Their regular season is already finished, having won the Metropolitan Division with 116 points. But with the playoffs about to start, one of the best players on the team got some distressing news Friday. Hurricanes head coach Rod Brind’Amour updated […]

Dustin Brown has one more chance at winning the championship with the Los Angeles Kings. Following the team’s 2022 playoff run, the right-winger is hanging up the skates for good. The Kings announced Brown’s upcoming retirement Thursday afternoon. According to the release, there will be an official press conference Friday at Toyota Sports Performance Center […]

The Washington Capitals became the eighth team in the eastern conference to reach 100 points in the same season. That’s the first time in NHL history. Sadly for the Capitals though, unless they can surpass the Pittsburgh Penguins in the Metropolitan Division, their road in the Stanley Cup playoffs will likely be extremely difficult. On […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins are gearing up for the 16th consecutive playoff appearance, starting next week. That is the longest current streak in major North American sports. The last time Pittsburgh did not make the post season was Crosby’s rookie year way back in 2005-2006. Crosby has led the Penguins to three Stanley Cup titles in […]

The Los Angeles Kings will head up north into the Pacific North West to take on the rookie team this season in the Seattle Kraken. This will be the fourth meeting between these two teams this season where the Kings have won two out of the first three. Can they get the gentleman’s sweep tonight? […]

The Arizona Coyotes will head out of the desert and into Dallas as they take on the Stars in tonight’s matchup. The Stars won their showdown against the Golden Knights last night, but because it went to a shootout, they technically haven’t clinched a playoff spot yet. The Coyotes snapped their 10-game losing streak last […]

The Vegas Golden Knights will head into Chicago to take on the Blackhawks in tonight’s matchup. This is a do-or-die situation for the Knights tonight as they are still technically in the running for the last wild card spot in the West. They would need a miracle to pull it off, but there’s still a […]

The Winnipeg Jets will play host to the Philadelphia Flyers tonight. The Flyers have been well out of a playoff position for months now while the Jets were pushing for a wild card spot but ultimately fell short enough to fall back behind. With that, it’s time to continue our NHL odds series with a […]

Toronto Maple Leafs star Auston Matthews has enjoyed the best goal-scoring season of his young career, as he has already shattered his previous career high in the statistic by 11. On Tuesday night, Matthews kept his awe-inspiring campaign going, as he deposited a couple of pucks into the net for his fourth multi-goal performance of […]

The Washington Capitals became the eighth team in the NHL’s Eastern Conference this season to reach 100 points. It’s the first time in NHL history that has ever happened that a single conference had eight teams reach triple digits in points. It’s sure to make the playoffs incredibly competitive. In order for the Capitals to […]

The Colorado Avalanche are having another excellent regular season in 2021-2022. They have been atop the western conference for most of the season and have clinched home ice throughout the western conference playoffs. With just three games remaining in the season, Colorado has 116 points, four behind the Florida Panthers for the President’s Trophy. On […]

The Vegas Golden Knights head into Dallas to take on the Stars for what is essentially a do-or-die affair for both teams. The Knights still need a lot of luck on their side to make it into the playoffs, but the stage is set for an all-out playoff type of game tonight. For the Stars, […]