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The Bo Horvat blockbuster trade has left the Vancouver Canucks without a captain. Being without a captain isn’t a total rarity in the NHL, at least in recent years. However, the trade has led to a bit of a restructuring of the player leadership group in Vancouver. Forward Elias Pettersson and defenseman Quinn Hughes are […]

Six days after their blockbuster move to acquire Bo Horvat, the New York Islanders locked him up. The star forward signed an eight-year, $68 million extension to stay on Long Island past this summer. While the Islanders are glad to have Horvat around, they aren’t completely thrilled with every aspect of the deal. Islanders president […]

After acquiring Bo Horvat ahead of the NHL All-Star break, the New York Islanders have announced a long-term extension to keep him with the organization for the foreseeable future. On Sunday, the Islanders announced that Horvat and the team were in agreement on an eight-year deal, via NHL.com. Elliotte Friedman indicates that the Horvat contract […]

Another NHL All-Star Weekend has come and gone, with the best players from across the National Hockey League descending on sunny Florida for the 2023 iteration of All-Star festivities at FLA Live Arena. Between Sidney Crosby and Alex Ovechkin playing on the same line, hometown boy Matthew Tkachuk winning MVP, and Fall Out Boy headlining […]

The 2023 NHL All-Star Game is being held down in Florida, but it’s heading North of the border next year. The 2024 edition will be held at Scotiabank Arena, the home of the Toronto Maple Leafs, as reported by Elliotte Friedman on Saturday. It’s actually been seven seasons since the prestigious game was held in […]

Hockey fans did not enjoy the NHL Skills Competition on Friday night, as their reactions on social media reveal. Montreal Canadiens captain Nick Suzuki is also not having fun, despite winning his assigned event. The Canadiens captain won the Pitch n’ Puck event on Friday. Essentially, the Pitch n’ Puck event was a game of […]

The NHL held its annual Skills Competition on Friday ahead of the NHL All-Star Game. The biggest and brightest stars from across the league were supposed to entertain hockey fans around the world. However, hockey Twitter wasn’t exactly entertained. Reporters, fans, and other figures within the hockey Twitter community dropped scathing reviews about the event. […]

Bo Horvat is still processing his trade from the Vancouver Canucks to the New York Islanders from earlier in the week. However, he already knows who he wants to succeed him as captain in Vancouver: Elias Pettersson. Horvat gave his endorsement of his former teammate while speaking to the media before the NHL All-Star Skills […]

The NHL All-Star Game is upon us, and the stars are enjoying the warm South Florida weather. Some of these stars are using the festivities to escape off-ice conversations. One such star is Detroit Red Wings captain Dylan Larkin. Larkin is a free agent at the end of the season, but the 26-year-old Michigan native […]

The 2023 NHL All-Star Game is set to be played this weekend in Sunrise, Florida. The Skills Competition takes place Friday night before the main event on Saturday. There is a total of 44 players who have been selected for the prestigious game, with the likes of Connor McDavid, David Pastrnak, Alex Ovechkin, and Cale […]

Washington Capitals winger Alex Ovechkin had nothing but high praise for Edmonton Oilers center Connor McDavid, as written by Toronto Sun journalist Steve Simmons in a Friday article.  “He’s from a different planet,” Alex Ovechkin said. “How he plays the game. How he controls the puck. He controls his speed. He’s very fun to watch. […]

The Washington Capitals resigned center Dylan Strome to a five-year contract extension, the team announced in a Friday tweet. His contract will carry an average annual value of $25 million. Strome earned 36 points, 11 of them goals, in 52 games played with the Capitals last season, according to Hockey Reference. The 7-year NHL veteran […]

The All-Star Game weekend is here, and the Metropolitan will face off with the Atlantic Division in the semifinals of the all-star tournament. Let’s look at our All-Star Game odds series and make a Metropolitan-Atlantic prediction and pick while showing you how to watch. The Metropolitan look to continue the momentum it built in 2022 […]

It’s All-Star Weekend in the NHL as the Pacific Division faces off with the Central Division in the semifinal of the all-star tournament. Come with us as we share our All-Star Game odds series and make a Pacific-Central prediction and pick while showing you how to watch. The Pacific Division is looking to make its […]

It has been nearly four years since Vladimir Tarasenko and the St. Louis Blues put on one of the most memorable runs in NHL history and captured the only Stanley Cup in team history. While the memory of winning the 2019 Stanley Cup title is great, the Blues have not come close to reaching expectations […]

The NHL trade deadline is just about a month away, and Artemi Panarin has made it known that he would love the Rangers to trade for his old Chicago Blackhawks teammate Patrick Kane, according to Molly Walker of the New York Post. The pair were teammates from 2015 to 2017 in Chicago, won the Stanley Cup […]

The Columbus Blue Jackets are firmly in the Connor Bedard sweepstakes with the league’s worst teams. They will be sellers at the NHL trade deadline. However, they received terrible news regarding Gustav Nyquist, one of their biggest trade chips. Nyquist will miss the rest of the season with a shoulder injury, the Blue Jackets announced […]

The Vegas Golden Knights are among the best team’s in the Western Conference this season. However, the team received terrible news regarding team captain Mark Stone, who has been out with injury recently. Stone has undergone back surgery and will be out indefinitely, the Golden Knights confirmed on Wednesday. The Golden Knights captain had the […]

The Carolina Hurricanes are among the best in the NHL right now. While they will look to add to their roster ahead of the NHL trade deadline, they have a few stars of their own. One of their most clutch stars is Sebastian Aho. Aho has scored a go-ahead goal in each of the Hurricanes […]

Florida Panthers ex-head coach and current New Jersey Devils assistant Andrew Brunette was arrested in South Florida for driving under the influence Panthers writer David Dwork reported on Wednesday. Brunette was taken into custody on multiple charges including DUI and disobey of a stop of yield sign in Broward Country on Wednesday morning, per Dwork. […]

It’s the last game before the All-Star Break as the Boston Bruins meet the Toronto Maple Leafs on Wednesday. Fly through the blue zone with our NHL odds series with a Bruins-Maple Leafs prediction and pick while showing you how to watch. The Bruins are coming off a 4-1 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes this […]

As we approach the All-Star Break, the Ottawa Senators will take to the ice against the Montreal Canadiens for the second-consecutive game in what should be a fascinating contest. Join us for our NHL odds series where our Senators-Canadiens prediction and pick will be unveiled for all to see. The last time these two teams faced off […]

On a night where there are a few highly anticipated matchups throughout the NHL, the Washington Capitals will look to bounce back from a recent loss as they take on an underachieving Columbus Blue Jackets squad. It is time to check out our NHL odds series where our Capitals-Blue Jackets prediction and pick will be […]

An intense inter-conference duel is on tap for this Tuesday as the Los Angeles Kings square off with the Carolina Hurricanes in what should be an entertaining bout. Join us for our NHL odds series where our Kings-Hurricanes prediction and pick will be revealed. The Kings saw their three-game winning streak be snapped after a 5-2 […]

The New York Islanders made the first big splash of NHL trade season, acquiring Vancouver Canucks captain Bo Horvat on Monday. With the trade deadline more than a month away, the Islanders moved proactively to secure a deal for one of the top commodities on the market, and now GM Lou Lamoriello opened up on […]

The New York Islanders and Vancouver Canucks pulled off the first big blockbuster of this year’s NHL trade deadline season. Bo Horvat is headed to Long Island after spending the first eight and a half years of his career with the Canucks. The trade surprised Horvat, but many expected a deal to happen. Now the […]

Seattle Kraken star Matty Beniers is a front-runner for the Calder Trophy as the league’s best rookie. And he was supposed to play among the league’s best in the upcoming NHL All-Star Game. Unfortunately, that won’t happen. Beniers suffered an injury against the Vancouver Canucks last week, and has missed two weeks. This injury will […]

The New York Islanders made the first major move of the NHL trade deadline season. The Islanders acquired Bo Horvat from the Vancouver Canucks in a blockbuster trade. The Canucks acquired forwards Anthony Beauvillier, Aatu Raty, and a protected 2023 1st round pick in exchange for their captain. The 2023 1st round pick becomes an […]

The San Jose Sharks are dangling one of the most tantalizing trade assets in all of hockey ahead of the NHL trade deadline. Star winger Timo Meier could very well be offloaded by the Sharks in the near future, and a recent NHL rumor has indicated what the asking price for the 26-year-old will be. […]

The New York Islanders have made a huge splash ahead of the NHL trade deadline, snagging one of the market’s top forwards in Bo Horvat. The Islanders announced the trade on Monday, including the full details. As part of the deal, the Islanders are acquiring Horvat, while sending Anthony Beauvillier, Aatu Raty, and a conditional […]

St. Louis Blues star forward Vladimir Tarasenko won a Stanley Cup with the team in 2019, but his relationship with the organization has soured since, to the point where he requested a trade from the franchise in 2021. That request has never been rescinded, and there’s next to zero chance the team will be able […]

Chicago Blackhawks’ defenseman Jake McCabe has drawn significant interest around the league leading up to the NHL trade deadline, and the Toronto Maple Leafs and Edmonton Oilers are among the teams most invested, per Frank Seravalli. McCabe was recently ranked No. 7 on Daily Faceoff’s Trade Targets board, and the 29-year-old left shot defenseman is […]

With the 2022-23 NHL season now more than halfway over, fans have a pretty good idea of what teams are contenders and what teams aren’t. By extension, fans can also tell what teams will be buying and selling at the upcoming March 3 trade deadline. One of the teams that are clearly a contender and […]

The Winnipeg Jets and the St. Louis Blues will meet for the third time in the 2022-23 NHL regular season Monday. The Jets are 2-0 this season versus St. Louis this season, but can they improve that to 3-0? Or will the Blues kick off their week with a skid-snapping victory in enemy territory? With […]

Bobby Hull, the Chicago Blackhawks legend who leads the franchise in all-time goals, passed away on Sunday night. He was 84. The Hall of Famer played for the Hawks and the Hartford Whalers of the NHL, as well as the World Hockey Association’s Winnipeg Jets over a 23-year pro career. “We send our deepest condolences […]

The Colorado Avalanche won their third Stanley Cup in franchise history in 2022, defeating the Tampa Bay Lightning in a true clash of the titans to conclude the 2021-22 NHL season. The Avs are looking to defend their title and go back-to-back like the Lightning did in 2020 and 2021, and they’ll need to make […]

The New York Rangers were two wins away from reaching their first Stanley Cup final since 1994 last season, blowing a 2-0 lead against the Tampa Bay Lightning in the 2022 Eastern Conference Final to bow out in the final four. Although the team has been above average in the regular season again this year, […]

The Edmonton Oilers brushed aside the Chicago Blackhawks in a 7-3 beatdown on Saturday night. During the home win, the Oilers opted to bring in emergency backup goaltender Matt Berlin for the final few minutes of the third period, giving him his first taste of NHL action. Berlin, who is currently playing for the University […]

The Washington Capitals will head to Eastern Canada to face off with the Toronto Maple Leafs at the Scotiabank Arena. Skate through the ice as we share our NHL odds series, make Capitals-Maple Leafs prediction and pick while also showing you how to watch. The Capitals are coming off a 3-2 shootout victory over the Pittsburgh […]