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The New York Rangers are in the process of tearing down the house as they endure a lost season and the Florida Panthers may be a beneficiary. The Rangers were a Stanley Cup favorite just a few short seasons ago and the belief was they would have a bounce-back season this year after failing to […]

The Boston Bruins are headed outdoors this weekend, participating in the 2026 edition of the NHL Stadium Series against the Lightning in Tampa Bay on Sunday — the league’s 47th official outdoor game. The Bruins will be without two key players for the contest, as head coach Marco Sturm confirmed that both Elias Lindholm and […]

The Seattle Kraken are pushing for only the second playoff berth in franchise history. They are among many teams fighting for the final Wild Card spot out West, and Seattle could make a big splash at the NHL trade deadline to gain an advantage. Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman says the Kraken are trying to land Artemi […]

Gavin McKenna made waves last year when he left the Canadian Hockey League’s Medicine Hat Tigers to join Penn State and the Nittany Lions in the NCAA. The 18-year-old won a championship with the Tigers in the Western Hockey League in 2024-25, and made the move to college in his NHL Draft season. McKenna shared […]

The NHL trade market has been turned on its head after New York Rangers superstar Artemi Panarin was made available. There are no shortage of teams with varying levels of interest in the Russian ahead of the March 6 deadline — and the Washington Capitals are one of them, as Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman reported on […]

With all the rumors swirling around, as the NHL Trade Deadline approaches in the near future, Artemi Panarin wants a contract extension. Elliote Friedman spoke on the 32 Thoughts Podcast with Kyle Bukauskas and indicated that $50 million was the target for Panarin, as the New York Rangers weigh their options for trading him. Friedman […]

It’s been a middling season for the Los Angeles Kings, as they currently trail the final wild-card spot by two points. While the Kings are expected to add scoring, there is doubt about whether they could push for Artemi Panarin. Elliote Friedman discussed the possibility of a Kings trade for Panarin on the 32 Thoughts […]

The New Jersey Devils were able to get a win in their last game against the Nashville Predators, but they lost one of their key players in the process. Jack Hughes suffered a lower-body injury after playing just three shifts for 2:27 minutes. After the game, head coach Sheldon Keefe said he tweaked somethig but […]

The Detroit Red Wings lost 4-3 in a shootout to the Washington Capitals on Thursday. But Patrick Kane became the all-time US-born points leader in the first period on a secondary assist to Ben Chiarot, passing Mike Modano for the top spot. After the game, Kane reacted to setting the US points record in an […]

Buffalo Sabres forward Alex Tuch had a big night on Thursday, scoring a hat trick to lead the team to a 4-1 win over the Los Angeles Kings. The victory was Buffalo’s fifth straight win. Tuch scored his fourth career hat trick, raising his season total to 22 goals and leading the Sabres’ surge. On […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs suffered another defeat, losing 5-2 to the Seattle Kraken, marking their sixth straight loss. It was another loss for the struggling Maple Leafs, but coach Craig Berube insisted that the team played well, despite the loss to the Kraken, according to Leafs’ insider David Alter. “Craig Berube felt his team played […]

The New York Islanders earned a gritty 2-1 win over their crosstown rival New York Rangers, at Madison Square Garden on Thursday. The Islanders swept the season series against the Rangers for just the third time in franchise history, with the previous sweep coming in the 2017-18 season. It was also the first time the […]

In a contest destined for the record books, the Carolina Hurricanes engineered a scarcely believable comeback Thursday night, overturning a two-goal deficit inside the final two minutes to defeat the Utah Mammoth 5-4 in regulation at Lenovo Center. The comeback was fueled by a dominant performance from Andrei Svechnikov, whose two-goal, three-point night drew high […]

It took some late-game drama, but the St. Louis Blues ended their five-game slide Thursday, handing the Florida Panthers a 5–4 defeat at Enterprise Center. The game was a back-and-forth affair from the outset. Florida opened the scoring at 3:12 of the first period when AJ Greer pounced on a defensive miscue to net a […]

Into the record books of the Buffalo Sabres did goaltender Alex Lyon write his name Thursday night, achieving a decagon of consecutive wins while subduing the Los Angeles Kings 4-1 at KeyBank Center. Lyon, who made a season-high 37 saves, surpassed Gerry Desjardins’ 1976 precedent of nine straight wins, giving him sole possession of the […]

The Washington Capitals closed out their longest road trip of the season by grinding out a 4-3 shootout win over the Detroit Red Wings on Thursday night, banking two imperative points despite playing without starting goaltender Logan Thompson and finishing the game with concerns around Charlie Lindgren’s health. The victory ended a stretch in which […]

Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Victor Hedman is targeting a potential return from injury in time for the 2026 Navy Federal Credit Union NHL Stadium Series against the Boston Bruins at Raymond James Stadium on Sunday, Feb. 1. Hedman has not played since Dec. 9 and remains officially listed on injured reserve, but his recent on-ice […]

Metropolitan Division leaders Carolina Hurricanes shouldn’t have won Thursday night’s game against the Utah Mammoth, but they did in the most stunning of ways. Utah appeared to have a win virtually in the bag, as the Mammoth held a two-goal lead with under two minutes left in the third period of the game at the […]

Washington Capitals goaltender Logan Thompson is day-to-day as he is dealing with an upper-body injury, head coach Spencer Carbery confirmed Thursday. The timing is far from ideal, with the Winter Olympics less than two weeks away. The injury occurred during Tuesday’s 5–1 loss to the Seattle Kraken. Thompson played the entire game, allowing five goals […]

The New Jersey Devils pulled off a 3-2 win via overtime against the Nashville Predators on Thursday night, but they also saw star forward Jack Hughes go down with a lower-body injury. Following New Jersey’s win at Prudential Center in Newark, Devils head coach Sheldon Keefe provided a positive update on Hughes, via team reporter […]

Detroit Red Wings star Patrick Kane has done it. “Showtime” has finally become the all-time leader in points scored in the NHL among US-born players, achieving the feat on Thursday night against the Washington Capitals at the Little Caesars Arena in Detroit. Kane’s assist on a goal by Ben Chiarot in the second period pushed […]

On Thursday night, NHL history was made. The Detroit Red Wings entered the game looking to get back on track after losing two of their last three games. They are hosting a struggling Washington Capitals squad at home, providing optimism that they can get back into the win column. Instead, something more momentous has happened […]

Macklin Celebrini is in the middle of a season to remember. The second-year center of the San Jose Sharks has become one of the NHL’s top superstars. He has helped raise his team dramatically in the Western Conference standings. "Tonight, I hope he doesn't do anything, and in a week, I hope he does a […]

It has been an incredible season for the Detroit Red Wings, and one full of monumental moments. The team retired Sergei Fedorov’s jersey earlier this season, and Dylan Larkin also tied one of Fedorov’s franchise records. Now, fans at Little Caesars Arena could see more history on Thursday night. With one point against the Washington […]

Connor McDavid and Macklin Celebrini will face off against each other for the first time this season when the San Jose Sharks visit Rogers Place to play the Edmonton Oilers in an all-Pacific Division clash on Thursday night. In just over a week, the two superstars will team up at the 2026 Winter Olympics in […]

The NHL Stadium Series began in the 2013-14 season, as the Los Angeles Kings hosted the Anaheim Ducks at Dodger Stadium. The next rendition of the game is set for Sunday at Raymond James Stadium as the Tampa Bay Lightning host the Boston Bruins. Even as the 2026 game has yet to be played, the […]

The New Jersey Devils made a trade on Tuesday that ended a rough run for Ondrej Palat. The two-time Stanley Cup Champion is now on the New York Islanders, and Tom Fitzgerald gave up some draft picks to dump his contract. But the Devils got Maxim Tsyplakov back in the trade and are already slotting […]

The New Jersey Devils have been a disappointment this season. They are currently one of the worst teams in the Eastern Conference, and the bad news continues to pour in. Luke Hughes recently suffered a dislocated shoulder and is on LTIR. Now, Cody Glass has been injured, being hurt in the second period of Tuesday’s […]

The partnership between superstar forward Artemi Panarin and the New York Rangers is reaching its conclusion, with the Russian being held out of the lineup indefinitely ahead of an expected trade out of the Big Apple. Panarin is the best player on the Blueshirts’ roster, and has been since signing a massive seven-year, $81.50 million […]

On Jan. 10, 2026, the Columbus Blue Jackets were 18-19-7, placing them in last place in the Metropolitan Division. That led to the Blue Jackets firing Dean Evason and hiring Rick Bowness. Since then, the squad has been on fire. They have won six of their seven games under Bowness and moved into fifth place […]

The New York Islanders are in the midst of a terrific 2025-26 season, and general manager Mathieu Darche has rewarded the team for its strong play by bolstering the roster with the recent additions of Ondrej Palat and Carson Soucy. The Palat trade has paid immediate dividends, as the veteran forward scored a goal and […]

The Montreal Canadiens have shown dramatic improvement in each of the last two seasons. They made the playoffs a year ago and pushed the Washington Capitals hard before losing in the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs. Head coach Martin St. Louis has seen the improvement continue this season behind the incredible play of […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs are eight points out of a playoff spot heading into Thursday’s action. In the first year of the post-Mitch Marner era, things have not gone well. The Maple Leafs have dealt with a bevy of injuries this season. The Athletic’s Jonas Siegel reported on the lack of a sports science department […]

The San Jose Sharks are pushing for a playoff spot for the first time since 2019. Macklin Celebrini is putting together an MVP-caliber season at 19 years old, giving the Sharks a very bright future. The Sharks should be buyers at the upcoming NHL trade deadline, and they should be the team that lands Artemi […]

The New York Rangers’ handling of Artemi Panarin has made it increasingly clear that a major decision is imminent as the Olympic break and trade deadline approach. Panarin was held out of the lineup for roster management reasons in Wednesday’s 5–2 loss to the New York Islanders and is not expected to play again before […]

Nazem Kadri’s name has circulated around the NHL rumor mill for quite some time now, but this time, the conversation carries more weight. With the Calgary Flames slipping toward the bottom of the standings and already beginning to sell veteran pieces, new reporting has shed light on where Kadri actually stands as the 2026 trade […]

The Detroit Red Wings are gunning for a playoff spot as the Olympic break draws near. Fans are still waiting to see how general manager Steve Yzerman plans to operate ahead of the 2026 NHL Trade Deadline. Before any of that, the former Detroit captain elected to reward one of his pending free agents, defenseman […]

Seattle Kraken forward Shane Wright has had a very up-and-down career in the NHL. He was the fourth overall pick in the 2022 NHL Draft and was the consensus best player in that draft process up until the event itself. Unfortunately, things have not worked out for him. So much so that the Kraken are […]

The Detroit Red Wings are on track to make the Stanley Cup Playoffs in 2026. Their performance this season has been rather vindicating for general manager Steve Yzerman. The former Detroit captain has preached patience through an extensive rebuilding process. He’s willing to make splash moves, but things need to align in order for this […]