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Brady Tkachuk helped put the Ottawa Senators back on the map in 2024-25 — and the captain insists he’s not trying to play anywhere but Canada’s capital in the future, despite continuously being the subject of trade rumors. “Obviously it’s a lie,” Tkachuk told reporters during his end-of-season media availability over the weekend. “All those […]

The St. Louis Blues’ first-round playoff loss to the Winnipeg Jets will be one they dwell on for a long time. They made the Jets uncomfortable all series long, notably Connor Hellebuyck, and had them on the ropes. St. Louis took an early 2-0 lead in Game 7 and maintained a two-goal lead heading into […]

The Los Angeles Kings seemed to have their best chance in years at making a deep run in the Stanley Cup Playoffs, but the end of the season looked all too familiar for fans in Hollywood. For the fourth consecutive season, the Kings were eliminated by the Edmonton Oilers in six games the first round […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs were finally allowed to breathe easy when they defeated the Ottawa Senators in the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs. However, shortly after capturing Game 6 in that series and congratulating themselves on getting out of the first round, the back-slapping and ‘attaboys came to a halt. That’s because they […]

The Florida Panthers and Toronto Maple Leafs second-round matchup has high respect. Both teams respect one another, especially Panthers head coach Paul Maurice. In the regular season, Toronto cracked the Top-10 for power play effectiveness. In the 2025 NHL playoffs, they have ascended to third. Mostly due to the duo of Mitch Marner and Auston […]

The Vegas Golden Knights and Edmonton Oilers will play Game 1 of a likely entertaining series. For Golden Knights star Jack Eichel, the matchup with him and Connor McDavid should be a cinematic one. Still, the Vegas center understands what the Canadian star brings to the table. Ahead of the second-round series, Eichel detailed why […]

It is game one of the Western Conference semi-finals as the Dallas Stars face the Winnipeg Jets. It is time to continue our Stanley Cup Playoffs odds series with a Stars-Jets Game 1 prediction and pick. The Stars made it to this round after eliminating the Colorado Avalanche. In game seven, after a scoreless first […]

The Winnipeg Jets were circling down the drain in the third period of their Game 7 showdown against the St. Louis Blues at Canada Life Centre Sunday night. Down a goal and with just seconds left on the clock, Winnipeg forward Cole Perfetti deflected a shot by Kyle Connor from the right side into the […]

The St. Louis Blues blew a two-goal lead in Game 7 against the Winnipeg Jets on Sunday night. St. Louis had a chance to win the game in overtime, however, but this was not on the cards. Jets captain Adam Lowry eliminated the Blues in double overtime. As a result, St. Louis head coach Jim […]

The Winnipeg Jets are off to the second round of the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs. Cole Perfetti forced overtime against the St. Louis Blues with less than two seconds to go in the game. In double overtime, captain Adam Lowry deflected home a Neal Pionk shot to give his team a series-clinching 4-3 win. This […]

The Winnipeg Jets forced overtime in Game 7 against the St. Louis Blues at the last possible moment. Cole Perfetti gave his team a chance to advance despite trailing 3-1 late in the third period. It took double overtime, but Jets captain Adam Lowry took full advantage of the chance Perfetti gave his team at […]

The Winnipeg Jets were in a dire situation with under two minutes to go in Game 7 against the St. Louis Blues, down by the score of 3-1. Vladislav Namestnikov brought the Jets within one to make the score 3-2 with about 1:55 left in regulation, scoring while his team had the goalie pulled. They […]

Ahead of the Florida Panthers and Toronto Maple Leafs Round 2 matchup, Matthew Tkachuk missed Saturday’s practice. It made many concern, especially after he only played 10:33 during Game 5 against the Tampa Bay Lightning. However, Panthers coach Paul Maurice explained the reasoning behind Tkachuk missing practice. “That’s all by design,” Maurice said. “He had […]

One of the Winnipeg Jets’ top players, defenseman Josh Morrissey, exited Game 7 against the St. Louis Blues with an injury. According to Ken Wibbes of the Winnipeg Free Press, he said this about Morrissey after the injury. “Morrissey just went down the tunnel just before the midway point of the first period,” the tweet […]

The Winnipeg Jets’ Game 7 against the St. Louis Blues hasn’t gotten off to a great start. For Jets goalie Connor Hellebuyck, it’s been a start from hell. He allowed two goals in the first period, which currently has them trailing 2-0. However, the goals themselves were embarrassing and elicited a plethora of reactions. One […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs overcame some of their recent and painful postseason history when they defeated the Ottawa Senators in the opening round of the Stanley Cup playoffs in six games. The Atlantic Division champions will meet the defending Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers in the second round. The first game of the series is […]

The Dallas Stars advanced out of the first round of the playoffs, and it took Game 7 against the Colorado Avalanche to get to the next round. Head coach Peter DeBoer has a lot of history with Game 7s in his career, as he’s 9-0 in those situations in the Stanley Cup Playoffs, which is […]

The Edmonton Oilers rallied from a 2-0 hole in the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs against the Los Angeles Kings, winning four straight to take the series in six games. Up next are the Vegas Golden Knights, and Oilers captain Connor McDavid is not forgetting the series loss from the 2023 playoffs when […]

The Dallas Stars came through arguably the toughest series of the first round with a dramatic, come-from-behind 4-2 win over the Colorado Avalanche in Game 7 of the first round on Saturday. Both the Stars and the Avs were viewed by many as Stanley Cup contenders, so Dallas will be relieved to make it into […]

The Winnipeg Jets and the St. Louis Blues are getting ready to do battle in Game 7 of a very tight first round series. The two teams have gone back and forth, with both winning each of their three home games up to this point. Thankfully, this series has been fairly quiet on the injury […]

The Carolina Hurricanes will face the Washington Capitals for Game 1 of the Second Round on Tuesday at the Capital One Arena. The Second Round is here as we continue our Stanley Cup Playoffs Odds series with a Hurricanes-Capitals Game 1 prediction and pick. The Hurricanes advanced to the Second Round after dispatching the New […]

The Dallas Stars were on the ropes in Game 7 on Saturday night, trailing the Colorado Avalanche 2-0 midway through the third period. The Stara had nothing going on offense until star winger Mikko Rantanen came alive and haunted his former team. Rantanten scored a pair of goals, the latter of which came on the […]

Things didn’t look good for the Dallas Stars early in the third period after Nathan MacKinnon scored a goal to put the Colorado Avalanche up 2-0 in the deciding Game 7 matchup between these two squads. Dallas ended up having one more rally in them, though, as they rattled off four unanswered goals to pick […]

The Colorado Avalanche’s 2024-25 season came to an end on Saturday night, as they suffered a crushing 4-2 loss in Game 7 of their first-round series against the Dallas Stars. The heavyweight battle between two of the top teams in the league lived up to the hype, and after the game, a dejected Nathan MacKinnon […]

Mikko Rantanen was the premier storyline entering the first-round playoff series between the Colorado Avalanche and Dallas Stars. It could’ve easily failed to meet expectations, but it delivered, and then some. The first-round series between these two teams couldn’t have had a better ending if it were written in a Hollywood screenplay, as Rantanen recorded […]

The 2024-25 season will become one of the most emotional years of Mikko Rantanen’s career and possibly life. Rantanen spent 10 years with the Colorado Avalanche, but Chris MacFarland pulled the rug out from underneath him earlier this season when they traded him to the Carolina Hurricanes. However, everything changed when the Hurricanes flipped Rantanen […]

Peter DeBoer is one of the top coaches in the league, and despite still chasing an elusive Stanley Cup, he has plenty of postseason success. It takes a good coach to will his team to win a Game 7, but it takes a legendary one to win nine in a row. The Stanley Cup hasn’t […]

Colorado Avalanche general manager Chris MacFarland may never live down the decision to trade Mikko Rantanen after this Game 7 hat trick against the Dallas Stars. He wasn’t the man who sent Rantanen to the Stars, but choosing to get rid of him instead of riding out the rest of the season will be one […]

The seventh game of the opening round Stanley Cup playoff series between the Colorado Avalanche and the Dallas Stars has taken on a completely different tone than the offensive fireworks that were seen in Game 6. The two teams combined for 11 goals in a game that allowed the Avalanche to tie the series at […]

The Carolina Hurricanes have high hopes of advancing deep into the Stanley Cup playoffs after beating the New Jersey Devils in the opening round. As they prepare for a more difficult challenge in the second round against the Washington Capitals, they have rewarded goaltender Frederik Andersen with a one-year contract extension. Andersen was scheduled to […]

Although the Calgary Flames missed the playoffs for a third consecutive year, falling just short of the second Western Conference Wild Card slot, they experienced important growth this season. The organization is hoping to capitalize on its upward trajectory via its latest roster move. Budding right winger Matt Coronato and the team agreed to a […]

The Edmonton Oilers will meet the Vegas Golden Knights in Game 1 of the Second Round on Monday at T-Mobile Arena. Two title contenders collide as we continue our Stanley Cup Playoffs odds series with an Oilers-Golden Knights Game 1 prediction and pick. The Oilers and Golden Knights split the season series with the home […]

The Florida Panthers will meet the Toronto Maple Leafs for Game 1 of the Second Round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs on Tuesday at Scotiabank Arena. The Second Round is here as we continue our Stanley Cup Playoffs odds series with a Panthers-Maple Leafs Game 1 prediction and pick. The Panthers defeated the Tampa Bay […]

The Ottawa Senators are now eliminated from the Stanley Cup Playoffs, which means the focus turns to the offseason. One of their best players, Jake Sanderson, has received an invite to play for Team USA at the upcoming IIHF World Championship, but he’s declined it, as reported by Claire Hanna. Sanderson spoke on the decision: […]

The St. Louis Blues will meet the Winnipeg Jets in Game 7 of the First Round on Sunday at the Canada Life Centre. One team advances and one team goes home as we continue our Stanley Cup Playoffs Odds series with a Blues-Jets Game 7 prediction and pick. The Blues defeated the Jets 5-2 in […]

While he may not be participating in the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs due to the Pittsburgh Penguins not earning a spot in the postseason, legendary center Sidney Crosby has still been keeping tabs on the action across the NHL from the comfort of his home. One series in particular that has captured his attention is […]

We have a must-see matchup in the Eastern Conference semifinals of the Stanley Cup Playoffs as the Florida Panthers and Toronto Maple Leafs clash. That means a meeting between Sergei Bobrovsky and former backup Anthony Stolarz. Stolarz joined the Maple Leafs last offseason and has been their starter in these playoffs. Ahead of Game 1 […]

The Tampa Bay Lightning had their season end against the Florida Panthers in the first round of the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs. Captain Victor Hedman and the Lightning put in a solid effort in the postseason. Unfortunately, it was not enough to see the team through to the second round of the playoffs. Normally, we […]

The St. Louis Blues and Winnipeg Jets are set for Game 7 in the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs. St. Louis claimed a huge 5-2 victory on home ice to force the winner-take-all contest on Friday night. This game was certainly chippy throughout. Especially for Blues captain Brayden Schenn, who got into it with his brother, […]