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David Pastrnak and the Boston Bruins are rolling, as they entered Tuesday night’s game against the Toronto Maple Leafs at TD Garden on a six-game win streak They appear to be on their way to winning their seventh consecutive victory, as Boston put together an excellent offensive performance in the first period of the Maple […]

It’s been several years since the Anaheim Ducks have last played beyond the 82nd game of the regular season. In fact, they have one of the lengthier current postseason droughts in the NHL, having last brought postseason hockey to Honda Center in southern California in the spring of 2017. Things are far different in Anaheim […]

The Vegas Golden Knights are flying to another great start, while the Calgary Flames bring up the rear in the Pacific Division. These two seasons could lead to another trade connection between the division foes. The Golden Knights acquired Noah Hanifin at the 2024 NHL Trade Deadline, and should call the Flames about defenseman Rasmus […]

Team Canada’s hockey roster for the Olympics is one of the toughest lists to crack in all of sports. The NHL has been depriving the world of seeing the best-on-best hockey at the Olympics since 2018, but the world’s best will all converge in Italy in February for a battle for world supremacy. If last […]

The Colorado Avalanche made some solid moves this offseason to prepare for the 2025-26 campaign. One was a trade meant to be a salary dump, as the Avalanche sent Charlie Coyle and Miles Wood to the Columbus Blue Jackets. In return, the Avalanche got cap relief, draft picks, and Gavin Brindley. Now, Brindley has signed […]

The St. Louis Blues could have a lot of things happening between now and the trade deadline if they don’t turn things around. It has been a disappointing start for last year’s surprise playoff team, as the shine of new head coach Jim Montgomery slowly starts to wear off. While General Manager Doug Armstrong won’t […]

Shane Pinto is playing himself out of trade talks and into a massive contract extension with the Ottawa Senators, following his strong start to the 2025-26 season. His agent, Lewis Gross, would love to cash in now with the hot start fresh, and it looks like he will get his wish later this week, according […]

The recent influx of contract extensions in the NHL would’ve led everyone to believe that the Los Angeles Kings and Adrian Kempe would reach a deal in short order. There’s no reason why Kempe wouldn’t want to keep playing hockey in Los Angeles, and the other extensions served as a starting point for a potential […]

The Edmonton Oilers completed an epic comeback on Monday night, defeating the Columbus Blue Jackets 5-4 in overtime. That was coming off the heels of a 9-1 drubbing by the Colorado Avalanche on Saturday. After the team rebounded on Monday, head coach Kris Knoblauch commented on the performance of his star player, Connor McDavid. McDavid […]

The Buffalo Sabres have not made the playoffs since the 2010-11 season. The Sabres were hopeful to break their NHL record drought this year. Although it has been a disappointing campaign so far, but there is no reason to sound the alarm just yet. The Sabres are 5-6-4 on the year, which places them as […]

The Chicago Blackhawks are one of the top stories in the NHL this season. The Blackhawks have gotten off to a surprising start and they find themselves in second place in the Central Division of the Western Conference with an 8-5-3 record. After missing the playoffs for five straight seasons and seven of the last […]

The St. Louis Blues are coming off a 4-3 overtime loss to the Seattle Kraken on Saturday. The loss dropped the Blues to 5-8-3 on the year. The 2025-26 season is still young, and the franchise has every chance to turn the season around. The Blues started the campaign strong, opening up 3-2. They would […]

The Columbus Blue Jackets finished just outside the playoffs in the 2024-25 season and hoped to improve this year. The team is coming off its fourth straight defeat, having lost to the Edmonton Oilers in overtime on Monday night. The Jackets are now 7-7-1 on the year, and tied for last in the Metropolitan Division. […]

Before they managed to pick up a badly-needed victory on home ice on Monday evening, the New York Rangers decided to shake up the roster by calling up forward Gabriel Perreault from the AHL’s Hartford Wolf Pack. He had a productive start to the season in Hartford, scoring five goals with five assists in just […]

Boston Bruins great Zdeno Chara was finally inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto on Monday. The 6-foot-9 Chara, even at 48 years old, still looked intimidating as ever as he stood on the stage for his speech. But the former Bruins star defenseman was all class, as he talked about his career […]

The Washington Capitals sit at 7-6-1 through their first 14 games of the 2025-26 season, and the panic meter is starting to rise in the nation’s capital. After finishing atop the Eastern Conference standings last season with 111 points, watching your team cling to the eighth playoff spot feels like a catastrophic drop-off. However, the […]

The New York Rangers entered the 2025-26 season with championship aspirations, yet through 16 games, their 7-7-2 record has left some fans and analysts questioning whether this team can deliver. However, looking beneath the surface reveals a squad that is performing considerably better than its record suggests—and history demonstrates that early-season struggles rarely dictate final […]

The Boston Bruins endured a painful 2024-25 season. After years of handling their business in the NHL as one of the elite Eastern Conference teams, age, retirements and injuries caught up with the team and the Bruins fell all the way to last place in the Atlantic Division. Two years before that, the Bruins had […]

The 2025 Hockey Hall of Fame Class is officially set. All new inductees were honored before the Hockey Hall of Fame Game at Scotiabank Arena on Sunday, before the Toronto Maple Leafs’ tilt against the Carolina Hurricanes. One of them is former Maple Leafs forward Joe Thornton. Thornton, a former first overall draft pick of […]

The Nashville Predators have lost seven of their last eight games. Last Thursday, the Predators fell 3-1 to the Philadelphia Flyers. After the game, Ryan O’Reilly was highly critical of his own play. He has now expressed regret for how he handled his post-game interview. “I think it came off as, ‘Gosh, you sound like […]

In October of 1997, the Vancouver Canucks and Anaheim Ducks kicked off the NHL Global Series with back-to-back games in front of 10,500 spectators at the Yoyogi Arena in Tokyo, Japan. Since that debut contest — which was won for the Canucks by Pavel Bure — there have been 45 other international regular-season contests, spanning […]

The San Jose Sharks have been playing great hockey as of late, going 6-1-1 in their last eight games. This has been led by young star Macklin Celebrini, who continues to put up points at a stellar rate. Celebrini scored a goal in the 3-1 win over the Florida Panthers on Saturday. After the win, […]

The New York Islanders beat the New York Rangers 5-0 on Saturday night, moving to 7-6-2 on the season. They blitzed their rivals, piling onto the Blueshirts’ dismal record at Madison Square Garden this season. The Islanders got two huge goals from top center Bo Horvat, inspiring head coach Patrick Roy to make a case […]

The New York Rangers host the Nashville Predators at Madison Square Garden on Monday night. As Nashville’s struggles continue, this should be a winnable game for New York, which has playoff aspirations. But the Rangers have been disastrous at MSG this year, with a 0-6-1 record and just six goals scored. Predators forward Steven Stamkos […]

The Florida Panthers sit at 7-7-1 through their first 15 games of the 2025-26 season, currently positioned seventh in the Atlantic Division. While some observers are hitting the panic button, there’s substantial reason to remain confident in the back-to-back defending Stanley Cup champions. Yes, their record is middling. But context matters significantly when evaluating this […]

The Edmonton Oilers face the Columbus Blue Jackets on Prime Monday Night Hockey in need of a bounce-back win. At home on Saturday, they lost to the Colorado Avalanche 9-1, continuing a rough start to the season in Edmonton. Oilers forward Andrew Mangiapane told reporters (h/t NHL.com’s Gerry Moddejonge) the team knows what they need […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs were in a position to win their matchup against the visiting Carolina Hurricanes on Sunday at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, but ended up suffering a deeply disappointing 5-4 loss.  Toronto got on the board first with a goal by William Nylander five minutes into the opening period before letting the Hurricanes […]

The New York Islanders topped the New York Rangers 5-0 on Saturday, moving to 7-6-2 on the season. In a year with low expectations, Islanders fans have been enthralled by rookie defenseman Matthew Schaefer. The 18-year-old has 11 points in 15 games while playing on the top power play unit and taking penalty kill time. […]

The Chicago Blackhawks keep on rolling, thanks in large part to the red-hot Connor Bedard. After starting a six-game road trip with three straight losses, Chicago righted its ship and finished the away stretch with three consecutive victories. The Blackhawks punctuated that trip with a 5-1 win over the Detroit Red Wings at Little Caesars […]

The Los Angeles Kings opened a six-game road trip with a hard-fought 3-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Sunday afternoon in Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh struck first midway through the opening period. After winning a faceoff in the offensive zone, Evgeni Malkin shook free and passed to defenseman Parker Wotherspoon, who set up forward Tommy Novak […]

The Colorado Avalanche are on fire right now as the 2025-26 season enters its second month. Nathan MacKinnon has long been an important piece to this Colorado team. On Sunday night, he continued etching his name into the Avalanche history books with an incredible performance. MacKinnon was the star of the show on Sunday in […]

The Detroit Red Wings entered the week playing rather well. However, they have hit a rough slump early in the month of November. Detroit has now lost four of its last five games. Sunday’s defeat at the hands of Connor Bedard and the Chicago Blackhawks did unearth a bit of an intriguing tidbit from head […]

The Detroit Red Wings are mired in a losing streak, including losses to the New York Rangers, Vegas Golden Knights, and Chicago Blackhawks. As the Red Wings are looking to rebound, they added offensive reinforcement. The Red Wings have recalled Nate Danielson from the AHL’s Grand Rapids Griffins, and he has now made his NHL […]

The Washington Capitals are coming off another loss, this time to the Tampa Bay Lightning, 3-2. The Caps may be celebrating Alex Ovechkin’s 900th goal, but they are also mourning the results of the season so far. They just received more bad news, as Pierre-Luc Dubois will be out for 3-4 months. The Capitals announced on […]

There are lots of young stars soaring in the NHL this season. Two of those stars in particular are putting up some incredible offensive numbers. San Jose Sharks center Macklin Celebrini, as well as Chicago Blackhawks star Connor Bedard, are having memorable seasons. “First time in history that the NHL’s top 2 scorers are 20 […]

The Boston Bruins have just begun adjusting to life without Elias Lindholm — who was placed on injured reserve on Saturday — and they’ll be without two other key players in a rivalry matchup with the Toronto Maple Leafs at Scotiabank Arena. Both Charlie McAvoy and Casey Mittelstadt will be unavailable for the all-Atlantic Division […]

The New Jersey Devils are off to a hot start this season as they are in first place in the Metropolitan Division of the Eastern Conference. The Devils have a 10-4-0 record and they had an eight-game winning streak in October and have won two of their first three games in November. They are scheduled […]

The 6-5-4 Edmonton Oilers are waiting patiently for the return of star forward Zach Hyman. Although his original target date of November 1 has passed, head coach Kris Knoblauch revealed that the plan is for the 33-year-old to play at some point in the next week. “Whether he gets back in on Monday [against the […]

No two season in the NHL are ever alike and teams that have struggled for seasons may find the ability to string wins together and reach contender status. That’s what is happening in Salt Lake City, where the Utah Mammoth are changing their identity in their second season. The Mammoth have demonstrated significant improvement and […]