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The Chicago Blackhawks have some signs of improvement this season. Jeff Blashill has this team playing promising hockey during his first season. And a major reason for this, as many expected before the year, is franchise cornerstone Connor Bedard. Bedard is a former first-overall pick from the 2023 NHL Draft. He had a promising rookie […]

The Washington Capitals are coming off a win over the San Jose Sharks. And they hoped to continue their winning ways against the formidable Anaheim Ducks. It’s been an extremely close game between the two sides. Unfortunately, Washington will be shorthanded, needing to finish the game without forward Ryan Leonard. Leonard suffered an upper-body injury […]

The New Jersey Devils are currently on a three-game losing streak, but still could be one of the top teams in the Eastern Conference. Meanwhile, the Nashville Predators are 10-13-4, and the worst team in the Central Division. This has led to rumors that the Devils could be interested in acquiring Steven Stamkos from the […]

The Los Angeles Kings have been a streaky team so far during the 2025-26 season. They got off to a brutal start in October, losing 5 of their first 7 games and struggling to find a consistent offensive attack. Things turned around in November, as they won 5 of their first seven games and displayed […]

The Calgary Flames are struggling through another difficult season. This has led to rumors of the Flames selling players, such as Nazem Kadri and Rasmus Andersson. Kadri and Andersson are likely to cost a lot to acquire, but another solid option, at a potentially lower cost, is Blake Coleman. According to James Murphy of RG, […]

Patrice Bergeron is considered one of the greatest 200-foot players in the history of the NHL. The legendary Boston Bruin played 19 years in the NHL until he retired following the 2022-23 season. The Hall of Fame has been viewed as a certainty for Bergeron even while he was still playing. The brilliant center leads […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins had a solid NHL Draft. One of the prospects they brought in was Will Horcoff, who is being considered for the Hobey Baker Award, given to the top college hockey player. The University of Michigan star is now speaking about why he is having a breakout season. Discussing his breakout with Marco […]

The Los Angeles Kings are having a really hard time scoring goals in 2025-26. After sitting in the upper echelon of the National Hockey League with an average of 3.04 goals per game last season, it’s been a much more sobering narrative this time around. Through 27 games, the Kings are producing just 2.56 goals […]

The Edmonton Oilers smoked the Seattle Kraken 9-4 on Thursday night, moving to 12-11-5 on the season. Those 29 points have them tied for the final Western Conference Wild Card spot and four points out of first place in the Pacific Division. Oilers captain Connor McDavid spoke about the 13th hat trick of his career […]

It has been nearly a month since Charlie McAvoy exited a game against the Montreal Canadiens after taking a puck to the face. Now, the Bruins defenseman has given an injury timeline and details about his possible return, according to Bruins beat writer Jim McBride. “Charlie McAvoy said he knew ‘he was in some trouble’ […]

Brad Treliving faced a difficult task when Mitch Marner decided he no longer wanted to be on the Toronto Maple Leafs. He chose to use the added cap space to bolster depth, replacing Marner with Nicolas Roy, Dakota Joshua, and Matias Maccelli. As Maccelli sits in the press box as a healthy scratch, Roy and […]

Gary Bettman’s legacy as NHL Commissioner will be his growth of the sport in the USA through expansion and relocation. Since joining the league in 1993, Bettman has put new teams in Florida, Anaheim, Nashville, Atlanta, Minnesota, Columbus, and, most recently, Las Vegas and Seattle. He also helped relocate Minnesota to Dallas (before returning to […]

The Ottawa Senators finally returned to the playoffs last season, which raised their expectations heading into this season. Early rumors out of Canada’s capital stated that the Senators were interested in hitting a “home run” in the trade market to improve their chances. However, Pierre LeBrun shot that notion down in his most recent article […]

The Vancouver Canucks are stuck in the basement of the NHL standings as December continues. The NHL trade deadline is months away, but the Canucks should be selling, with Kiefer Sherwood as one of the targets. According to Pierre LeBrun, the Montreal Canadiens, Dallas Stars, and Minnesota Wild are all asking about Sherwood. “More than […]

The Nashville Predators and Steven Stamkos haven’t had a great relationship since he signed a four-year deal in the 2024 offseason. Barry Trotz’s roster revamp has been a colossal failure, and it looks like the former Tampa Bay Lightning captain could be on the move as early as this season. Stamkos holds an $8 million […]

The New York Islanders beat the Colorado Avalanche 6-3 on Thursday, moving to 15-10-3 on the season. They handed Colorado just their second regulation loss of the season in Brock Nelson’s return to Long Island. And the Islanders did it without Jonathan Drouin, who was a late scratch due to injury. Newsday’s Andrew Gross has […]

The last team that Carolina Hurricanes’ goaltender Frederik Andersen wants to have a poor start against is the Toronto Maple Leafs. The former Toronto backstopper had a tumultuous tenure with the team and became the scapegoat for a couple of poor postseason performances. As everyone now knows, the Maple Leafs’ postseason struggles were never all […]

In a cruel twist of fate, St. Louis Blues’ head coach Jim Montgomery watched his team have one of their worst efforts of the season in his return to play the team that fired him last season, the Boston Bruins. The Blues are now fighting near the bottom of the Western Conference, a year after […]

It takes a special kind of slump for the Florida Panthers to lose confidence. The back-to-back Stanley Cup champions are struggling this season due to injuries to key players Aleksander Barkov and Matthew Tkachuk. While Tkachuk is likely to return soon, Barkov won’t be back until possibly the playoffs. If the Panthers continue to lose […]

The New York Islanders became the second team to beat the Colorado Avalanche in regulation this season on Thursday night. The Avalanche have been on a torrid pace for most of the year, but Patrick Roy’s Islanders have been a resilient group. New York’s head coach has the players falling in line and playing inside […]

The Colorado Avalanche suffered a surprising defeat on Thursday, losing 6-3 to the New York Islanders at UBS Arena, only their second regulation loss in 27 games. The contest drew the ire of Colorado head coach Jared Bednar, who blasted the officiating after a controversial opening goal. New York struck first at 5:56 of the […]

Tampa Bay Lightning head coach Jon Cooper openly rebuked the referees following Thursday’s 4-3 defeat to the Pittsburgh Penguins at Benchmark International Arena. Lightning right winger Nikita Kucherov appeared to tie the game with under a minute remaining, but referees disallowed the goal after determining forward Brandon Hagel had directed the puck illegally with his […]

Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Joseph Woll left Thursday’s 5-1 win over the Carolina Hurricanes with a lower-body injury. Woll exited before the third period after stopping 22 of 23 shots through two periods, and 24-year-old Dennis Hildeby stepped in to make nine saves in relief. Head coach Craig Berube provided no details on the 27-year-old’s […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs are still trying to sort out their goaltender situation this season, but Joseph Woll has impressed in a small sample size. If he can continue to be a stabilizing force in the net, then perhaps this squad can make some genuine headway in the Eastern Conference. Such a scenario can only […]

The Los Angeles Kings are 12-7-7 going into a Thursday night showdown against the Chicago Blackhawks in LA. Kings veteran defenseman Drew Doughty exited the game on November 15 against the Ottawa Senators and was not able to return due to a lower-body injury. Doughty missed 63 games last season, and this time, the Kings […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins have had a solid season, but things could be better if they were able to stay healthy. General manager Kyle Dubas recently had a list of updates from players that could be out for some time, according to Gabriel Foley of Pro Hockey Rumors. “Most notably, winger Rickard Rakell remains approximately three-to-four […]

The San Jose Sharks have taken a huge step forward in 2025-26 after a couple of dark, dark years — and Macklin Celebrini has been the catalyst. The sophomore forward is in the midst of a true breakout, currently sitting second in league scoring behind only Hart Trophy favorite Nathan MacKinnon, with 40 points in […]

The New York Islanders are one of the many Eastern Conference teams hovering around .500 as December begins. While the expectations were low coming into the season, an electric rookie has changed it. Despite Matthew Schaefer’s excellence, the Islanders’ powerplay is struggling tremendously, ranking last in the league. Separating Schaefer and Mathew Barzal may be […]

The Columbus Blue Jackets have had an up-and-down season so far, and the hope is that they can turn on a switch and go on a run. Something that could help them with that is getting healthy, and it looks like they’re getting one of their key players back on the ice. Kirill Marchenko is […]

It’s been a great two months in the Rocky Mountains, as the Colorado Avalanche have dominated the NHL to start the season. Now, Nathan MacKinnon and Cale Makar have become heavy favorites to win the Hart and Norris trophies, respectively, according to voters as reported by Greg Wyshynski of ESPN. “It’s Nathan MacKinnon, and by […]

The Tampa Bay Lightning have been playing great hockey, winning seven straight before falling to the New York Islanders 2-1 on Tuesday night. This has been amid a string of injuries for the Lightning. One of those injuries has been to defenseman Ryan McDonagh, but that did not stop the team from giving him a […]

The Philadelphia Flyers dispatched the Buffalo Sabres 5–2 on Wednesday at Xfinity Mobile Arena, producing another explosive scoring burst that pushed them to a rare franchise milestone. Philadelphia scored three goals in 59 seconds, replicating their Nov. 22 performance, when they scored three times in just 26 seconds. It’s only the second time in franchise […]

At 40 years old, Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin can still be unstoppable on the ice. Just ask the San Jose Sharks, who got destroyed by Ovechkin and the Caps Wednesday night at SAP Center at San Jose to the tune of a 7-1 score. Ovechkin had a two-goal night at the expense of the […]

The Vancouver Canucks are reportedly open for business on the trade front, and their veteran players, like Conor Garland, are the ones in the spotlight. The decision to put their veterans up for grabs signals a clear message for the Canucks: it’s time to start thinking about a rebuild. Vancouver hockey fans are wondering how […]

The Vancouver Canucks recently expressed interest in changing their personnel in hopes of altering the course of their franchise. It is getting ugly in Vancouver, as the once promising core group is slowly splitting apart at the seams. The rift between JT Miller and Elias Pettersson started the issues last season, and now, captain Quinn […]

It was a difficult start to the season for Andrei Svechnikov, which sparked serious trade rumors around his future with the Carolina Hurricanes. The lack of production to start the year, which included no points in his first eight games, led head coach Rod Brind’Amour to cut his ice time. It caused a stir in […]

Sometimes, it’s better to expect the unexpected when it comes to NHL trade rumors. Even though it makes perfect sense for Quinn Hughes to join his brothers on the New Jersey Devils, it could be a team like the Philadelphia Flyers who swoop in and steal the Vancouver Canucks’ superstar defenseman. The Flyers have been […]

The hockey world is focused on the Vancouver Canucks at this time. Vancouver is listening to trade offers on their veteran players. With the team near the bottom of the NHL, it looks likely that this team will become sellers. If this happens, every contending team in the NHL will call the Canucks about superstar […]

The Anaheim Ducks are surging at the top of the Pacific Division in early December. Anaheim has long been seen as an up-and-coming team. With a young nucleus that includes Pavel Mintyukov, Leo Carlsson, Cutter Gauthier, and Beckett Sennecke on the roster, this is a team that could compete for a very long time. However, […]