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The New York Rangers have hit a snag recently that has dampened some momentum the team gained. The Rangers had won four of their last five, but were immediately hit with a four-game losing streak. However, they were able to pick up a big win on Monday over the St. Louis Blues, thanks in part […]

The Vancouver Canucks are currently one of the worst teams in the NHL. If the season ended today, they would finish with the fourth-best odds of winning the NHL Draft lottery. It’s a far fall from grace for a team that won the Pacific Division a few years back, thanks to a Norris Trophy performance […]

The Washington Capitals have made some strides recently as they work through a bit of a middling start. It’s been tough sledding for the Capitals, but they are beginning to rebound. One of the reasons for their turnaround in play is defenseman Jakob Chychrun. He has scored points in eight straight games and has a […]

The Ottawa Senators have been missing team captain Brady Tkachuk for nearly the entire 2025-26 campaign, as he was injured on Oct. 13 against the Nashville Predators when defenseman Roman Josi cross-checked him, resulting in a torn ligament that ultimately required surgery to fix. Tkachuk has been unavailable since then, but the good news for […]

We could be watching Dallas Stars superstar Mikko Rantanen turn into a villain in front of our very eyes. One of the most skilled players in the NHL made headlines for all of the wrong reasons in Week 7, throwing two dirty hits from behind in a span of three games — the latter of […]

The Los Angeles Kings face the Ottawa Senators on Prime Monday Night Hockey after a two-day break. While they are in the postseason picture, they have lost three consecutive games amid Drew Doughty’s injury. Part of the issue is the power play, which ranks 28th in the league and has scored once in the last […]

The Minnesota Wild beat the Winnipeg Jets 3-0 on Sunday, bringing their record to 12-7-4. Their current five-game winning streak has them sitting in third place in the Central Division and primed for a playoff push. Wild goalie Jesper Wallstedt made two pieces of history in the shutout win over their division rival. Jesper Wallstedt […]

Seattle Kraken head coach Lane Lambert is facing a familiar foe. The Kraken’s head coach will lead his new team against his former team, the New York Islanders, on Sunday. Lambert was fired from the Islanders in 2024. The head coach probably expected some questions from the press about his tenure with the Islanders, ahead […]

The New York Islanders lost 2-1 to the St Louis Blues on Saturday, marking their second game without a key defender. The Islanders lost Alexander Romanov to an injury after a hit by Dallas Stars forward Mikko Rantanen on Tuesday. Now, they will be without the defenseman for a while. The team announced Sunday that […]

The Dallas Stars lost to the Calgary Flames 3-2 in a shootout on Saturday, dropping to 13-5-4. Earlier in the week, Stars forward Mikko Rantanen avoided a suspension after a big hit on New York Islanders defenseman Alexander Romanov. After a big goal against the Vancouver Canucks, he leveled another big hit on Saturday. This […]

Mikko Rantanen was ejected for the second time in three games this season, and this time, it was while the Dallas Stars faced off against the Calgary Flames. Late in the second period, Rantanen hit Matt Coronato from behind and received a five-minute major and a game misconduct. Coronato crashed into the board and skated […]

Alexandre Texier’s time with the St. Louis Blues has come to an end. On Saturday, St. Louis placed the 26-year-old forward on unconditional waivers for the purpose of terminating his contract, a move that came one day after he cleared regular waivers and the team reassigned him to the AHL’s Springfield Thunderbirds. This move concludes […]

The Philadelphia Flyers made franchise history, scoring three goals in just 26 seconds during a 6–3 win over the New Jersey Devils at Xfinity Mobile Arena on Saturday. The rapid-fire stretch set a new Philadelphia record, bettering previous three-goal runs of 35 seconds recorded on March 1, 1979, against the Boston Bruins, and on October […]

It’s rare to see a team roll with three goaltenders for an entire season, and it looks like the Buffalo Sabres might not try to change that trend in the 2025-26 season. With Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen out of the lineup with an injury in training camp, the Sabres claimed Colten Ellis on waivers from the St. […]

The career of Boston Bruins defenseman Charlie McAvoy has been an unfortunate one with respect to injuries. Whenever McAvoy seems to be playing his best and getting back into form, he is hit with another setback. The most recent one came in last Saturday night’s rivalry game against the Montreal Canadiens, when he was hit […]

The Chicago Blackhawks gave one of their young players, Lukas Reichel, a fresh start when they traded him to the Vancouver Canucks earlier this season. Reichel had fallen out of favor in Chicago, and it looked like he might be able to help a Canucks team that sometimes struggles on offense. However, after 13 games […]

It’s time for the Edmonton Oilers to exercise some demons when they face the Florida Panthers on Saturday night. The Panthers are the team that defeated them in back-to-back Stanley Cup Finals, and unfortunately for the Oilers, the goaltending struggles are still the talk of the town, which has been an ongoing problem ever since […]

The unfortunate reality of the NHL salary cap is that the Winnipeg Jets would have a difficult time fitting all their expiring contracts under the limit. Winnipeg had a window to win a championship with its entire core group. However, when Nikolaj Ehlers’ contract expired after last season, the Jets had to let him sign […]

The Calgary Flames confirmed Friday that rookie forward Samuel Honzek had surgery to repair an upper-body injury, with a projected recovery of up to six months. The 21-year-old Slovak winger will likely miss the rest of the 2025-26 season and will be unable to participate in the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan-Cortina. It’s the fourth […]

The Minnesota Wild had some rough games early in the 2025-26 season. However, they have recently found their stride in a big way. The Wild took down Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins on Friday night. And goaltender Filip Gustavsson played a major role in picking up this victory. Gustavsson wasn’t challenged a ton by […]

The Chicago Blackhawks are enjoying a breakout campaign from Connor Bedard. The 2023 No. 1 overall pick is playing like an MVP candidate at this time. And if he keeps this going, Chicago very well could make the Stanley Cup Playoffs sooner rather than later. On Friday, Bedard continued to cement himself as one of […]

The Carolina Hurricanes are one of the best teams in the NHL this year. The Canes are 13-5-2 this season, which is the best record in the Eastern Conference. While the squad is tops in the conference, there is still one overreaction trade for Carolina to make. Rod Brind’Amour’s group has lost three of their […]

For a long time, WWE backstage correspondent Jackie Redmond was balancing her career as a reporter with the NHL, but that no longer appears to be a problem. During an interview with Notsam Wrestling Live! (via Fightful), Redmond cleared the air on her status with the NHL. “Well, I’m not at NHL Network anymore,” she […]

The Ottawa Senators are on a vital West Coast trip, with matchups against the San Jose Sharks and Los Angeles Kings coming up. They are still without Brady Tkachuk, although the captain is expected back soon. But that isn’t stopping the front office from scouring the market. Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman reported that the Senators are […]

The Edmonton Oilers will get their first crack at revenge against the defending Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers on Saturday night. For the second straight season, the Oilers came painfully close to snapping Canada’s championship drought. They lost in six games to the Panthers in the Finals one year after losing in seven. Expectations were […]

The Detroit Red Wings are still on top of the Atlantic Division after getting drubbed by the New York Islanders 5-0 on Thursday. While the season is still young, Detroit is well on its way to breaking the nine-year playoff drought. Red Wings forward Alex DeBrincat wants to play in important games before that, however, […]

The Chicago Blackhawks are coming off a disappointing 3-2 loss to the Seattle Kraken on Thursday night. In the game, Connor Bedard took an unsportsmanlike penalty. After the game, head coach Jeff Blashill laid into the referees over the call that led to the penalty. Connor Bedard took an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty after arguing there […]

The 2025-26 NHL season is rolling along as American Thanksgiving approaches. 2025 NHL Draft No. 1 pick Matthew Schaefer is making an impact already for the New York Islanders this year. In June, the focus shifts to a number of hopefuls, including Penn State hockey star Gavin McKenna. With the season nearly a month and […]

The Winnipeg Jets are one of the best teams in the NHL early in 2025-26. It certainly helps that reigning Hart Trophy winner Connor Hellebuyck is in between the pipes. Unfortunately, Winnipeg is about to be tested in a major way, as the league MVP won’t be there to stop pucks for an extended period […]

The Washington Capitals just enjoyed an 8-4 victory over the Montreal Canadiens at the Bell Centre on Thursday night. In the process, Alex Ovechkin scored four points, giving Ovi eight points in the last four games. The game also saw The Great Eight pass Joe Sakic to move into the top-10 on the NHL all-time […]

It has been an interesting career for Brad Lambert with the Winnipeg Jets. He burst onto the scene with 55 points in 64 games in his rookie AHL season. However, Lambert has never been able to put it together at the NHL level. He also suffered through a 20-point decrease in his second AHL season, […]

It’s safe to say that no one had a Bill Simmons-Columbus Blue Jackets beef on their bingo cards for the 2025-26 NHL season. Simmons made some comments about the franchise on a recent podcast, which was a bit of a shock, considering he doesn’t have many hockey takes on his shows. Nevertheless, the polarizing podcast […]

The Utah Mammoth looked like they’d be one of the NHL’s most surprising teams at the beginning of the season. They were near the top of the Central Division standings, and their high-powered offense made them an exciting watch. However, after a recent four-game losing streak, the team is now on the outside looking in […]

Tensions are running high with the New York Rangers’ struggles this season, and superstar forward Artemi Panarin isn’t exempt from criticism from his head coach, Mike Sullivan. Panarin is one of the top offensive players in the league at his best, but he sometimes forgets about the defensive side of the game. It’s fine when […]

The Colorado Avalanche picked up a convincing 6-3 victory against the New York Rangers on Thursday night. The win improved Colorado’s record to 14-1-5, bringing their point total to 33 through 20 games. Not only that, their strong run placed them in rare company, as they became one of just four teams to record one […]

Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin kept the history books busy with a show-stopping performance in Thursday night’s 8-4 road victory over the Montreal Canadiens at the Bell Centre. The 40-year-old superstar recorded his 33rd career hat trick, tying Brett Hull for the fourth-most in league history, and added an assist, giving him four points on […]

Alex Ovechkin is on yet another hot streak. The NHL’s all-time leading goal scorer opened his team’s scoring when he fired the puck past Sam Montembault of the Montreal Canadiens for the early lead in a game that the Capitals won by an 8-4 margin. Ovechkin would go on to score 3 goals, making it […]

The Edmonton Oilers still can’t find their way out of a rut in what has been an ugly road trip so far for the reigning Western Conference champions. But there’s a consolation for Edmonton star Leon Draisaitl, who moved up a notch on one of the franchise’s all-time lists in Thursday night’s 2-1 overtime loss […]

Connor Bedard and the Chicago Blackhawks could not sustain their momentum from back-to-back wins over the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Calgary Flames, as they ended their four-game home stand with a frustrating 3-2 loss at the hands of the visiting Seattle Kraken at the United Center in Chicago. After a scoreless tie in the […]