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Drew Doughty’s return could be on the horizon for the Los Angeles Kings. The veteran, who broke his ankle in late September in preseason action, practiced for the first time on Monday since the incident, per NHL.com. Doughty’s Kings teammates were also fired up to have him back on the ice. “It was awesome,” forward […]

Toronto Maple Leafs forward Mitch Marner is in the midst of one of his best NHL seasons — in a contract year, no less — and the 27-year-old was again a catalyst in a 5-3 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Monday night. Marner scored an empty net goal and added two assists at […]

Although Nikita Zadorov spent six months with the Vancouver Canucks, he found his home with the Boston Bruins. Although the Canucks want to reacquire Zadorov from the Bruins, the city, the franchise, and his teammates and coaches love him. After the midseason trade, Zadorov became a fan-favorite for his physicality, toughness, and embracing the Boston […]

Jamie Benn is still with the Dallas Stars, but there remains no certainty about his future with the team. His contract will expire at the end of the 2024-25 NHL season, which means he could be hitting the NHL free-agent market in just a matter of months. But despite the silence on a potential contract […]

Dirty hits in hockey are prevalent, and then some. Even for stars like Edmonton Oilers center Connor McDavid, he’s a victim to it as well. McDavid was suspended for 3 games after a dirty Conor Garland hit. As a result, the Oilers captain found himself in some hot water on social media. Despite many saying […]

The Winnipeg Jets lost a rough game to the Utah Hockey Club on Monday night. Utah battered around the Jets en route to a 5-2 victory. Following the game, the Jets head coach was frustrated and angry with his team. “That was embarrassing,” Jets coach Scott Arniel said, per The Score. “That was, of all […]

The Vegas Golden Knights have hit a bit of a slump. Vegas is in a great position, situated at the top of the Pacific Division standings in the Western Conference. However, the Golden Knights have lost four straight games after dropping a 5-4 loss against the Blues on Monday. Golden Knights head coach Bruce Cassidy […]

The Florida Panthers haven’t been performing at their best over the past month, which has given the Toronto Maple Leafs a cushion in first place in the Atlantic Division. The Anaheim Ducks have some surprising victories over the same span but are still well out of contention for a playoff berth in the Western Conference. […]

The Vancouver Canucks reportedly almost had a JT Miller trade in place with the New York Rangers earlier this week, and the Carolina Hurricanes have now also entered the chat, according to Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman. “I believe Miller’s preference is Eastern U.S. Canucks are continuing to work at trading Miller, Carolina and Rangers still in […]

All the talk surrounding the Vancouver Canucks over the past few days has been the end-of-game incident against the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday night. Connor McDavid’s suspension was at the forefront. Still, the Canucks also lost key defenseman Tyler Myers to a three-game ban for his role in the altercation. The Canucks must shake it […]

The Edmonton Oilers will start a three-game stint without the services of their suspended captain, Connor McDavid when they host the Washington Capitals on Tuesday night. It’s never easy to lose a player from the top of your lineup, but it makes it even more challenging when the player is the best in the world. […]

The Carolina Hurricanes are in for a difficult matchup on Tuesday night as they play one of the Western Conference’s best teams on the second night of a back-to-back. They’ll get the Dallas Stars in the second game after facing the Chicago Blackhawks on January 20. The Hurricanes have fallen to third in the Metropolitan […]

The rivalry between the Vancouver Canucks and the Edmonton Oilers boiled over on Saturday night, as tempers flared between the two clubs in what was a 3-2 victory for the Canucks at Rogers Arena. The NHL Department of Player Safety ruled today that Canucks defenseman Tyler Myers would be serving a three-game suspension for his […]

The NHL has laid the hammer down on Edmonton Oilers star Connor McDavid. The three-time Hart Trophy winner has received a three-game suspension from the league for cross-checking Vancouver Canucks winger Conor Garland in the head late in Saturday’s 3-2 loss to their Pacific Division rivals. McDavid was also given a match penalty for the […]

The Columbus Blue Jackets were not supposed to have any kind of success in 2024-25. With unimaginable tragedy hanging like a dark cloud over the franchise, Dean Evason’s team was widely expected to miss the NHL playoffs for a fifth consecutive campaign. Patrik Laine being traded didn’t help the outlook; neither did captain Boone Jenner […]

The Vancouver Canucks are weathering a tulmultous 2024-25 season. As they scratch back into the playoff race, trade rumors have heated up around centers JT Miller and Elias Pettersson. General manager Patrik Allvin spoke to the media on Monday about the Canucks recent performance and the trade rumors. “Patrik Allvin, speaking to reporters in Vancouver, […]

The San Jose Sharks head to the Music City to take on the Nashville Predators Tuesday night. Below we will continue our NHL odds series with a Sharks-Predators prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. Here are the Sharks-Predators NHL odds, courtesy of FanDuel.  NHL Odds: Sharks-Predators Odds […]

There was a reported major trade in the works between the Vancouver Canucks and the New York Rangers that was called off. The deal was so close that the Canucks reportedly even considered not dressing Miller for their game on Saturday night against the Edmonton Oilers. However, the trade has fallen through. And now, we’ve […]

The Red Wings look to break a losing streak as they face the Philadelphia Flyers. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Red Wings-Flyers prediction and pick. The Red Wings come into the game sitting at 21-21-4 on the year, which is good for seventh in the Atlantic Division. Still, they […]

The Ottawa Senators look to continue their hot play as they face the New York Rangers. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Senators-Rangers prediction and pick The Senators come into the game at 24-18-4 on the year, which is good for fourth in the Atlantic Division, but also in position […]

It is an Atlantic Division battle as the Tampa Bay Lightning visit the Montreal Canadiens. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Lightning-Canadiens prediction and pick. The Tampa Bay Lightning come into Monday night at 25-16-3, placing them in third place in the Atlantic Divison. Before Monday night, they have won […]

The Washington Capitals are surprisingly on top of the Metropolitan Division over halfway through the season. After an uninspiring playoff appearance last year, they were not seen as contenders for the division crown. But with the playoffs a near-sure thing, the Capitals should add at the upcoming NHL trade deadline. Canucks center Elias Pettersson should […]

The New Jersey Devils are a Stanley Cup contender once again in 2024-25. Sheldon Keefe has made an impact in his first season as head coach. For instance, Jack Hughes and Jesper Bratt have become dominant forces in this league. However, it is not all sunshine and rainbows in New Jersey. New Jersey has lost […]

It’s no secret at this point that the Vancouver Canucks are listening to trade offers on J.T. Miller. There is a reported rift between Miller and fellow Canucks star Elias Pettersson, and it seems as if a boiling point has been reached. On Saturday, reports emerged that Miller was nearly traded to the New York […]

The Detroit Red Wings entered this week playing extremely well for head coach Todd McLellan. McLellan sparked the Red Wings to seven straight wins before a loss to the San Jose Sharks on Tuesday. However, they have now lost three of their last four games following Sunday’s loss to the Dallas Stars. And McLellan believes […]

The Tampa Bay Lightning will play the Toronto Maple Leafs on Monday. It will be an Atlantic Division showdown as we continue our NHL odds series and make a Lightning-Maple Leafs prediction and pick. The Lightning are 32-31 over the past 63 games against the Maple Leafs, including 6-4 over the past 10 games. Recently, […]

The Nashville Predators have had a disappointing season in 2024-25. The Predators made the Stanley Cup Playoffs in 2024 after a fantastic second half of the season. And they signed the likes of Steven Stamkos and Jonathan Marchessault in NHL Free Agency to try and take that proverbial next step. Unfortunately, it has not worked […]

The Minnesota Wild have emerged as a potential Stanley Cup contender in 2024-25. The Wild missed the playoff entirely in 2023-24 after a first-round loss to the Dallas Stars in 2022-23. It seemed as if 2024-25 would be another down year. They could rebound in 2025-26 when $15 million in dead cap space finally came […]

The 2025 NHL trade deadline is just three weeks away, so it’s about to get even clearer which teams are going to be sellers and which will be buyers. Meanwhile, two teams, the Vancouver Canucks and the New York Rangers are rumored to be in discussion about a potential swap of players, involving forwards JT […]

The Florida Panthers are the defending Stanley Cup champions this season. The Panthers defeated the Edmonton Oilers in the Stanley Cup Final back in June. It marked the first championship in franchise history for Florida after two losing efforts in the 1996 and 2023 Stanley Cup Finals. As a result, Florida entered the season in […]

The Vegas Golden Knights are always buyers at the NHL trade deadline. From Mark Stone and Max Pacioretty to Noah Hanafn and Tomas Hertl, some of their in-season moves have turned into successful seasons. Now, they are in first place in the Pacific Division at the halfway point of the season. With the NHL trade […]

Edmonton Oilers star center Connor McDavid is getting some bad news. McDavid is required to attend an NHL hearing after a cross-check he committed on Vancouver’s Conor Garland, per NHL Player Safety. A hearing almost always means a suspension is in the works for McDavid. The date and time of the hearing are not known […]

Once again, the Tampa Bay Lightning are chasing down another postseason spot. Currently, the team holds the third Atlantic Division spot. With a 5-1 win over the visiting Detroit Red Wings, the Bolts now have 53 points on the season. During the team’s victory Saturday night, superstar winger Nikita Kucherov joined teammate Victor Hedman in […]

The New York Rangers will play the Montreal Canadiens at the Bell Centre this Sunday. It will be an Original 6 showdown in Montreal as we share our NHL odds series and make a Rangers-Canadiens prediction and pick. The Canadiens are 29-26 in the past 55 games against the Rangers. Yet, the Rangers are 7-2-1 […]

The Florida Panthers will have to play the rest of Saturday night’s game against the visiting Anaheim Ducks without sniper Sam Reinhart. Reinhart was slapped with a five-minute major and a game misconduct after he caught Ducks forward Isac Lundestrom with a knee-on-knee hit late in the opening 20 minutes of play. Immediately, the incident […]

The Washington Capitals are in action on Saturday night against their historic rival Pittsburgh Penguins, who come to town with Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin and company for a 7:00 PM EST puck drop at Capital One Arena. At the same time, the NFL’s Washington Commanders are set to take on the Detroit Lions in the […]

This has been a difficult season for the Boston Bruins. They were expected to contend for the Atlantic Division title once again, but instead of battling the Florida Panthers and the Toronto Maple Leafs for the division lead, they find themselves hanging onto one of the Wild Card spots in the Eastern Conference. The Bruins […]

After an uncharastically cold stretch in early December, the Dallas Stars have been terrific as of late. With eight wins in their last 10 games, Pete DeBoer’s club has vaulted into third place in the Central Division. They’re a point back of the Minnesota Wild with a game in hand, and only eight behind the […]

The New York Islanders are still holding out for another postseason berth. However, based on how this season has gone, it might be a long shot. Still, Islanders general manager Lou Lamoriello is holding on to his cards. One prominent NHL insider, The Fourth Period’s Dennis Bernstein, suggested that the team deals veteran winger Kyle […]