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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 […]

The San Jose Sharks are relying heavily on its young star Macklin Celebrini this season. Celebrini is rising to the challenge, and posting some incredible numbers for his club. San Jose has now won five of its last seven games, after defeating the Winnipeg Jets 2-1 on Friday. Celebrini finished the game with a goal […]

The start of the 2025-26 season represents significant growth for the Chicago Blackhawks and Connor Bedard. The Blackhawks earned a 4-0 victory over the Calgary Flames Friday night, and the team’s young star scored four points in the game. Bedard had a goal and three assists, and it marked the first time he had scored […]

The Vancouver Canucks paid Elias Pettersson handsomely a few seasons ago. And it made a ton of sense at the time. Pettersson was a 100-point scorer and one of the more effective playmakers in the game. Unfortunately, the offense has not been there for the Canucks star. But he is starting to make a big […]

The Detroit Red Wings are one of the better teams in the NHL at this time. However, Todd McLellan’s men have fallen into a bit of a slump. The offense has had trouble scoring, as evidenced by their loss to the Vegas Golden Knights on Tuesday night. On Friday night against the New York Rangers, […]

The Minnesota Wild made Kirill Kaprizov the highest-paid player in NHL history before the season began. Kaprizov has proven to be an invaluable part of the franchise since joining. On Friday night against the New York Islanders, the Wild star showed the sort of skill that led him to receive a $136 million guarantee. Kaprizov […]

The Colorado Avalanche signed Martin Necas to a contract extension recently. Necas came to the Avalanche with a ton of pressure. He was traded for Mikko Rantanen, one of the best players in the game. Those are big shoes to fill for any player. Less than 12 months later, though, he’s done enough to sign […]

The Nashville Predators aren’t where they wanted to be in the second year of their all-in strategy. Steven Stamkos’ first year in Nashville was a flop, as he, Jonathan Marchessault, and Brady Skjei signed a couple of big contracts before the 2024-25 season, which ultimately led to them being one of the worst teams in […]

The Calgary Flames are off to a hugely disappointing start in 2025-26, winning just four of their first 15 games and currently sitting dead last in league standings ahead of a home matchup with the Chicago Blackhawks on Friday night. If the team can’t right the ship, it could spell the end of veteran forward […]

After the Colorado Avalanche lost to the Dallas Stars in Round 1 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, there was a little doubt about whether they were stuck in a roadblock. But after the Avalanche’s hot start to the 2025-26 NHL season, there is optimism in Denver. The Avalanche will likely be in the Stanley Cup […]

Artemi Panarin is off to his worst start with the New York Rangers since signing an $81.5 million megadeal with the team in the summer of 2019. It’s not ideal for the pending unrestricted free agent, and the Russian star shaved his head to try to get back to his usual, highly productive self, he […]

It has been a brutal start for the St. Louis Blues and they are going to need a major turnaround if they are going to have a chance to earn a spot in the Western Conference playoff structure this season. After 15 games, the Blues have a troubling 5-8-2 record and they are in 15th […]

The Nashville Predators were one of the most disappointing teams of the 2024-25 campaign. After signing three big-name free agents, including Steven Stamkos, they finished with the third-worst record in the NHL. Now, they are off to another poor start with expectations to challenge the playoffs. But TSN’s Pierre LeBrun says any Steven Stamkos trade […]

The outlook in Western New York is mixed as the Buffalo Sabres are close to getting a key forward back, but might be losing a key defenseman. Significantly, the Sabres’ blue line could be in danger of missing its best player. Rasmus Dahlin will be out of the Sabres’ lineup indefinitely due to personal reasons, […]

The New York Islanders lost in a shootout against the Boston Bruins on Tuesday, moving their record to 0-2 after overtime. It has been a problem for New York, with a 2-10 record in the shootout since the beginning of the 2023-24 season. Islanders goalie Ilya Sorokin has struggled in that format and has enlisted […]

The Anaheim Ducks have been one of the big surprises of the 2025-26 NHL season, roaring out of the gates to a 9-3-1 start — and scoring more goals than any other team in the process. The Ducks earned their fifth straight victory on Thursday night, beating the Dallas Stars 7-5 in a shooting gallery […]

The Detroit Red Wings got some positive news prior to their Friday night home game against the New York Rangers. Veteran winger Patrick Kane will be back in the lineup for the first time in 10 games after suffering an upper-body injury. While the Red Wings have gotten off to a solid start this season […]

The Utah Mammoth have gotten off to a sharp start this season and they appear to be on their way to a season that could end up with an appearance in the Stanley Cup playoffs. The oft-quoted benchmark in the NHL is that if teams are in a playoff position by Thanksgiving, they will be […]

The Utah Mammoth are 9-5-0 to start a 2025-26 season full of excitement, and all of a sudden, expectations. They signed Logan Cooley to an eight-year extension worth $10 million per year, which should kick off a long run of contention. But before the team got to Salt Lake City, they were toiling in mediocrity […]

The Nashville Predators lost to the Philadelphia Flyers 3-1 on Thursday, falling to 5-7-4 on the season. After a dreadful campaign with high expectations a year ago, Nashville is stumbling out of the gate once again. Predators center Ryan O’Reilly went off on himself after the dismal loss, per Robby Stanley of NHL.com. “I know […]

The Florida Panthers (7-6-1) and Los Angeles Kings (6-5-4) both endured four-game losing streaks in October and have struggled to find their form in the early stages of the 2025-26 NHL season. Therefore, the stakes felt higher than usual for an early November matchup. They each came out of the gate hot, combining to create […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins have conquered the Washington Capitals in the Stanley Cup Playoffs during their three championship runs in the Sidney Crosby/Evgeni Malkin/Kris Letang era. The Caps vanquished the Pens in the second round en route to their 2018 Cup victory. Although one franchise has clearly gotten the better of the other in the last […]

The St. Louis Blues finally snapped their four-game losing streak with a much-needed 3-0 victory over the Buffalo Sabres Thursday night KeyBank Center. Behind a lockdown defensive effort and a dominant goaltending display, the win gave head coach Jim Montgomery exactly the kind of response he had been demanding from his group. Backup goaltender Joel […]

Mr. 900 Alexander Ovechkin has understandably been garnering substantial praise lately, but fellow NHL legend Sidney Crosby is earning his own share of the limelight after posting a terrific performance in Tuesday night’s showdown between his Pittsburgh Penguins and No. 8’s Washington Capitals. The 38-year-old accomplished a remarkable feat in PPG Paints Arena, one that […]

It’s been a struggle in the early goings of the 2025-26 NHL season for the St. Louis Blues, who are in last place in the Central Division with a 5-8-2 record. If things continue on their present course, it won’t be long before several Blues players begin seeing their name arise in trade rumors. Brayden […]

The Carolina Hurricanes’ ongoing search for a high-impact forward has led them to the Calgary Flames’ Nazem Kadri, but a significant obstacle stands in the way. Carolina has been actively pursuing a top-line player since missing out on Mikko Rantanen and Mitch Marner last season. Yet Kadri, one of the most experienced centers on the […]