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The Chicago Blackhawks and Nashville Predators haven’t had much to cheer about this season, sitting in the last two spots in the Central Division. There aren’t many teams out of the playoff picture in the league, but these two could be some of the few who don’t have much chance to correct their early season […]

The New Jersey Devils are in playoff contention in 2024-25. A major reason for this is the Devils’ decision to hire Sheldon Keefe as head coach over the summer. The Toronto Maple Leafs fired Keefe after nine seasons with the organization. On Thursday, Keefe returns to Toronto to face the Maple Leafs for the first […]

The New Jersey Devils are looking to add depth to their roster before the 2025 NHL Trade Deadline. New Jersey is back in playoff contention after missing the Stanley Cup Playoffs in 2024. However, the Devils know their roster is not complete. There are moves to be made before the 2025 NHL Trade Deadline on […]

For the first time this season, William Nylander and the Toronto Maple Leafs have suffered three straight losses in regulation. Despite this, they hold onto first place in the Atlantic Division, which should help ease some of the criticism. However, Tuesday’s 4-1 defeat to the Dallas Stars means they’ve lost to teams either firmly in […]

The Chicago Blackhawks are likely to be sellers around the NHL Trade Deadline in March. Veteran winger Taylor Hall is among the trade candidates the Blackhawks could move before the 3 PM EST deadline. Hall returned from injury this season hoping to make an impact for Chicago. However, he understands that he may end up […]

The Montreal Canadiens are hovering around the playoff bubble halfway through the NHL season. While they may make the postseason, their players are still being talked about as trade deadline candidates. Forward Jake Evans is among the biggest trade candidates and the New Jersey Devils have been attached. The Athletic’s Pierre LeBrun reports that an […]

The New York Rangers have already made some major changes to their team. The Rangers traded captain Jacob Trouba to the Anaheim Ducks after nearly placing him on waivers. Following that, the Rangers traded Kaapo Kakko to the Seattle Kraken after controversially benching him. It does not seem as if the team is done, though. […]

The Detroit Red Wings are looking to make moves ahead of the 2025 NHL Trade Deadline. In fact, the Red Wings nearly landed Buffalo Sabres forward Dylan Cozens in a trade around Christmas time. Other names linked to Detroit include Sabres star Bowen Byram, Vancouver Canucks star Elias Pettersson, and now-former New York Rangers defenseman […]

The Edmonton Oilers are the reigning Western Conference champions, having come within a single victory of the franchise’s first Stanley Cup since 1990 in a hard-fought, seven game series against the Florida Panthers. While the Panthers ultimately prevailed in the deciding seventh game, the Oilers appeared to be well set-up for a chance at another […]

While there continues to be rampant speculation that the Calgary Flames could choose to move on from defenseman Rasmus Andersson, that’s apparently not in the cards for Flames general manager Craig Conroy. According to NHL insider Pierre LeBrun in his latest “NHL Rumblings” piece for The Athletic, Conroy has informed Andersson that the speculation isn’t […]

The Calgary Flames are in playoff contention despite starting the season with rock-bottom expectations. Rookie goalie Dustin Wolf and a resurgent season from Jonathan Huberdeau have them in the Wild Card hunt. That could mean a trade deadline acquisition for the team previously thought to be a sure-fire seller. The Athletic’s Pierre LeBrun reported that […]

The Edmonton Oilers will battle the Colorado Avalanche on Thursday night in Denver. It’s a Western Conference showdown at Ball Arena as we share our NHL odds series and make an Oilers-Avalanche prediction and pick. The Avalanche are 27-23 over the past 50 games against the Oilers and 6-3-1 (four overtime wins) over the past […]

The Dallas Stars had a solid first half to the NHL season despite Tyler Seguin’s injury. The veteran will likely be out for the remainder of the regular season with a hip injury. While they are still putting together solid offensive numbers, they are in line to make a big-time addition. The Athletic’s Pierre LeBrun […]

The Calgary Flames look to avenge their last loss as they face the St. Louis Blues. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Flames-Blues prediction and pick. The Flames come into the game at 21-15-7 on the year, which is good for fourth in the Pacific Division. Currently, the Flames are […]

It is a Metropolitan Division clash as the Philadelphia Flyers face the New York Islanders. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Flyers-Islanders prediction and pick. The Flyers come into the game at 19-20-6 on the year, placing them in fifth in the Metropolitan Division, and just four points out of […]

The Columbus Blue Jackets look to extend their winning streak as they face the San Jose Sharks. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Sharks-Blue Jackets prediction and pick. The Sharks come into the game at 14-26-6 on the year, which puts them in last place in the Pacific Division. This […]

The New Jersey Devils will face the Toronto Maple Leafs on Thursday at Scotiabank Arena. It’s a potential playoff preview as we share our NHL odds series and make a Devils-Maple Leafs prediction and pick. The Maple Leafs are 25-15 over the past 40 games and 7-3 in the past 10 games against the Devils. […]

It is an Atlantic Division battle as the Detroit Red Wings visit the Florida Panthers. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Red Wings-Panthers prediction and pick. The Red Wings come into the game at 20-19-4 on the year, placing them in seventh in the Atlantic Division, but just four points […]

The Anaheim Ducks continue their road trip as they face the Tampa Bay Lightning. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Ducks-Lightning prediction and pick. The Ducks come into the game at 18-21-5 on the year, which is good for sixth place in the Pacific Division. This has the Ducks looking […]

The Washington Capitals look to continue their point streak as they face the Ottawa Senators. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Capitals-Senators prediction and pick. The Washington Capitals are 29-10-5 on the year, placing them first in the Metropolitan Division. Amidst Alex Ovechikin’s chase for the all-time goals record, the […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins are making a drastic change to their roster on Wednesday, as they are placing goalkeeper Tristan Jarry on waivers, according to the team’s X account. On the season, Jarry has an 8-7-4 record with a 3.32 goals-against average, the highest mark of his career. As a result, Jarry was demoted by the […]

It’s a battle of respective second-place teams in their conference with nearly identical records as the Edmonton Oilers visit the Minnesota Wild on Wednesday night. The Oilers enter this game with a 27-13-3 record, while the Wild are 27-13-4. The teams won’t square off for the first time this season, as they already had two […]

Burglars continue to target star athletes. Pittsburgh Penguins legend Evgeni Malkin is the latest prominent figure to be the victim of theft. Someone or multiple people broke into his home and apparently stole his three Stanley Cup rings, according to KDKA-TV’s Jennifer Borrasso. The crime is said to have occurred around the time Malkin and […]

The Tampa Bay Lightning are in the Eastern Conference playoffs at the halfway point of the season. Their run of three straight conference titles is over but they are still contenders for the Stanley Cup. The NHL trade deadline is less than two months away and the Lightning have a glaring need. They must call […]

The Tampa Bay Lightning have established one of hockey’s winningest cultures in the last decade, resulting in back-to-back Stanley Cup victories and a third consecutive trip to the Stanley Cup Final. Needless to say, the expectations are high. And when a player violates those expectations, he must pay the price, regardless of his star status. […]

The New York Rangers have been without Chris Kreider since January 4 due to an upper-body injury. He was placed on injured reserve just as the team started to dig out their hole in the standings. Amid trade rumors and a miserable season, he is now healthy and ready to go. The Rangers activated Krieder […]

Los Angeles Kings winger Adrian Kempe is getting fined by the NHL. Kempe is getting slapped with a $5,000 fine for slew-footing Edmonton’s Connor McDavid, per the league’s Player Safety office. Slew-footing is when a player uses their feet or legs to knock an opposing player’s feet from under them. The $5,000 penalty is the […]

The San Jose Sharks are well out of the Western Conference playoff picture. But things are looking up for the team, putting together a solid season on offense with Macklin Celebrini and William Eklund. That does not mean they won’t make deals at the NHL trade deadline. According to David Pagnotta of The Fourth Period, […]

John Klingberg hasn’t played a National Hockey League game since November of 2023, but less than 14 months after undergoing hip resurfacing surgery, the Swedish defenseman is eyeing a return to the league in 2024-25. And according to TSN hockey insider Darren Dreger, multiple teams are interested in Klingberg’s services — including a couple of […]

The Colorado Avalanche’s season so far has been a tale of two drastically different teams. The early-season goaltending tandem of Alexandar Georgiev and Justus Annunen sank the ship most nights, posting a combined save percentage of .873 to keep the Avs on the outside of the playoff picture, despite solid play from the crease out. […]

The Washington Capitals are switching up the lineup Tuesday for Alexander Ovechkin. Ovechkin is expected to share ice time with Pierre-Luc Dubois, per NHL.com, rather than Dylan Strome. It would be the first time since the NHL Preseason that Ovechkin and Dubois were skating on the same line. The Capitals are making the move in […]

The Carolina Hurricanes hit the road as they face the Buffalo Sabres. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Hurricanes-Sabres prediction and pick. The Hurricanes come into the game at 26-15-3 on the year, which is good for third in the Metropolitan Division. They are just a point behind the Devils […]

The Colorado Avalanche have yet to have forward Valeri Nichuskin in their lineup in the calendar year of 2025. He hasn’t played since their 5-2 win over the Winnipeg Jets on New Year’s Eve. He’s already missed six games, and it doesn’t look like the Avalanche can expect him back any time soon despite initially […]

The Montreal Canadiens will be without forward Emil Heineman for the forseeable future after he was involved in a traffic accident. They made the announcement on their official X account, providing the following update: “Emil Heineman was involved in a traffic accident yesterday as a pedestrian. Heineman sustained an upper-body injury and will be out […]

Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Rasmus Ristolainen has been a target of criticism for the team this season, but head coach John Tortorella firmly defended him when speaking to the media. “You (media) guys are gonna hate him,” John Tortorella said, according to Kayla Douglas of theScore. “You guys write all this shit. Well, I shouldn’t say […]

The Montreal Canadiens are making some noise in the Eastern Conference, and they hope it’ll continue when they face one of the league’s most struggling teams, the Utah Hockey Club. Montreal and Utah have been off since Saturday night as the Canadiens embark on a two-game road trip through Utah and Dallas. The historic Canadiens […]

The Chicago Blackhawks suffered yet another defeat on Monday night, this time against the visiting Calgary Flames. Calgary earned a 5-2 victory, handing the Blackhawks their NHL-worst 28th loss of the 2024-25 season. It was an especially brutal performance for defenseman Seth Jones, who finished with a team-worst -4 rating and committed a particularly awful […]

The New York Rangers are still trying to figure things out, but they have been improving recently. It’ll be another challenging test when they visit the Colorado Avalanche, but it’s a matchup the Rangers have handled well over the past few seasons. The Rangers have won three consecutive games against the Avalanche after a four-game […]

The Chicago Blackhawks are at the bottom of the league once again in 2024-25. The Blackhawks fired head coach Luke Richardson in an attempt to spark the team during the season. However, Chicago is still not playing well. And these losses are hard for star forward Connor Bedard to take. Bedard scored his 12th goal […]