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The Edmonton Oilers looked like they were dead in the water against the Los Angeles Kings on Monday night, when Connor McDavid and company got buried in a 4-0 deficit following a goal in the second period by LA forward Phillip Danault. But the Oilers refused to go down that easily in Game 1 of […]

The series is tied as it heads to game three, and the Dallas Stars visit the Colorado Avalanche. It is time to continue our Stanley Cup Playoffs odds series with a Stars-Avalanche Game 3 prediction and pick. In game one of the series, the Avalanche were dominant. After a scoreless first period, Artturi Lehkonen and […]

Colin Blackwell was the hero for the Dallas Stars on Monday night, scoring just the second playoff goal of his career in a crucial 4-3 overtime victory over the Colorado Avalanche at the American Airlines Center. The 32-year-old had his initial shot blocked late into the extra frame, but found the loose puck before sending […]

It is hard to imagine that the NHL’s all-time leader in regular-season goals did not have a playoff overtime winner, but that was true for Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin before 2:26 into overtime on Monday against the Montreal Canadiens. Ovechkin notched his first playoff overtime winner in a 3-2 victory to give the Capitals […]

The Winnipeg Jets have a good reason to celebrate right now. Winnipeg is up 2-0 in their playoff series against the St. Louis Blues, after a 2-1 win on Monday. It’s the first time in three playoff appearance seasons that Winnipeg has gone up 2-0 in a series, per the Associated Press. “I don’t know […]

The Washington Capitals look to take the two-game series lead as they host the Montreal Canadiens. It’s time to continue our Stanley Cup Playoffs odds series with a Canadiens-Capitals Game 2 prediction and pick. In game one of the series, Alex Ovechkin opened the scoring for the Capitals with a power-play goal to give the […]

The Los Angeles Kings faced early trouble when star defenseman and future Hall of Famer Drew Doughty went down with an ankle injury in the preseason. Despite missing one of their top anchors, the Kings powered through the regular season, racking up wins and locking down the No. 2 seed in the Pacific Division with […]

The Detroit Red Wings missed the postseason once again this season, marking nine years since their last playoff berth. The team finished the season with a 39-35-8 record, sitting 10th in the Eastern Conference. Their 86 points also marked a decline from the 2023-24 season, where they missed the playoffs on a tiebreaker, with 91 […]

Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals got their playoff run started on Monday night, and it was a thriller. The Capitals finished with the best record in the Metropolitan division, and they are taking on the Montreal Canadiens in the first round. The Canadiens got the final Wild Card spot, so they have a tall […]

With the best record in the Eastern Conference at the end of the 2024-25 NHL regular season, Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals entered the Stanley Cup Playoffs with high expectations. And early in their first game of the postseason against the Montreal Canadiens on Monday, the Caps flexed their muscles after “The Great Eight” […]

The Ottawa Senators will attempt to even the Best-of-7 First Round Series as they meet the Toronto Maple Leafs for Game 2 at the Scotiabank Arena. The Battle of Ontario is here, as we continue our Stanley Cup Playoffs odd series and make a Senators-Maple Leafs Game 2 prediction and pick. The Maple Leafs demolished […]

After a poor season, the Seattle Kraken are changing at the top. First, the Kraken fired head coach Dan Bylsma after one season. Now, they are giving one of their top management personnel a promotion and bringing somebody from another team to fill his role.  On Monday, the Kraken are elevating general manager Ron Francis […]

The Montreal Canadiens are set to take on the Washington Capitals in Game 1 of their Eastern Conference series on Monday, and before Montreal got to Washington, veteran Brendan Gallagher detailed what his expectations are and how he is helping the young team prepare for a playoff series. “We’re excited,” Brendan Gallagher said, via Dave […]

It’s no stranger that Elias Pettersson didn’t have a great season for the Vancouver Canucks. After the team missed the playoffs, general manager Patrik Allvin and President of Hockey Operations Jim Rutherford explained more about what Pettersson needs to do. “He’s gonna have to buy into being a complete player,” Rutherford said via Farhan Lalji […]

The Seattle Kraken had another miserable season in 2024-25. It was Dan Bylsma’s first season behind the bench for the NHL squad after three years with their AHL affiliate. He brought the Coachella Valley Firebirds to the Calder Cup Finals and got the promotion because of it. Now, according to Sportnet’s Elliotte Friedman, the Kraken […]

The Colorado Avalanche looked like a buzzsaw in Game 1 of their first round playoff series against the Dallas Stars, securing home-ice with a dominant 5-1 victory on Saturday night. Now, they got even more good news before Game 2 that will make them even more difficult to beat. Colorado captain and star center Gabriel […]

The Vancouver Canucks just finished up a frustrating 2024-2025 season that brought a lot of change, and although defenseman Quinn Hughes is still under contract for two more seasons, there is some uncertainty when it comes to whether or not he will remain with the organization for the rest of his career. Canucks president Jim […]

The Vegas Golden Knights look to take a two-game lead in the series as they host the Minnesota Wild. It is time to continue our Stanley Cup Playoffs odds series with a Wild-Golden Knights prediction and pick. The Golden Knights look to take a 2-0 series lead over the Wild in this game. In game […]

The Vegas Golden Knights beat the Minnesota Wild 4-2 in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Vegas defended home ice in a tight, defensive game, which is the style they want to play. Tomas Hertl opened the scoring, Adin Hill was spectacular, and they are off and running again. Golden Knights coach Bruce Cassidy […]

The Vancouver Canucks have missed the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the fourth time in five years. Everything went wrong this year, from a Quinn Hughes injury to a JT Miller trade, and they missed the postseason. The Canucks declined an option in coach Rick Tocchet’s contract, reopening rumors about the Philadelphia Flyers opening. “Canucks GM […]

It is game one of an all-Florida series in the Stanley Cup Playoffs as the Florida Panthers face the Tampa Bay Lightning. It’s time to continue our Stanley Cup Playoffs odds series with a Panthers-Lightning prediction and pick. The Florida Panthers finished the regular season at 47-31-4 on the year, which placed them in third […]

The Detroit Red Wings have missed the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the ninth consecutive season. While hiring Todd McLellan mid-season helped temporarily, they could not break the drought. At the NHL trade deadline, Red Wings general manager Steve Yzerman did not do much. When asked to recap the season on locker clean-up day, Red Wings […]

The New Jersey Devils look even the series as they face the Carolina Hurricanes. It’s time to continue our Stanley Cup Playoffs odds series with a Devils-Hurricanes Game 2 prediction and pick. In game one of the series, Jalen Chatfield got the scoring going. He scored just 2:24 into the game to give the Hurricanes […]

The Philadelphia Flyers missed the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the fifth consecutive season. They capped off their last-place finish by firing head coach John Tortorella with just nine games left in the season. General manager Daniel Briere has work to do this offseason, and trades should be in the plan. Who should the Flyers trade […]

The Vancouver Canucks have missed the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the fourth time in five years. After last year’s division title, they got off to a solid start to the year. But they scuffled through the rest of the season, winning only 24 of their final 57 games. The Canucks move toward an offseason that […]

The Ottawa Senators lost Game 1 of their 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs series on Sunday. Ottawa took on the Toronto Maple Leafs, hoping to get off to a good start. But their first playoff game since the 2017 Eastern Conference Finals ended in a 6-2 defeat in Toronto. The Maple Leafs got big-time performances from […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs won Game 1 of the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs on Sunday night. It’s a massive victory for them as they look to go on a deep playoff run. The Maple Leafs faced the Ottawa Senators in the Battle of Ontario. In Game 1, they came away with a massive 6-2 win […]

The Ottawa Senators lost to the Toronto Maple Leafs 6-2 in Game 1 of their Stanley Cup Playoffs series. After a seven-year postseason drought, Ottawa suffered a brutal defeat at the hands of their biggest rivals. The series is far from over, but the Sens put themselves in a deep hole on Sunday. Senators goalie […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs faced the Ottawa Senators on Sunday night in Game 1 of their first-round series in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. The Maple Leafs have had issues in the postseason in recent years. But those issues were not present on Sunday. Toronto claimed an emphatic 6-2 win on home ice at the Scotiabank […]

The Carolina Hurricanes faced the New Jersey Devils in Game 1 of the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs on Sunday afternoon. Carolina is hoping to make a deep run after coming up short in the second round last season. They got off on the right foot in Game 1. Jordan Staal and the Hurricanes picked up […]

The St. Louis Blues dropped Game 1 of the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs to the Winnipeg Jets on Saturday. St. Louis had a 3-2 lead with less than 10 minutes remaining in the third period. However, head coach Jim Montgomery watched as his team blew the lead. The Jets skated away with a 5-3 victory […]

The Edmonton Oilers made it all the way to the Stanley Cup Finals a year ago, but as they begin their first-round series against the Los Angeles Kings, it doesn’t look as if this year’s team can make it back to the championship round. The Oilers and the Kings are meeting in the first round […]

The Colorado Avalanche are off and running in their quest for the Stanley Cup after routing the Dallas Stars 5-1 in Game 1 of the first round on Saturday night. The Avs looked every bit like a contender for the Cup, but they still have plenty of work to do in order to get to […]

The Colorado Avalanche beat the Dallas Stars 5-2 on Saturday to take a 1-0 lead in their first-round series. This is Colorado’s eighth trip to the playoffs in Jared Bednar’s nine years as the head coach. With one Stanley Cup already, Bednar is entrenched in franchise history. But on Saturday, Jared Bednar became the winningest […]

The Dallas Stars came into the playoffs on a seven-game losing streak and searching for confidence, and they didn’t find much of it in Game 1 against the Colorado Avalanche on Saturday night. Despite a competitive game early on, the explosive Avs pulled away with a 5-1 victory in Game 1 in Dallas. Now, the […]

The Anaheim Ducks are out of the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the seventh consecutive season. Their rebuild has yielded them talented players, but not the cohesive unit they need to make the postseason. After their 80-point campaign, they fired head coach Greg Cronin. Ducks GM Pat Verbeek spoke about the coaching vacancy and playoff expectations […]

The New York Rangers have missed the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the first time since 2021. After winning the Presidents’ Trophy last year, they had a miserable season in 2024-25. General manager Chris Drury made a plethora of moves during the season but none were enough to get over the hump. The Rangers have parted […]

The Colorado Avalanche and the Dallas Stars are going at it in a first-round series that could very easily be a conference finals matchup. The two division rivals both racked up over 100 points during the regular season, leaving hockey fans drooling over the heavyweight battle. Game 1 was close for most of the night, […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs enter these Stanley Cup Playoffs with a big cloud over their head as the team with arguably the most at stake in the postseason. The Leafs finished with the second-best record in the Eastern Conference this season and won the Atlantic Division, so expectations are sky-high as they look for that […]