NHL Articles - Page 65

The Ottawa Senators started off on the wrong foot in 2024-25. Ottawa struggled out of the gate and it seemed as if the team was on its way to another disappointing season. However, something clicked in recent weeks. As a result, the Senators find themselves competing for a spot in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. At […]

The Los Angeles Kings are one of the better teams in the NHL this season. A resurgent season from Anze Kopitar has helped the Kings become a legitimate Stanley Cup contender in 2024-25. This is the desired outcome after an offseason of retooling, involving moves such as trading for Tanner Jeannot and shedding the Pierre-Luc […]

Philadelphia Flyers rookie forward Matvei Michkov was recently benched by hard-nosed coach John Tortorella for the third period of a recent game, but that hasn’t stopped him from playing at his best levels. While joining TSN’s Overdrive segment for a live phone call, Flyers general manager Daniel Briere explained that not only is he impressed […]

As you know, the Arizona Coyotes finally called it quits on the failing experiment of professional hockey in the desert, and have officially moved to Salt Lake City. They’ve yet to pick their new logo and nickname and will be going by the uncreative “Utah Hockey Club” for their inaugural campaign of 2024-25. But it […]

For the first time in 49 iterations of the IIHF’s World Junior Hockey Championship, the United States of America has gone back-to-back. Teddy Stiga was the overtime hero against Finland on Sunday night, scoring his first goal of the tournament to seal a thrilling 4-3 come-from-behind victory. USA was down 3-1 halfway through the game, […]

The Ottawa Senators could be without one of their young defensemen when they meet the Detroit Red Wings on Tuesday night in Detroit. During practice on Monday, defenseman Jacob Bernard-Docker fell to the ice awkwardly and wasn’t able to put any weight on his leg as he was helped off the ice by his teammates. […]

The St. Louis Blues cooled off since hiring Jim Montgomery, and it won’t get any easier when they face the Minnesota Wild. After a hot start, the Wild also went through some rough times, but they are back in the win column recently and catching back up to the Winnipeg Jets for first in the […]

11-year NHL veteran Alex Chiasson, who won a Stanley Cup with the Capitals in 2018, has called it a career. The NHLPA made the announcement on Monday: A #StanleyCup Champion with 651 NHL games played for 7 different NHL teams, congratulations to Alex Chiasson, who recently announced his retirement from the NHL 👏 Good luck […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs lost defenseman Jake McCabe during Sunday night’s game against the Philadelphia Flyers, and he did not return to the game. And now, the next update has been released by the team. The Leafs have announced that McCabe has been placed on Injured Reserve, and that they’ve conversely summoned defenseman Marshall Rifai […]

The New York Rangers are in the middle of a disastrous season. They traded captain Jacob Trouba and former second-overall pick Kaapo Kakko and are in second-to-last place in the Metropolitan Division. On Monday, they made their first addition of the season. The Rangers picked up forward Arthur Kaliyev from waivers from the Los Angeles […]

The top team in the Atlantic Division takes to the ice as the Toronto Maple Leafs face the Philadelphia Flyers. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Maple Leafs-Flyers prediction and pick. The Maple Leafs come into the game at 26-13-2 on the year, which is good for first in the […]

Two Eastern Conference playoff hopefuls face as the Carolina Hurricanes face the Tampa Bay Lightning. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Hurricanes-Lightning prediction and pick. The Carolina Hurricanes come into the game at 24-14-2 on the year, which is good for third in the Metropolitan Division. Last time out, the […]

Two playoff hopefuls out of the Metropolitan Division face off as the Columbus Blue Jackets face the Pittsburgh Penguins. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Blue Jackets-Penguins prediction and pick. The Blue Jackets come into the game at 17-17-6 on the year, which has them in fifth place in the […]

The Dallas Stars begin their road trip as they face the New York Rangers. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Stars-Rangers prediction and pick. The Stars come into the game at 24-13-1 on the year, which places them in third in the Central Division. Still, they are seven points out […]

It is an Atlantic Division battle as the Ottawa Senators visit the Detroit Red Wings. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Senators-Red Wings prediction and pick. The Ottawa Senators come into the game sitting at 19-17-2 on the year, which is good for fifth in the Atlantic Division. After winning […]

Two Stanley Cup hopefuls collide as the Edmonton Oilers visit the Boston Bruins. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with an Oilers-Bruins prediction and pick. The Oilers come into the game at 24-12-3 on the year, which is good for third in the Pacific Division. They are currently tied in points with […]

The Vancouver Canucks are having a respectable season, sitting in fourth place in the Pacific Division. However, they haven’t received the expected production from two of their best players — Elias Pettersson and JT Miller. There’s been reported drama between the two and a recent report claimed that the Canucks are listening to trade offers […]

Team USA won the World Junior Championships for the second straight season on Sunday night. The under-20 men’s hockey tournament pits the best junior hockey players in the world against each other. After a close win over Czechia got them to the title, they avenged their only loss of the tournament by beating Finland. Teddy […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs are in action against the Philadelphia Flyers at Scotiabank Arena Sunday night, but they’ve gotten an injury scare. While dropping the gloves with Philadelphia’s Garnet Hathaway, defenseman Jake McCabe went down to the ice awkwardly and appeared to hit his head. Jake McCabe went to the dressing room following a fight […]

The Vancouver Canucks are going through it in 2024-25. The Canucks won the Pacific Division last season and nearly made the Western Conference Finals. However, this year has been a different story. Reports of a rift between J.T. Miller and Elias Pettersson have emerged in recent weeks. And star defenseman Quinn Hughes went down with […]

The Los Angeles Kings placed forward Arthur Kaliyev on waivers on Sunday. While he is a promising 23-year-old forward, he has not found a home in the LA lineup. There are plenty of teams who could use a scorer with the trade deadline months away. According to Bruce Garioch of the Ottawa Sun, the Senators […]

The New York Rangers got back onto the winning side of things, defeating the struggling Chicago Blackhawks by a 6-2 final score on Sunday afternoon at United Center. It was the second 6-2 defeat they’ve suffered in their last three games; the Blackhawks were also defeated 6-2 by the St. Louis Blues in the NHL […]

The Columbus Blue Jackets are on the outside looking in of the playoff picture as 2025 begins. Even though it has not been a great season, it has gone much better than many expected after the passing of Johnny Gaudreau. Stars have developed on the offense but they still should make trades this season. Ivan […]

The Anaheim Ducks are locking down winger Frank Vatrano. Vatrano is signing an $18 million contract extension with the team, per The Athletic. The extension is a three-year deal, that gives the Ducks star $3 million in base salary. There are several other incentives and stipulations in the deal, that are intended to keep the […]

Toronto Maple Leafs coach Craig Berube might want to apply for jobs as a part-time stand up comedian. Berube will have Maple Leafs fans in stitches with his reaction to Matthew Knies’ hat trick on Saturday. “That was a whole year for me,” Berube said, per The Hockey News. He’s referring to Knies’ goal output […]

The Tampa Bay Lightning will conclude their California road trip as they face the Anaheim Ducks on Sunday. It will be a fun matchup at the Honda Center as we share our NHL odds series and make a Lightning-Ducks prediction and pick. The Lightning leads the head-to-head series 16-5. Significantly, the Bolts swept the Ducks […]

The New York Rangers suffered yet another loss in what has become a cataclysmic jump off a bridge in the last two months. Their record fell to 17-20-1 after initially starting 12-4; they lost 7-4 to the Washington Capitals on Saturday afternoon at Capital One Arena. Rangers forward Mika Zibanejad, who has faced plentiful criticism […]

The Washington Capitals took care of business on Saturday afternoon in the nation’s capital city, defeating the New York Rangers by a 7-4 final score. And doing the game, the ageless Alex Ovechkin continued his pursuit of history. During the third period, he beat Rangers goaltender Jonathan Quick with a nifty backhand shot, giving him […]

The New York Rangers fell to 17-20-1 after dropping Saturday afternoon’s 7-4 decision to the Washington Capitals at Capital One Arena. Alex Ovechkin moved even closer to reaching Wayne Gretzky’s goal-scoring record, notching the 871st goal of his Hall of Fame career. But for the Rangers, it was just the latest loss in what has […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins have been without Kris Letang for each of the last three games — two of them losses — but the key veteran could return to the lineup as soon as Sunday night’s tilt against the Carolina Hurricanes. Letang was a full participant in Saturday’s practice and is an option for Sunday, head […]

It won’t be long before National Hockey League players who hail from Canada, the United States, Finland and Sweden will gather in both Boston and Montreal for the NHL’s 4-Nations Faceoff tournament. And for Boston Bruins captain Brad Marchand, who will be representing Canada, this tournament will not feature lackluster effort. In fact, his latest […]

The Anaheim Ducks have already traded one veteran defenseman this season — and another could be on his way out ahead of the March 7 NHL Trade Deadline. The team’s front office is taking calls on Brian Dumoulin, The Fourth Period’s David Pagnotta reported earlier this week. The 33-year-old commands a $3.15 million cap hit […]

The Vancouver Canucks are having a respectable season, sitting in fourth place in the Pacific Division with a 18-12-8 record. However, there’s been reported drama between two of their stars, JT Miller and Elias Pettersson. During Friday’s “32 Thoughts” Podcast with Elliotte Friedman, he revealed that the Canucks have already had trade discussions with other […]

Scott Wedgewood is one half of a completely new-look goaltending tandem for the Colorado Avalanche — but the team will be without the veteran for at least the next couple of weeks, head coach Jared Bednar confirmed on Friday. “He’s still getting evaluated, so I’m guessing it’s going to be week to week,” the bench […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs are getting some great news. Leafs star Auston Matthews is expected to return to the lineup Saturday after battling an injury, per The Athletic. Matthews has missed six games in a row. “The last couple skates I’ve had have felt good,” Matthews said. The Maple Leafs center has missed 15 games […]

Despite continuing to be hamstrung by the buyouts of Zach Parise and Ryan Suter, the Minnesota Wild are in the midst of one of their best starts in franchise history in 2024-25. John Hynes’s team is 24-11-4 through 39 games, good for second place in the Central Division and just four points back of the […]

It could be hard to believe, but the Buffalo Sabres have had great success against the Vegas Golden Knights over the past few seasons. Sometimes, teams match up better against their opponents regardless of their quality, which is the case in this game. The answer could also be that the Sabres have plenty of motivation […]

The Nashville Predators get a chance to bring their struggling organization to the marquee matchup on Saturday night when they visit the Calgary Flames on Hockey Night in Canada. A small victory for the Predators is they’ve risen to seventh in the Central Division with the recent struggles of the Chicago Blackhawks, but Nashville has […]

The Tampa Bay Lightning and Los Angeles Kings may not be the most significant rivalry in the NHL, but it has the potential to be the most exciting game of Saturday night. The Kings have been on a recent stretch of winning, which has risen them to second in the Pacific Division. Meanwhile, the Lightning […]