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Heading into the 2025 Winter Classic Tuesday evening, the Chicago Blackhawks were mired in a four-game losing streak. There was hope that the friendly confines of Wrigley Field, host to the Classic, would boost the Blackhawks. They were playing in their city after all. Alas, it was not meant to be. The visitors from St. […]

The Ottawa Senators continue a long road trip as they face the Dallas Stars. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Senators-Stars prediction and pick. The Senators come into the game at 19-15-2 on the year, which places them fifth in the Atlantic Division. They have won seven of the last […]

It is an Eastern Conference battle as the Toronto Maple Leafs visit the New York Islanders. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with an Islanders-Maple Leafs prediction and pick. The Maple Leafs come into the game at 23-13-2, which places them in a tie atop the Atlantic Division. Still, they have won […]

Two of the top teams in the NHL face off as the Minnesota Wild face the Washington Capitals. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Wild-Capitals prediction and pick. The Wild come into the game at 23-11-4 on the year, which places them in second in the Central Division. They have […]

The New York Rangers look to break out of their slump as they host the Boston Bruins. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Bruins-Rangers prediction and pick. The Bruins are 20-15-4 on the year, which places them third in the Atlantic Division. In their last game, they took the lead […]

Two playoff hopefuls square off as the Carolina Hurricanes visit the Florida Panthers. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Hurricanes-Panthers prediction and pick. The Hurricanes come into the game at 22-13-2 on the year, placing them third in the Metropolitan Division. They have struggled as of late, winning just one of their […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs (23-13-2) closed out 2024 with a 3-1 win over the New York Islanders, jumping into a tie with the Florida Panthers for first place in the Atlantic Division. But diehard fans might not be in the most celebratory mood on New Year’s Eve, following the most recent Auston Matthews injury news. […]

For the second time in the famed venue’s history, Wrigley Field on the north side of Chicago hosted the NHL’s Winter Classic. In 2009, it was the former division rival Detroit Red Wings who took on the Chicago Blackhawks; the Red Wings eventually won 6-4 in what was just the second Winter Classic in NHL […]

There’s almost nothing going right for the New York Rangers right now, as they’re mired in an inexplicable streak that’s seen them lose 15 of their last 19 games. With their most recent loss to the Florida Panthers, who defeated them earlier this spring in the Eastern Conference Final, the Rangers have now fallen three […]

Two of the top teams in the NHL take to the ice as the New Jersey Devils face the Los Angeles Kings. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Devils-Kings prediction and pick. The Devils come into Tuesday sitting at 24-12-3 on the year, which currently places them on top of […]

The 2025 World Juniors have dropped the puck, and there have been some major surprises. Perhaps no surprise will surpass that of Latvia defeating Canada in a shootout on Friday night. The World Juniors are a fun time, but provide a look at some of the best NHL Draft prospects. As a result, it’s also […]

New York Rangers center Filip Chytil is trying to stay positive, despite his team’s struggles. The Rangers dropped yet another game to the Florida Panthers on Monday night. New York bowed 5-3 to the team it lost to in last year’s NHL playoffs. The center skated with poise for the Rangers. He finished the game […]

The Philadelphia Flyers and San Jose Sharks are scraping the bottom of the barrel in their respective divisions, and it looks like they’ll both be in the running for the draft lottery again this season. It isn’t a bad year to get a ticket in the lottery, as five difference-makers will likely be taken with […]

The New Jersey Devils and Anaheim Ducks meet as they travel on separate trajectories in the NHL standings. However, the Ducks are riding high after an upset victory on Sunday evening. Anaheim has been mixing in some wins recently, but they are still seventh in the Pacific Division with a losing record. Conversely, the Devils […]

The Winnipeg Jets will be riding high after taking care of business against the Nashville Predators on Monday night. However, it might be difficult for them to travel to Denver to take on the Colorado Avalanche. It isn’t easy to travel to face a top opponent in the second half of a back-to-back, but you […]

The Anaheim Ducks had high hopes for Trevor Zegras for a while. They drafted him as the ninth-overall pick in the 2019 NHL Draft. And for the first two seasons, Zegras lived up to the hype. He recorded back-to-back 60+ point seasons for the Ducks as they trended upward. However, things have gone downhill after […]

Adam Fox and the New York Rangers are near the bottom of the NHL at this time. The Rangers won the President’s Trophy as the best regular season team in 2023-24. And they got off to a fast start in 2024-25. However, the Rangers have hit a brutal stretch where they entered play on Monday […]

The Nashville Predators will make the short trip from Winnipeg to take on the Minnesota Wild on Tuesday night. The Predators are on the second night of a back-to-back after taking on the Jets on Monday. It hasn’t been an easy year for the Predators after seemingly upgrading their team during the offseason, as they […]

The Buffalo Stars are starting to turn their series around after finally ending their disappointing losing streak, but it could be too little too late in a difficult Atlantic Division. The Dallas Stars had higher hopes for their season than sitting in fourth in the Central Division at the halfway point, but there is still […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins hit the road to take on the Detroit Red Wings for some New Years Eve hockey! Check out our NHL odds series as we give you a Penguins-Red Wings prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. Here are the Penguins-Red Wings NHL odds, courtesy of […]

The Calgary Flames added veteran talent in NHL Free Agency to replace names lost. Calgary intended to rebuild its roster after multiple significant trades that saw pending free agents head elsewhere. In the offseason, for example, the Flames traded Jacob Markstrom to the New Jersey Devils. This trend could continue in 2024-25, with defenseman Rasmus […]

The Montreal Canadiens hit the road to take on the Vegas Golden Knights Tuesday afternoon. This game will continue our NHL odds series as we hand out a Canadiens-Golden Knights prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. Here are the Canadiens-Golden Knights NHL odds, courtesy of FanDuel.  NHL […]

The Chicago Blackhawks are once again preparing to play in the NHL’s annual Winter Classic, and for the second time, the event will be played at historic Wrigley Field on the north side of Chicago. The iconic venue has served as the home of Major League Baseball’s Chicago Cubs for over 100 years now and […]

The Detroit Red Wings signed Vladimir Tarasenko in NHL Free Agency hoping he could help improve their offense. Detroit lost winger David Perron and defenseman Shayne Gostisbehere on July 1. And they needed to replace the goals those two players provided. Tarasenko has not worked out in Hockeytown to this point. But new head coach […]

The Philadelphia Flyers are understandably excited about the future of rookie Matvei Michkov, one of the contenders to win the Calder Trophy as the NHL’s best rookie of the year for the 2024-25 NHL season. But thanks to his action in Philadelphia’s game on Sunday against the Los Angeles Kings, Michkov is now lighter in […]

Former Chicago Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews has not played since April of 2023, and his career seemed all but officially over. He also missed a considerable portion of the 2022-23 NHL season, while sitting out the entire 2021-22 season owing to chronic immune response syndrome and long COVID. However, it appears that he’s still open […]

The St. Louis Blues will face the Chicago Blackhawks on Tuesday for the 16th Annual Winter Classic. It will be wild at Wrigley Field as we share our Winter Classic odds series and make a Blues-Blackhawks prediction and pick. The Blues are 50-45 against the Blackhawks over the past 95 games. This will be the […]

The top team in the Atlantic Division hits the ice as the Toronto Maple Leafs face the New York Islanders.  It is time to continue our NHL odds series with an Islanders-Maple Leafs prediction and pick. The Islanders come into the game sitting at 14-16-7 on the year, which is seventh in the Metropolitan Division. […]

Alex Ovechkin plays his first home game since returning from injury as the Boston Bruins visit the Washington Capitals. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Bruins-Capitals prediction and pick. The Bruins come into the game sitting at 20-14-4 on the year, which is good for third in the Atlantic Division. […]

With the last Monday of 2024 falling the day before New Year’s Eve, we decided at ClutchPoints to change up the NHL Power Rankings a little bit this time around. Although capturing the week-to-week progress of each team is the usual goal of this exercise, we’re looking at the big picture on the verge of […]

The Nashville Predators will head to the Great White North to face the Winnipeg Jets. It’s a Western Conference showdown at the MTS Centre as we share our NHL odds series and make a Predators-Jets prediction and pick. The Predators have gone 33-26 over the last 59 games against the Jets. Recently, the Predators defeated […]

The New York Islanders hoped a full season of Patrick Roy could lead to success in 2024-25. Perhaps this is why New York allowed veteran forward Brock Nelson to enter the season without a contract extension. To be fair, Nelson was not in a hurry to sign with the Islanders before the season began. Now, […]

The Florida Panthers are the defending Stanley Cup champions. And the Panthers are having a decent enough time defending their championship in 2024-25. However, things aren’t all sunshine and rainbows in Sunrise, Florida. The team has worked to sign pending free agent Sam Bennett, but nothing has come about. As a result, the Panthers forward […]

Frank Vatrano is not a superstar in the NHL and any team that is pursuing the Anaheim Ducks forward in a potential trade knows that. However, Vatrano is a player with multiple skills, and his best skill is his ability to put the puck in the net. This is an asset that is always valued […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins picked up a big win over the New York Islanders on Sunday night. And the night was rather historic in nature. Sidney Crosby surpassed Mario Lemieux as the Penguins’ all-time assist leader in the second period. He assisted on Michael Bunting’s power-play goal which made it a 2-0 game at the time. […]

The Detroit Red Wings lost to the Toronto Maple Leafs in Todd McLellan’s debut as head coach. However, McLellan had his new team firing on all cylinders on Sunday night. Alex DeBrincat and Patrick Kane played vital roles in helping Detroit snap a four-game losing streak. The game also saw Kane reach an incredible milestone. […]

Hockey fans have watched Pittsburgh Penguins superstar Sidney Crosby achieve many great feats over the years. Crosby has long established himself as one of the greatest players of his generation. There is little Crosby has not accomplished in the game of hockey. But on Sunday night, the Penguins star made more history, passing fellow Pittsburgh […]

The New York Rangers head to south Florida to take on the Florida Panthers Monday night. This game will continue our NHL odds series as we hand out a Rangers-Panthers prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. Here are the Rangers-Panthers NHL odds, courtesy of FanDuel.  NHL Odds: […]

The Utah Hockey Club head to the pacific northwest to take on the Seattle Kraken Monday night. This game will continue our NHL odds series as we hand out an Utah Hockey Club-Kraken prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. Here are the Utah Hockey Club-Kraken NHL odds, […]