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The Vancouver Canucks have had some issues over the last week or so. Vancouver is trying to get back into the race for the Pacific Division title. And they lost both Quinn Hughes and Elias Pettersson to injury before facing the Seattle Kraken on Saturday. Despite this, Vancouver was close to beating Seattle in front […]

The Washington Capitals got a huge Alex Ovechkin boost on Saturday night. “Ovi” returned to the lineup after missing extended time due to an injury. Washington has played well without Ovechkin in the lineup. But the Capitals are certainly pleased to have him back. And it did not take him long to make an impact […]

Fans have heard from new Detroit Red Wings coach Todd McLellan a lot over the last few days. In fact, the veteran bench boss coached his first game in charge of the team hours after being introduced. However, former Detroit coach Derek Lalonde has been quiet. Lalonde was fired on Boxing Day after the Red […]

The Calgary Flames entered the season needing veteran players to step up. One Calgary player whom everyone had an eye on in this regard is Jonathan Huberdeau. Huberdeau came over in the Matthew Tkachuk trade in 2022. But he had not lived up to the $84 million contract he signed following the trade from the […]

The Philadelphia Flyers traveled to California for the first time this season, taking on the Anaheim Ducks in a matinee matchup at Honda Center. The Flyers, who had lost four of five games, got 32 saves from Samuel Ersson and a goal by Noah Cates for the fifth consecutive game. But one key play during […]

A pair of teams going in opposite directions made a trade on Saturday involving minor league players. The Nashville Predators, led by GM Barry Trotz and who have experienced some of the most stunning results so far in the 2024-25 season, have acquired Ondrej Pavel as well as a third-round pick in the 2027 NHL […]

In addition to a hip surgery expected to sideline him for six months, Dallas Stars center Tyler Seguin has dealt with an unfortunate situation off the ice as well. Seguin’s home was broken into while he was participating in a Stars home game before his injury. “Breaking: Stars forward Tyler Seguin’s home was broken into […]

The Philadelphia Flyers are set to take on the Anaheim Ducks on Saturday afternoon, and it will feature former Flyers draft pick Cutter Gauthier taking on his former club. He was the fifth-overall selection by the Flyers in 2022 but requested to be traded last season. Gauthier was moved to the Ducks in exchange for […]

Quinn Hughes and Elias Pettersson drive the bus for the Vancouver Canucks, but neither player will be available when the team welcomes the Seattle Kraken to Rogers Arena on Saturday afternoon. Hughes and Pettersson are both out with injuries, head coach Rick Tocchet confirmed on Saturday. The former leads the Canucks in scoring and is […]

The quest to be the all-time goal scoring champion resumes on Saturday night. After fracturing his fibula on Nov. 18 versus the Utah Hockey Club, Alex Ovechkin is astonishingly set to take the ice less than seven weeks later. Washington Capitals head coach Spencer Carbery revealed that the legendary left winger will play against the […]

Colorado Avalanche superstar Nathan MacKinnon won the Hart Trophy as the NHL’s Most Valuable Player last season, and the Canadian superstar is making a great case to go back-to-back in 2024-25. The 29-year-old became the first player this season to reach 60 points after recording three assists in a 4-1 road victory over the Utah […]

Toronto Maple Leafs winger Mitch Marner posted his third career hat trick on Friday, in a game against the Detroit Red Wings. Marner’s offense helped lift Toronto to a 5-2 victory over Detroit. Following the game, the veteran winger was humble about the impressive accomplishment. “It is great to get a hat trick, but the […]

It’s been another phenomenal regular-season for the Winnipeg Jets, who made history by winning 15 times in 16 tries to begin the 2024-25 National Hockey League campaign. Now a fantastic 25-10-1 coming out of the holiday break, Scott Arniel’s club is looking to one-up last year, when the team won 52 regular-season contests for just […]

Macklin Celebrini will get another chance on the big stage in Canada when the San Jose Sharks host the Calgary Flames on Hockey Night in Canada. The Sharks lost last week in an overtime thriller on the afternoon game of HNIC against the Edmonton Oilers. It hadn’t been a good stretch for the Sharks entering […]

The Buffalo Sabres are talking trade as they look to shake up their roster. But Buffalo has found much better luck on the ice. After snapping their 13-game losing streak against the New York Islanders, they picked up another win. And they have forward Alex Tuch to thank for their recent victory over the Chicago […]

The Detroit Red Wings introduced head coach Todd McLellan on Friday morning. Detroit’s new bench boss took over after Derek Lalonde was fired on Boxing Day. A few hours after the introductory press conference, McLellan was behind the bench as the Red Wings faced the Toronto Maple Leafs. Unfortunately, McLellan’s debut as the head coach […]

The 2025 World Juniors got underway on Thursday night and have already produced incredible moments. The World Juniors are a place where NHL Draft hopefuls can make names for themselves. And it can be the place where the dreams of entire countries can be realized. This happened on Friday night when Latvia and Canada went […]

New Detroit Red Wings head coach Todd McLellan has only been on the job for a day. He took over for Derek Lalonde on Boxing Day after Detroit fired their now-former bench boss. However, McLellan has no time to evaluate his team. The Red Wings are currently playing the Toronto Maple Leafs in McLellan’s debut […]

The Florida Panthers are in the process of defending the Stanley Cup title they won last year by outlasting the Edmonton Oilers in seven games. They have a full and complete roster, but it is not the same team they had last season. They lost multiple players to free agency in the offseason, and while […]

While the New York Rangers are in complete dire straits right now, they’re getting some good news on the injury front. Defenseman K’Andre Miller, who was placed on Injured Reserve earlier this month, has been activated and is expected to be available for Saturday night’s Rangers game against the rival Tampa Bay Lightning at Amalie […]

Dylan Larkin and the Detroit Red Wings will play the Toronto Maple Leafs on Friday with a new coach behind the bench. The Red Wings fired former coach Derek Lalonde on Boxing Day. In his place is veteran bench boss Todd McLellan, who won a Stanley Cup as an assistant coach in Hockeytown back in […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs have endured decades of frustration in the NHL. Arguably the most popular team in the NHL, the Maple Leafs have not won a Stanley Cup since 1967, the year before the league doubled in size from 6 to 12 teams. In recent years, the Maple Leafs have had an array of […]

The Washington Capitals have been one of the most impressive stories so far in the 2024-25 NHL season, racing out to second place in the Metropolitan Division thanks to an even mix of veteran and youth talent. And while the Capitals are getting plenty of contributions from their younger players, future Hall of Fame captain […]

The Metropolitan Division has fallen apart this season, which includes the New York Islanders being locked in a tie with their cross-town rivals for last place. Things have been going much better for the Pittsburgh Penguins, as they’ve risen to fourth in the division and are one point back of the wildcard spot in the […]

Although Todd McLellan remains on the Los Angeles Kings’ payroll, the 57-year-old hasn’t coached a game since he was fired by the organization in February of 2024. That will change when the veteran bench boss coaches his first game behind the Detroit Red Wings’ bench on Friday night against the Toronto Maple Leafs — and […]

The Ottawa Senators and Winnipeg Jets will square off in an All-Canadian battle on Hockey Night in Canada to get the second half of their season started after the holiday break. It’s the start of a lengthy road trip for the Senators, as the World Junior Championship has taken over their city and arena. The […]

The New Jersey Devils and Carolina Hurricanes will renew acquaintances to start the second half of the season as they play a home-and-home series on Friday and Saturday night. They have seen plenty of each other this year, with this game marking the fourth matchup after they traded 4-2 home victories back in October and […]

After back-to-back fifth place finishes in the Pacific Division — and two consecutive missed postseasons — the Calgary Flames are at least in the hunt in 2024-25. After winning 38 games in each of 2022-23 and 2023-24, the squad has already secured 16 in 34 contests, sporting a solid 16-11-7 record after the holiday break. […]

The Washington Capitals and Toronto Maple Leafs are no strangers to each other this season, as this will be the third and final meeting before they even reach the halfway point. The Maple Leafs won the first matchup in overtime, while the Capitals returned the favor earlier this month. Toronto won’t be happy with how […]

The New York Rangers will play the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday. It’s an Eastern Conference clash at Amalie Arena as we share our NHL odds series and make a Rangers-Lightning prediction and pick. The Lightning have gone 29-27 over the past 56 games. This is the first meeting of the 2024-2025 season between the […]

The Edmonton Oilers will face the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday. It’s Pacific Division rivalry at Crypto as we share our NHL odds series and make an Oilers-Kings prediction and pick. The Oilers are 38-37 over the past 75 regular-season games against the Kings, including 7-3 in the past 10 regular-season games against them. Additionally, […]

The Minnesota Wild resume their schedule following the Christmas break with a divisional matchup against the rival Dallas Stars, but there’s some discouraging news on the health front. Superstar forward Kirill Kaprizov will be unavailable for the Wild against the Stars thanks to a lower-body injury; he also didn’t travel with the team to Dallas. […]

The Colorado Avalanche have acted swiftly not long after acquiring goaltending help from the San Jose Sharks earlier this month. They sent struggling starter Alexandar Georgiev to the Sharks in exchange for Mackenzie Blackwood, and they’ve announced today after days of speculation that he’s under contract for the foreseeable future. The Avalanche have re-signed Blackwood […]

The Vancouver Canucks entered the 2024-25 NHL season as the defending Pacific Division champions, fresh off the franchise’s first 50-win campaign since 2011-12. Despite an opening-round victory over the Nashville Predators, Vancouver’s run was ended by the eventual Western Conference champion Edmonton Oilers. Injuries significantly impacted their performance, with star goaltender Thatcher Demko sidelined in […]

The Detroit Red Wings are one of the worst teams in the NHL at this point. It’s not where the team was last year when they missed out on the playoffs through a tiebreaker. And it’s not where the team wants to be this season. As a result, the Red Wings fired head coach Derek […]

The Ottawa Senators are making a push for the Stanley Cup Playoffs. It’s a fantastic turnaround after the Senators experienced a brutal start to the season. For now, though, they are on their holiday break along with the rest of the NHL. This comes at a perfect time for Brady Tkachuk. The Senators captain had […]

The San Jose Sharks are around the bottom of the NHL this season. However, they have seen encouraging play from some of the team’s younger players. William Eklund is one of the Sharks’ standout players this year. Unfortunately, he went down with an injury on Monday against the Vancouver Canucks. The Sharks star took a […]

It’s hard to overstate the impact Chris Kreider has had on the New York Rangers. Kreider is the Rangers’ all-time playoff goal-scoring leader, for instance. He has spent his entire 13-year career on Broadway with the Blueshirts to this point. However, it appears as if a rift has formed between him and the organization. And […]

The 2024 NHL Trade Deadline saw some expected moves but no massive shocks for the most part. That was until the final minutes of the deadline when the San Jose Sharks and Vegas Golden Knights stunned the hockey world. The Sharks traded Tomas Hertl to the Golden Knights in exchange for David Edstrom, a 2025 first-round […]