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Darnell Nurse has a surprising car collection. Nurse is a defenseman for the Edmonton Oilers after they selected him seventh overall at the 2013 NHL Draft. If he’s not playing for the Oilers, Nurse plays for the Canadian national team on the international stage. The Oilers star has been playing for the national team since […]

After a hugely encouraging 2023-24 National Hockey League campaign, the Philadelphia Flyers have struggled to find a similar level of success through three months of the new season. Heading into the holiday break last December, John Tortorella’s club was 19-11-4 and looking like one of the better teams in the Metropolitan Division. Although it ended […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs will battle the Detroit Red Wings on Friday. It’s an Original 6 battle at Little Caesars Arena as we share our NHL odds series and make a Maple Leafs-Red Wings prediction and pick. The Maple Leafs are 38-29 over their past 67 games. Recently, the Wings defeated the Leafs 4-2 on […]

The Carolina Hurricanes will face the New Jersey Devils on Friday. It’s a possible playoff preview at the Prudential Center as we share our NHL odds series and make a Hurricanes-Devils prediction and pick. The head-to-head series is tied at 29 wins apiece over the last 58 games. Recently, the Devils defeated the Hurricanes 4-2 […]

After a brutal start to the 2024-25 campaign, the Detroit Red Wings have fired their head coach. Derek Lalonde, who has been the bench boss in Motown since 2022, will be replaced by Todd McLellan, GM Steve Yzerman confirmed on Thursday. “Detroit Red Wings Executive Vice President and General Manager Steve Yzerman today announced that […]

The Colorado Avalanche look to extend their winning streak as they face the Utah Hockey Club. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with an Avalanche-Utah Hockey Club prediction and pick. The Avalanche come into the game at 21-15-0 on the year, sitting in third in the Central Division. In their last game, […]

It is a Central Division clash as the Minnesota Wild visit the Dallas Stars. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Wild-Stars prediction and pick. The Wild come into the game at 21-10-4 on the year, which is good for second in the Central Divison. Still, they have struggled as of […]

It is a Central Division clash as the Nashville Predators face the St. Louis Blues. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Predators-Blues prediction and pick. The Predators come into the game sitting at 11-17-7 on the year, which places them in seventh place in the Central Division. In their last […]

It is an Eastern Conference clash as the Boston Bruins face the Columbus Blue Jackets. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Bruins-Blue Jackets prediction and pick. The Bruins come into the game at 19-13-4 on the year, which is good for third in the Atlantic Division. In their last game, […]

The Buffalo Sabres look for a second straight win as they face the Chicago Blackhawks. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Blackhawks-Sabres prediction and pick. The Blackhawks come into the game sitting at 12-21-2, last place in the Central Division. They have lost two straight, and in their last game, […]

Thanks to a relatively quiet season, the Vegas Golden Knights haven’t been getting the usual headlines. However, a quick look at the standings during the holiday break will show that they are impeccably 21-8-3 and sit comfortably on top of the Pacific Division Standings. The San Jose Sharks sit at the opposite end of the […]

Former Columbus Blue Jackets forward Patrik Laine returned to Nationwide Arena for the first time since being dealt to the Montreal Canadiens in a move that he requested; he felt a change of scenery would be best for him and his career. Before Monday night’s matchup, Laine had a frank review of his time with […]

After advancing to back-to-back Western Conference Finals the last two seasons, the Dallas Stars have established themselves as a perennial contender in the National Hockey League. Although the core has been unable to break through over the last few years, the Stars are just a half-decade removed from coming within two victories of capturing the […]

We’re now officially 34 games into the Utah Hockey Club experiment in Salt Lake City, and the results have been solid if unspectacular for the National Hockey League’s newest franchise. After a strong month of December heading into the three day holiday break, Utah sits 16-12-6 and just two points back of the final wildcard […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins and Philadelphia Flyers turned back the clock on Monday night, playing a vintage barn burner in the final game for each team before the holiday break — and Sidney Crosby was right in the thick of things. The captain scored a goal and added three assists as the Pens beat the Flyers […]

While the Boston Bruins defeated the Metropolitan Division-leading Washington Capitals by a 4-1 score at TD Garden Monday night, they suffered a significant loss up front. Sniper David Pastrnak suffered an upper-body injury midway through the second period and did not return to action, though he was briefly seen on the bench following the injury. […]

The Detroit Red Wings are languishing near the bottom of the NHL at this point. They entered play on Monday with a record of 13-16-4 on the year. It’s a disappointing run for a team that had playoff aspirations entering the year. Unfortunately, Dylan Larkin and his team did not send fans home happy on […]

In a matchup between the cellar dwellers of both Eastern Conference divisions, the New York Islanders lost by a shocking total Monday evening. The Buffalo Sabres came to UBS Arena and ended their 13-game losing streak with a resounding 7-1 beatdown of the home team. This win set a yet another NHL record, one that […]

The Buffalo Sabres are one of the worst teams in the NHL. Buffalo entered play having lost 13 straight games and they looked largely uninspired on the ice. The Sabres even had a meeting with the team owners to try and figure things out. On Monday night, however, Buffalo played perhaps its best game of […]

While not generally considered a dirty player, Tampa Bay Lightning sniper Nikita Kucherov will hear from the NHL Department of Player Safety thanks to his actions on Monday against the rival Florida Panthers. He caught Panthers assistant captain Matthew Tkachuk with a brutal knee-on-knee hit and was assessed a five-minute major and a game misconduct. […]

Finnish forward Patrik Laine has been a revelation for the Montreal Canadiens, scoring eight power-play goals since his return to action in early December; he’s already second overall in the NHL for goals scored with the man advantage. Laine returns to Columbus for the first time since the trade to Montreal, and he’s admitting that […]

For maybe the first time since the 2024-25 National Hockey League campaign kicked off three months ago, it’s going to be a relatively quiet week. The NHL will shut down entirely for three days beginning on Tuesday, with no games on the slate for Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, or Boxing Day. Of course, it’s a […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs host the Winnipeg Jets on Monday afternoon in their final game before the holiday break. While Toronto is near the top of the Atlantic Division, they are struggling to stay healthy. Anthony Stolarz is on injured reserve and star forward Auston Matthews has been in and out of the Maple Leafs’ […]

Could this be the next domino to fall with the struggling New York Rangers? And after the volatile trade of former captain Jacob Trouba to the Anaheim Ducks and former No. 2 overall pick Kaapo Kakko to the Seattle Kraken, the Rangers are making an eyebrow-raising roster move. Veteran Chris Kreider, the longest-tenured member of […]

The Vegas Golden Knights look to continue their win streak as they host the Anaheim Ducks. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Ducks-Golden Knights prediction and pick. The Ducks come into the game sitting at 13-15-4 on the year, sitting seventh in the Pacific Division. The Ducks have been playing […]

It is a Central Division battle as the Dallas Stars face the Utah Hockey Club. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Stars-Utah Hockey Club prediction and pick. The Stars come into the game at 19-13-0 on the year, good for fourth in the Central Division. The Stars have lost their […]

Two teams on losing streaks take to the ice as the San Jose Sharks face the Vancouver Canucks. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Sharks-Canucks prediction and pick. The Sharks come into the game at 11-19-6 on the year, sitting in last in the Pacific Division. They have won just […]

The Minnesota Wild look to break a losing streak as they face the Chicago Blackhawks. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Wild-Blackhawks prediction and pick. The Blackhawks enter the game at 12-20-2 on the year, which is last place in the Central Division. The Blackhawks have continued to struggle, and […]

The Nashville Predators continue their homestand as they face the Carolina Hurricanes. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Hurricanes-Predators prediction and pick. The Carolina Hurricanes come into the game 21-11-1 on the year, which is good for third in the Metropolitan Division. In their last game, they faced the Rangers. […]

Two of the worst teams in the Eastern Conference face off as the Buffalo Sabres visit the New York Islanders. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Sabres-Islanders prediction and pick. The Sabres come into the game at 11-19-4 on the year, which is last place in the Atlantic Division. They […]

The San Jose Sharks drafted Macklin Celebrini first overall in the 2024 NHL Draft. Celebrini immediately signed with the Sharks, forgoing his remaining college eligibility. So far, that move has been the correct one. He has played well for San Jose in the early going. And he is about to put on a show against […]

Despite a 3-1 victory on Friday night over the Dallas Stars to temporarily halt their bleeding, the New York Rangers fell right back into the loss column on Sunday night against the visiting Carolina Hurricanes at Madison Square Garden. Not only did the Hurricanes defeat the Rangers by a 3-1 final to send them to […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs are one of the better teams in the NHL as we near the midway point of the 2024-25 season. This is not a surprising turn of events given the talent on Toronto’s roster. In any event, with Maple Leafs captain Auston Matthews struggling with injury, it’s quite an inspiring run for […]

The Seattle Kraken acquired Kaapo Kakko from the New York Rangers last week. The trade ended a roller-coaster Broadway stint for the 2019 second-overall pick. Defenseman Will Borgen and two draft picks went back to New York in the deal. Kakko made his Kraken debut on Friday and scored his first goal on Sunday against […]

The Vancouver Canucks have not had the start to the season they wanted to have. The Canucks won the Pacific Division in 2023-24 but are well behind the pack this year. Moreover, reports now suggest the existence of a rift between Elias Pettersson and J.T. Miller in the locker room. Pettersson did shoot back at […]

The Chicago Blackhawks are once again near the bottom of the NHL in 2024-25. The Blackhawks fired head coach Luke Richardson due to some poor performances on the ice. And Chicago has seen star forward Connor Bedard struggle at times this year. This is despite the team’s efforts to surround him with veterans such as […]

This was always going to be a tough season for the Columbus Blue Jackets. They had a new coach and a new general manager coming off a last-place finish in the Metropolitan Division. And then tragedy struck the team, as Johnny Gaudreau and his brother Matthew passed away in August. They are on their way […]

The Calgary Flames have confirmed a switch up in their coaching staff, but they’ve also not joined the three NHL clubs that have terminated a head coach. Flames assistant coach Brad Larsen has been granted an indefinite leave of absence from the club to attend to an undisclosed family matter. Meanwhile, the Flames have promoted […]

The Rempire State Building has officially been decommissioned for the foreseeable future. New York Rangers forward Matt Rempe, who draws his nickname from the iconic New York skyscraper close to where the Rangers play, has been slapped with an eight-game suspension by the NHL for his elbow to the head of Dallas Stars defenseman Miro […]