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The Tampa Bay Lightning will travel to Canada to face the Montreal Canadiens. It will be a battle at the Bell Centre as we continue our NHL odds series and make a Lightning-Canadiens prediction and pick. The Lightning are 60-52-6 against the Canadiens all-time. Recently, the Bolts are 7-3 over their past 10 games against […]

St. Louis Blues veteran defenseman Ryan Suter’s career spans nearly 20 full years, and he appeared in his 1,500th game on Saturday night against the visiting Chicago Blackhawks at Enterprise Center. To celebrate the career achievement, the Blues celebrated Suter with a special acknowledgement of him becoming just the seventh defenseman in NHL history to […]

As if the Vancouver Canucks needed more drama, they’re dealing with some once again – this time, once again on the injury front. Canucks goaltender Thatcher Demko, who missed all but one postseason game last spring and the first several weeks of this season, has departed Saturday night’s game against the Toronto Maple Leafs with […]

The Philadelphia Flyers are tied for the bottom spot in the NHL’s Eastern Conference standings and it’s fairly clear that head coach John Tortorella’s team is going to miss the playoffs once again. The Flyers have already traded established players Joel Farabee and Morgan Frost to the Calgary Flames and general manager Daniel Briere may […]

The New York Islanders closed out the month of January with 6 straight wins and they have been one of the hottest teams in the NHL with 8 wins in their last 10 games. The hot streak has allowed the Islanders to gain hope that they have a chance to make the Stanley Cup playoffs. […]

Despite preseason expectations that had the Calgary Flames missing the postseason for a third consecutive year, the squad has emerged into one of the big surprises of the 2024-25 National Hockey League campaign. Through 54 games, Ryan Huska’s group is 26-21-7 and just two points back of the Vancouver Canucks for the final wildcard berth […]

The 2024-25 Vancouver Canucks look a lot different than they did a couple of weeks ago. No longer are JT Miller, Erik Brannstrom, Danton Heinen or Vinny Desharnais part of the equation in British Columbia. Instead, it’ll be Marcus Pettersson, Drew O’Connor and Filip Chytil joining the roster in its quest to advance to the […]

There’s both bad news and good news for the New York Rangers on a Saturday afternoon. The bad news is that goaltender Igor Shesterkin, the team’s franchise goaltender whom they just signed to a mammoth new contract extension, is going to be missing the next one to two weeks with an injury. The good news? […]

The 2024-25 campaign has not gone the Boston Bruins way. While their 27-23-6 record isn’t awful, with 60 points, they aren’t in position for a playoff spot in the Eastern Conference currently. With the trade deadline quickly approaching, that has reportedly led to the team considering a potential trade involving longtime star Brad Marchand. Marchand […]

The New York Rangers have already made a huge splash ahead of the NHL Trade Deadline, re-acquiring JT Miller from the Vancouver Canucks in a Friday night blockbuster. And there’s no indication that general manager Chris Drury is done tweaking the roster ahead of the March 7 deadline. Although the franchise are buyers as the […]

The Carolina Hurricanes just brought in star Mikko Rantanen, but his tenure with the team may not last long. Carolina may be flipping Rantanen, per NHL Trade Rumors. The Hurricanes brought in the winger weeks ago from the Colorado Avalanche, in a trade that shocked the NHL. Rantanen was a key contributor for Colorado, and […]

The Vegas Golden Knights are looking like a legitimate Stanley Cup contender this season, sitting in second place in the Pacific Division and Jack Eichel has played a massive part in their success. The veteran, who has dealt with tons of injuries in the past, admitted that he’s playing some of the best hockey of […]

Although the Buffalo Sabres have played well without the services of Tage Thompson and Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen, the two are expected to return to the lineup against the Nashville Predators on the road on Saturday night, head coach Lindy Ruff confirmed. “As long as no ramifications from today, they should all be good to go,” Ruff […]

The New York Rangers lost a 3-2 nailbiter to the Pittsburgh Penguins on Friday night, but they were without both Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin. Yet, the Rangers failed to get the job done and Vincent Trocheck let his team hear it after the contest. Via The Score: “There’s no excuse, even if there was […]

The Los Angeles Kings fell to the Edmonton Oilers in the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs. It marked the third straight year Los Angeles lost at the hands of their Pacific Division rival in the postseason. What may have made this recent loss worse is how Edmonton fared in the playoffs. Connor McDavid put together a […]

The 2025 NHL Trade Deadline is one month away. And the Edmonton Oilers are one team likely to make a move before the buzzer sounds at 3 PM Eastern on March 7th. Edmonton has already made one intriguing move, albeit a signing. The Oilers signed veteran defenseman John Klingberg to give them some depth on […]

The Colorado Avalanche made a bold trade for Casey Mittelstadt at the 2024 NHL Trade Deadline. Colorado needed a second-line center heading into the Stanley Cup Playoffs. The Avalanche traded for Ryan Johansen in the offseason, but the move did not work out. As a result, they traded Bowen Byram straight up to the Sabres […]

The Anaheim Ducks have considered a Trevor Zegras trade for a few seasons now. The young Ducks star has struggled with injuries during that time. And when he is healthy, he hasn’t been able to match the 60+ point production he provided in his first two full seasons. Many teams have reportedly been interested in […]

The Utah Hockey Club are in the midst of their first season in the NHL in 2024-25. Utah joined the league as part of a transaction involving the Arizona Coyotes at the end of last season. Utah made massive moves in NHL Free Agency, including some big trades. Perhaps the biggest was a trade with […]

The New York Islanders are challenging for the Eastern Conference Wild Card at this time. New York entered the season hoping to challenge for the Stanley Cup Playoffs once again. They started the decade by going back-to-back to the Eastern Conference Finals. However, they have not had the same postseason success in recent years. New […]

The Anaheim Ducks will battle the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday at Crypto. The Freeway Faceoff commences in Los Angeles as we continue our NHL odds series and make a Ducks-Kings prediction and pick. The Kings lead the head-to-head series 85-77. Also, the Kings are 9-1 over their past 10 games against the Ducks, including […]

The Vancouver Canucks have been an extremely busy team in terms of recent trades, and now they’ve completed another transaction – though this one didn’t hold quite the same magnitude. On Friday, the Canucks traded depth defenseman Mark Friedman to the Nashville Predators in return for future considerations. A journeyman depth blue liner, Friedman had […]

A couple of weeks ago, it looked like the Anaheim Ducks were dead in the water in their quest for a postseason berth in 2024-25. But after winning five of their last six games dating back to January 23, Greg Cronin’s team now sits just nine points back of the final wildcard slot in the […]

After a red hot stretch between mid-December and mid-January that saw the Montreal Canadiens return to playoff contention in the Eastern Conference, things have begun to go off the rails for Martin St. Louis’ club as of late. The Habs have lost six of seven games dating back to January 23, in the process falling […]

Just when it looked like the 2024-25 season was starting to slip away from the Utah Hockey Club, Dylan Guenther said not so fast. The 21-year-old scored his second consecutive overtime winner in a 3-2 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets at Nationwide Arena on Thursday night. After taking a breakaway pass from goaltender Connor […]

Sidney Crosby has not been out of the Pittsburgh Penguins lineup since Game 6 of Round 1 in 2022 — but that will change for the captain on Friday night. Despite skating earlier in the day, Crosby will not be available against the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden, head coach Mike Sullivan confirmed. […]

Despite hanging around the playoff picture for most of the 2024-25 National Hockey League campaign thus far, the St. Louis Blues have begun to slide out of contention in the Western Conference. With six losses in seven tries dating back to January 23, the magic number for Jim Montgomery’s club to advance to the dance […]

The Minnesota Wild are scuffling through the first six weeks of 2025. When Kirill Kaprizov’s MVP-caliber season came to a screeching halt due to injury, the team looked for scoring elsewhere in their lineup. That has not been the problem, as 23-year-old Matt Boldy has been key to the Wild’s success. Minnesota GM Bill Guerin […]

The Columbus Blue Jackets are one of the best stories in sports this year. After the tragic passing of their best player, Johnny Gaudreau, they are fighting for a playoff spot in the Eastern Conference. But the recent injuries to Kirill Marchenko and Sean Monahan have their offense limping. TSN’s Pierre Lebrun reported that the […]

The Edmonton Oilers have two of the best players in the world on two of the biggest contracts in the league. Leon Draisaitl will have the highest average annual value in the league when his $14 million extension kicks in next year. Connor McDavid’s $12.5 million contract was the highest when he signed in 2018. […]

The New York Islanders are one of the hottest teams in the National Hockey League. They have won eight of their last ten and flown into Eastern Conference playoff contention. But the upcoming NHL trade deadline presents a tough question for New York. Brock Nelson is a pending free agent and could be the best […]

The Dallas Stars will continue their California road trip with a battle with the Los Angeles Kings on Friday. It will be a clash at Crypto as we continue our NHL odds series and make a Stars-Kings prediction and pick. The Stars are 28-17 over their past 45 games against the Kings. Also, the Stars […]

The Colorado Avalanche will travel to Western Canada to face the Edmonton Oilers. It will be a possible playoff preview as we share our NHL odds series and make an Avalanche-Oilers prediction and pick. The Avalanche are 27-24 in their past 51 games against the Oilers. Ultimately, the Avs and Oilers have split their past […]

The Chicago Blackhawks continue to struggle as the NHL’s worst team in the 2024-25 season, and appear well on their way to landing another top selection in the Draft Lottery. All eyes continue to be on sophomore forward Connor Bedard, who was the first overall selection in the 2023 NHL Draft after Chicago controversially won […]

It is a Central Division battle as the Nashville Predators visit the Chicago Blackhawks. It’s time to continue our NHL odds series with a Predators-Blackhawks prediction and pick. The Predators come into the game at 18-27-7 on the year, sitting in seventh in the Central Division. This poor season has the Predators considering moves at […]

The Winnipeg Jets look to extend their winning streak to eight as they face the New York Islanders. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with an Islanders-Jets prediction and pick. The Islanders come into the game at 25-21-7 on the year, sitting in fifth in the Metropolitan Division, and just outside a […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins will battle the New York Rangers on Friday at Madison Square Garden. Two divisional rivals clash as we share our NHL odds series and make a Penguins-Rangers prediction and pick. The Penguins are 44-44 over their past 85 games against the Rangers. However, the Rangers have won both games against the Penguins […]

The Buffalo Sabres are staring down a 14th consecutive National Hockey League season without advancing to the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Currently 22-26-5 and dead last in the Eastern Conference, the 2024-25 campaign has again been a long one in Western New York — and the front office has a couple of difficult decisions to make […]

The NHL 25 Team of the Year (TOTY), has been announced, revealing the winners for both NHL and PWHL teams. For those new to EA Sports NHL, the Team of the Year (TOTY) is a yearly event in which the fans vote for their favorite players to make the coveted team in EA NHL’s Ultimate […]