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The Ottawa Senators came out of the holiday break with a 7-5 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday. A season that started with playoff expectations has quickly spiraled out of control for many reasons. Senators goalie Linus Ullmark has not been as strong this year and now has taken a leave of absence […]

The Florida Panthers have been playing solid hockey, winning eight of their last 11 games overall. They could also be getting reinforcements soon, as Matthew Tkachuk could return to the ice. Now, it is being reported that Tkachuk just took the next step in his return, taking to the ice. Matthew Tkachuk is back on […]

The Tampa Bay Lightning are in a prime position to make the NHL Playoffs once again, but are also working on securing their future. The front office recently re-signed JJ Moser to an 8-year deal. Meanwhile, the team also announced a trade for a prospect. The Lightning have traded Boris Katchouk to the Minnesota Wild […]

Team USA defenseman Cole Hutson has been discharged from a local hospital after sustaining a head injury during the preliminary-round game against Switzerland at the IIHF World Junior Championship in St. Paul, Minnesota, on Saturday. The 19-year-old, a top prospect for the Washington Capitals, was stretchered off the ice in the second period after appearing […]

The Tampa Bay Lightning have secured a major piece of their blue line for the long term, signing defenseman JJ Moser to an eight-year, $54 million contract extension with an average annual value of $6.75 million. The deal, which the team announced on Saturday, coming out of the holiday break before their matchup against the […]

The United States got their World Junior Hockey Championship three peat bid off to a great start on Friday, doubling up the Germans 6-3 in front of the home crowd in Minnesota. Defenseman Cole Hutson is off and running in his second WJHC, recording two assists and throwing the body around in the victory. He […]

Aaron Ekblad has played his entire career with the Florida Panthers, and after over a decade, he’ll finally skate in his first NHL Winter Classic on January 2, 2026. The Panthers will host the New York Rangers at LoanDepot Park in Miami; it’s the first time an outdoor game has ever taken place in the […]

The Edmonton Oilers were hoping that forward David Tomasek would help to improve the depth scoring after he ripped up the Swedish Hockey League over the last two seasons — but that hasn’t been the case. After recording just three goals and five points with the Oilers in 2025-26, Tomasek will be placed on unconditional […]

On Friday night in Saint Paul, Minnesota, Team USA got its 2026 World Junior Championship off to a strong start with a 6–3 victory over Germany, hoping to make history with a three-peat. The Americans built an early advantage with three first-period goals and controlled play throughout the night, outshooting Germany 47–21 to win the […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs recently fired assistant coach Marc Savard after a slow start to the season, and the team is trying to find any way to get better. To fill the void of Savard, the Maple Leafs have looked internally at how they will replace him. They’ve found their guy, as they promoted Steve […]

The Maple Leafs faced mounting pressure entering Christmas week, and that pressure only grew on Monday when the team fired assistant coach Marc Savard, whose power play ranked last in the NHL. Toronto’s man-advantage unit was converting at roughly 13 percent, producing just 12 goals despite ample opportunities, including a 0-for-10 stretch over three games […]

Although the Calgary Flames endured a nightmare start to the 2025-26 season, the team has been much better as of late — and that goes for pending unrestricted free agent Rasmus Andersson as well. The 29-year-old right shot defenseman has usurped MacKenzie Weegar on the top powerplay unit, and sits second in team scoring with […]

The Minnesota Wild have proven since acquiring Quinn Hughes that they are now a contender in the Central Division. While the roster has skill top to bottom, there are still some holes that general manager Bill Guerin would like to fix. The Wild could find that fix in a trade with a fellow Central Division […]

The Colorado Avalanche won their 13th consecutive home game on Tuesday night, improving to 27-2-7 on the 2025-26 season — and Scott Wedgewood was the catalyst. The 33-year-old made 32 saves in a 1-0 shutout victory over the Utah Mammoth at Ball Arena, in both teams’ final game before the three-day holiday break that begins […]

The New York Islanders have been riddled with injuries this campaign. The injury to Alexander Romanov left a hole on the blue line, which has recently been filled by Marshall Warren. Now, Warren has finally made his home debut in the NHL, playing in the Islanders’ 2-1 win over the New Jersey Devils on Tuesday […]

The Vancouver Canucks are likely nowhere near done in the trade market after dealing Quinn Hughes to the Minnesota Wild. The early returns on the Hughes trade have been good with the success of Zeev Buium, and general manager Patrik Allvin is looking to add even more depth in the prospect pool. One player whose […]

The Colorado Avalanche extended their win streak to six by beating the Utah Mammoth on Tuesday night. While the Avalanche have been hard to beat this season, teams around the NHL are likely saying they don’t need any more good luck. However, on Tuesday night, a strange quirk in Scott Wedgewood’s goalie equipment paced the […]

The issue some people have with best-on-best international hockey returning to the NHL is that the schedule can get rigorous. While some players hate the schedule, Edmonton Oilers’ superstar Connor McDavid is thriving in it, according to Mark Spector via X, formerly known as Twitter. “I like the schedule,” McDavid commented after Tuesday night’s game. “The […]

The New Jersey Devils recently welcomed Jack Hughes back to the lineup after he missed several weeks with a freak injury suffered last month while attending a team dinner. However, now that Hughes has returned, there appear to be hints of potential movement involving another member of the team, defenseman Dougie Hamilton. Hamilton, the second […]

The Minnesota Wild have been playing great hockey as of late. They have won seven of their last eight games, including four of five since the Wild acquired Quinn Hughes. It was a seismic shift that saw Hughes move from the Vancouver Canucks, while Marco Rossi, Liam Ohgren, and Zeev Buium all were sent to […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs have been leaking oil in their defensive zone. It hasn’t been pretty for Toronto so far this season, and a wrath of injuries to their backend and goaltending haven’t helped. The good news for Craig Berube and the Maple Leafs is that Chris Tanev will finally return from his injury on […]

Marc-Andre Fleury is one player who wouldn’t shock anyone if he made a return to an NHL crease. It has been tough for Fleury to let the game go, whether it be suiting up for Team Canada at the World Championships after his NHL retirement or signing a tryout agreement to play one more game […]

The ongoing saga about NHL teams in income tax-free states could take another twist at this year’s trade deadline. Rasmus Andersson’s name has been in rumors about a potential trade from the Calgary Flames for over a year, but the defenseman continues to flip-flop on his desires to play elsewhere. However, a recent report states […]

In an attempt to get in the Christmas spirit, the mascot of the New Jersey Devils tried to kiss Paul Skenes’ girlfriend, Olivia “Livvy” Dunne, under a mistletoe. The NJ Devil posted a video of the moment on the mascot’s official X, formerly Twitter, account. The NJ Devil approached Dunne, who was sitting next to […]

The Los Angeles Kings have lost five of their last six games, including a 3-1 loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets on Monday night. Coach Jim Hiller has been given a vote of confidence from the organization, despite calls for a change in LA. According to Dennis Bernstein of The Fourth Period, a change has […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs are well out of the Eastern Conference playoff race heading into the New Year. That led to a firing, with assistant coach Marc Savard being let go on Monday. Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman reported Tuesday that the Maple Leafs won’t be firing head coach Craig Berube or GM Brad Treliving anytime soon, […]

The 2025-26 campaign has been an up-and-down one for the St. Louis Blues so far. It has been a season of blowout losses and injuries continuing to pile up for the Blues, to big wins and staying in the playoff race despite the adversity. The team is still trying to find its footing, and after […]

It’s been a long road back to the NHL for Edmonton Oilers goaltender Connor Ingram, but after 10 months, he’s again making an impact in the major leagues. The 28-year-old made 26 saves in a 4-3 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights on Sunday, his first start as a member of the team after being […]

The Seattle Kraken beat the Anaheim Ducks 3-1 on Monday, picking up their second consecutive win. After a great start to the year, Seattle hit a 1-9-1 skid before picking up two regulation wins this week. The Kraken won both of those games without Brandon Montour, who has missed three games with a hand injury. […]

The New York Islanders received a much-needed positive update on Bo Horvat as they continue navigating a difficult stretch without their leading scorer. While Horvat will not be available for Tuesday night’s matchup against the New Jersey Devils at UBS Arena, his return appears to be getting closer. Horvat has been sidelined since Dec. 11 […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs are not having a good season and have made some changes because of it. The Maple Leafs fired assistant coach Marc Savard on Monday in what could be the first domino to fall in Toronto. If comments from star forward William Nylander are any indication, there is work to do beyond […]

The Philadelphia Flyers are playing their worst hockey of the season at this point in time. Philadelphia has lost five of its last six games, including its most recent contest against the New York Rangers. Now, there is some off-ice noise, as well. Speculation about the relationship between coach Rick Tocchet and youngster Matvei Michkov […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs have not played well this season. At this time, they are dead last in the Atlantic Division and only one point clear of the Columbus Blue Jackets for last in the Eastern Conference. It’s a massively disappointing campaign for a team some believed could contend for the Stanley Cup. On Monday, […]

The Carolina Hurricanes have one more game to play before the Christmas break, but they are going to be considerably shorthanded thanks to the injuries to both Seth Jarvis and Jaccob Slavin. The Hurricanes announced that Jarvis and Slavin are both unavailable and are considered week-to-week after both suffered upper-body injuries. “Hurricanes forward Seth Jarvis […]

For the first time since the 2025-26 National Hockey League campaign kicked off almost three months ago, it’s going to be a relatively quiet week. The NHL will shut down entirely for three days beginning on Wednesday, with no games on the slate for Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, or Boxing Day. Along with zero contests, […]

The Chicago Blackhawks received some unfortunate injury news to one of their most important players, as forward Frank Nazar is going to be unavailable for at least a full month, according to head coach Jeff Blashill. Nazar was injured when he was struck with the puck that initially deflected off teammate Tyler Bertuzzi’s skate off […]

There have been multiple trades in the NHL so far this month, with various players heading to new cities. But there was also recently a trade between the Columbus Blue Jackets and Seattle Kraken that resulted in only one player switching addresses, and that was forward Mason Marchment. Marchment, who had been acquired by the […]

The New York Islanders have fallen from their perch in the Metropolitan Division, largely due to injury. Bo Horvat, Alexander Romanov, and Kyle Palmieri have all missed time this month, with the latter two out for the year. The Islanders have now put goalie Ilya Sorokin on the shelf with what they call a nagging […]

Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby achieved a historic feat on Sunday night, surpassing Mario Lemieux as the team’s all-time points leader. In a 4-3 shootout victory over the Montreal Canadiens at PPG Paints Arena, Crosby recorded a goal and an assist to reach 1,724 points in his 1,387th game, moving past Lemieux’s 1,723 points. Crosby […]