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The New York Rangers and Vancouver Canucks have talked about a JT Miller trade for a while now. At one point, a deal seemed close to fruition. It fell apart at the time, but it seems as if this is going to be different. It appears the saga is finally over between New York and […]

The Seattle Kraken have mostly struggled in the 2024-25 NHL season, and are on track to miss the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the third time in their four-year history. With a record of 23-27-3, things aren’t looking promising for a return to the postseason. And earlier on Friday, the Kraken announced unfortunate injury news to […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs currently find themselves in the midst of a three-game losing streak, with their latest defeat coming at the hands of the Minnesota Wild by a score of 3-1 on Wednesday night. This game continued a stretch of poor play from veteran defenseman Morgan Rielly, and with the number of his critics […]

The Brandon Saad era has officially come to an end in St. Louis. The veteran forward has played his last game with the Blues after the two sides agreed to a contract termination on Wednesday, the team announced. And there are already a couple of potential suitors for the two-time Stanley Cup champion, Daily Faceoff’s […]

The Washington Capitals are on top of the Metropolitan Division heading into February. After they were swept out of the playoffs last year, they changed their goaltending and it has worked perfectly. They already signed Logan Thompson to a five-year extension and could sign another goalie soon. ESPN’s Kevin Weekes reported that the Capitals are […]

The Carolina Hurricanes made a massive trade for Mikko Rantanen from the Colorado Avalanche. He scored his first goal since the trade in a 3-2 win over the Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday. As he assimilates into his new team, questions about his free-agency intentions are rampant. The Score caught up with him on his thoughts […]

The Minnesota Wild beat the Montreal Canadiens 4-0 on Thursday night. It was another big win for Minnesota, who are chasing down the Winnipeg Jets in the Central Division. But the story of the night was Wild goalie Marc-Andre Fleury, who played his final game in Montreal against the Canadiens. His hometown team gave him […]

The Columbus Blue Jackets are the story of the NHL season. After the passing of star winger Johnny Gaudreau in the offseason, expectations were at an all-time low. But under new coach Dean Evason, they are fighting for a playoff spot in a tight Eastern Conference. Up in Vancouver, the Canucks are dealing with locker-room […]

It was an emotional night on Thursday as Marc-Andre Fleury faced the Montreal Canadiens for the final time as a visitor. The Minnesota Wild goalie was not a busy man overall. He faced 19 shots in total from the Habs, and he stopped them all. Fleury backstopped the Wild to a 4-0 win at the […]

The Calgary Flames swung a trade on Thursday night with the Philadelphia Flyers. The Flames traded for Morgan Frost and Joel Farabee in the deal with Philadelphia. Heading back the other way are two draft picks as well as forwards Andrei Kuzmenko and Jakob Pelletier. The trade call is now complete, and Nazem Kadri has […]

The Vancouver Canucks are the reigning Pacific Division champions, but they’re going to be hard-pressed to continue holding the division crown thanks to their inconsistent play so far in the 2024-25 NHL Season. Not only has their on-ice play been up and down, but they’ve also had to deal with the drama of an alleged […]

Marc-Andre Fleury recorded 19 saves to earn his first shutout of the season, likely in his final game in Montreal, as the Minnesota Wild defeated the Montreal Canadiens 4-0 on Thursday night. Fleury became the first goaltender in NHL history to earn a shutout both as a teenager and at 40 years or older. His […]

News broke on Thursday evening that the Philadelphia Flyers and Calgary Flames were discussing a trade. It seemed to be a routine deal, with the Flyers trading for Andrei Kuzmenko to reunite him with star rookie Matvei Michkov. However, the deal broke wide open when the inclusion of Morgan Frost and Joel Farabee was reported. […]

The Utah Hockey Club are in their inaugural season in Salt Lake City after their move from the desert and their previous identity as the Arizona Coyotes. They weren’t able to settle on an official new identity and mascot, so they’re simply known as the Utah Hockey Club for now. Reports indicate that they were […]

In the third period of a Thursday night battle between the Washington Capitals and the Ottawa Senators, future NHL Hall of Famer inched closer to Wayne Gretzky’s all-time goal record. “Alex Ovechkin scored on the PP and is now 19 goals away from breaking Wayne Gretzky’s record,” Capitals Insider Tarik El-Bashir wrote. Entering the game, […]

The Philadelphia Flyers are in the thick of the playoff race in 2024-25. They have work to do in a tight Wild Card race, however. Many expected the Flyers to make a trade leading into the March 7th deadline. And it appears like they have identified Calgary Flames winger Andrei Kuzmenko as a fit for […]

It may be hockey’s worst-kept secret at this point that the Vancouver Canucks are going through some things on and off the ice. The Canucks are listening to trade offers on Elias Pettersson and J.T. Miller ahead of the 2025 NHL Trade Deadline. And a reported rift between Pettersson and Miller was recently confirmed to […]

Veteran forward Taylor Hall has joined his seventh team last week, as he was included in the blockbuster three-team trade between the Chicago Blackhawks, Colorado Avalanche and Carolina Hurricanes; he was traded from Chicago to Carolina, and it’s a move that he approves of. Hall explained that he’s happy to be in a new location […]

The St. Louis Blues will head to the Rocky Mountains for a showdown with the Colorado Avalanche. It will be a battle at Ball Arena as we continue our NHL odds series and make a Blues-Avalanche prediction and pick. The Avalanche are 38-36 over the past 74 games. Significantly, the Avs are 8-2 in the […]

The Vancouver Canucks will head to the Lone Star State to face the Dallas Stars. It will be a showdown at the American Airlines Arena as we continue our NHL odds series and make a Canucks-Stars prediction and pick. The Stars are 21-19 in the past 40 games against the Canucks. However, the Canucks have […]

The Utah Hockey Club looks to break their losing streak as they face the Columbus Blue Jackets. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Utah Hockey Club-Wild prediction and pick. The Blue Jackets come into the game at 24-19-7 on the year, good for fourth in the Metropolitan Division, and just […]

The Nashville Predators hit the road as they face the Buffalo Sabres. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Predators-Sabres prediction and pick. The Predators come into the game at 18-24-7 on the year, placing them in seventh place in the Central Divison. In their last game, they faced the Vancouver […]

Washington D.C.-area sports teams have been sending their thoughts and prayers to the people who are believed to have lost their lives in a midair plane crash on Wednesday night. The Washington Nationals said in a statement that they were “devastated” by the collision that occurred just above the Potomac River, according to TMZ. “Our […]

The Dallas Stars are chipping away at the Winnipeg Jets’ Central Division lead thanks to improving play from great players. Jason Robertson is back on an offensive heater and Jake Oettinger is putting together a great season. Stars defenseman Miro Heiskanen has been great but suffered an injury that knocks him out of the 4 […]

The Utah Hockey Club entered the season with a temporary moniker as they conducted a search for a full-time brand identity. Over the last few months, it became clear the team favored Yeti or Yetis as the full-time name. However, the Utah Hockey Club ran into trademark issues with that and other monikers. Now, they […]

It may not be a matchup between two of the league’s best teams, but the San Jose Sharks and Seattle Kraken get the honor of the national ESPN broadcast on Thursday night. The Sharks can barely buy a win recently, and it hasn’t been much better for the Kraken. They own the bottom two spots […]

The Columbus Blue Jackets and Vegas Golden Knights have a closer history than you may think, given the direction of both teams over the past five seasons. Vegas has much more success, but Columbus has proven to be a difficult matchup since 2018. Each team has won five games over the past ten. The Blue Jackets […]

It’s rare to see professional athletes remain with one team their entire career. Pittsburgh Penguins center Sidney Crosby is on track to retire as a Penguin when things are all set and done, though. At the same time, a Crosby trade has never felt more possible than it does right now. Pittsburgh has an aging […]

The Los Angeles Kings were one of the better teams in the NHL for most of the 2024-25 season. Unfortunately, the Kings have struggled recently, causing them to slide in the standings. Wednesday night brought hope for a turnaround, though. Star defenseman Drew Doughty returned from injury after missing the first half of the year. […]

Two days after their 32-29 loss against the Kansas City Chiefs in the AFC Championship game, the Buffalo Bills caught a stray during the Buffalo Sabres’ 7-2 blowout win over the Boston Bruins on Tuesday night. After Sabres forward Zach Benson netted the Sabres’ seventh and final goal of the game, Bruins announcer Judd Sirott […]

The Ottawa Senators are well in contention for the Stanley Cup Playoffs in 2024-25. In a tightly contested Eastern Conference, they have the inside track to make the postseason for the first time since 2017. Ottawa entered play on Wednesday night sitting third place in the Atlantic Division, five points back of the second-place Florida […]

Philadelphia Flyers firebrand head coach John Tortorella has countless examples throughout his coaching career of him blowing his top at players, media members and the officials. Simply put – when he’s unhappy, you’re going to know about it. And he lost his cool during Wednesday night’s Flyers game against the New Jersey Devils at Prudential […]

The Montreal Canadiens are contending for a Wild Card spot in a tightly contested Eastern Conference. However, their fortunes have not gone their way in recent days. The Habs have lost three consecutive games, with the most recent loss coming on Tuesday against the Winnipeg Jets. Unfortunately, things have gone from bad to worse with […]

The Red Wings and the Oilers meet in Edmonton! The Red Wings are playing solid hockey, while the Oilers are playing like one of the best teams in the NHL. We continue our NHL odds series with a Red Wings-Oilers prediction and pick. The Detroit Red Wings have been solid this season towards a 24-21-5 […]

The tenure of former Stanley Cup-winning forward Brandon Saad with the St. Louis Blues is coming to a close. According to multiple reports, he and the Blues have worked out a mutual contract termination that allows him to become an unrestricted free agent. NHL Insider Chris Johnston noted that with the contract termination, Saad is […]

The New Jersey Devils won’t have captain Nico Hischier for the foreseeable future, as announced by head coach Sheldon Keefe following practice on Wednesday. The Devils captain took a cross-check to the face during Saturday’s win over the Montreal Canadiens, and left the game; he’s already missed one game, and will miss several more, via […]

The New York Islanders stay close by to take on the Philadelphia Flyers Thursday night. Below we will continue our NHL odds series with an Islanders-Flyers prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the the game. Here are the Islanders-Flyers NHL odds, courtesy of FanDuel.  NHL Odds: Islanders-Flyers Odds New […]

The Anaheim Ducks will continue their road trip as they head to Canada for a showdown with the Calgary Flames. It will be a showdown at the Scotiabank Saddledome as we share our NHL odds series and make a Ducks-Flames prediction and pick. The Flames have gone 37-24 in the past 61 games against the […]

The Los Angeles Kings will continue their road trip with a trip to Florida as they face the Tampa Bay Lightning. It will be a showdown at Amalie Arena as we continue our NHL odds series and make a Kings-Lightning prediction and pick. The Lightning are 14-8 in their last 22 games against the Kings, […]