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The Pittsburgh Penguins waived Tristan Jarry on Wednesday after a rough 2024-25 campaign. This opened the way for veteran Alex Nedeljkovic to receive the bulk of playing time in the crease. He received his first start as the new primary goaltender on Friday night against the Buffalo Sabres. He took full advantage, making NHL history […]

The New Jersey Devils could pull off a major trade before the NHL Trade Deadline on March 7th. And in recent days, reports have surfaced indicating that it’s a possibility. The Vancouver Canucks are listening to offers on star J.T. Miller, and New Jersey emerged as a potential landing spot. However, general manager Tom Fitzgerald […]

The Dallas Stars will play the Colorado Avalanche on Saturday. It’s a Western Conference showdown at Ball Arena as we share our NHL odds series and make a Stars-Avalanche prediction and pick. The Avalanche have gone 44-43 in the past 87 games against the Stars. Recently, the Stars defeated the Avalanche 5-3 on November 30, […]

The Chicago Blackhawks are one of the worst teams in the NHL again in 2024-25. Chicago hoped to be more competitive on the ice after a disastrous 2023-24 campaign. However, the Blackhawks ended up firing their head coach midseason due to poor results. Veterans such as Taylor Hall know they could be traded by the […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs will battle the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday at the Bell Centre. It’s an Original 6 rivalry as we share our NHL odds series and make a Maple Leafs-Canadiens prediction and pick. The Maple Leafs are 50-43 in the past 93 games against the Canadiens. Ultimately, the teams have split two games […]

The Ottawa Senators played the Washington Capitals close on Thursday night. However, the Senators fell to the Capitals in overtime thanks to an Alex Ovechkin overtime goal. The game was more notable for Ottawa than the opponent or result, though. Thursday’s contest marked the first time Jakob Chychrun faced his former team in his former […]

The Vancouver Canucks find themselves in a rough position, having gone 1-5-1 in their last seven games. Their most recent setback was their 5-1 loss to the Los Angeles Kings on Thursday night at Rogers Arena in downtown Vancouver. The Canucks are now 19-15-10, falling to fifth place in the Pacific Division. Canucks captain Quinn […]

The Boston Bruins will face the Ottawa Senators this Saturday. It’s a divisional showdown at the Canadian Tire Centre as we share our NHL odds series and make a Bruins-Senators prediction and pick. The Bruins have gone 37-26 in the past 53 games against the Senators. Recently, the Senators defeated the Bruins 3-2 on November […]

Not only did the New York Islanders drop a 5-3 decision to the Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday night, but they’ve also now lost Maxim Tsyplakov for the next handful of games. He delivered an illegal headshot to Flyers’ forward Ryan Poehling, though he was ironically not penalized for it during the game. Maxim Tsyplakov is […]

After a hugely disappointing showing in the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs — the Vegas Golden Knights were ousted by the Dallas Stars in a hard-fought Game 7 in Round 1 — the club is looking to make another deep run in 2024-25. Coming off the franchise’s inaugural championship two seasons ago, the front office has […]

The Edmonton Oilers are off to a solid start to the 2024-25 NHL season. With 61 points through 45 games, they are fighting for first place in the Pacific Division with the Vegas Golden Knights. They lost defenseman Philip Broberg to the St Louis Blues this offseason and did not replace him. So the Oilers […]

The Detroit Red Wings won again on Thursday night, securing an impressive 5-2 victory over the defending Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers. And, once again, Patrick Kane was the catalyst. The star American scored the game-winning goal and added an assist at Amerant Bank Arena in Sunrise, in the process becoming just the fourth U.S.-born […]

Although the Pittsburgh Penguins have improved after a ghastly start to the 2024-25 National Hockey League campaign, the team is again mired in a brutal stretch of seven losses in eight games. And the plan remains for general manager Kyle Dubas to sell ahead of the March 7 NHL Trade Deadline, The Athletic’s Josh Yohe […]

The New Jersey Devils are off to a hot start to the NHL season. With 58 points from 47 games, they are in second place in the Metropolitan Division with the halfway mark behind us. The NHL trade deadline is the next big day on the league calendar and GM Tom Fitzgerald has laid out […]

The Washington Capitals beat the Ottawa Senators 1-0 in overtime on Thursday night. Alex Ovechkin scored his 874th goal to win the game, closing the gap on Wayne Gretzky’s record. He did break a record previously held by Jaromir Jagr with his goal against Leevi Merilainen. Alex Ovechkin has now scored against the most unique […]

The Vancouver Canucks lost to the Los Angeles Kings 5-1 on Thursday night. It is their 12th loss in their last 16 games, which has sent them tumbling out of the playoffs. The poor play on the ice has been overshadowed by locker-room drama involving Elias Pettersson and JT Miller. After the Kings loss, Canucks […]

The Vegas Golden Knights will face the Carolina Hurricanes on Friday at the Lenovo Center. It’s a possible Stanley Cup preview as we share our NHL odds series and make a Golden Knights-Hurricanes prediction and pick. The Hurricanes lead the head-to-head series 8-5. Recently, the Canes defeated the Knights 5-2 on November 11, 2024, in […]

Pittsburgh Penguins center Evgeni Malkin’s home was burglarized over the weekend, he and the team confirmed on Tuesday. Malkin first reported that his three Stanley Cup rings were among the stolen items. The Allegheny County Police Department shared on social media Thursday that Evgeni Malkin’s three championship rings, initially thought to be stolen, were discovered […]

The Colorado Avalanche have been without team captain Gabriel Landeskog since he helped lead them to the Stanley Cup in the spring of 2022. He’s undergone several surgeries and was hopeful to make a return to action at some point in the near future, but those plans were unfortunately put on hold. The good news […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs were dealt a devastating blow on the injury front on Thursday, as assistant captain John Tavares was injured during practice and has since been placed on Injured Reserve. Tavares is having a bounce-back season, having already scored 20 goals with 22 assists; before his injury, he was on pace to score […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins hit the road as they visit the Buffalo Sabres. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Penguins-Sabres prediction and pick. The Pittsburgh Penguins enter the game at 18-20-8 on the year, placing them in sixth place in the Metropolitan Division. In their last game, they faced the Seattle […]

Despite a spending spree on July 1, the Nashville Predators are currently 14-22-7 and battling just to stay out of the National Hockey League basement. Now a full 14 points back of the final wildcard berth in the Western Conference, general manager Barry Trotz will have a couple of difficult decisions to make ahead of […]

Despite a couple of heartbreaking playoff runs, the Carolina Hurricanes remain Stanley Cup contenders in 2024-25. Their 55 points places them in a three-way tie for ninth place in NHL standings with two of the past three championship winning teams in the Colorado Avalanche and Florida Panthers. Not bad company to keep for a franchise […]

Despite preseason expectations that pencilled the Calgary Flames out of a playoff spot in 2024-25, the squad has been performing well over the first half of the campaign. Currently 21-15-7 through 43 games — and occupying the final wildcard berth in the Western Conference — the Flames have a realistic shot to rectify back-to-back postseason […]

The Columbus Blue Jackets are a surprising playoff contender this season. After the tragic passing of Johnny Gaudreau, expectations were in the basement. But Gaudreau’s former Flames teammate Sean Monahan has come in and revitalized their forward core. With the playoffs in sight, the Blue Jackets must buy at the upcoming NHL trade deadline. Mikael […]

Although the Boston Bruins currently occupy the top wildcard berth in the Eastern Conference — and have won two games in a row — president Cam Neely hasn’t ruled out a potential retool ahead of the March 7 NHL Trade Deadline. “We’ll see where we’re at,” Neely told NHL.com’s Amalie Benjamin on Wednesday. “I think […]

Taylor Hall is enjoying a resurgent campaign with the Chicago Blackhawks in 2024-25, but as the club sits dead last in the National Hockey League, there’s a good chance the veteran will be getting a change of scenery before the March 7 NHL Trade Deadline. And although the former Hart Trophy winner wants to remain […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs will face the New Jersey Devils on Thursday night without one of their top forwards. John Tavares suffered a lower-body injury in practice and the Maple Leafs will have to move forward without him. Their former captain is on injured reserve, which will keep him out for at least a week. […]

The Los Angeles Kings and Vancouver Canucks matchup might not be the one for you if you enjoy fast-paced, offensive hockey. However, their fans aren’t too concerned as they battle for playoff positioning. The Canucks are on the outside looking in, sitting a point behind the Calgary Flames for the final wild-card spot, but the […]

The New York Rangers were among the most controversial teams through the first half of the season, as it seemed like there was drama surrounding them every week. The Rangers kept losing games, and the outrage grew higher and higher in New York. However, they’ve turned it around lately and have a significant opportunity to […]

The Seattle Kraken and Winnipeg Jets couldn’t be moving on two more opposite spectrums at this point in the season. The Jets have one of the best records in the league and are alone at the top of the Western Conference. Their goalie has visions of awards this season, namely the Hart Memorial Trophy, not […]

The Dallas Stars are among the few teams that have beaten the Montreal Canadiens over the past few weeks, but that doesn’t mean the Habs won’t be out for a vengeance to return the favor in this game. Montreal has been one of the surprise teams in the league, led by the return of Patrik […]

The Chicago Blackhawks and Nashville Predators haven’t had much to cheer about this season, sitting in the last two spots in the Central Division. There aren’t many teams out of the playoff picture in the league, but these two could be some of the few who don’t have much chance to correct their early season […]

The New Jersey Devils are in playoff contention in 2024-25. A major reason for this is the Devils’ decision to hire Sheldon Keefe as head coach over the summer. The Toronto Maple Leafs fired Keefe after nine seasons with the organization. On Thursday, Keefe returns to Toronto to face the Maple Leafs for the first […]

The New Jersey Devils are looking to add depth to their roster before the 2025 NHL Trade Deadline. New Jersey is back in playoff contention after missing the Stanley Cup Playoffs in 2024. However, the Devils know their roster is not complete. There are moves to be made before the 2025 NHL Trade Deadline on […]

For the first time this season, William Nylander and the Toronto Maple Leafs have suffered three straight losses in regulation. Despite this, they hold onto first place in the Atlantic Division, which should help ease some of the criticism. However, Tuesday’s 4-1 defeat to the Dallas Stars means they’ve lost to teams either firmly in […]

The Chicago Blackhawks are likely to be sellers around the NHL Trade Deadline in March. Veteran winger Taylor Hall is among the trade candidates the Blackhawks could move before the 3 PM EST deadline. Hall returned from injury this season hoping to make an impact for Chicago. However, he understands that he may end up […]

The Montreal Canadiens are hovering around the playoff bubble halfway through the NHL season. While they may make the postseason, their players are still being talked about as trade deadline candidates. Forward Jake Evans is among the biggest trade candidates and the New Jersey Devils have been attached. The Athletic’s Pierre LeBrun reports that an […]

The New York Rangers have already made some major changes to their team. The Rangers traded captain Jacob Trouba to the Anaheim Ducks after nearly placing him on waivers. Following that, the Rangers traded Kaapo Kakko to the Seattle Kraken after controversially benching him. It does not seem as if the team is done, though. […]