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The Tampa Bay Lightning will be without veteran blueliner JJ Moser for the first two games of the regular season. Moser was handed a two-game suspension for boarding Florida Panthers defenseman Jesper Boqvist in the team’s preseason finale. The Panthers and Lightning combined for 16 ejections and 312 penalty minutes in the heated affair that […]

The final domino from the Tampa Bay Lightning’s preseason fracas with the Florida Panthers has fallen. Coach Jon Cooper and the Lightning themselves were both issued big fines for the events of Saturday’s preseason bonanza, as reported by NHL insider Frank Seravalli. In total, 16 players were ejected and 312 penalty minutes were dished out […]

The San Jose Sharks have not made the playoffs since the 2018-19 season, but hopes are high for the team. The Sharks have young talent primed to break out, led by Macklin Celebrini. Celebrini led the franchise in 2024-25, but the Sharks will have a different X-factor in 2025-26. Based on wins and losses, the […]

Wayne Gretzky is known as The Great One. Gretzky is the greatest player of all time, and will now be continuing his career in association with the NHL. The Great One has signed a new contract to remain with the NHL on TNT with a multi-year extension. 🚨 LATE OFFSEASON NEWS 🚨 Wayne Gretzky has […]

The Tampa Bay Lightning open their season on Thursday against the Ottawa Senators. The Lightning just finished the pre-season slate in a game with the Florida Panthers. That game resulted in 16 ejections and 312 penalty minutes. Now, Scott Sabourin has been suspended for four games for his role in the penalty extravaganza, according to […]

The Edmonton Oilers may have received a major discount from Connor McDavid in the short term, but it comes with one major caveat — they have to win to keep the best player in the world happy. McDavid shocked the hockey world just weeks after Kirill Kaprizov signed the most expensive contract in NHL history. […]

The Montreal Canadiens just made the playoffs for the first time since 2021, and now look to make a run in the 2026 NHL playoffs. Lane Hutson is coming off winning the Calder Trophy as the best rookie in the NHL. He is scheduled to become a restricted free agent next summer. Now contract talks […]

The Edmonton Oilers have had a busy day extending players. Not only did the team sign Connor McDavid to a two-year extension, but they have also extended Jake Walman on a seven-year $49 million extension. Not only did the Oilers keep a solid defender, but Walman got a great deal in the process. Walman was […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs are preparing to open the 2025-26 season at home against the Montreal Canadiens on Wednesday night. The Leafs will still be without Joseph Woll, who is on a personal leave of absence from the team. In response, the team has added another goaltender to the roster, claiming Cayden Primeau off waivers […]

The Florida Panthers are ready to defend their championship and go for the three-peat, but they will be without two of their key players to start the season. Aleksander Barkov may not see the ice this season after having surgery a few weeks ago to repair the ACL and MCL in his right knee. As […]

Following another miserable campaign in the Windy City in 2024-25, the Chicago Blackhawks are looking to return to relevance in the Western Conference this season. The Hawks haven’t advanced to the Stanley Cup Playoffs since 2019-20, and they’ve finished at the bottom of the Central Division in each of the last three years. But if […]

If fans had any doubts about Connor McDavid’s desire to win a Stanley Cup with the Edmonton Oilers, they should feel quite confident in his stance following Monday’s big news. The three-time Hart Memorial Trophy winner signed a two-year contract extension with an average annual value (AAV) of $12.5 million, gifting the front office crucial […]

Edmonton Oilers fans can breathe a little easier today. The front office and Connor McDavid have agreed to a two-year contract extension. This will keep the best player in the league in Edmonton through the 2027-28 season. While the Oilers are happy to have a deal done, this contract may not result in perfect grades […]

The Edmonton Oilers are certainly staying busy with just over 24 hours until the 2025-26 National Hockey League season commences. Just minutes after signing superstar Connor McDavid to a team-friendly two-year, $25 million extension on Monday, GM Stan Bowman is giving defenseman Jake Walman a long-term deal. As first reported by Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman, the […]

Brad Marchand will always be associated with the Boston Bruins. But while he’s regarded as one of the best ever to put on a Bruins uniform, Marchand is also having quite a career revival with the Florida Panthers, with whom he was able to raise the Lord Stanley Cup for the second time in his […]

The Edmonton Oilers’  nightmare is over: Connor McDavid is signing a contract extension to remain with the club. While it looked like McDavid could start the regular season without a contract extension, talks began to move quickly on Monday, according to Elliotte Friedman, and the captain will be staying with the team past the 2025-26 […]

The New York Islanders open their 2025-26 season on Thursday on the road against the Pittsburgh Penguins. While they are not expected to make the postseason this year, there are still reasons for excitement. Forwards Maxim Shabanov and Calum Ritchie had solid preseasons before playing an NHL game. But one defenseman will have all the […]

The Utah Mammoth come into the 2025-26 NHL season with high expectations. After scaring the playoffs in their inaugural season, they made some solid offseason moves and have a mascot now. The Mammoth signed JJ Peterka to a long-term extension after trading him, but also tried to get center Logan Cooley on a big contract […]

Mike Sullivan bid farewell to the Pittsburgh Penguins in April 2025 as the franchise’s all-time leader in regular-season wins and Stanley Cup Playoffs. He led the Penguins to back-to-back Stanley Cups in 2016 and 2017, and now finds himself hoping to achieve something similar with the New York Rangers. In what is undoubtedly a brutal […]

The Florida Panthers are on a mission to win their third championship in a row, and they still have the team to do so. There’s no doubt that this team has become a dynasty, and if they’re able to get back to the Stanley Cup Final again, it should be no question of what they’ve […]

Outside of being inducted into the Hall of Fame, having one’s number retired is likely the most prestigious honor that can be attained. Former Boston Bruins defenseman Zdeno Chara will receive this distinction when the franchise places his No. 33 in the rafters. The Bruins announced that they will retire the former captain’s jersey number […]

The Tampa Bay Lightning have been one of the most successful teams in the NHL. As they prepare for the start of the 2025-26 season, they have secured a spot in the playoffs in each of the last eight seasons. During that time, they earned back-to-back Stanley Cups in 2020 and 2021. Despite all their […]

The Nashville Predators are preparing to host the Columbus Blue Jackets to open the season on October 9th. The team was in a stalemate with a restricted free agent, but has now re-signed Luke Evangelista to a two-year $6 million deal. While the stalemate is over between the two sides, it may not be the […]

The Chicago Blackhawks made a move in hopes of patching up their leaky defense ahead of the 2025-26 season. Two days before the start of the regular season, the Blackhawks signed ex-Boston Bruins and Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Matt Grzelyck to a one-year deal carrying a $1 million cap hit. He will likely snag a spot […]

The San Jose Sharks announced on Sunday afternoon that they acquired defenseman Ryan Ellis and a conditional sixth-round pick from the Philadelphia Flyers. San Jose sent Philadelphia forward Carl Grundstrom and defenseman Artem Gruyère in return. Ellis will likely not play a game for the Sharks. He has not played a game since Nov. 2021, […]

The Sunshine State Showdown between the Florida Panthers and Tampa Bay Lightning is continuing to heat up as one of the NHL’s fastest-growing rivalries. Even if it was just a preseason game, Florida and Tampa Bay combined for 16 ejections and 312 penalty minutes on Saturday night. The Panthers came away with a 7-0 win […]

The Calgary Flames are making progress. They did not make the playoffs last season, but head coach Ryan Huska has seen his team make significant progress. The Flames and St. Louis Blues both finished the 2024-25 with 96 points, but the Blues were awarded the eighth and final position in the Western Conference playoff structure […]

The Buffalo Sabres are hoping to break one of the most ignominious streaks in the NHL. The Sabres have not made the Stanley Cup playoffs since the 2009-10 season, and their long-suffering fans are hoping that this is the year they can get back to the postseason. The Sabres finished last season in sixth place […]

The Seattle Kraken are looking to continue their retool and enter the playoff conversation again after missing the dance for the past two seasons. Seattle made splashes in the 2024 offseason, bringing in Stanley Cup champions Chandler Stephenson and Brandon Montour to add to a stout core that was competitive for most of the team’s […]

Rumors are swirling that the Chicago Blackhawks are in the market to trade former first-round pick Lukas Reichel ahead of the 2025-26 season. Reichel, who Chicago selected 17th overall in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft, had a letdown of a season in 2024-25. The 23-year-old netted just eight goals and 22 points in 70 games […]

The Minnesota Wild made headlines on Saturday morning when they signed starting goaltender Filip Gustavsson to a five-year, $34 million contract. It was the second contract they agreed to in less than a week after the Wild inked Kirill Kaprizov to a record-setting deal on Tuesday, Gustavsson’s $6.8 million annual cap hit would pin him as […]

With his entry-level contract nearing a close, Montreal Canadiens star Lane Hutson may not make as much money as some of his other peers on the blue line have in recent weeks. In the days before the start of the 2025-26 season, the New Jersey Devils inked young defenseman Luke Hughes to a massive contract […]

2024-25 was a continuation of the slow decline that the Pittsburgh Penguins have been on over the last few seasons. Since bowing out of the first round of the 2021-22 Stanley Cup Playoffs, the Penguins have gone from 103 to 91 to 88 to 80 points over the last few seasons. GM Kyle Dubas looks […]

The Utah Mammoth may have just missed out on securing a berth in the Stanley Cup Playoffs in what was their first season in Salt Lake City following their relocation from Arizona and their former identity as the Coyotes, but they’ve already made an indelible impression on fans in the area. Every game at Delta […]

The Minnesota Wild continue to solidify their roster after already giving Kirill Kaprizov the richest contract in the league earlier this week. The Wild also agreed to a contract extension with starting goaltender Filip Gustavsson on Saturday morning, via Michael Russo. Gustavsson will receive $6.8 million annually over five years, with the deal commencing in […]

The Los Angeles Kings are preparing for a very important 2025-26 NHL season. Los Angeles has a new general manager in Ken Holland after four straight first-round exits. More than this, the team is about to undergo a changing of the guard. Anze Kopitar is retiring from the NHL after the 2025-26 campaign. Kopitar has […]

The Chicago Blackhawks are going to need a lot of help if they want to dig themselves out of their lengthy rebuild. And it is going to need to come from more than just Connor Bedard. Bedard did take a step back after showing generational potential in his 2023-24 rookie season. After scoring 22 goals […]

The Nashville Predators are going to need some help from all sorts of places to bounce back from a disappointing 2024-25 campaign. And they have to look further than just Steven Stamkos after he had arguably the worst season of his career. Stamkos was a disappointment in his first season with the Predators after signing […]

The Philadelphia Flyers are aiming to return to the postseason for the first time since the COVID-shortened 2019-20 season. If they are going to do it in 2025-26, they are going to need help from this X-Factor — and it is not second-year forward Matvei Michkov. Michkov will be an important piece of the Flyers’ […]