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Thanks to a relatively quiet season, the Vegas Golden Knights haven’t been getting the usual headlines. However, a quick look at the standings during the holiday break will show that they are impeccably 21-8-3 and sit comfortably on top of the Pacific Division Standings. The San Jose Sharks sit at the opposite end of the […]

Former Columbus Blue Jackets forward Patrik Laine returned to Nationwide Arena for the first time since being dealt to the Montreal Canadiens in a move that he requested; he felt a change of scenery would be best for him and his career. Before Monday night’s matchup, Laine had a frank review of his time with […]

After advancing to back-to-back Western Conference Finals the last two seasons, the Dallas Stars have established themselves as a perennial contender in the National Hockey League. Although the core has been unable to break through over the last few years, the Stars are just a half-decade removed from coming within two victories of capturing the […]

We’re now officially 34 games into the Utah Hockey Club experiment in Salt Lake City, and the results have been solid if unspectacular for the National Hockey League’s newest franchise. After a strong month of December heading into the three day holiday break, Utah sits 16-12-6 and just two points back of the final wildcard […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins and Philadelphia Flyers turned back the clock on Monday night, playing a vintage barn burner in the final game for each team before the holiday break — and Sidney Crosby was right in the thick of things. The captain scored a goal and added three assists as the Pens beat the Flyers […]

While the Boston Bruins defeated the Metropolitan Division-leading Washington Capitals by a 4-1 score at TD Garden Monday night, they suffered a significant loss up front. Sniper David Pastrnak suffered an upper-body injury midway through the second period and did not return to action, though he was briefly seen on the bench following the injury. […]

The Detroit Red Wings are languishing near the bottom of the NHL at this point. They entered play on Monday with a record of 13-16-4 on the year. It’s a disappointing run for a team that had playoff aspirations entering the year. Unfortunately, Dylan Larkin and his team did not send fans home happy on […]

In a matchup between the cellar dwellers of both Eastern Conference divisions, the New York Islanders lost by a shocking total Monday evening. The Buffalo Sabres came to UBS Arena and ended their 13-game losing streak with a resounding 7-1 beatdown of the home team. This win set a yet another NHL record, one that […]

The Buffalo Sabres are one of the worst teams in the NHL. Buffalo entered play having lost 13 straight games and they looked largely uninspired on the ice. The Sabres even had a meeting with the team owners to try and figure things out. On Monday night, however, Buffalo played perhaps its best game of […]

While not generally considered a dirty player, Tampa Bay Lightning sniper Nikita Kucherov will hear from the NHL Department of Player Safety thanks to his actions on Monday against the rival Florida Panthers. He caught Panthers assistant captain Matthew Tkachuk with a brutal knee-on-knee hit and was assessed a five-minute major and a game misconduct. […]

Finnish forward Patrik Laine has been a revelation for the Montreal Canadiens, scoring eight power-play goals since his return to action in early December; he’s already second overall in the NHL for goals scored with the man advantage. Laine returns to Columbus for the first time since the trade to Montreal, and he’s admitting that […]

For maybe the first time since the 2024-25 National Hockey League campaign kicked off three months ago, it’s going to be a relatively quiet week. The NHL will shut down entirely for three days beginning on Tuesday, with no games on the slate for Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, or Boxing Day. Of course, it’s a […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs host the Winnipeg Jets on Monday afternoon in their final game before the holiday break. While Toronto is near the top of the Atlantic Division, they are struggling to stay healthy. Anthony Stolarz is on injured reserve and star forward Auston Matthews has been in and out of the Maple Leafs’ […]

Could this be the next domino to fall with the struggling New York Rangers? And after the volatile trade of former captain Jacob Trouba to the Anaheim Ducks and former No. 2 overall pick Kaapo Kakko to the Seattle Kraken, the Rangers are making an eyebrow-raising roster move. Veteran Chris Kreider, the longest-tenured member of […]

The Vegas Golden Knights look to continue their win streak as they host the Anaheim Ducks. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Ducks-Golden Knights prediction and pick. The Ducks come into the game sitting at 13-15-4 on the year, sitting seventh in the Pacific Division. The Ducks have been playing […]

It is a Central Division battle as the Dallas Stars face the Utah Hockey Club. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Stars-Utah Hockey Club prediction and pick. The Stars come into the game at 19-13-0 on the year, good for fourth in the Central Division. The Stars have lost their […]

Two teams on losing streaks take to the ice as the San Jose Sharks face the Vancouver Canucks. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Sharks-Canucks prediction and pick. The Sharks come into the game at 11-19-6 on the year, sitting in last in the Pacific Division. They have won just […]

The Minnesota Wild look to break a losing streak as they face the Chicago Blackhawks. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Wild-Blackhawks prediction and pick. The Blackhawks enter the game at 12-20-2 on the year, which is last place in the Central Division. The Blackhawks have continued to struggle, and […]

The Nashville Predators continue their homestand as they face the Carolina Hurricanes. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Hurricanes-Predators prediction and pick. The Carolina Hurricanes come into the game 21-11-1 on the year, which is good for third in the Metropolitan Division. In their last game, they faced the Rangers. […]

Two of the worst teams in the Eastern Conference face off as the Buffalo Sabres visit the New York Islanders. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Sabres-Islanders prediction and pick. The Sabres come into the game at 11-19-4 on the year, which is last place in the Atlantic Division. They […]

The San Jose Sharks drafted Macklin Celebrini first overall in the 2024 NHL Draft. Celebrini immediately signed with the Sharks, forgoing his remaining college eligibility. So far, that move has been the correct one. He has played well for San Jose in the early going. And he is about to put on a show against […]

Despite a 3-1 victory on Friday night over the Dallas Stars to temporarily halt their bleeding, the New York Rangers fell right back into the loss column on Sunday night against the visiting Carolina Hurricanes at Madison Square Garden. Not only did the Hurricanes defeat the Rangers by a 3-1 final to send them to […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs are one of the better teams in the NHL as we near the midway point of the 2024-25 season. This is not a surprising turn of events given the talent on Toronto’s roster. In any event, with Maple Leafs captain Auston Matthews struggling with injury, it’s quite an inspiring run for […]

The Seattle Kraken acquired Kaapo Kakko from the New York Rangers last week. The trade ended a roller-coaster Broadway stint for the 2019 second-overall pick. Defenseman Will Borgen and two draft picks went back to New York in the deal. Kakko made his Kraken debut on Friday and scored his first goal on Sunday against […]

The Vancouver Canucks have not had the start to the season they wanted to have. The Canucks won the Pacific Division in 2023-24 but are well behind the pack this year. Moreover, reports now suggest the existence of a rift between Elias Pettersson and J.T. Miller in the locker room. Pettersson did shoot back at […]

The Chicago Blackhawks are once again near the bottom of the NHL in 2024-25. The Blackhawks fired head coach Luke Richardson due to some poor performances on the ice. And Chicago has seen star forward Connor Bedard struggle at times this year. This is despite the team’s efforts to surround him with veterans such as […]

This was always going to be a tough season for the Columbus Blue Jackets. They had a new coach and a new general manager coming off a last-place finish in the Metropolitan Division. And then tragedy struck the team, as Johnny Gaudreau and his brother Matthew passed away in August. They are on their way […]

The Calgary Flames have confirmed a switch up in their coaching staff, but they’ve also not joined the three NHL clubs that have terminated a head coach. Flames assistant coach Brad Larsen has been granted an indefinite leave of absence from the club to attend to an undisclosed family matter. Meanwhile, the Flames have promoted […]

The Rempire State Building has officially been decommissioned for the foreseeable future. New York Rangers forward Matt Rempe, who draws his nickname from the iconic New York skyscraper close to where the Rangers play, has been slapped with an eight-game suspension by the NHL for his elbow to the head of Dallas Stars defenseman Miro […]

Despite reports of an alleged rift between Vancouver Canucks teammates J.T. Miller and Elias Pettersson, the latter wants to make it clear that he doesn’t appreciate what he feels are made-up stories. The Swedish forward recently met with media members and directly addressed the rumors of a feud between himself and his teammate. He also […]

The San Jose Sharks have made some big moves on the trade front within the last few months. The Sharks traded for Jake Walman in a deal with the Detroit Red Wings around the NHL Draft. Then, they traded for then-Edmonton Oilers defender Cody Ceci. More recently, the Sharks traded goalie Mackenzie Blackwood to the […]

The Seattle Kraken will battle the Colorado Avalanche this Sunday at Ball Arena. It will be a battle in Denver as we share our NHL odds series while making a Kraken-Avalanche prediction and pick. The Avalanche are 7-4 in 11 regular-season games against the Kraken. Significantly, this will be the third game of the season. […]

It was a long time coming for Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Matt Murray, who finally played in his first NHL contest since April of 2023 when he was hurt against the Detroit Red Wings. Murray made 25 saves in his first NHL win in nearly 25 months, helping the Maple Leafs send the Buffalo Sabres […]

The Vancouver Canucks have had a fine start to the 2024-25 season. But in saying this, it hasn’t been the sort of start they wanted. The Canucks won the Pacific Division in 2023-24, but are fifth place at this time in 2024-25. Now reports have emerged about a potential rift between Elias Pettersson and JT […]

The San Jose Sharks are still working through a rebuild despite some promising play this season. Part of that rebuild includes trading productive players for assets that can benefit the team down the line. The Sharks traded goalie Mackenzie Blackwood in a massive deal with the Colorado Avalanche as part of this effort. But keeping […]

The Chicago Blackhawks drafted Connor Bedard in 2023 with high expectations. Chicago had just moved on from Patrick Kane and Jonathan Toews, two franchise icons in the back end of their careers. The team hoped Bedard could be the centerpiece of a new dynasty down the line. At his current trajectory, he could certainly emerge […]

The Seattle Kraken missed the Stanley Cup Playoffs in 2024. It was an unfortunate turn of events for a team that had a lot of promise entering the year. Unfortunately, a lack of depth was their undoing last season. The Kraken sought to surround their players with more talent and went out to sign Chandler […]

The Florida Panthers will battle the Tampa Bay Lightning on Sunday. It’s the Battle of Florida at Amalie Arena, as we share our NHL odd series and make a Panthers-Lightning prediction and pick. The Lightning are 70-48 against the Panthers over the past 118 showdowns. This will be the first meeting of the 2024-2025 season. […]

The Montreal Canadiens have been looking for a big-time goal scorer for years. They may have found their go-to scoring stud in Patrik Laine. Since returning to the Montreal lineup from an early-season injury, Laine has scored seven goals in his first eight games for the Habs. In addition to putting the puck in the […]