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Since his rookie season in 2010-11, which ended in a Stanley Cup win, Brad Marchand has been a mainstay on the Boston Bruins roster—and management is determined to keep him there. According to multiple reports, the Bruins are nearing a multi-year contract extension for their captain, who is entering the final season of the eight-year, […]

The Vegas Golden Knights have been an incredibly successful NHL franchise. The franchise is competing in its eighth season and the Golden Knight have missed the playoffs just one time. Of course, they won the Stanley Cup in the 2022-23 season, as head coach Bruce Cassidy took over an established team. He was able to […]

The Philadelphia Flyers were able to halt their losing skid on Saturday afternoon, defeating the Minnesota Wild 7-5 at Wells Fargo Center thanks to a hat trick from captain Sean Couturier, who also picked up the 500th point of his NHL career. However, they’re right back in the swing of things on Saturday against the […]

As part of the 2023-24 NBA MVP award presentation for Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic, Nathan MacKinnon of the Colorado Avalanche presented Jokic with the trophy. This comes after Jokic presented MacKinnon with the 2024 Hart Memorial Trophy, the NHL’s award for most valuable player, two weeks ago. Nathan MacKinnon returned the favor by presenting Nikola […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs are back in action Saturday night against a familiar rival, aiming to exact some revenge. They’ll face the Boston Bruins, who eliminated them in a hard-fought seven-game series in the first round of the 2024 postseason. Facing the Bruins is always a challenge for the Leafs, as they’ve been knocked out […]

The Calgary Flames are one of the big surprises early on in the 2024-25 National Hockey League campaign. After missing back-to-back postseasons and trading a ton of talent away over the past year, there weren’t any expectations that this roster would be competing for a playoff spot next spring. But through seven games, the Flames […]

The New York Islanders have secured the services of a hard-nosed veteran for another season. Forward Matt Martin, who is 45 games short of reaching the 1,000 mark in his NHL career, has signed a one-year contract with the Islanders for what will be his 15th season in the League. Martin had been with the […]

The Philadelphia Flyers have gotten off to a very shaky start under third-year head coach John Tortorella. After seven games, the franchise currently sits in last place in the Metropolitan Division with only three points. While Philadelphia is currently the fourth youngest team in the NHL, the pressure is on the franchise to show some […]

The Vegas Golden Knights scored three goals in a span of 1:25 late in the third period to stun the Ottawa Senators at T-Mobile Arena on Friday night — and Sens netminder Linus Ullmark admitted he could have been better. “If [we] had a capable goalie in there today, [we] would have won 4-3, I […]

The Carolina Hurricanes look to continue their winning streak as they face the Seattle Kraken. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Hurricanes-Kraken prediction and pick. The Hurricanes enter the game sitting at 4-2-0 on the year but have won back-to-back games. They first beat the Edmonton Oilers on the road, […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins look to break their losing streak as they face the Vancouver Canucks. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Penguins-Canucks prediction and pick. The Penguins come into the game sitting at 3-4-1 on the year. They have also lost three games in a row. Last time out they […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins are making a move to try and help their embattled goal tender. Pittsburgh is sending goalie Tristan Jarry to the AHL, per the team’s social media. Jarry struggled in net this season for the Penguins, who have underachieved on the campaign so far. Jarry is going to the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton team, on a […]

The Dallas Stars are proving they should be considered to be a top Stanley Cup contender in 2024-25. Meanwhile, the Chicago Blackhawks have been a lottery team for the last two years, and it looks like they’re on their way to adding to the young core of Connor Bedard and Artyom Levshunov. It’s been a […]

The Florida Panthers and New York Islanders are in the middle of some exciting starts to the season. The Panthers aren’t performing as well as they’d like, owning a 5-3-1 record and some lopsided losses. They’ve also battled some poor play from their goaltenders but are in first place in the Atlantic Division. It has […]

The former first-overall pick of the New York Rangers in the 2020 NHL Draft is staying put and has cashed in considerably. The Rangers announced on Friday that forward Alexis Lafreniere was re-signed to a seven-year contract, which will begin prior to the 2025-26 NHL season. The contract is worth $52.15 million, meaning he’ll earn […]

The Winnipeg Jets look to stay undefeated as they face the Calgary Flames. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Jets-Flames prediction and pick. The Jets come into the game sitting at a perfect 7-0 on the year. Last time out, they faced the Seattle Kraken. The Kraken took the lead […]

The Washington Capitals look to continue their winning streak as they face the Tampa Bay Lightning. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Capitals-Lightning prediction and pick. The Capitals come into the game sitting at 5-1-0 on the year. After losing their first game of the season to the New Jersey […]

It is an Atlantic Division clash as the Toronto Maple Leafs visit the Boston Bruins. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Maple Leafs-Bruins prediction and pick. The Maple Leafs enter the game at 4-4 on the year but have lost three of their last four. Last time out, they hosted […]

The Nashville Predators began the season winless through their first five games. This stretch included two losses to the Detroit Red Wings, one of which was a shutout at the hands of Cam Talbot. Nashville picked up its first win of the season on Tuesday against the Boston Bruins, though. And it could be the […]

Charlie McAvoy and the Boston Bruins have their eyes on making the playoffs in 2025. After all, the Bruins came within two games of the Eastern Conference Finals when they lost to the Florida Panthers earlier this year. However, things are not going well for Boston in the early going of the young 2024-25 campaign. […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs have stumbled of late, having lost two straight games and getting outscored by a combined 11-3; they dropped a 6-2 decision to the Columbus Blue Jackets on Wednesday and followed that up with Thursday night’s 5-1 setback on home ice against the visiting St. Louis Blues. The loss to St. Louis […]

The struggles of the Toronto Maple Leafs in the postseason since they last clinched the Stanley Cup in 1967 are a source of pain for their fans while being a source of joy and prime mocking material for fans of rival teams. Of course, it’s well known that the Leafs have won a single postseason […]

It’s been an abysmal start to the season for John Tortorella’s Philadelphia Flyers in 2024-25 — but the veteran head coach’s job is safe for now, according to Daily Faceoff’s Frank Seravalli. “He isn’t going anywhere,” the hockey insider asserted on Friday. “Tortorella has the complete and total support of the organization, despite a scuffling […]

Sheldon Keefe’s New Jersey Devils started the 2024-25 season strong, but shaky goaltending has contributed to a three-game skid that has the club just above .500 through 10 games. Now 5-4-1, Keefe wants to see more out of Jacob Markstrom and Jake Allen, he said after Thursday night’s 5-3 loss to the Detroit Red Wings. […]

Craig Berube didn’t fare well against his old team on Thursday night, with the St. Louis Blues beating up on the Toronto Maple Leafs at Scotiabank Arena. And the head coach didn’t mince his words after the 5-1 defeat — the Leafs’ second consecutive lopsided loss. “Our whole team is getting a little cute,” Berube […]

Sergei Bobrovsky won his 400th career National Hockey League game on Thursday night — and the Florida Panthers star goaltender made impressive history in the process. Bobrovsky became the fastest netminder to secure 400 victories, passing New York Rangers legend Henrik Lundqvist. It took the Russian 707 games to reach the feat; the Swede, 727, […]

The Ottawa Senators continue their western road trip as they visit the Vegas Golden Knights. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Senators-Golden Knights prediction and pick. The Senators come into the game sitting at 4-2 on the year. They are on a two-game winning streak as well. First, it was […]

The New York Islanders make the short trip to New Jersey as they face the New Jersey Devils. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with an Islanders-Devils prediction and pick. The Islanders come into the game sitting at 2-2-2 on the year. They are coming in off a loss to the Red […]

The matchup everyone will watch in this game is Sidney Crosby vs. Connor McDavid. These teams play each other twice a season, which means there may not be many more meetings between two of the generation’s best players. Crosby is in the twilight of his career, and McDavid is the new best player chasing his […]

The Nashville Predators were supposed to be one of the top teams in the NHL this season after spending during the free agency period. However, they began the season by losing five consecutive games. It’s a different story for the Chicago Blackhawks, who were supposed to be one of the worst teams in the league […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins have once again started the season slowly, with subpar defensive play and goaltending being key factors in their struggles. And due to the inconsistent performances of goaltender Tristan Jarry, the team has announced a new move aimed at helping him regain his form. The Penguins have announced that Jarry has been sent […]

He was one of the original “Misfits”, and is one of the only original Vegas Golden Knights still on the roster. And they’re ensuring that he’s not going anywhere. Defenseman Shea Theodore, a mainstay on the Golden Knights blue line since their inaugural 2017-18 campaign, has been re-signed to a seven-year, $51,975,000 contract. His new […]

Despite several additions in the 2024 offseason, the Chicago Blackhawks remain near the bottom of the NHL’s Central Division. Although it’s still early in the 2024-25 season, the Blackhawks’ 2-4-1 record through seven games is only slightly better in the division than the last-place Nashville Predators, who experienced a disastrous 0-5 start before finally picking […]

The 2024-25 NHL season will pause in February for a new tournament called the 4 Nations Face-Off. The US, Canada, Finland, and Sweden will put together their rosters for a round-robin tournament. Preliminary selections have already taken place with some obvious selections being finalized. Connor McDavid and Sidney Crosby will both be representing Canada for […]

Both the Montreal Canadiens and Utah Hockey Club have been hit hard by injuries early on in the 2024-25 NHL season, and the general managers of both cross-conference clubs are not standing pat. Kent Hughes and Bill Armstrong are each exploring the trade market, TSN’s Pierre LeBrun confirmed in the latest episode of Early Trading […]

The Tampa Bay Lightning are making some changes in the control room, with a portion of the franchise being sold to a group of investors led by Doug Ostrover and Marc Lipschultz, the team announced on Thursday. The transaction has already taken affect, with the NHL’s Board of Governors giving its approval back on October […]

The New Jersey Devils are off to a solid start in the 2024-25 NHL season. They are 5-3-1 through nine games and have done it all without two of their top four defensemen. Luke Hughes and Brett Pesce missed the first nine games with injuries and now, the Devils have activated both. #NEWS: We have […]

Boston Bruins captain Brad Marchand drew the ire of his head coach during a 2-1 overtime loss to the Utah Hockey Club in Salt Lake City on Saturday night. Utah was trailing 1-0 in the third period before a Marchand turnover led to the tying goal, causing Jim Montgomery to lose it on one of his […]

Hockey Canada is aggressively scouting for the 4 Nations Face-Off next February, and although Chicago Blackhawks star Connor Bedard wants to make the team, his main focus is with the 2-4-1 Hawks. “I definitely hope so,” Bedard told TSN’s Jay Onrait about potentially playing for Team Canada. “For me, I’m not focused on it right […]