The Columbus Blue Jackets find themselves in a place they may not have expected to be at the beginning of the season – squarely within the hunt for a playoff spot. Heavily aided by their group of young players seemingly all taking huge leaps forward in development, this team is going to be playing meaningful … Read more
Vancouver Canucks general manager Patrik Allvin announced on Sunday afternoon that defenceman Quinn Hughes will not participate in the upcoming 4 Nations Face-Off for Team USA. He was one of the first six selections in June and was going to be a huge part of the American blue line. Currently sidelined with an undisclosed injury, … Read more
The Dallas Stars (35-18-2) completed their West Coast swing in style, beating the San Jose Sharks (15-35-7) 8-3 at SAP Center on Saturday night. Matt Duchene scored two goals for a second straight game, six different Stars had two or more points, and Casey DeSmith made 23 saves in the win. Related: NHL Rumors: Soucy, … Read more
On Saturday afternoon in Vancouver, the Canucks welcomed the Toronto Maple Leafs to Rogers Arena for both teams’ final game before the 4 Nations Face-Off break. Toronto was heading into this game on a three-game winning streak, and Vancouver came into this game fresh off a 2-1 overtime win against the San Jose Sharks. With … Read more
The Los Angeles Kings (28-17-6) beat the Dallas Stars (34-18-1) 5-4 in a shootout on Friday night, in what was a hard-fought battle from start to finish. Kevin Fiala had two points, as well as a shootout goal, and David Rittich made 26 saves in the win. Matt Duchene scored twice and Jake Oettinger made … Read more
The Dallas Stars take on the Los Angeles Kings at Crypto.com Arena tonight. Here are the projected/expected lineups sourced from NHL.com staff writers, independent correspondents, and others. STARS (34-18-1) at KINGS (28-17-6) 10:30 p.m. ET; FDSNW, VICTORY+, SNP, SNO, SNE Stars projected lineup Jason Robertson — Roope Hintz — Logan StankovenMason Marchment — Matt Duchene — Mikael GranlundJamie … Read more
The San Jose Sharks welcomed the Vancouver Canucks to SAP Center on Thursday having lost their last two games, most recently to the Montreal Canadiens on Feb. 4. The Canucks, meanwhile, were coming off a very solid effort against the Colorado Avalanche where Thatcher Demko got his first shutout in a 3-0 win. While the … Read more
In a game that saw two of the league’s best players named Connor, it was a two-point performance from Leon Draisaitl and a Zach Hyman goal in overtime that gave the Edmonton Oilers a 4-3 win over the Chicago Blackhawks. Game Recap The first period saw no offense, but Oilers’ forward Viktor Arvidsson opened the … Read more
With the 2025 Trade Deadline approaching, the Tampa Bay Lightning are shaping up to be buyers again. They have been one of the busiest teams at the trade deadline over the past few seasons, for example trading for Blake Coleman and Barclay Goodrow during their Stanley Cup runs. However, the Lightning have recently moved away from pure rentals as well … Read more
Some things have simply not gone right for the Toronto Maple Leafs this season, despite the overall success. Significant injuries to Auston Matthews and Anthony Stolarz, a myriad of minor injuries to other significant pieces (John Tavares, Matthew Knies, Jake McCabe to name a few), an expected lack of scoring from the bottom-six, and a … Read more