The Stanley Cup playoffs kicked off on Saturday with three games. For predictions on each series and for the Stanley Cup Final, check out our writers’ picks here. Carolina 2, Ottawa 0 (Hurricanes lead series 1-0) Frederik Andersen was perhaps a surprise starter for Game 1, but he turned out to be the right choice [...]
The puck is about to drop on the Stanley Cup Playoffs! As is the case every season, the panel is weighing in with predictions for each of the eight playoff series, the Stanley Cup finalists and winner, and Conn Smythe Trophy winner. The panel will return for more predictions at the start of every round. [...]
The Canucks announced on Friday that they have let go of GM Patrik Allvin. After finishing with the league’s worst record and 14 points below the league’s second-worst team after starting the season with playoff hopes, the Canucks simply cannot run it back with the same crew next season. I would think that a new [...]
The last Saturday of the regular season was just completed. As well, the playoff picture has become much clearer with several more teams clinching. Let’s break it all down. Brandon Hagel returned to the Lightning lineup on Saturday, scoring his career-high 36th goal of season in a 2-1 win over Boston. Darren Raddysh missed this [...]
First off, there were no NHL games to report on Friday. That means we’ll dive right into the weekend. This weekend represents the final weekend of the regular season. Maybe it’s not relevant if your fantasy league has called it a season and declared a winner, but we still serve those out there who are [...]
With just four games remaining in the regular season, the New York Islanders have replaced head coach Patrick Roy with Peter DeBoer. The hiring reportedly includes term, so DeBoer is expected to serve as head coach beyond this season. https://twitter.com/NYIslanders/status/2040830030545072464 This is the second surprise coaching announcement in the past week, with John Tortorella taking [...]
Gabe Perreault achieved his first career hat trick in the Rangers’ 4-1 win over Detroit. Perreault also finished with a plus-2 and six shots, scoring one of his goals on the power play. Although he had recently made sense as a potential waiver-wire add due to icetime and power-play time, Perreault had gone without a [...]
When I started typing this on Thursday night, I was going to write about how the debut of Porter Martone and the return of Tyson Foerster have made the Flyers suddenly look like an intriguing fantasy team. However, despite the Flyers winning 4-1 over the Islanders on Friday night, both Martone and Foerster were held [...]
With just eight games remaining in the NHL regular season, the Vegas Golden Knights have fired head coach Bruce Cassidy and replaced him with John Tortorella. https://twitter.com/GoldenKnights/status/2038356209917723092 Cassidy was behind the bench for the Golden Knights’ Stanley Cup win in 2023. However, Vegas is very much a “what have you done for me lately” organization. [...]
Brayden Schenn had his most impactful game as an Islander on Saturday, filling the statsheet in multiple categories as he has been known for throughout his career. In the Isles’ 5-2 win over Florida, Schenn finished with a goal, two assists, five shots, two hits, and three blocked shots. Schenn entered this game with a [...]
