Welcome back to NHL Predictions. Each day, our writers here at Last Word On Hockey look at the games and give in-depth analysis. Our team breaks down the key matchups, storylines, and stats, then makes predictions based on how they might play out. Our featured game of this edition is the Carolina Hurricanes visiting the Montreal Canadiens …
The Athletic’s Chris Johnston released his first trade board of the offseason, and two members of the Toronto Maple Leafs appeared on his list. Morgan Rielly was slotted fifth on the list, while Matthew Knies placed 12th, with the rankings determined by the piece’s market impact and the buzz surrounding it. Both players being included…
The Boston Bruins, for the first time in a while, have a lot of good trade assets to use in the offseason to make substantial roster improvements.But will general manager Don Sweeney be able to use his improved prospect pool and
Carolina looks to punch its ticket to the Stanley Cup Final for the first time in two decades as they aim to eliminate the struggling Canadiens in Raleigh.
Steve Yzerman could double down on family ties at the NHL Draft, targeting rising USNTDP standout Victor Plante to join his brother Max in Detroit’s deep prospect pool.
The Russian Ice Hockey Federation successfully appealed the IIHF Council's decision not to reintegrate Russian teams into competition in 2026-27. The council must re-analyze the situation before reaching a new decision.
Former Edmonton Oilers coach Jay Woodcroft is not interviewing for the Toronto Maple Leafs’ head coaching position, Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman reported on Friday’s 32 Thoughts Podcast.
There are a few outdoor gatherings planned for tonight’s game… but I’m pretty sure they’ll be a bust. 1. I think the Canadiens are running on empty and are ready to get beaten. 2. The rain will ruin what little fun we might have had outdoors. This tweet from Sébastien Benoit perfectly sums up my […] The post Patrik Laine? Come on… appeared first on Dose.ca.
Welcome to Oilersnation’s annual player review series, where we dive into the Edmonton Oilers season player by player. We’ll look back at the season that was, what kind of impact each player had, and what we could see from them next season. You can read about the analytics behind my analysis here. In the wake of a busy…
Carolina is within a win of reaching its first Stanley Cup Final in two decades entering Game 5 at home against the Montreal Canadiens in the Eastern Conference Final.
Former NHL winger Dominik Kahun agreed on a mutual contract termination with his former club HC Lausanne of the Swiss National League, ending what was originally a three-year deal with the team. As a free agent, Kahun has elected to return to his native Germany and sign with EHC Red Bull Munich, according to an […]
Jay McKee Named Hamilton Hammers Head Coach The Islanders announced that Jay McKee has been named Head Coach of the Hamilton Hammers, the Islanders' new AHL affiliate
"Linköping Hockey Club är glada att välkomna Carolina Koskinen som ny fysioterapeut för herrlaget. Hon är legitimerad fysioterapeut sedan 2018 och har de senaste sex åren arbetat i Mora IK."
Presumably, if he waives his no-movement clause, Morgan Rielly would like to join an established contender or a team clearly on the rise. Ryan Dixon takes a look at the candidates to be the Maple Leafs defenceman’s next team.
This is your daily thread to talk about the latest hockey news. BLACKHAWKS What I’m hearing about the Blackhawks: Trading draft picks, expiring contract rights (Athletic) Blackhawks mailbag: Will Kantserov by the biggest offseason move? (Athletic
The Montreal Canadiens are facing elimination as the Carolina Hurricanes hold a commanding series lead in the Eastern Conference Final. We break down what Montreal needs to do to keep their season alive, whether there’s a path back into the series, and if the Hurricanes are simply proving to be too much for the young Canadiens. We also dive into another edition of Fill in the Blank, including which NHL team should be most aggressive in pursuing Mason McTavish if the Anaheim Ducks are willing to
As the Vancouver Canucks navigate their first offseason of their newly established rebuild, there are a variety of things to consider in the Canucks' offseason plans. Drafting will be on centre stage, but an important aspect of any rebuild is grit and veteran leadership. Being tougher to play against will be beneficial not only for …
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The 18-year-old center is dominating World Hockey Championship play, propelling Norway to historic heights while proving his 64th-overall draft status was far more than a long-term project.
The electric atmosphere inside the Bell Centre prior to the start of Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Final (ECF) provided a connection between this year’s Montreal Canadiens roster and the Cinderella…
There’s a certain kind of déjà vu that follows the Toronto Maple Leafs around like a shadow. It’s not just the playoff exits or the yearly hope that somehow this…
As of now, there are three teams looking for new head coaches for next season. One more status TBD, and there are a bunch with a year left on their contracts.
The IIHF announced Friday that it has reversed its previous decision to ban Russian national and club teams from all 2026-27 events and will now instead determine the nation’s eligibility for future IIHF events on an event-by-event basis.
We have reached the start of NHL Combine week. With that, the NHL Draft is less than a month away. Teams are in the midst of actively putting their plans…
But is that sustainable for a seven-game series? Sure, it gives them an advantage but they must play a complete game to win the Western Conference Final and advance to the Calder Cup Final.
On this edition of 32 Thoughts, Kyle Bukauskas and Elliotte Friedman unpack the surgical play of the Carolina Hurricanes as they push the Montreal Canadiens to the brink of elimination. They also pay tribute to Claude Lemieux following his sudden passing. ---------------------------------------------- 0:00 - Show start - Paying tribute to Claude Lemieux 4:40 - The guys unpack the surgical play of the Carolina Hurricanes as they push the Montreal Canadiens to the brink of elimination 25:00 -
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The St. Louis Blues‘ season ended on April 16. However, for their American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Springfield Thunderbirds, their season was nowhere close to ending. The Thunderbirds qualified…
The Detroit Red Wings and Colorado Avalanche rivalry of the 1990s created an entire generation of hockey fans. It was intense, emotional, physical, and unforgettable. And at the center of that storm was Claude Lemieux. For many Red Wings fans, Lemieux was the villain. The player you loved to hate. But as the years passed, something interesting happened. The respect grew. Today, I want to talk candidly about the rivalry that helped shape Detroit into a four-time Stanley Cup champion, about the im
Colorado Avalanche 2023 first-round pick Mikhail Gulyayev has signed a two-year, two-way contract extension with the KHL’s Avangard Omsk, according to the league’s official transactions wire. Gulyayev’s KHL contract was set to expire this summer. This extension confirms that the defenseman will remain in Russia through the 2027-28 season, meaning the earliest he could officially […]
The Carolina Hurricanes return home on Friday night with a chance to wrap up the Eastern Conference Finals against the Montreal Canadiens. They currently sit with a 3-1 advantage after their dominating, 4-0 victory over the Habs on Wednesday night. The Canes have accumulated an amazing 11-1 record this postseason, which puts them in rare […]
With how poorly this season went for the New York Rangers, this offseason is going to be a big indicator of where this team wants to go in the future.…
The Ruck Twins, Liam and Markus of the Medicine Hat Tigers, have been making headlines in the hockey world lately, with their equally impressive skill and the fact that they have rarely (if ever) played on a different team in their entire hockey careers. Will this change after the 2026 NHL Draft? What do the…
It’s speculation season in the NHL. The Stanley Cup Final will likely get underway next week, which means the hockey season is almost done, and rumours, free agency, trades, and…
Sechs Jahre nach seinem Rücktritt ist die Begeisterung um Jonas Hiller ungebrochen. Doch während der ehemalige NHL-Star in der Fanzone fleissig Autogramme schreibt, richtet er seinen Blick scharf auf die Entwicklung des Schweizer Eishockeys. Im Interview analysiert die Goalie-Legende, warum das Halbfinale für die Nati mittlerweile Pflicht ist, was er über seine langjährigen Weggefährten im Tor denkt und weshalb er sich um den Schweizer Nachwuchs in der NHL sorgt.
The Canadiens will need to overcome a 3-1 series deficit to advance to the Stanley Cup Final – a feat only one team in NHL history has done to date – but franchise history may provide inspiration. Montreal’s three series … Continue reading → The post
NHL veteran Jay McKee takes the reins for the franchise’s inaugural AHL season, bringing 802 games of experience to lead the Hammers following a successful tenure in Hamilton.
The future Hall of Famer proved he still possesses elite offensive instincts, but Detroit must weigh his veteran leadership against durability concerns and a shifting roster youth movement.
Chicago Blackhawks forward prospect Jack Pridham has a big decision to make before July 1, just one day after the Memorial Cup Championship. The post Report: Blackhawks in Jeopardy of Losing Forward Prospect’s Rights appeared first on Chicago Hockey Now.
Wien. (PM ÖEHV) Die Tinte ist trocken! Gregor Biber, der eben noch mit dem Nationalteam bei der WM in Zürich (SUI) aufgeigte, erhält vom NHL-Team Utah Mammoth, das ihn 2024 an 98. Stelle draftete, einen Dreijahres-Einstiegsvertrag. Laut Clubangaben soll der 19-Jährige zunächst beim Farmteam Tucson Roadrunners in der AHL spielen. „Es ist natürlich ein unglaubliches […] Der Beitrag
The New York Islanders announced that they have hired Jay McKee to serve as head coach of their newly-relocated AHL affiliate, the Hamilton Hammers. The organization’s previous AHL head coach, Rocky Thompson, was promoted to the position of assistant coach on Peter DeBoer’s NHL staff, creating the vacancy filled by this hire. McKee is no […]
The Minnesota Wild have to watch from the sidelines as the Stanley Cup gets closer to being awarded. The Vegas Golden Knights have punched their ticket as they swept the…
Pavel Dorofeyev’s scoring breakout has sparked league-wide interest, positioning the lethal finisher as a prime target for a Winnipeg side desperate to bolster its top-six scoring punch.
Our colleagues at FlamesNation.com have explored the idea of the Calgary Flames moving up in next month’s NHL Draft. They have detailed a report suggesting Calgary has expressed a desire to boost its draft position, and they have also examined the cost of such a move. As it stands at the moment, the Flames…
It’s been a busy year for CHL president Dan MacKenzie, who’s had to manage the ramifications of the NCAA rule change all while dealing with the usual challenges of a season. Mike Koreen talks with MacKenzie about the year that was and what comes next.
Iso pomo ilmoitti, että NHL:n tehokkain puolustaja on ulkona. Jesse Puljujärvi päivitteli tilannetta. Leijonia vastaan asettuva Kanada koki ison menetyksen MM-puolivälieräottelussa USA:ta vastaan, kun supertähtipuolustaja Evan Bouchard taklattiin tajuttomaksi tai ainakin tajuttomuuden rajamaille. NHL:ssä bruttona 10,5 miljoonaa dollaria kaudessa tienaava Bouchard jäi USA:n Ryan Lindgrenin taklauksen alle.
The Toronto Maple Leafs have a few decisions to make in the next month, but none are more important than who the club decides to select with the first overall selection. Gavin McKenna and Ivar Stenberg have long been the favourites to be selected first overall, with many people within the industry holding differing opinions…
On Get Up, Mike Greenberg reports on four-time Stanley Cup champion Claude Lemieux has died, age 60. ✔️ Subscribe to ESPN Unlimited: https://plus.espn.com/ #ESPN #NHL
In today’s NHL rumors rundown, several teams near the top of the draft board are surprisingly open to moving their prized picks. Will a blockbuster trade go down, or will…
Back in August we used this article posted on June 30th, 2022 to identify a few potential breakout candidates for 2025-26. The summary is that there tends to be a game count by which players start to break out. In this case, “breakout” is defined as a 25 percent year-over-year increase. What they found is [...]
Martin Fehervary might be the least understood player on the Capitals roster. By the Numbers 5 Goals 22 Assists 81 Games played 19 Minutes per game On-ice percentages 47% Shot attempts 49% Expected goals 53% Actual goals Isolated Impact by HockeyViz About this visualization: This image by Micah Blake McCurdy of hockeyviz.com shows how the
We are fully in speculation season in the NHL. It’s too early for any significant moves to actually happen, and outside of a few players re-signing with their current clubs, we probably won’t see any real significant moves until after the Stanley Cup final concludes. So, for now, all we have are bits and pieces…
For years, Morgan Rielly has been synonymous with the Toronto Maple Leafs. Sometimes that’s been good. Other times, not so much. Over the past few seasons, as the team has…
That's Wild The Minnesota Wild have several players heading into unrestricted free agency this summer. Michael McCarron, Vladimir Tarasenko, Mats Zuccarello, and Marcus Johansson are just some of the names that could just walk away from the team. But who will they be bringing back? Zuccarell...
There were no Stanley Cup Playoff games last night, but the Boston Bruins were still involved in news yesterday. The […] The post Daily Bean: Bruins Trade Talk, World Championships, RIP Claude Lemieux appeared first on Boston Hockey Now.
Emma Nuutinen is coming to the PWHL, and it won't be through the draft. Already a PWHL free agent, the Finnish Olympian could be a veteran steal and impactful player for PWHL teams looking to build back following another round of expansion.
When the Vegas Golden Knights acquired Mitch Marner, the expectation was simple: add another elite offensive weapon to an already stacked roster. What unfolded throughout the regular season and into…
Tragedy struck the hockey world, including the Colorado Avalanche family, on Thursday. Also, the Avalanche’s end-of-season presser has not yet […] The post Deen’s Daily: Tragedy Strikes Hockey World; Avalanche’s End-of-Season Presser TBA; Carolina Can Advance Tonight appeared first on
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