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Having dispensed with their short-lived losing streak, the Carolina Hurricanes will turn their attention to Saturday's game against the visiting Pittsburgh Penguins. The defense that betrayed them by allowing 19 goals in their four straight losses was the catalyst in a 6-2 victory Thursday over the lowly Columbus Blue Jackets. Brett Pesce scored…

All the latest Montreal Canadiens news, as well as the most recent news from around the NHL. The NHL's Central Scouting Bureau released their mid-term rankings, giving fans a better idea of the type of skilled players that will be available at the 2023 Draft. Spoiler: They'll probably end up with a very talented forward. Several Canadiens veterans…

The Pittsburgh Penguins have made the month of December quite merry for their fanbase as they've used a month full of home games to make up a lot of ground in the standings and pad their place among the playoff teams. Currently, Pittsburgh has 43 points and are eighth in the NHL with a 19-9-5 record. As per usual, the Metropolitan Division is on…

Here's betting the Pittsburgh Penguins navigate a way out of their seven-game losing streak and reach the NHL playoffs for a 17th straight season. Here's admitting I don't see another path besides just playing better. Who the Penguins are and what they do is all but set in stone. They didn't decide to keep the core three only to deal one. Anyway,…

SUNRISE - Just over a week ago, the Florida Panthers walked out of the Prudential Center a humbled bunch. The New Jersey Devils, a team which has made the playoffs once in the past nine seasons, routed the NHL's top team 7-3. Although the Panthers have played three games since that night in Newark, the memory is still fresh. Thursday night, the two…

BRANDON - They have been dressed and ready to go for three years. Skates sharpened, sticks taped, beards grown. They have sweated in the preseason, bled in the regular season and dreamed of the postseason. And yet, when the lights dimmed, the music swelled and the puck dropped for the Stanley Cup finals, the Maple Leafs may as well have had their…

Last season went down in the what-might-have-been department for the New Jersey Devils, with Jack Hughes missing 32 games, Miles Wood only playing in three games and defensemen Dougie Hamilton and Ty Smith also out for extended periods. New Jersey wasn't making the playoffs even with a completely healthy roster, but perhaps the Devils could have…

Welcome to the 2022-23 season preview as brought to you by Betway Sports. We'll be taking a dive into each team's offseason and what their Stanley Cup odds are for next season from the worst odds to the best. All odds are current as of the time of writing. Much like the Boston Bruins who we recently wrote about, the Penguins are another team…

The NHL is back which means it's time to find the right long shot team to hitch your wagon to for 2022-23. Favourites have rolled in recent years, with the Colorado Avalanche and Tampa Bay Lightning combining for each of the last three Stanley Cup championships. That said, there are some options a little further down the board that make for…

The New York Islanders took a step in the right direction on Sunday night as they defeated the Philadelphia Flyers by a score of 2-1 on UBS Arena ice for their first win of the preseason. The offense continued to struggle with just two shots on goal, but the defensive structure was much improved from the previous two preseason games, and that…

Although the Colorado Avalanche are the clear betting favorites to win the Stanley Cup, the 2022-23 NHL season feels wide open. Every division is deeper than it was in 2021-22, and it feels like there could be a couple of Stanley Cup favorites that are at risk of being pushed out of the playoff picture by some emerging teams. Which teams are…

Coaches have not yet publicly shared the image of their puzzle. The Pittsburgh Penguins' corner pieces are in place. We know where Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, Kris Letang, and even Jeff Petry will line up. In the subsequent roster assembly, we'll find out if head coach Mike Sullivan can see the schooner in the 3D picture. The last line is a Kevin…