#Jan Rutta

A new name makes it into the Who's Hot list as winger Travis Konecny leads the way for the suddenly resurgent Philadelphia Flyers. Familiar faces Alexander Ovechkin and Erik Gustafsson of the Washington Capitals and Linus Ullmark of the Boston Bruins join him. Ullmark continues his pursuit for the goaltending triple crown as the Bruins remain the…

A promising start is turning into a dominating season as the Boston Bruins continue to lead the NHL in points. Defenseman Hampus Lindholm and goalie Linus Ullmark are two major reasons for the success and they are both included in this week's " Who's Hot " list. The forwards listed are led by Washington's Alexander Ovechkin, who was recently moved…

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…

The Pittsburgh Penguins (4-5-2) have tied their worst winless streak of the Mike Sullivan era, and one of the worst since Sidney Crosby was a rookie. The Penguins winless streak is six games (0-5-1), including three blown multi-goal leads. At practice on Friday, Sullivan attempted to lighten the mood with some fun drills, but the Penguins must win…

The 2022 Stanley Cup Final will continue on Sunday with Game 6 in Tampa Bay after the Lightning were able to force the series back to Amalie Arena with a 3-2 win on Friday. Ondrej Palat, Nikita Kucherov and Jan Rutta all scored for the two-time defending Stanley Cup champions in the Game 5 win and now the Lightning will look to pull off their third…

The over/under total for this contest is 6.5 goals. Both Jacob Markstrom and Andrei Vasilevskiy are widely regarded as two of the top goalies in the league and good bets in the Vezina Trophy odds, but at this point they both have save percentages under.900. On top of that, they are both allowing three or more goals per game, so it's not the start…

The Toronto Maple Leafs and the Pittsburgh Penguins prepare to face off while being on opposite ends of the Eastern Conference. While Pittsburgh have only won two of its previous ten games and have a 6-6-3 record, the Maple Leafs have an 8-5-3 record. The next game will be important for both clubs as they are both trying to advance in their…

The Pittsburgh Penguins fell into a disastrous seven-game losing streak not long ago but have snapped out of it with back-to-back wins over the Washington Capitals and Toronto Maple Leafs (by a combined score of 8-3). Now they get a Montreal Canadiens squad that was on a three-game losing streak of their own before they changed their momentum with…

The Tampa Bay Lightning and the New York Rangers face off in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals at Madison Square Garden. It's time to continue our NHL odds coverage with a Lightning-Rangers Game 5 prediction and pick. The Lightning defeated the Rangers 4-1 in Game 4 on Tuesday to even the series at two apiece. It has now turned into a…

The Penguins have been on thin ice lately, and in brutal form against a Leafs team that's been limiting shots of late, Pittsburgh might not be able to overcome its own blue-line injuries. Find out why with our NHL picks. Fresh off snapping a seven-game losing skid, the Pittsburgh Penguins roll into Toronto Friday night to take on the Maple Leafs,…

No longer the owner of a seven-game winless streak, the Pittsburgh Penguins will look to make it two straight wins Friday when they travel to face the Toronto Maple Leafs. Despite being down to just three healthy defensemen in the third period, the Penguins were able to hold on against the Washington Capitals Wednesday to earn their first win since…

Fresh off snapping a seven-game losing skid, the Pittsburgh Penguins roll into Toronto Friday night to take on the Maple Leafs, as both clubs will be playing the first game of a back-to-back. The Leafs are dealing with issues in net, while the Penguins have some serious injury concerns on the blue line - but that doesn't mean we're going to see a…

imago images/Icon SMI, Gerry Angus/Icon Sportswire Toronto Maple Leafs looking to bounce back to winning ways after a recent defeat Pittsburgh Penguins recorded a victory in their previous game, but that was only the third win in ten games If you're looking for the latest Penguins vs Maple Leafs predictions and odds, then look no further than Vegas…

SUNRISE - The Florida Panthers are going to play their final home game of what has been an extremely successful season on Sunday night. The Panthers, as you all know by now, have already clinched the Atlantic Division title and first place in the Eastern Conference. Sunday, the Tampa Bay Lightning come to town. Last year, the Lightning ended its…

Columbus Blue Jackets at Tampa Bay Lightning: GAME #80 Time: 7:00 pm Eastern Time Location: Amalie Arena Broadcast/Streaming: BSSUN, BSOH, ESPN+ Opponent SBNation Site: The Cannon While trap games, where teams overlook opponents for more compelling match-ups in the near future, are a common thing in sports, I'm not sure trap weeks are a thing. If…

Last season the Colorado Avalanche rolled into the Stanley Cup Finals by sweeping the Nashville Predators, beating the St. Louis Blues in six games, and then sweeping the Edmonton Oilers. Colorado defeated the two-time defending champion Tampa Bay Lightning in six games to capture their third Stanley Cup in franchise history. The Avalanche entered…

The NHL has served up a 13-game slate on Thursday night, and there are a few betting opportunities worth exploring, starting with a pesky underdog on the road in Minnesota. We've got two moneyline bets and a player prop tonight - let's take a look at the slate: The Kraken may be flying under the radar a bit for a couple of reasons. For one, they…

The first month of the 2022-23 NHL Season is in the books, and one of the early trends is that underdogs are starting to bark again. The last two seasons have been especially hard on underdogs - favorites won 64.8% of games in 2021-22 (the best mark in the Action Network database) and 62.3% in 2020-21 (second-best) - but there are signs that things…

Both the Tampa Bay Lightning and Columbus Blue Jackets got the 2022-23 NHL regular season off to a losing start. Columbus fell 4-1 on the road to the Carolina Hurricanes. Also on the road, Tampa Bay was dropped 3-1 by the New York Rangers. The Lightning are also favored to spoil the Blue Jackets' home opener. Tampa Bay is set as a -178 road…

The Atlantic Division always figures to be one of the toughest in the NHL, and that will be the case going into the 2022-23 season. The Florida Panthers and the Toronto Maple Leafs enter the season as the top two favorites to win the division, according to DraftKings Sportsbook, with the Tampa Bay Lightning just behind them. But the Detroit Red…

And it begins. The Pittsburgh Penguins' attempt to reclaim the Stanley Cup begins with Game 1 of the 82-game 2022-23 NHL season. Many COVID restrictions have eased, and for the first time since 2019, the season should be uninterrupted and as close to "normal" as the world will allow. The Penguins host the Arizona Coyotes Thursday at PPG Paints…

by Ben Pessah-Berlin - 10/6/2022 It seems like the narrative is always the same with the Pittsburgh Penguins. Each year they are supposed to fall out of the playoffs and get worse, yet every year they seem to find a way to get in the playoffs. The culture in Pittsburgh is incredible. This is still Sidney Crosby's team, and he has continuously…

Where to watch NHL opening night's Tampa Bay Lightning v. New York Rangers matchup. Tuesday, Oct. 11 marks the day all NHL fans have been anxiously waiting for, opening night is finally here and FanSided has all of the info you'll need to know to follow the first game of the evening that will see the New York Rangers take on the Tampa Bay…

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…

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…

Odds as of Tuesday morning The Pittsburgh Penguins made a splash last night by trading Alex Galchenyuk, a first-round pick and a prospect to the Minnesota Wild for top-six winger Jason Zucker. Zucker makes the Penguins, already an elite team, even better. He will likely slot in right next to Sidney Crosby on Pittsburgh's top line, the coziest spot…

The Lightning came into the 2021-22 season with sky high expectations thanks to two straight Stanley Cups. There was some concern of a step back because they lost all three pieces of their coveted third line of Blake Coleman, Yanni Gourde, and Barclay Goodrow, but many still expected the Lightning to be competitive. And that they were in the…

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…