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The Washington Capitals‘ leadership committee for the 2026-27 season was finalized on Thursday, a day before the team hits the road for its season-opening game against the Carolina Hurricanes. Alex Ovechkin will serve as the Capitals’ captain for an 18th season, making him the third-longest-tenured captain in NHL history, behind only Sidney Crosby and Steve
New Sacramento Kings forward Ben Simmons stuck up for teammate Zach LaVine on Thursday after a hot mic picked up several media members talking about various members of the Kings during the team's media day while rating their level of physical attractiveness and, in the case of LaVine, their personalities.
The post Larkin Will Miss First Two Games appeared first on Detroit Hockey Now . Injured Dylan Larkin has been ruled out for the first two games of the Detroit Red Wings season. “He’s working […] The post Larkin Will Miss First Two Games appeared first on Detroit Hockey Now .
The Vancouver Canucks (1-0) play their first home game of the new National Hockey League season tonight, hosting the Edmonton Oilers (0-0-1) at Rogers Arena. The game begins at 7 pm PT. It’s a rematch of Tuesday’s thrilling 6-5 Canucks victory in Edmonton. What we saw #Canucks this morning DeBrusk-EP40-Lekkerimäki Öhgren-Rossi-BoeserO’Connor-Sasson-KarlssonBains-Cotter-Gallagher Buium-HronekOleksiak-WillanderDPetey-Schenn — Jeff Paterson (@patersonjeff)…
After an unpleasant start to their season, the Hawks continues their season-opening trek out west against a team that will play its initial game of the 2026-27 season on Thursday night: the Utah Mammoth. Utah is a club on its ascension, continuing in that direction with a postseason berth last season that ended with a six-game defeat to the eventual conference champion Golden Knights in the first round. Going back to the 2021-22 season, this Utah/Arizona franchise had just 57 points but h...
Buddy Hield and the Lakers have been connected in trade rumors so many times that you almost expect him to eventually wind up there by accident. Well, it appears, they had another chance. Specifically, L.A. had an opportunity to acquire Hield in a consolidation trade this offseason but elected not to pursue the deal, according […] The post Lakers reportedly had chance to trade for Buddy Hield, passed appeared first on Hoops Wire .
Now that the Montreal Canadiens have played just 60 of the scheduled 5,040+ minutes this season, it’s the perfect time […]
Hurricanes fans had a couple of bigger news items drop on Thursday, and neither had to do with practice before they meet the Washington Capitals on Friday. First up, the third goalie situation is no longer a situation. As suspected, Carolina was looking to avoid a team trying to snap up Cayden Primeau off waivers […]
Still without a contract for this season, Detroit Red Wings RFA defenseman Simon Edvinsson has headed back to Sweden to train.
Still without a contract for this season, Detroit Red Wings RFA defenseman Simon Edvinsson has headed back to Sweden to train.
Detroit Lions quarterback gave the New York Jets and head coach Aaron Glenn the best possible compliment following their Week 3 victory.
Despite reportedly having interest in Kirill Marchenko and Matthews Knies, Montreal wasn’t able to acquire either player.
We are back with your Week 4 episode of, “Before the Roar,” where myself and my good friend Meko Scott break down the Detroit Lions’ upcoming matchup against the Carolina Panthers. After a close win in Week 3 over the New York Jets at home, Detroit is back on the road in a primetime slot […]
The long wait is finally over. San Jose Sharks hockey is back—and with it comes their most anticipated season in a while. The expectation is no longer to simply be competitive, catch teams by surprise, or play spoiler; it’s to return to the postseason and be a constant threat all year long. On Thursday, Oct. […] The post What Should San Jose Sharks Fans Look for in Season Opener? appeared first on The Lead .
NHL commissioner Gary Bettman shared his thoughts on Thursday about the state of trade clauses in player contracts and how they have evolved over time.
There was a certain irony to Rick Tocchet’s comments after the Flyers’ final preseason game on Saturday. The Flyers had […]
After Dylan Harper and Stephon Castle set the stage for potential San Antonio Spurs lineup drama in the new season, […]
Save for the league’s most consistent superstars, every NFL player goes through ebbs and flows each season. Sometimes, the ebbs come within the first few weeks of the year. That can lead to overreactions about the player, as, for a brief time, their cold streak represents the entirety of their season. During that time, it ... Read More FOR MORE AT JETS X-FACTOR, VISIT 3 NY Jets players due to see their production trend up | Jets X-Factor
Complacency (noun): a calm sense of well-being and security: the quality or state of being satisfied. That was one of the buzzwords used time and time again by the Philadelphia Flyers in the offseason and training camp. From the top down, general manager Danny Briere and head coach Rick Tocchet were worried about the players showing some complacency after last season — or rather weren’t worried, given how hungry this team is. But if there was one word to describe the team’s effort in...
Plenty of noise has surrounded Washington Capitals goaltender Charlie Lindgren heading into the 2026-27 season, especially after the team lost fellow goalie Clay Stevenson on waivers earlier this week. Lindgren struggled to find consistent play in net last season, going just 9-8-3 with a 3.52 goals-against average and an .879 save percentage. His struggles raised
Let’s begin with a public service announcement: this article contains math. Don’t worry, though; it should be easy enough. No reason to be scared. Earlier this week, all NHL teams had to submit their Opening Night rosters to the league office. Essentially, clubs had to prove that they were compliant with the agreed-upon salary cap […]
The ice is ready for the New Jersey Devils‘ first game of the 2026-27 season. They host the Philadelphia Flyers tonight in their home opener. The Devils played their last…
The Louis Crevier extension is done: the Sabres gave the 6-foot-8 defenseman a four-year, $16 million deal Thursday that runs through the 2030-31 season.
PHOENIX – The possibility of the Arizona Coyotes returning to the NHL just became considerably more personal. According to TSN hockey insider Darren Dreger, Shane Doan could be heavily involved with one of the two groups interested in bringing the Coyotes back to Arizona. Shane Doan could be involved with the return of the Arizona […]
Larkin had been dealing with the injury throughout training camp and missed all of the preseason.
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