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Predicting the season. What are they saying? What do we think?

The uncertainty factor is at an all-time high this season. With 62 new head coaches, a record number of players transferring, international players becoming a more significant factor, and there’s still the incoming high school players – some of whom will make a difference, predicting the season ahead is impossible. But we do it anyway. […]

From Backing The Pack | 3 months ago | 2 reads

Craig Berube on Max Domi’s much-needed two-goal game vs. Calgary: “When he’s an engaged player, he’s a good player”

Craig Berube addressed the media after his team’s 4-3 win over the Calgary Flames, which improved the Maple Leafs’ record to 5-4-1. On the team’s performance: I liked our game pretty much, overall. There were a lot of good things. There were mistakes, but I liked our bounce back. We were behind a couple of […] The post Craig Berube on Max Domi’s much-needed two-goal game vs. Calgary: “When he’s an engaged player, he’s a good player” appeared first on Maple Leafs Hotstove .

From Maple Leafs Hotstove | 3 months ago | 1 read

Maple Leafs vs. Blue Jackets: How to Watch, Odds, Picks & Predictions

Wednesday’s NHL lineup features a likely tight outing between the Toronto Maple Leafs (5-4-1) and the Columbus Blue Jackets (4-4) at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio. The Maple Leafs are -114 on the moneyline to win against the Blue Jackets (-106) in the game, which starts at 7:30 p.m. ET on NHL Network. You can see the Blue Jackets-Maple Leafs matchup on NHL Network. Maple Leafs vs. Blue Jackets Game Info & Odds When: Wednesday, October 29, 2025 at 7:30 p.m. ET TV Channel: NHL Net...

From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession | 3 months ago | 3 reads

Bruins 5 (EN), Islanders 2: 40 minutes short

The Islanders came up empty against a struggling Bruins team, wasting a good first period and countless power play opportunities to end up losing convincingly, 5-2 in Boston. The story could look like it came down to special teams, with the Isles going 0-for-5 on the power play while giving up two Bruins power play […]

From Lighthouse Hockey | 3 months ago | 3 reads

Takeaways: Flyers play a strange, feisty game in shootout win over Penguins

On the second game of a five-game homestand, the Flyers beat the Penguins by a score of 3-2 in the shootout. For the first time in quite some time, the Flyers and Penguins matchup had some juice to it, with one of the messier overtime periods in recent memory.  The basics First period: 10:19 – Justin Brazeau (Anthony Mantha, Matt Dumba), 17:25 – Bobby Brink (Noah Cates, Trevor Zegras) (PPG)  Second period: 2:46 – Travis Konecny (Sean Couturier, Brink)  Third period: 11:57 – Sidn...

From Broad Street Hockey | 3 months ago | 2 reads

Minnesota Vikings Odds: Vikings Big Underdogs Heading Into Detroit

As they prepare for their Week 9 meeting on Sunday afternoon, the Minnesota Vikings and the Detroit Lions are heading in opposite directions, and that is reflected in the early betting odds for this one. The Vikings are an 8.5-point underdog heading into this weekend’s matchup at Ford Field, with the over/under currently sitting at […]

From Daily Norseman | 3 months ago | 2 reads

Will Chandler Stephenson Score a Goal vs. the Montreal Canadiens on October 28?

When the Seattle Kraken meet the Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday (at 10:30 PM ET), is Chandler Stephenson going to score? We have stats and info to help you make the best wager below. Chandler Stephenson Anytime Goal Odds vs. the Canadiens Anytime Goal Odds: +425 (Bet $10 to win $42.50 if he scores a goal) Stephenson Goals Betting Stats In each contest Stephenson has played with a set points prop (out of one opportunity), he’s gone under the prop total. Stephenson has recorded a po...

From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession | 3 months ago | 0 reads

Penguins/Flyers: Pens lose a wild and woolly shootout

Pregame Owen Pickering makes his season debut and Arturs Silovs is in net for the Penguins on the back-half of their back-to-back. First period The Flyers start out marginally better, but it’s the Penguins who find the first goal. Justin Brazeau dips a shoulder and puts a power move to the net, the right shot […]

From PensBurgh | 3 months ago | 1 read

Oilersnation Radio: Oilers lose back-to-back games, still can’t score, and Knoblauch’s line blender

It’s Tuesday afternoon, and there’s a fresh episode of Oilersnation Radio set, which means the boys were back in the studio to recap the week that was. On today’s episode, the guys discussed the Oilers’ back-to-back losses, Connor McDavid’s scoring woes, goaltending, and much more. We kicked off the Friday episode of ONR with a…

From In the Pressbox | 3 months ago | 2 reads

Canadiens @ Kraken: Game thread, lines, and how to watch

Game 11: Montreal Canadiens @ Seattle Kraken Start time:  **10:30 PM EDT / 7:30 PM PDT** In the Canadiens region:  TSN2 (English), RDS (French) In the Kraken region: Kraken Hockey Network, KONG Streaming: ESPN+, TSN+ Less than a month into the 2025-26 schedule, the Canadiens will wrap up their first season series when they visit the Seattle Kraken. Montreal earned a 5-4 overtime win when the teams met at the Bell Centre on October 14, and two weeks later they will be going for the sw...

From Eyes On The Prize | 3 months ago | 3 reads

We (Already) Need to Talk About Nick Lardis

Folks, I think we’re getting to the time that we need to have a conversation about Blackhawks prospect Nick Lardis . Lardis was mentioned by Steven Ellis at Daily Faceoff as one of the five AHL prospects who are tearing it up to start the year on Tuesday. And with good reason: the start of his professional career has been as good — better? — than we could have hoped. The IceHogs had a late-morning start on Tuesday and it went quite well against the Wolves in Rosemont. Lardis scored t...

From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession | 3 months ago | 3 reads

Kings at Sharks game 10: Lines, game thread and how to watch

The Frozen Frenzy is back and the San Jose Sharks and Los Angeles Kings are the final game of the lineup. With Macklin Celebrini, Will Smith, Michael Misa and Sam Dickinson playing headliners for tonight’s game, the NHL is looking to highlight some of the league’s younger stars. During the visit to New York this past week, Misa and Dickinson took a trip to the NHL’s headquarters. LIVE from New York! 🎥 Michael Misa and Sam Dickinson visited @NHL HQ while in town last week. pic.twitter.com/...

From Fear The Fin | 3 months ago | 2 reads

Travis Konecny scores his 200th goal as a Flyer

Travis Konency scored his second goal of the season tonight against the Penguins, and it was a milestone goal as it was the 200th of his career as a Flyer. Konecny, who became the seventeenth Flyer to hit that achievement, scored the tally early in the second on a nice shot that beat Penguins goalie Arturs Silovs clean and low on the stick side. Sean Couturier and Bobby Brink had the assists. Konecny nearly potted his 200th minutes earlier on a shorthanded attempt but Silovs just got enough of...

From Broad Street Hockey | 3 months ago | 2 reads

Breaking: Thomas Harley Signs Huge Extension With Dallas Stars

With all the extension talk around the NHL focusing on other big names, like Adrian Kempe, Alex Tuch and Martin Necas, one name that's perhaps flown under the radar is Dallas Stars elite blueliner Thomas Harley. He has now signed an eight-year deal worth $84.7 million ($10.59 million AAV). Now in his 5th NHL season, Harley logs well over 23 minutes a night for the Stars, and can be counted on to register in the neighborhood of 50 points while racking up blocked shots and posting tremendous plu...

From NHL Trade Rumors | 3 months ago | 0 reads

Public Skate: Bruins vs. Islanders

Anything will be better than last night right? The Bruins are home to face the Islanders after a blowout loss as the team looks for any sort of life. Today, the Bruins activated Hampus Lindholm from injured reserve and sent Michael Callahan back to Providence. Discuss!

From Stanley Cup of Chowder | 3 months ago | 1 read

Insider Drops Significant Update on Pavel Zacha Trade Rumors

 Boston Bruins center Pavel Zacha's name has been front and... center on the rumor mill in the early stages of the season. That's undoubtedly due to a combination of the Bruins' slow start and the demand massively outweighing the supply on viable centers around the league these days.  But insider Pierre LeBrun , speaking on TSN's Insider Trading, has dropped some significant intel on the chances of a Zacha trade this season (hint: it's slim to none). What I'm being told, in terms of ...

From NHL Trade Rumors | 3 months ago | 3 reads

Flyers vs. Penguins: How to watch, lineups, and gamethread

The Pittsburgh Penguins are coming to town. Gross! Our Philadelphia Flyers will be hosting the other Pennsylvanian NHL team as they try to make their homestand full of wins and embarrass those Pens. Puck drop:  6:00 p.m. How to watch/listen: 📺: ESPN 📻: 97.5 The Fanatic Pregame reading Emil Andrae is back! He most likely won’t be playing tonight but he’s officially on the roster and the reason why is basically head coach Rick Tocchet likes to have a certain number of defensemen...

From Broad Street Hockey | 3 months ago | 3 reads

Marcus Johansson Has Become the Face of the Wild's Depth Issues

In a normal season, you would consider Marcus Johansson a bargain. Playing on a minimum salary contract for $800,000, Johansson has four goals and seven points in his first 10 games. He went from cheap insurance in case former first-round pick Liam Ohgren didn’t leap to become a full-time NHL player...

From Hockey Wilderness | 3 months ago | 3 reads