The Detroit Red Wings are no stranger to hockey fights this season and they’ve already gotten into major scraps this month with the Colorado Avalanche and the Boston Bruins. The Red Wings won their first game in Boston in five years inspired by a mini-brawl that almost incited a fight […]
The University of Massachusetts has produced a few notable professional players since it revived its hockey program in 1993. But until this week, UMass has never been considered the best team in the country. That changed when the College Hockey Online Top 20 poll was released on Monday, which had […]
Seattle fans got an early Christmas present from the NHL on Tuesday when the league, as expected, awarded the city an expansion hockey team. They will be the 32nd organization and were unanimously approved by the NHL’s board of governors at the league’s meeting in Sea Island, Georgia. The company […]
The Buffalo Sabres finished the 2017-18 season with the worst record in the NHL. That only makes their current form all the more remarkable, as the team has now won 10 straight to put themselves at the top of the standings after 25 games this year. Following a 3-2 overtime […]
The Chicago Blackhawks announced that they will be sending forward Nick Schmaltz to the Arizona Coyotes in exchange for forwards Brendan Perlini and Dylan Strome, in a move that should give all three players opportunities to develop in new environments. All three players involved are recent first round picks that […]
Patrik Laine, right winger for the Winnipeg Jets (13-7-2), put on a scoring clinic against the St. Louis Blues (8-11-3) with a dazzling five-goal performance. Laine’s five goals were the most scored in the NHL since 2011, when Johan Franzen from the Detroit Red Wings scored five times. Remarkably, Laine […]
The Edmonton Oilers fired head coach Todd McLellan on Tuesday and replaced him with legendary coach, Ken Hitchcock, who came out of retirement to join the Oilers. After 20 games, the Oilers started the season 9-10-1 and languishing at the bottom of the Pacific Division. The team needed a wake-up […]
Dallas Stars forward Jamie Benn and Columbus Blue Jackets winger Josh Anderson engaged in a classic hockey fight in the first period last night, and the two whaled on each other in a heavyweight bout. The Blue Jackets defeated the Stars 2-1 and beat them twice in the span of […]
It’s not a great time to be a New York City sports fan. The Giants and Jets are at the bottom of the NFL. In the NBA, the Knicks haven’t been to the playoffs since 2013, and the Brooklyn Nets since 2015. The NHL’s Rangers and Islanders didn’t make the […]
In the NFL the saying is beware of the team coming off a bye week, and the Arizona Cardinals proved that adage true yet again. The Kansas City Chiefs won, but got only their second defeat against the spread this season, falling to 8-2 when they couldn’t cover 16.5 points […]
Seven Ottawa Senators players issued an apology on Monday after the publication of a video in which they sharply criticized an assistant coach during an Uber ride ahead of a game with the Phoenix Coyotes last month. In the video, the players share the opinions of assistant coach Martin Raymond, […]
The Montreal Canadiens broke an 83-year-old record by scoring two goals in two seconds in the team’s 6-4 win over the defending Stanley Cup Champions Washington on Thursday. The previous record was three seconds, held by the St. Louis Eagles on March 12, 1935 against the Detroit Red Wings. Frank […]
The NHL has announced that MGM Resorts will be its first official sports betting partner, making it the second major professional sports league in the United States to strike a deal with the gaming operator. The NBA announced a similar deal with MGM in September, making the firm its “official […]
The NHL season is just a little past two weeks and already there are some surprising winners and losers. Teams that were supposed to be close to the cellar in their divisions are battling for first place, while others that were supposed to dominate have not. There have also been […]
Less than two weeks after a family vacation, and two years removed from his last action in the NFL, veteran quarterback Derek Anderson will start for the Buffalo Bills on Sunday against the Indianapolis Colts. The 35-year-old signal caller will be expected to try and prevent the Bills from sliding […]
The NHL season is a week old and tempers are already flaring. The Nashville Predators beat the Winnipeg Jets 3-0, but the physical night was highlighted by 76 penalty minutes and an old school hockey fight and a rare line brawl in the second period. The NHL cleaned up its […]
Anyone want a job as a kicker in Green Bay? The Packers might be looking for one after their current kicker, Mason Crosby missed four field goal attempts and an extra point in Green Bay’s 31-23 loss to the Detroit Lions. The Packers were a pick ’em going on the […]
The Vancouver Canucks were the second-worst team in the Western Conference last year. With a record of 31-40-11, they finished in last place in the Pacific Division, and their prospects for this new season aren’t much better. The Westgate SuperBook in Las Vegas currently has the Canucks at 100/1 odds […]
The ownership group trying to bring an NHL expansion team to Seattle got one step closer to its goal when the league’s board of governors’ executive committee recommended proceeding with Seattle’s application. The only step remaining is a vote by the other owners, that will take place Dec. 3-4 when […]
It will be hard to recapture the magic that the Vegas Golden Knights had last year, but one area sportsbook is ready to try with the betting public. The Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook has put out nine proposition bets on the home town team in advance of Thursday’s opener against […]
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