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Written by Mike Page on March 29, 2022

Most of the NHL’s teams have between 18 and 20 games left in their regular-season schedule. In the Eastern Conference, the eight playoff teams have created separation from the rest of the competition, as Washington holds the second wild card with 84 points – 15 clear of ninth-place Columbus. In the Western Conference, things are much less settled, with three Read More

Written by Mike Page on March 25, 2022

Despite a season of inconsistency, the Dallas Stars are putting things together at the right time and are in position to climb into the Stanley Cup Playoff conversation. They are a point ahead of Vegas in the second wild card position in the Western Conference, with four games in hand. They lead Winnipeg by three points (and have two games Read More

Written by Mike Page on March 17, 2022

A flurry of trade action highlights the NHL news ahead of the March 21 trade deadline. The Florida Panthers sent forward Frank Vatrano to the New York Rangers in exchange for a 2022 fourth-round draft choice; the trade clears over $2.5 million of salary-cap room for the Panthers, who lead the Atlantic Division and could bring in more players before Read More

Written by Mike Page on March 8, 2022

The Minnesota Wild, just a few weeks ago, were one of the rising darlings in the NHL standings. However, they have posted an unsightly 2-8-0 stretch over their last ten games, thanks in large part to problems in goal. In each of those ten games, Minnesota has permitted at least three goals, with Kaapo Kahkonen and Cam Talbot allowing 9.73 Read More

Written by Mike Page on February 28, 2022

The San Jose Sharks had three players notch firsts in their 3-1 win over the Seattle Kraken, as Scott Reedy and Jonah Gadjovich scored their first NHL goals, and Ryan Dzingel got his first goal in a Shark uniform. James Reiner stopped 17 shots in the first period, as Seattle outshot the Sharks, 18-4, on his way to 39 saves Read More

Written by Mike Page on February 25, 2022

The Carolina Hurricanes have lost top defenseman Tony DeAngelo for up to a month due to a midsection injury. He has posted nine goals and 40 points to lead the Carolina blueliners in scoring. He joins defenseman Brendan Smith on the shelf, as Smith took a puck to the ear while blocking a shot on Sunday. DeAngelo went out Monday Read More

Written by Mike Page on February 22, 2022

Andrew Hammond started in goal for the Montreal Canadiens on Sunday, stopped 30 shots and also turned away two of three attempts in the shootout, leading the Habs to a 3-2 win over the New York Islanders. Why is this noteworthy? Because Hammond had not played in an NHL contest for 1,425 days before. The last time he started a Read More

Written by Mike Page on February 19, 2022

NHL commissioner Gary Bettman upheld the six-game suspension for Boston’s Brad Marchand, who received a match penalty for high-sticking and punching Pittsburgh goalie Tristan Jarry. Jarry has frozen the puck with 25 seconds remaining, and Marchand moved around the referee to punch Jarry in the head, leading to a skirmish. While a linesman took Marchand away, he swung his stick Read More

Written by Mike Page on February 14, 2022

The hottest team in the NHL right now is the Calgary Flames, who have ridden a six-game winning streak to climb to second place in the Pacific Division, a point back of Vegas with three games in hand. The longest unbeaten streak belongs to the Colorado Avalanche, who dealt Dallas a 4-0 dose of humility on Sunday and now have Read More