Preview: Stars Must Stop Surging Preds Matt Pryor | December 8, 2016 As generous as the Hockey Gods were toward the Dallas Stars last season, they’ve been decidedly unkind so far in the 2016-17 campaign. After 27 games last year, Dallas had…
Ristolainen Rising as Top Defender Chad DeDominicis | December 8, 2016 The Buffalo Sabres have been searching for a legitimate top defenseman for a long time. They thought they had their man a few years ago in Tyler Myers, but that…
Oilers Setting the Bar Too Low Jim Parsons | December 8, 2016 The Edmonton Oilers are a better team than they were last season. Taking a look at the standings, it’s difficult to argue otherwise. Yet, for some reason, the Oilers have…
Mats Zuccarello’s Slower Season Steven Loffredo | December 8, 2016 Mats Zuccarello has been one of the New York Rangers’ top forwards in recent years, but so far this season he’s been a bit less noticeable. Whenever the small Norwegian forward…
Austin Czarnik Ready to Breakout Anthony Pagliarulo | December 8, 2016 An important factor to the success of an NHL team is the ability of its younger players to break through for big performances. Early on this season, David Pastrnak and…
Bruins Will Not Miss Beleskey Kyle Benson | December 8, 2016 On Monday it was announced that Matt Beleskey will miss the next six weeks due to a knee injury he sustained over the weekend in a game against the Buffalo…
Recap: Sharks Unlucky in 4-2 Loss to Senators Zachary DeVine | December 8, 2016 The San Jose Sharks came off a long layoff to face an Ottawa Senators team that swept the season series against them last season. The result would be an unfortunate…
Recap: Capitals Win Ugly over Bruins Sammi Silber | December 7, 2016 The game may have started off looking like an easy victory for the Washington Capitals, but eventually, things turned ugly. After the Boston Bruins scored three unanswered goals to tie…
Recap: Leafs Stifled by Dubnyk Andrew Forbes | December 7, 2016 Two teams that don’t meet that often aren’t normally expected to deliver fireworks. While the game wasn’t physically charged (for the most part), the Toronto Maple Leafs and Minnesota Wild…
Sharks Hot Despite Lack of Scoring Michael Miller | December 7, 2016 The San Jose Sharks are red hot. The Sharks are tied for first in the Pacific Division with the Edmonton Oilers with two games in hand. Going into Wednesday’s game…
Preview: Sharks Welcome Senators to SAP Zachary DeVine | December 7, 2016 The San Jose Sharks and Ottawa Senators face off for the first time during the 2016-17 season tonight, and only a single point separates the two clubs. Sharks netminder Martin…
Galchenyuk & Desharnais Injuries, Nash Update & More Steven DiOssi | December 7, 2016 Habs’ Galchenyuk & Desharnais Out 6 to 8 Weeks The Montreal Canadiens will be without forwards Alex Galchenyuk and David Desharnais for six to eight weeks with knee injuries, the…
