Safe in Anaheim

The Anaheim Ducks haven’t made the playoffs in years, though they’ve had an influx of talent of late and certainly have high expectations for their squad. Now, they’ve done what they think is the next logical thing in their progress back to the post-season and maybe, someday, to the Stanley Cup. That move is to hire Joel Quenneville as Head Coach.

Playing Three Third Periods

Playing Three Third Periods

The LA Kings would be best advised to secure all future wins early, because if they’ve proved one thing in the first five games in their series with the Edmonton Oilers, it’s that they are not capable of securing much of anything late.

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Kings Romp To 2-0 Series Lead

Kings Romp To 2-0 Series Lead

Would the late-awakened beast known as Connor-Leon be alive two days after their near come-from-behind victory of Monday in Los Angeles? That’s the question people who filled the LA home of hockey had on Wednesday after the Kings won 6-5 in game one of the two teams’ playoff series.

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Panthers’ Defense Stalls Lightning in 2-0 Win

Panthers’ Defense Stalls Lightning in 2-0 Win

An extreme hush draped Amalie Arena as the Florida Panthers maintained a 1-0 lead over the Tampa Bay Lightning midway through the third period. Living through every shift was a test of will for the denizens who had hoped to see the Bolts draw even after the Game 1 loss.

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Dallas Stars coach Pete DeBoer expects defenseman Miro Heiskanen, who has not played since Jan. 28 when he suffered a left knee injury, to play in their series against the [...]

Maple Leafs forward Max Domi was fined $5,000 -- the maximum amount allowed by the league's CBA -- for boarding Panthers captain Aleksander Barkov in Game 4. [...]

Goaltender Leonardo Genoni stopped 23 shots as Switzerland shut out the United States 3-0 for the Americans' first loss at the ice hockey world championship Monday. [...]

After a shaky start to the series, Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 23 shots for his fifth career playoff shutout, leading the Florida Panthers to a 2-0 victory over the Toronto Maple [...]

Reilly Smith scored with 0.4 left on a shot that deflected in off Leon Draisaitl's stick to give the Golden Knights a stunning 4-3 victory in Game 3. [...]

Bouncing back from a Game 2 loss in Washington, Carolina veteran goaltender Frederik Andersen made 21 saves as the host Hurricanes defeated the Washington Capitals 4-0 on Saturday night for [...]

There's a consensus on the top four -- after that, all bets are off. Who will your team select in June? [...]

Every playoff team's odds to win the 2025 Stanley Cup and favorites for the Conn Smythe Trophy for playoff MVP. [...]

NCAA HOCKEY

UND Hockey: Dane Jackson Promoted to Head Coach

Grand Forks, ND -- What a week it's been. Last Sunday, around 6:20 p.m., the University of North Dakota announced that it had fired Brad Berry and named Associate Head Coach Dane Jackson interim head coach. UND announced that a national search would start immediately...
UMD vs. UND in Pictures

UMD vs. UND in Pictures

Grand Forks, ND -- the University of North Dakota hockey team completed the sweep of the Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs. UND scored five goals in the second period to blow the game open. UND has now won eight games in a row versus UMD. Since beating...

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Colorado College has been in the market for two new assistants after parting ways with Peter Mannino and the departure of Andrew Ogilvie for his alma mater Notre Dame. And [...]

After putting it on hold last year, the NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Committee is planning to replace the Pairwise/RPI system with "NPI" starting next season [...]

College hockey's venerable Pairwise system will soon be replaced with something called the NCAA Percentage Index, or NPI [...]

The NCAA will soon allow individual sports, including hockey, to have more autonomy over their own rules and guidelines. That news was conveyed to coaches and conference commissioners by NCAA [...]

The five Division I independent programs have finalized plans for a postseason tournament, to be held next March 5-7 [...]

Despite another year of being wooed by multiple NHL teams, Denver coach David Carle said today he's staying at the school. Carle agreed to a multi-year contract extension, the terms [...]

Plans for a College Hockey Transfer Showcase have been scrapped, according to organizers [...]

So the NCHC has won another national championship. What does it mean [...]

HOCKEY HISTORY

RETRO RANGERS: The Trade

On November 7th 1975, the Rangers swapped Jean Ratelle, Brad Park and minor league defenseman Joe Zanussi to the Boston Bruins for Phil Esposito and Carol Vadnais in a blockbuster deal that shocked the hockey world.

Hockey History: A Tale of Two Hockey Lifers

Hockey History: A Tale of Two Hockey Lifers

Hockey Lifers can be described as people who fell in love with the sport at an early age and found a way to stay involved with the game even when their playing days were over. In most modern-day cases, players move into coaching, scouting or broadcasting. But back in the days of the Original Six, those opportunities were few and far between.

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HOCKEY VIDEO GAMES

Review: NHL 25 Makes Meaningful Strides

EA Sports’ NHL hockey video game series has been the standard for over 30 years. Unfortunately, the past couple years’ releases have been quite disappointing, but NHL 25 breaks that losing streak and delivers a much-improved hockey experience thanks to its ICE-Q artificial intelligence.

NHL 25 Out Tomorrow

NHL 25 Out Tomorrow

NHL 25 is due out tomorrow, and it marks the 34th iteration of EA’s hockey video game (dating back to the initial “NHL Hockey” released for Sega Genesis). Featuring the Hughes brothers (Jack, Quinn and Luke) on the cover, here’s a look at what to expect from NHL 25.

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NHL 24 Fails to Deliver

NHL 24 Fails to Deliver

The latest edition of EA Sports’ NHL hockey video game series – NHL 24 – is available now on PlayStation and Xbox. Last season’s release was quite disappointing, and our hope was that NHL 24 would represent a huge leap forward and take full advantage of next-generation console power. Unfortunately, it falls short and disappoints again this time, in some even more critical ways.

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PHOTO GALLERIES

PHOTO GALLERY: 3/1/2025 NHL Stadium Series Blue Jackets v. Red Wings

The Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Detroit Red Wings 5-3 Saturday, March 1, 2025 in the 2025 Navy Federal Credit Union NHL Stadium Series at Ohio Stadium in Columbus, OH in front of a crowd of 94,751. This was the first outdoor NHL game to be held in Columbus, the first outdoor game for the Blue Jackets and the second largest crowd to attend an NHL game.

PHOTO GALLERY: 2/28/25 NHL Stadium Series Practices

2/28/2025: The Columbus Blue Jackets and Detroit Red Wings hold practices for the 2025 Navy Federal Credit Union NHL Stadium Series at Ohio Stadium in Columbus, OH. This is the first outdoor NHL game to take place in Columbus and the 1st NHL outdoor game to feature the Blue Jackets.

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UMD vs. UND in Pictures

UMD vs. UND in Pictures

Grand Forks, ND -- the University of North Dakota hockey team completed the sweep of the Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs. UND scored five goals in the second period to blow the game open. UND has now won eight games in a row versus UMD. Since beating...

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Stone (upper body) will play in Game 4 against the Oilers on Monday, Jesse Granger of The Athletic reports. Visit RotoWire.com for more analysis on this update. [...]

Thompson will be between the road pipes against the Hurricanes in Game 4 on Monday, per Chip Alexander of The Raleigh News & Observer. Visit RotoWire.com for more analysis on [...]

Stone (upper body) will be a game-time call for Game 4 versus Edmonton on Monday, Jesse Granger of The Athletic reports. Visit RotoWire.com for more analysis on this update. [...]

Hill was the first goaltender off the ice at Monday's morning skate, Jesse Granger of The Athletic reports, indicating he will defend the road net against Edmonton in Game 4. [...]

Andersen is expected to start Game 4 at home versus Washington on Monday, Dan Rosen of NHL.com reports. Visit RotoWire.com for more analysis on this update. [...]

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