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.
Panthers Finish Lightning to Assume NHL Playoffs Path
The Florida Panthers seemed to always have the elixir for whatever Tampa Bay threw at them throughout their 4-1 domination of the opening round of the NHL Playoffs. Panthers center Eetu Luostarinen posted a goal and three assists as Florida took a 6-3 win to clinch...
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.
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.

These seven players are unlikely to be first-rounders, but all have a path to NHL success down the road. [...]
The Stars have reached a deal with one of their most notable pending free agents, re-signing forward Matt Duchene to a four-year contract worth $18 million. [...]
Restricted free agent forward Fabian Zetterlund signed a three-year, $12.825 million contract with the Senators. [...]
The Florida Panthers managed to crack and dent the Stanley Cup trophy within 24 hours of winning their second straight championship. [...]
The Kraken acquired 6-foot-5 forward Mason Marchment from the Stars in exchange for a 2025 fourth-round pick and a 2026 third-round selection. [...]
The Blackhawks have re-signed forward Ryan Donato to a four-year, $16 million contract after a breakout performance last season. [...]
Predators captain Roman Josi, who was diagnosed with postural tachycardia syndrome and has been undergoing treatment, is expected at training camp in September [...]
Matt Rempe, who has become a fan favorite for his willingness to drop the gloves, has re-signed with the Rangers on a two-year contract, the team announced Wednesday. [...]
Seattle signed forward Natalie Snodgrass to a one-year contract, the PWHL expansion team announced Wednesday. [...]
The first major trade of the 2025 offseason has transpired. Here's how both GMs did on the swap. [...]
NCAA HOCKEY
Omaha and North Dakota in Pictures, a Few Thoughts
Grand Forks, ND -- The UND hockey team won for only the second time on Friday night in 2025 (2-6-1). With the win, UND improves on 8-8-1 on Friday nights. The Hawks also broke a three-game losing streak to Omaha Mavericks with a 3-1 win. Carter Wilkie...
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...

Michigan State has signed coach Adam Nightingale to a multi-year contract extension. The Spartans have won back-to-back regular-season and conference tournament championships [...]
For the first time in the 102-year history of the Spengler Cup, a team of select college hockey players representing NCAA Division I hockey will compete in the prestigious men’s [...]
Fresh off its first trip to the Frozen Four, the offseason storylines surrounding Penn State have ramped up [...]
Lindenwood officially named Keith Fisher its new head coach today. It comes one week after previous coach Bill Muckalt left to take the job at Michigan Tech [...]
Our Summer Series, is a set of podcasts over the course of the offseason, usually with new head coaches. This year, there are 10 new head coaches, and we'll get [...]
Now that CHL teams are being eliminated and seasons are ending, a slew of high-end CHL players have announced NCAA commitments over the last week [...]
Stonehill has received a $15 million donation to its athletic department, intended to kick-start the funding of a new multipurpose building on campus, which would include a hockey arena. The donation [...]
Bill Muckalt, most recently head coach at Lindenwood for one season, was named the new head coach at Michigan Tech on Thursday. Muckalt takes over for Joe Shawhan [...]
HOCKEY HISTORY
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.
Retro Rangers: One Man’s Fantasy is Another’s Reality
Raise your hand if you ever fantasized about practicing with the Rangers and having a couple of beers with them later on. Well, our fantasies became Gene “Scoop” Koerner’s reality as he did that and much more when he became the Blueshirts practice goalie in the 1970s.
HOCKEY VIDEO GAMES
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.
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.
PHOTO GALLERIES
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.
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...

Marchment was acquired by Seattle from Dallas on Thursday in exchange for a 2025 fourth-round pick and a 2026 third-round selection. Visit RotoWire.com for more analysis on this update. [...]
Nugent-Hopkins played with a broken hand during the final four games of the Stanley Cup Finals, Daniel Nugent-Bowman of The Athletic reported Thursday. Visit RotoWire.com for more analysis on this [...]
