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NHL Report Cards: Grades for Every Teams’ 2024-25 Regular Season

Now that the regular season has wrapped up, let’s unfairly judge how the teams have done this season and whether or not it was a successful campaign. Team rosters vary throughout the league, from contending to rebuilding to hitting rock bottom for the first time in a while (Hello, Boston!). Some are climbing but haven’t […]

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Linus Ullmark #35 in net for the Ottawa Senators

NHL Game Preview: Ottawa Senators at Toronto Maple Leafs with Line Combinations 4/20/2025

Game 1 Ottawa Senators (0-0) at Toronto Maple Leafs (0-0)Venue: Scotiabank ArenaDate: Tonight – Sunday, April 20Time: 7:00 pm EST TV: ESPN2, CBC, SportsnetRadio:Ottawa – TSN 1200Toronto – TSN 1050 DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:Ottawa +1.5 ML +136Toronto -1.5 ML -162O/U 5.5 Purchase tickets via Ticketmaster Ottawa Senators News & Notes: The Senators defeated the Maple […]

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Nico Hischier and Stefan Noesen celebrate a first-period goal against the Carolina Hurricanes on December 27th at the Prudential Center.

NHL Playoff Preview: New Jersey Devils Path to a Round One Victory

The postseason is here, and the New Jersey Devils are back in the Stanley Cup Playoffs after missing out last season. The Devils begin their campaign on Sunday afternoon in Raleigh, North Carolina, where they face off against the Carolina Hurricanes. This is the second playoff meeting between the Metropolitan Division rivals in the past […]

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NHL Playoff Preview: Carolina Hurricanes v. New Jersey Devils

The Carolina Hurricanes are back in the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the seventh consecutive year. The second-ranked team in the Metropolitan Division will play the third-ranked New Jersey Devils. With a shootout loss to the Washington Capitals on Thursday, the Hurricanes have home ice advantage, with Games 1 and 2 being held at Lenovo Center in Raleigh.

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Alex Ovechkin 'C' #8 skating during warmups for the Washington Capitals

NHL Playoff Series Preview: Montreal Canadiens vs Washington Capitals with Line Combinations

Montreal Canadiens (40-31-11, 91 Pts, WC2) at Washington Capitals (51-21-9, 111 Pts, M1) Series Schedule: Game 1: Monday 4/21 Montreal at Washington 7:00 PM EST/ESPNGame 2: Wednesday 4/23 Montreal at Washington 7:00 PM EST/ESPNGame 3: Friday 4/25 Washington at Montreal 7:00 PM EST/TNT, TruTVGame 4: Sunday 4/27 Washington at Montreal 6:30 PM EST/TBS, TruTVIf Necessary:Game […]

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Florida Panthers vs. Tampa Bay Lightning

NHL Playoff Series Preview: Florida Panthers vs. Tampa Bay Lightning

Different year, same first-round matchup, welcome back to the Battle of Florida. The in-state rivalry is back for the fourth time in five years, but slightly different than last year’s. Tampa holds home ice advantage this time around, as they finished second in the division while Florida finished third. The Cats were in the division […]

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Mitch Marner, William Nylander, Auston Matthews

NHL Playoff Series Preview: Ottawa Senators vs Toronto Maple Leafs with Line Combinations

Ottawa Senators (45-30-7, 97 Pts, WC1) at Toronto Maple Leafs (52-26-4, 108 Pts, A1) Series Schedule: Game 1: Sunday, April 20, 7 p.m. ET / 7:00 PM EST ESPN2Game 2: Tuesday, April 22, 7:30 p.m. ET / 7:30 PM EST ESPN2Game 3: Thursday, April 24, 7 p.m. ET / 7:00 PM EST ESPN2Game 4: Saturday, […]

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NHL Playoff Preview: New Jersey Devils at Carolina Hurricanes with Line Combinations 4/19/2025

NHL Playoff Preview: New Jersey Devils at Carolina Hurricanes with Line Combinations 4/20/2025

NHL Playoff Preview: New Jersey Devils at Carolina Hurricanes with Line Combinations 4/19/2025

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Pittsburgh Penguins

Rust’s Double Downs Capitals In Pens’ Season Finale

The conclusive blare of the final horn resonated through PPG Paints Arena on Thursday night, bringing the curtain down on a season of unfulfilled promise for the playoff-less Penguins, who nonetheless delivered a parting shot by defeating their rivals, the Washington Capitals, 5-2. While this victory offered a momentary high for the Penguins, its true […]

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Dougie Hamilton skates in the Devils' final regular-season contest after missing 18 games with injury.

Devils Drop Final Regular Season Game to Detroit Red Wings

The New Jersey Devils lost 5-2 to the Detroit Red Wings on Wednesday night at the Prudential Center. It was game 82 for New Jersey, the final regular-season matchup before the team travels to Carolina to begin its playoff campaign. The Red Wings were previously eliminated from playoff contention and have one more contest on […]

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