Western Conference

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NHL Playoff Preview: Winnipeg Jets at Dallas Stars with Line Combinations (05/11/2025)

Winnipeg Jets (5-4-0) at Dallas Stars (5-4-0)Venue: American Airlines CenterDate: Tonight – Sunday, May 11thTime: 3:30 pm CST TV: Sportsnet, CBC, TVAS, ESPNRadio: 680 CJOB (Winnipeg) & KTCK-AM (Dallas) Purchase tickets via Ticketmaster DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:Dallas Stars +1.5 ML -135Winnipeg Jets -1.5 ML +114O/U 5.5 Dallas Stars News & Notes: Dallas looks to pull […]

2025 IIHF Worlds: Nazar, Gauthier Shine as the Team USA Blanks Hungary 6–0

Team USA continued its flawless start to the 2025 IIHF Men’s World Championship with a dominant 6–0 win over Hungary on Sunday morning in Herning. Frank Nazar and Cutter Gauthier—both just 21 years old—each scored twice to pace a balanced American attack that has now gone back-to-back games without surrendering a goal. Logan Cooley and […]

NHL Playoff Game Recap: Winnipeg Jets vs Dallas Stars Game Two (05/10/2025)

Connor Hellebuyck’s 21-save shutout was the talk of the town as the Winnipeg Jets walked over the Dallas Stars 4-0 to even the series Friday night at Canada Life Centre. Game Story The Jets didn’t take their foot off the gas at any point in the game as they got off to a hot start […]

Edmonton Oilers Playoff Thoughts: Round 2, Game 3

“Death, Taxes and you being upset with the refereeing” – Edmonton Oilers head coach Kris Knoblauch, a week ago. I’ve almost never talked about NHL officiating when writing my articles, because every hockey fan has the exact same feelings about them. Why bother repeating an argument that’s redundant and parodied leaguewide? In my view, we […]

2025 IIHF Worlds: Horvat Scores Twice as Canada Shuts Out Slovenia

Bo Horvat led the way with two power-play goals as Canada opened its 2025 IIHF Men’s World Championship campaign in dominant fashion, shutting out Slovenia 4-0. Supported by standout performances from Nathan MacKinnon and goaltender Dylan Garand, and fueled by three power-play goals and crisp puck movement throughout, the Canadians controlled the pace from start […]

2025 IIHF Worlds: Canada Gears Up for Group A Matchup vs. Slovenia

Team Canada returns to action on Saturday, facing Slovenia in Group A play at the 2025 IIHF Men’s World Championship. Puck drop is set for 12:20 PM local time, as the defending champions aim to build early momentum with a deep, experienced, and offensively stacked roster. Slovenia, meanwhile, enters the contest as a clear underdog—but […]

NHL Playoff Preview: Vegas Golden Knights at Edmonton Oilers with Line Combinations 5/10/2025

2025 IIHF Worlds: Crosby Named Captain of Team Canada

Sidney Crosby of the Pittsburgh Penguins will once again lead Team Canada on the international stage, named captain for the 2025 IIHF Men’s World Championship in Sweden and Denmark. He’ll be joined by alternate captains Nathan MacKinnon of the Colorado Avalanche and Ryan O’Reilly of the Nashville Predators, forming a veteran leadership group with deep […]

2025 IIHF Worlds: Team USA Set to Open Men’s Worlds Against Denmark

The 2025 IIHF Men’s World Championship officially gets underway for Team USA today, May 9, as they take on host nation Denmark at 2:20 PM ET in Herning. This marks the beginning of a high-stakes international run as the Americans aim to claim their first gold medal at the tournament since 1960. With a roster […]

NHL Playoff Preview: Dallas Stars at Winnipeg Jets with Line Combinations (05/09/2025)

Dallas Stars (5-3-0) at Winnipeg Jets (4-4-0)Venue: Canada Life CentreDate: Tonight – Friday, May 9thTime: 8:30 pm CST TV: Sportsnet, CBC, TVAS, ESPNRadio: 680 CJOB (Winnipeg) & KTCK-AM (Dallas) Purchase tickets via Ticketmaster DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:Dallas Stars +1.5 ML -102Winnipeg Jets -1.5 ML -118O/U 5.5 Dallas Stars News & Notes: The Dallas Stars got […]