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NHL Game Preview: Edmonton Oilers vs. St. Louis Blues | 04/01/2024

Saturday afternoon was the second straight that the Oilers had their shutout bid broken in the last half of the third period. Of course, the wins are more important, but you sometimes like to see a donut beside a goalie’s stats card, especially in more than one game. What stood out most to me in […]

Player Profile: Miro Heiskanen

Love him or hate him, Miro Heiskanen is here to stay. The Finnish defenseman and alternate captain is a regular on the Dallas Stars roster. The 24-year-old is in the third year of an eight-year, $67.6 million contract, including a full no-movement clause over the final four years, with the Stars until the end of […]

Blackhawks Win Second-Straight 7-2, Connor Bedard Had a Five-Point Night 3/12/2024

The Blackhawks achieved another great victory for a two-game win streak that could’ve been a four-game streak if they could’ve defeated the Washington Capitals on Saturday. Anaheim is in a three-game skid, following a 2-1 win against the Ottawa Senators on Wednesday, March 6th. Connor Bedard had an NHL career-high five-point game (one goal, four […]

Dallas Stars’ Southern California Recap | 03/05-08/2024

After a stop in Northern California, the Dallas Stars traveled to Southern California to take on the Anaheim Ducks and Los Angeles Kings in back-to-back games on Friday and Saturday. Here’s my Stars’ Southern California recap. Friday, March 8 The Stars faced the Ducks in Orange County for the third and final time this season. […]

Pavel Mintyukov wearing the Anaheim Ducks 30th Jersey.

Pavel Mintyukov and Alex Killorn Injury Updates

The Anaheim Ducks will begin a northeastern road trip this evening, that in which they play the Canadiens, Senators, Maple Leafs and then finish off the trip playing against the Buffalo Sabres on the 19th. Due to the team leaving for a week it helps clarify which players might be returning soon from injury. Alex […]

Ducks Injuries And Penalties Holding Back Their Potential

Coming off the franchise’s worst season last year, the Ducks were supposed to take a step in the right direction this season with new head coach Greg Cronin and a roster that sports 12 players under 25. However, injuries to key young players and unnecessary penalties have put a halt to their progress. Although the […]

NHL Game Recap: Florida Panthers vs. Anaheim Ducks | 01/15/2024

It was an afternoon matinee for the Panthers against Anaheim. Florida was looking to rebound after losing to New Jersey Saturday night & Anaheim was on the hunt to avenge the loss to the Cats from earlier in the season. Florida looked dominant in the offensive zone, holding the majority of the time, but has […]

Can Nico Daws Stop The Devils Goaltending Carousel?

DAWS CALLED UP FROM UTICA, SCHMID SENT DOWN Despite the goaltending situation in New Jersey, it was quite a surprise to Devils fans all over to hear that Playoff hero Akira Schmid was sent to the minors. This meant only one thing: Nico Daws was getting the nod. Not only was Daws coming up to […]

Game Preview: Edmonton Oilers vs Anaheim Ducks|12/31/23

Last night was a really fun postsea– I mean, regular season game. Maybe it’s the back-to-back Round 1 appearances between the Edmonton Oilers and Los Angeles Kings, but it did have the feeling of a postseason game. Edmonton were vastly outplayed in the first period and went down 2-0 because of it. You couldn’t have […]

Devils’ Back-To-Back Woes Continue With a Loss to Anaheim

Sunday night, the New Jersey Devils dropped the second game of a back-to-back yet again, this time a 5-1 home loss to the Anaheim Ducks. New Jersey fell to 16-12-1 while the Ducks snapped their losing skid, improving to 11-19-0. Game Recap Period One The Devils came out flying in the first period, and early […]