Nick Bjugstad

MN Wild Update: Star of the Week and Injuries

The Minnesota Wild are currently on a road trip with two games back-to-back on Tuesday and Wednesday. Tuesday, the Wild will play the Anaheim Ducks, and the next day, they will face the Los Angeles Kings. Five points out of a wild card spot, every point matters for the Wild. Two points of interest could […]

Early Onslaught the Answer to Coyotes Home Losing Skid

Friday was the night for the Arizona Coyotes as the Detroit Red Wings rolled into town. The Coyotes were on night two of a back-to-back and seeking vengeance after losing Thursday to the Minnesota Wild, 5-2. Connor Ingram was between the pipes for the first time since the club’s 5-2 loss to the Chicago Blackhawks […]

Scratchin’ and Crawlin’ To Stop the Skid: Arizona Coyotes Looking to Avoid 13th Straight Loss

After the Arizona Coyotes lost to the Montréal Canadiens on Tuesday night, in an even affair until the final minutes, the Coyotes roll into Toronto, where they have not left without at least a point in 20 years, to face the Maple Leafs on Thursday. After allowing hometowner Auston Matthews to eclipse the 50 goal […]

Marner and Matthews Muzzle Coyotes in Back and Forth Battle at Mullett Arena

It was another slow start for the Arizona Coyotes on Wednesday, as the Toronto Maple Leafs fell into town for a match-up that swung both ways, but Auston Matthews and Mitch Marner controlled most of the game. The Maple Leafs grabbed the lead less than two minutes into the game when Bobby McMann scored his […]

NHL Game Preview: Edmonton Oilers vs. Boston Bruins | 02/21/2024

Back-to-back wins for the first time this month. That’s a nice change from the “win one, lose one” streak they had going on for a couple of weeks. I don’t know how I can review Monday night’s game because it’s the exact same thing I’d been talking about in my previous recaps and previews recently. […]

Jason Zucker was baffled at Logan Cooley's pass to set up the Coyotes first goal of the game

Arizona Coyotes Best the Pittsburgh Penguins At Mullett Arena

Jason Zucker‘s two point night against his former team helped propel the Arizona Coyotes past the Pittsburgh Penguins on Monday night. Zucker opened the scoring 2:23 into the game after starting the rush from behind his own net and breaking into the Coyotes offensive zone, where Logan Cooley chipped a loose puck across the zone […]

Game Recap: Minnesota Wild vs. Arizona Coyotes | 01/13/2024

The Minnesota Wild dropped an important game at home 6-0, digging themselves into a hole of eight losses out of their last nine games. The Arizona Coyotes have several players with Minnesota ties, but the Wild couldn’t put any offense out against the Coyotes, who have been working their way up the standings. Quick Recap […]

More Edmonton Oilers Depth Signings

Mattias Janmark Janmark Stats This was news before July 1st, but let’s bring it up now. The Edmonton Oilers re-signed Janmark for one more year at $1M. The first year Oiler had a solid season for the team as a bottom sixer. He put up 10 goals, 3 of them shorthanded, and 15 assists for […]

Penguins: Top Targets This Off-season

The Pittsburgh Penguins have about $20 million in projected salary cap to work with heading into the NHL Draft and Free Agency. Head Coach Mike Sullivan has let interim GM Kyle Dubas know that he’s looking for players with a particular trait to acquire. Players with speed. With about $20 million left, they want to bring […]

Edmonton Oilers: Little Nicky

The moves keep on coming. Yesterday afternoon, the Edmonton Oilers traded a third-round pick and defenseman prospect Michael Kesselring to the Arizona Coyotes in exchange for Nick Bjugstad and defenseman prospect Cam Dineem. After getting himself an experienced top 4 two-way defenseman in Mattias Ekholm, Ken Holland is having another good trade day by adding […]