Stanley Cup

Washington Capitals teammates, Alexander Ovechkin and Nicklas Backstrom, celebrate a recent victory over the NY Islanders. (Image: Bruce Bennett/Getty)

Stanley Cup Odds: Capitals and Blues Co-Favorites at Break

The NHL season is 50 games old, with the All-Star break less than 48 hours away. With the best record in the league, the Washington Capitals (33-11-5) are co-favorites to win the 2020 Stanley Cup at 8/1 odds. The defending champion St. Louis Blues (30-11-8) are also 8/1 odds to […]

Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin celebrates a game-winning goal in overtime to defeat the Toronto Maple Leafs in Toronto, Ontario. (Image: AP)

Washington Capitals First Team in NHL to 10 Wins

Two of the best teams in the Eastern Conference squared off on Friday Night. The Washington Capitals (10-2-3) and their highly-productive power play defeated the Buffalo Sabres, 6-1, to become the first team in the NHL to win 10 games. With 23 points, the Caps and their deadly power play […]

Taylor Swift commemorative banner at the Staples Center gifted to her by AEG and Staples. (Image: Staples Center)

The LA Kings and the Curse of the Taylor Swift Banner

Ask any Los Angeles Kings fan and they’ll tell you the franchise fell under a curse after the Staples Center hung a Taylor Swift banner in the rafters. Ever since the Taylor Swift banner appeared alongside two banners commemorating the Kings’ Stanley Cup victories in 2012 and 2014, the jinxed […]

Jon Cooper of the Tampa Bay Lightening is the dean of current NHL head coaches. (Image: tampabay.com)

New Season Brings Seven New NHL Coaches

The National Hockey League has become a revolving door for head coaches. This year, seven teams are in training camp with a new head coach. Three of the new guys are replacing coaches who were new to the position just last year. Last year, the season began with 11 new […]

The NHL's position on gambling has rapidly evolved with the times. (image: Getty)

Line Change: How the NHL Flipped Its Position on Gambling

Slowly American sports leagues are coming around to the fact that gambling on their product is inevitable. Nowhere has this realization come faster than with the National Hockey League. NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman has done a complete about-face on the subject. The League has embraced the gaming options completely. The […]

Tampa Bay Lightning forward Nikita Kucherov won three trophies at the NHL Awards on Wednesday night. (Image: Getty)

 Kucherov, Vasilevskiy, Win Consolation Prizes at NHL Awards

It was a disappointing postseason for the Tampa Bay Lightning, but a couple of players took home some trophies at the NHL Awards on Wednesday. Nikita Kucherov won the Hart Trophy for MVP, and the Ted Lindsay Award for best player as voted by his peers. The Russian right winger […]

The Saint Louis Blues pose with the Stanley Cup after defeating the Boston Bruins in Game 7 of the Finals. (Image: Getty)

St. Louis Blues Win 2019 Stanley Cup, Ryan O’Reilly MVP

After a 52-year journey, the St. Louis Blues finally won the Stanley Cup after the Blues defeated the Boston Bruins in Game 7 of the 2019 Stanley Cup Finals by the score of 4-1. Conn Smythe MVP winner Ryan O’Reilly scored the first goal for St. Louis against Bruins’ superstar […]

Bruins' goalie Tuukka Rask is congratulated by teammate Zdeno Chara after winning Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Finals in St. Louis. (Image: Getty)

Bruins Blowout Blues 5-1 in Game 6, Force Game 7 Back in Boston

In the Stanley Cup Finals, the Boston Bruins defeated the Saint Louis Blues on their home ice 5-1 thanks to another outstanding game by goalie Tuukka Rask. The Bruins won Game 6 to even the series to 3-3. The series returns to Boston for Game 7 with the Bruins having […]

Boston defenseman Zdeno Chara suffered a broken jaw in Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Finals, and is questionable to play on Thursday. (Image: Getty)

Zdeno Chara Injury Could Test Boston’s Depth at Defense

The depth of the Boston Bruins defense might be tested in Thursdays night’s fifth game of the Stanley Cup Finals depending on whether Zdeno Chara can play. The team’s captain broke his jaw in Monday’s game and the team doesn’t know if he’ll be available. Despite the uncertainty of Chara’s […]

Patrice Bergeron (37) of the Boston Bruins celebrates with his teammates after scoring a goal against the St. Louis Blues in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Finals. (Image: Jeff Roberson/AP)

Blues Crushed 7-2 in First Stanley Cup Home Game in 49 Years

The Boston Bruins, with goals by their big dogs Patrice Bergeron and David Pastrnak, stomped the Saint Louis Blues 7-2 in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Finals to take a 2-1 series lead after the Blues lost their first Cup Finals home game since 1970. The Bruins went a […]

Oskar Sundqvist of the St. Louis Blues and Matt Grzelcyk of the Boston Bruins scrap in the corner of a Stanley Cup Finals game in Boston. (Image: Jim Davis/Boston Globe)

NHL Suspends Oskar Sundqvist for Game 3 After Hit on Matt Grzelcyk

The NHL Department of Player of Safety suspended St. Louis Blues forward Oskar Sundqvist for Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Finals after a cheap hit on Boston Bruins defenseman Matt Grzelcyk during Game 2. Sundqvist boarded Grzelcyk with two minutes remaining in the first period of Game 2 of […]

NHL commissioner Gary Bettman held a press conference on Monday and said his office would look at expanding replay. (Image: AP)

NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman Pledges to Review Replay

In a press conference before the start of the Stanley Cup Finals, NHL commissioner Gary Bettman said his office will evaluate expanding replay. The comments come after two incidents in the playoffs, where calls were blown by officials. Bettman, who is in his 26th year as the head of professional […]

St. Louis fan Scott Berry put a $400 bet down on the Blues to win the Stanley Cup at odds of 250/1. (Image: Scott Berry)

St. Louis Blues fan Scott Berry Looking at $100,000 Payday

The St. Louis Blues have gripped the city’s hockey fans, but none more than Scott Berry. When the team begins its first Stanley Cup Finals since 1970 against the Boston Bruins on Monday it’s safe to say Berry will be the biggest cheerleader. Berry was on a business trip in […]