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The San Jose Sharks are no longer just chasing a playoff spot. They are pushing for it. With the regular season winding down and every game tightening the Western Conference race, San Jose delivered one of its most important wins of the season; a 4-3 comeback over the Anaheim Ducks at SAP Center. Against a division leader near the top of the conference, the Sharks showed they can compete with the NHL’s best when it matters most. The Sharks entered the night sitting just behind the Lo...
The Matchup: New Jersey Devils (38-34-2) at the Washington Capitals (38-28-9) The Time: 7:30 PM EST The Broadcast: TV — ESPN+/Hulu; Radio — Devils Hockey Network The Game Preview: Jackson had it here. The Rules: If you have been a reader here, you already know the rules. But for the rest, a reminder: please do not swear […]
Game 75: Montreal Canadiens @ New York Rangers Start time: 7:00 PM EDT / 4:00 PM PDT In the Canadiens region: TSN2 (English), RDS (French) In the Rangers region: MSG Streaming: ESPN+, RDS, TSN+ The Canadiens have made a habit of beating some good teams in the last few weeks, getting their defensive game together just in time for a tough portion of their schedule. Tonight it’s a bad club they take on at Madison Square Garden, one of the two in the NHL to be eliminated from playo...
The Big 12 has gone out of its way to try to account for weather in its scheduling. Most of the first half of the conference season has been played on the home fields of warm-weather programs like Arizona, Texas Tech, and Arizona State. Cold weather programs like Iowa State, Kansas, and Utah were set […]
Welcome to Bruins vs. Florida Men: Part 1! The B’s are in Sunrise tonight to face a Florida Panthers team just playing out the string for the first time in several years. On the opposite side, the Bruins will look to keep their positive momentum going against a team that has been a thorn in […]
The Texas Rangers have been slow on the draw so far with the introduction of automated balls and strikes. There’s been plenty to like about how the first week of the season has gone for Texas, as they sit at 4-2 with two road series wins, but taking advantage of the potential competitive advantage afforded […]
The Philadelphia Flyers are playing the biggest game of their season, again. Really, every game from here on out is as crucial as the last one right up until they can possibly clinch the playoffs. They’re facing a Detroit Red Wings team that they are directly in contention with for those final few available spots in the postseason, but thankfully they have a trick up their sleeve: Tyson Foerster is back. Puck drop: 7:00 p.m. How to watch/listen: 📺: NBCSP 📻: 97.5 The Fanatic ...
Getting you set up for tonight’s Jets game.
Chicago heads away from home ice for the final time this season, kicking off a three-game road trip in Edmonton against the Oilers on Thursday night. The Oilers may just be clicking at the right time, entering this game as winners of four straight and with a 9-4-1 records in their last 14 games. Playoff seeding is still yet to be decided in the Pacific, with Anaheim and Vegas also fighting with the Oilers for divisional supremacy. All three teams have played 75 games, with Anaheim up top ...
We live in a non-stop war for your attention span: It’s estimated that 518,000 hours of video is uploaded to YouTube, over 23 million videos are uploaded to TikTok per day and and over two billion people use Facebook and Instagram per month. The point being, there is a lot going on out there in the world trying to capture your interest in hopes of eventually selling you something. One of the natural recourses to buffering said struggle, and I’m speaking from experience here, is to delay y...
The last late game of the year.
With seven games remaining, the Edmonton Oilers can end their 39-year drought and win the Pacific Division. The Oilers haven’t finished first in their division since 1987, the longest drought in NHL history. But suddenly they are within two points of Anaheim, and both teams have seven games remaining. The Ducks blew a 3-2 lead…
The Ducks take on Michigan in game 1 of a B1G road series. Discuss the game here Where: Ann Arbor, Michigan When: 12:00 PM Watch: B1G+ Listen: Oregon Sports Network
It’s been 49 long games since Philadelphia Flyers winger Tyson Foerster last played, after injuring himself in the middle of a game back in December. But with news that Foerster returns to the lineup tonight against the visiting Detroit Red Wings, Flyers head coach Rick Tocchet said it’s another big boost to the lineup. Tocchet went on to describe just how much the team has been missing a player like Foerster and what he brings to the table. “There’s a lot of things,” Tocchet said af...
The Edmonton Oilers have added another prospect to the pipeline, signing forward Owen Michaels to a one-year, entry-level contract, the club announced Thursday. The team says that the contract begins this season in 2025-26. Michaels, 23, just wrapped up his third season at the NCAA’s Western Michigan University, captaining the Broncos to the school’s first-ever…
With the initial wave of free agency mostly come and gone, it’s officially draft month as we enter April. While the Jets did an admirable job addressing certain needs over the past month, one major need is still very much staring you in the face when looking at this roster: Wide Receiver. Looking at the […]
21-year old forward Cruz Lucius, whose rights were acquired by the Penguins as part of the Jake Guentzel trade, won’t be signing with Pittsburgh according to general manager Kyle Dubas on his GM Show podcast (Apple link, apologies for nothing much broad). Lucius had a star season for Arizona State this year, scoring 46 points […]
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After nine seasons on Merseyside, Mohamed Salah will leave Liverpool as one of the top three forwards in the history of the Premier League alongside Thierry Henry and Alan Shearer. And he will leave as one of the top three players in the club’s 134-year history alongside Kenny Dalglish and Steven Gerrard. As disappointing as […]
The Carolina Hurricanes (47-21-6) are back home tonight to take on the Columbus Blue Jackets (38-25-12) at 7 PM, with a chance to clinch a playoff berth. Tonight’s matchup is the second straight between the two teams, with the Canes winning the first 5-2 on Tuesday. Nikolaj Ehlers led the way for Carolina on Tuesday […]
The Edmonton Oilers have added a sought-after free agent out of the NCAA, signing the 2025 NCAA Frozen Four Most Outstanding Player, Owen Michaels. The #Oilers have added one of the top NCAA free agents on the market in 2025 National Champion Owen Michaels out of Western Michigan🐴🏒 https://t.co/gQc6Vhz8Uh pic.twitter.com/YP1MQv6ysV — Brenden Escott (@BrendenEscott) April 2, 2026 It's a one-year, entry-level deal for Michaels with the Oilers, and it appears to be for the rest of thi...
The Edmonton Oilers lineup will have a bit of a different look on Thursday as the Chicago Blackhawks roll into town. While Tristan Jarry will start between the pipes, the Oilers might be without forward Zach Hyman, who head coach Kris Knoblauch ruled a game-time decision. Hyman wasn’t on the ice for Wednesday’s practice with…
As Kyle Schwarber began to round the bases on Opening Day, the Rangers TV broadcasters griped that the moonshot that sent him on that short but joyous journey hadn’t quite been earned. A left-handed hitter, they said, can get “cheapies” by sending the ball over Citizens Bank Park’s friendly left-field fence, as Schwarber had. The […]