The day is here. The time has come. Porter Martone is going to step on the ice for the first time in an NHL game for the Philadelphia Flyers — it’s something we have all been dreaming about ever since they selected him sixth overall last year. Now, we get to see who he will be playing with in the lineup.
The 19-year-old winger just wrapped up his college career after Michigan State were unceremoniously knocked out of the NCAA tournament, signed his entry-level contract with the Flyers the...
For most of the Minnesota Wild’s 25-year history, they’ve been a defense-first team that focuses on limiting scoring chances and highlights strong goaltending. The Wild have made efforts with their recent core to change that. Players like Kirill Kaprizov, Matt Boldy, Quinn Hughes, and Brock Faber ar...
It was a milestone night for a former Edmonton Oilers forward. Evander Kane, 34, dressed in the 1,000th game of his NHL career, becoming the 420th player to do so. He’ll hit the mark playing for his hometown Vancouver Canucks as they pay a visit to the Vegas Golden Knights. 161 of Kane’s games came…
The fanfare regarding the debut of Porter Martone is warranted for a lot of reasons, chief among them being that the Philadelphia Flyers are adding yet another potential top line forward for the future, who genuinely seems to want to play for the franchise.
But in more specific on-ice terms, there is one specific area that the Flyers desperately need help in, and that is on the man advantage.
In the midst of yet another year where they sit in 32nd in the NHL in power play perc...
Goaltender Nico Daws became the Utica Comets all-time wins leader this past week. It took a 2-1 shootout victory, but Nico Daws defeated Laval last week to sneak past Thatcher Demko as the Utica Comets all-time leader in wins with 56. The Comets, who at least temporarily have slipped past the Belleville Senators into sixth […]
Season averages: Minutes per game – 8.2 Points – 3.0 Rebounds – 1.0 Assists 1.0 Steals – 0.6 Field goal percentage – 48.9% Three-point percentage – 35.7% (5/14) Free-throw percentage – 80% (16/20) Season highs: Points – 12 at Michigan Rebounds – 3 at Michigan and vs Sacred Heart Assists – 4 (three times) Steals […]
Game Seventy-Four: Montreal Canadiens (42-21-5) at Tampa Bay Lightning (46-21-6)
Time: 7:00 PM EST
Location: Benchmark International Arena, A stone’s throw away from the home of Phoebe the Flamingo
TV/Stream/Radio: The Spot, ESPN+, 102.5 FM, Lightning App
Odds: Lightning -170
Know the Opponents: Eyes on the Prize
While everyone (and by everyone, we mean us) has been focused on catching the Buffalo Sabres, the Montreal Canadiens have slowly been lingering right beh...
In terms of the standings and the shift in their odds of making the Stanley Cup Playoffs, the Pittsburgh Penguins 8-3 win over the New York Islanders on Monday night is one of their biggest wins of the 2025-26 season. It might be the biggest win. It was also one of the most impressive as […]
Jacob deGrom will start for the Texas Rangers tonight against the Baltimore Orioles, the team announced this morning. deGrom was originally scheduled to start this past Saturday in Philadelphia against the Phillies. He woke up that morning with a stiff neck, however, and with it being a blustery 45 degree day, the Rangers opted to […]
On March 9, the 2026 compensatory draft picks were released. As always, upon seeing the official release it’s proper to judge how my projection did against it. Team Rd Compensated Departure MIN 3 Sam Darnold PHI 3 Milton Williams PIT 3 Dan Moore Jr. SF 4 Aaron Banks LV 4 Trevon Moehrig PIT 4 Justin […]
The Matchup: The New Jersey Devils (38-33-2) at the New York Rangers (30-35-9) The Time: 7:00 PM EDT The Broadcast: TV — MSGSN, MSG2; Radio — Devils Hockey Network Final Rangers Matchup Thanks to the NHL schedule being designed in the way it is, the Devils only get to play the New York Rangers three […]
Jets general manager Darren Mougey addressed the media on Monday attending the NFL’s annual league meeting. General manager comments to the press at this time of year typically aren’t going to provide much in the way of new information. No team is going to give away its strategy a few weeks before the NFL Draft. […]
Hello CSR! Welcome to Ask Brian, your weekly Carolina Panthers fan mailbag for everyone! We’re another week closer to the NFL Draft, and I’m sure for many of you the wait feels TOO long, just like it does every year. The Panthers got us excited about their draft prospects with a bang up job in […]
Just listen to the coach.
Todd McLellan is always good for a money quote, and the best one coming out of Monday’s practice, per MLive , was this:
“You shouldn’t be trying to extract competitiveness or heaviness out of the players at this time.”
That’s exactly it. Out of context, it’s a direct callout to the players. In full context (linked above), it may not have been quite as cutting — he’s answering a question on how to right the ship after a slide, and he talked about how the...
The Wizards final West coast trip of the 2025-26 season ended about the way you’d expect — with a blowout loss to the Los Angeles Lakers. The final margin was only 19. The game itself didn’t feel that close, which is pretty normal for the Wizards this season. Both the Wizards and Lakers shot poorly […]
The Philadelphia Flyers are going to be adding their top prospect to the lineup Tuesday night and it’s coming at the perfect time.
In the middle of a revitalized playoff race, and especially after an incredibly impressive 2-1 overtime win over the Dallas Stars last Saturday, there is a real possibility that we could be seeing the postseason for the first time in Philadelphia since 2018. The excitement for the Flyers being possibly back in the playoffs is a thick fog rolling through the ci...
At this point anyone who didn’t get injured is in the running for star of the month as the Colorado Eagles lineup has been a revolving door all while enduring an intensive road-heavy schedule. For the month of March they played in 13 games with just four at home going 7-3-3. For the season Colorado […]
The Montreal Canadiens have recalled defenceman Adam Engström from the Laval Rocket on Monday, the team announced.
Les Canadiens ont rappelé le défenseur Adam Engstrom du Rocket de Laval. The Canadiens have recalled defenseman Adam Engstrom from the Laval Rocket. #GoHabsGo pic.twitter.com/gfUinQLG1P — Canadiens Montréal (@CanadiensMTL) March 30, 2026
UPDATE (9am Eastern, March 31): We now have more context on why the Montreal Canadiens recalled Engström, announcing on Tuesd...
With chaos brewing in the Pacific Division, the Edmonton Oilers seem relatively drama-free in comparison after three solid wins in a row. The Vegas Golden Knights threw the hockey world for a loop with their unceremonious firing of coach Bruce Cassidy on Sunday afternoon. Enter John Tortorella, who made his coaching debut with his new…
Ben Jacobson Hired as Utah State Head Men’s Basketball Coach In a surprising twist after all the Mark Madsen rumors, Utah State hired Ben Jacobson to take over the vacancy Jerrod Calhoun left behind. A shocker frankly, Jacobson was at Northern Iowa for 20 years and appeared to be a lifer for the Panthers. It’s […]
At the start of this season nobody was sure Evgeni Malkin even wanted to come back. He was a pending unrestricted free agent and the Pittsburgh Penguins were expected to be near the bottom of the standings, chasing a shot at Gavin McKenna. Zoom ahead to late March and the picture is just the opposite. Malkin amazingly is over a point per game this season with 15 goals and 52 points in 50 games. Pittsburgh is right in the thick of the playoff race in the Metropolit...
The Anaheim Ducks are one of the best stories in the NHL this season, sitting atop the Pacific Division with a four-point cushion on the Edmonton Oilers . The problem is that their most expensive forward isn't really part of that story. Mason McTavish signed a six-year, $42 million extension last fall after a contract dispute that kept him out of most of training camp, and in his first season on that deal, he has 14 goals and 34 points in 67 games, which is well below the 52-point campai...
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BLACKHAWKS
Jeff Blashill is right to use Blackhawks’ final games for experimentation ( Sun-Times )
Why Bedard’s offensive growth with Blackhawks stems from him creating more space ( Sun-Times )
RECAPS: Devils 5, Blackhawks 3 ( SCH ) ( Sun-Times ) ( Tribune ) ( Fels )
Move to center latest change for Frondell as Blackhawks rookie adjusts to NHL ( Athletic )
Artyom Levshunov sidelined with hand fracture...
Cam York isn't having a flashy season at all and his role on the Philadelphia Flyers is still fairly moldable.