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Written by Mike Page on March 9, 2023

The New Jersey Devils picked up Timo Meier at the trade deadline last week, and he paid dividends for his new team in his debut, scoring in a 5-4 overtime win over the Arizona Coyotes. Meier had come to town in a nine-player deal with the San Jose Sharks that also involved four draft picks, and he notched his 32nd Read More

Written by Mike Page on March 8, 2023

The Tampa Bay Lightning headed to Buffalo with their normally ironclad defense in tatters, and things did not improve in a 5-3 loss to the Sabres on Saturday afternoon. Coach Jon Cooper benched three of his stars for the third period: forwards Brayden Point, Nikita Kucherov and Steven Stamkos. The Lightning are now 0-3-1 in their last four games, their Read More

Written by Mike Page on March 3, 2023

One of the biggest moves at the NHL trade deadline saw Patrick Kane heading east to join the New York Rangers. When the Rangers had targeted Vladimir Tarasenko, it did not seem that the Blueshirts would have a need for Kane, but now he leaves the Chicago Blackhawks behind to join former linemate Artemi Panarin. The Blackhawks had zero shot Read More

Written by Mike Page on February 24, 2023

The Boston Bruins have already sprinted away from the rest of the NHL this season, and they just made themselves even better ahead of the trade deadline. The B’s got Garnet Hathaway and Dmitry Orlov from Washington in a three-way deal that sent Craig Smith and three draft choices. The Minnesota Wild got a draft pick and salary considerations as Read More

Written by Mike Page on February 17, 2023

The future is bright for the Calgary Flames and the Buffalo Sabres, as three prospects from the two teams shone in the championship of the 70th annual Beanpot Tournament in Boston. The New England tradition takes place each year and features four colleges from the Boston area. Matthew Coronato, a Flames prospect, scored two goals for Harvard, and fellow Flame Read More

Written by Mike Page on February 13, 2023

The Ottawa Senators’ difficulties got even worse on Sunday, as goaltender Anton Forsberg tore the medial collateral ligaments in both knees while playing against the Edmonton Oilers. Late in the third period of their game, Ottawa defenseman Travis Hamonic pushed Edmonton winger Zach Hyman on top of Forsberg during a scrum around the net, and a stretcher was needed to Read More

Written by Mike Page on February 9, 2023

The Boston Bruins have spent the 2022-23 season at a level above the rest of the National Hockey League. They lead the league with 83 points and have a 39-7-5 record. They are second in goals per game (3.73) and first in fewest goals permitted (2.12). Their penalty kill (85.8%) leads the league, and their power play (25.1%) is fifth. Read More

Written by Mike Page on February 3, 2023

The NHL’s All-Star Game is back, and it once again takes the form of a tournament in which the All-Stars are grouped by division. The tournament starts Saturday, February 4, as the Metropolitan Division meets the Atlantic Division in one semifinal, and the Central Division and the Pacific Division meet in the other. The winners will meet in the final, Read More

Written by Mike Page on January 26, 2023

The New York Rangers have gotten a boost out of adding defensemen Ben Harpur to the roster. Since they called him up from Hartford (AHL), he has appeared in 18 games, and the Rangers are 11-4-3 in those games, permitting 2.33 goals per game over that stretch, good for third in the league during that time. The team has rewarded Read More