Flames Acquire Noah Hanifin, Elias Lindholm

The Calgary Flames have acquired defenseman Noah Hanifin and forward Elias Lindholm from Carolina in exchange for defenseman Dougie Hamilton, Michael Ferland and prospect Adam Fox. With the trade, the Flames get two very talented, young players who are restricted free agents that will surely demand a raise this summer. Hanifin, a 2018 All-Star, posted a […]

Avalanche Acquire Brooks Orpik, Philipp Grubauer on Friday

The Colorado Avalanche have acquired defenseman Brooks Orpik and goaltender Philipp Grubauer from the Washington Capitals on Friday. In exchange, the Avs sent a 2018 second-round pick to be used in the draft on Saturday. Orpik registered 10 assists in 81 regular season games last season and Grubauer, the Caps backup goaltender last season, posted […]

Stars Sign Stephen Johns To Three-Year Contract Extension

The Dallas Stars have announced that the team has signed defenseman Stephen Johns to a three-year contract extension (worth $7 million) on Friday. Johns, a physical two-way blue liner, posted a career-high 15 points (eight goals, seven assists) as well as 41 penalty minutes and a plus-10 rating last season. Johns is a valuable fantasy […]

Lightning Add Dimitry Semyin With 90th Overall Pick

With their only pick in the third round at 90th overall, the Tampa Bay Lightning selected Russian defenseman Dimitry Semyin. Listed at 6-foot-3 and 201 pounds, Semyin posted 15 points (eight goals, seven assists) in 41 games while playing for Kapitan Stupino of Russia's MHL. Expected to go later in Saturday's draft, Semyin is known […]

Canucks Draft Quinn Hughes With Seventh Pick

The Vancouver Canucks have taken University of Michigan defender Quinn Hughes with the seventh overall pick on Friday night. One of the top-ranked defenders in the draft, Hughes dominated in his freshman year, posting five goals and 29 points in 37 games. Somewhat undersized at 5-foot-11, Hughes believes he's ready to compete at the NHL […]

Boston Bruins Select Axel Andersson With The 57th Overall Pick

With the 57th overall pick in the NHL Draft, the Boston Bruins selected defenseman Axel Andersson. Andersson, a smooth-skating talented puck-moving blue liner, posted 31 points (six goals, 25 assists) in 42 games while playing for Djurgårdens IF J18 of the SuperElit league in Sweden last season. The Jarna, Sweden native checks in at 6-foot […]

Capitals Take Defender Alexander Alexeyev

With the final pick of the first round, the Stanley Cup Champion Washington Capitals have chosen 18-year-old Alexander Alexeyev, a defender currently playing for the Red Deer Rebels in the WHL. The hulking Russian managed 37 points in 45 games last season and is considered by some as perhaps close to NHL-ready. Comparable to players […]

Penguins Take Calen Addison With the 53rd Overall Pick

The Pittsburgh Penguins selected defenseman Calen Addison with the 53rd overall pick in the 2018 NHL Draft on Saturday. Addison, a Manitoba native, has been evaluated as a very smooth skater who possesses great hockey sense. The 18-year-old blue liner played for the Lethbridge Hurricanes of the Western Hockey League last season, posting 65 points […]

Noah Dobson Slides to Islanders at 12th Overall

The New York Islanders added defenseman Noah Dobson with the 12th overall pick in the 2018 NHL Draft. With their second-round pick they improved their defensive depth, but we likely won’t see Dobson in the NHL for another year or two. Dobson is a well-rounded, two-way defenseman that was expected to go in the top […]

Blackhawks Select Nicolas Beaudin 27th Overall

With the 27th pick in the 2018 NHL Draft, the Chicago Blackhawks selected defenseman Nicolas Beaudin from the Drummondville Voltigeurs of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL). Weighing in at 5-foot-11 and 172 pounds, Beaudin will stay with the Voltigeurs for next season and continue his development in the QMJHL. He is described as […]

Senators Select Jacob Bernard-Docker 26th Overall

With the 26th pick in the 2018 NHL Draft, the Ottawa Senators have selected defenseman Jacob Bernard-Docker from the Okotoks Oilers of the Alberta Junior Hockey League. The Senators actually traded down to make this selection, allowing the Rangers to pick at 22nd with K'Andre Miller. Weighing in at 6-foot and 187 pounds, he scored […]

Adam Boqvist Selected Eighth Overall By Blackhawks

With the eighth pick in the 2018 NHL Draft, the Chicago Blackhawks have selected Adam Boqvist out of Brynas IF in the SHL. Boqvist, who weighs in at six-foot and 165 pounds, is described as an offensively-talented defenseman with an excellent skating ability as well as a solid playmaking ability. He has evidently modeled his […]

Rangers Select Nils Lundkvist

With the 28th pick in the 2018 draft, the New York Rangers selected Swedish native Nils Lundkvist. This 17-year-old defender comes in at 5-foot-11 and has a talent for puck movement, skating and offensive instincts. His only downside is his size, but taking sub-six-foot defenders has become a trend in the first round. If he […]

Rangers Select K'Andre Miller

In the last minute, the New York Rangers traded up for the 22nd pick and selected Minnesota native K'Andre Miller. This 18-year-old athletic defender comes in at 6-foot-4 and will most likely be continuing his career at the University of Wisconsin before he finds his way to the NHL. He was noted as one of […]

Sharks Select Ryan Merkley

With the 21st pick in the 2018 NHL draft, the San Jose Sharks selected Canadian native Ryan Merkley. This 17-year-old defender has extraordinary puck play and is a power-play specialist. He put up 100 points in his last two OHL seasons but comes with an attitude issue. This is no worry to San Jose, as […]

Victor Hedman Earns First Norris Trophy

Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Victor Hedman took home his first Norris trophy, awarded to the league's top blue liner, at the NHL Awards on Wednesday. Hedman posted 63 points (17 goals and 46 assists), a plus-32 rating, 26 power-play points and 216 shots on goal last season, helping lead his team on a trip to […]

Oliver Ekman-Larsson Verbally Agrees To Contract Extension

Arizona Coyotes defenseman Oliver Ekman-Larsson has reportedly come to a verbal agreement to stay put with the Arizona Coyotes. The contract extension is expected to be an eight-year deal worth over $8 million annually. Ekman-Larsson has spent all of his eight NHL seasons with the Arizona franchise that selected him with the sixth overall draft […]

Olli Juolevi To Have Back Surgery

Vancouver Canucks prospect Olli Juolevi is set to have back surgery after experiencing discomfort in his lower back while training this offseason. The surgery, a microdiscetomy, typically requires two to three months of recovery and rehabilitation. As a result, the 2016 fifth overall pick may not be ready when the Canucks kick off training camp […]

John Carlson Gives His Best Ovi Impression

Washington Capitals defenseman John Carlson absolutely ripped a one-timer to put the Capitals up 4-0 late in the second period of Game 4. The shot had the recipe of a patented Alex Ovechkin goal -- on the power play, high in the slot to the right of the goal and a pounded right-handed one-timer. Carlson’s fifth […]

Shea Theodore Struggling In The Finals

Vegas Golden Knights defenseman Shea Theodore had another night to forget Monday in Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Finals against Washington. After making a costly mistake in Game 3, Theodore finished the fourth game with a minus-three rating, which takes him to minus-four overall in the series. He was plus-two in Game 1, but […]

Colin Miller Records His Third Point In The Finals

Vegas Golden Knights defenseman Colin Miller recorded an assist on the team's first goal of the night in Monday's 6-2 Game 4 loss to Washington, making it three points in four games. He started the series off with his third postseason goal in Game 1 and added an assist in Game 2. Miller has also […]

John Carlson Posts Game-High Six Shots, Four Blocks

With two points to this point in the Stanley Cup Final, Washington Capitals defenseman John Carlson has retaken the defensive scoring lead from the idle Dustin Byfuglien. The 28-year-old pending UFA now has 18 points in 22 postseason games. His four goals are one off his career-best set in 2015-16, but his 14 assists are […]

Golden Knights Lose Game 2

On Wednesday night, the Vegas Golden Knights were bested on their home ice 3-2 by the Washington Capitals. They jumped out to an early lead with James Neal scoring on the high glove side, but it was downhill from there. Lars Eller came to play, finding a goal and two assists, contributing to every goal. […]

John Carlson Can Retake Defensive Scoring Lead

Washington Capitals defenseman John Carlson has had an enormously successful postseason to this point. Unlike most of his teammates, his best series was the first round, in which he tallied nine of his 16 points, eight of which were on the power play. Despite not posting any power-play points in the third round, Carlson still […]

John Carlson Logs Assist, Game-High Eight Shots

With the goalie pulled, Washington Capitals defenseman John Carlson found Alex Ovechkin for a patented one-timer goal to bring the Caps within one in Game 5. Unfortunately, that is as close as they would get, losing the game 3-2 and trailing in the series for the first time. Carlson is enjoying the most productive postseason […]

Tyler Myers Scores His Fourth Postseason Goal Of The Year

Winnipeg Jets defenseman Tyler Myers scored the team's second goal in Friday's 3-2 loss to Vegas, making it four goals for himself during this year's postseason run. That's already one more than he had combined with his previous 17 playoff appearances. Myers is not consistent in terms of offensive production, but he's got a big […]

Brayden McNabb Ends Game 3 With Two Assists

Vegas Golden Knights defenseman Brayden McNabb had a rare multi-point game on Wednesday against the Jets, finishing a 4-2 win with two assists. He provided primary assists for both Jonathan Marchessault goals, which were scored inside the first and last 60 seconds of the game. It's McNabb's first multi-point game since March 2016. He's not […]

Anton Stralman Avoids Suspension

Tampa Bay defenseman Anton Stralman will not face supplemental discipline for his boarding of Washington’s Tom Wilson in the first period of Game 3 on Tuesday. Isabelle Khurshudyan of the Washington Post offered some insight on the play, stating, “Typically, on plays where a player sees the hitter approaching and turns his back, and the […]

Victor Hedman With Postseason High Three-Point Night

Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Victor Hedman scored his first goal of the postseason in Tuesday’s Game 3 victory over the Washington Capitals. He added a pair of power-play assists along with his game-winning goal to notch his first three-point effort of the playoffs. Hedman didn’t find the score sheet at all in the Lightning’s first-round […]

Jets Come Out Strong In Game 1

The Winnipeg Jets came out hot against Vegas on Saturday night, with Dustin Byfuglien scoring early in the first period. Most of the scoring was done in the first, with goals from Patrik Laine and Joel Armia bringing the score to 3-0 only 10 minutes into the game. It looks like goalie Marc Andre-Fleury and […]