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2024 NHL playoffs MVP futures betting odds

Previous winners Cale Makar, Andrei Vasilevskiy and Ryan O’Reilly will each look to add more hardware to their shelves. The Conn Smythe is often tied to the team winning the Stanley Cup. You can check out teams’ odds of winning here. Here is a list of every player’s odds to win the Conn Smythe Trophy. […]

Fantasy hockey: Scoring forwards and goalie streamers

Pick the winners and crown your Stanley Cup champion! Create A Bracket The last time St. Louis and Chicago faced off, back in late December, the Blues beat the Blackhawks 7-5. Robert Thomas/Jordan Kyrou and Co. will need a similar result Wednesday if they’re to maintain any hope, however slender, of reaching the postseason. Tomas […]

Auston Matthews, Alex Ovechkin each score twice in Leafs’ rout

WASHINGTON — Auston Matthews still gets excited about facing Alex Ovechkin, one of his favorite players growing up. And even with Ovechkin authoring a vintage performance, Matthews found a way to steal the spotlight. Matthews scored his NHL-leading 56th and 57th goals of the season and matched his career high with five points, leading the […]

How the NHL rookie class has handled life on and off the ice

It’s how they study an opponent. Critique their own game. And — thanks to years of recorded highlights available online — admire the exploits of superstars past and present. Yes, video study is an integral part of an athlete’s day. So it’s no wonder that Columbus Blue Jackets rookie Adam Fantilli has leaned into that […]

Fantasy hockey: Maccelli, Granlund delivering power play points

A busy start to Week 21 of the fantasy hockey season has a six-game Monday on tap, followed by a nine-game Tuesday slate. Wednesday is a little quieter, with only three games. The Carolina Hurricanes, Tampa Bay Lightning, Washington Capitals and Minnesota Wild get a small break by not lacing up again until Thursday. The […]

Ilya Lyubushkin injured in return to Toronto Maple Leafs

TORONTO — Veteran defenseman Ilya Lyubushkin, traded from the Anaheim Ducks on Thursday, took a big hit from New York Rangers rookie Matt Rempe late in the second period Saturday night, and didn’t return to his first game this season with the Toronto Maple Leafs. The 29-year-old Russian, who was also with the club for […]

DeMonte Capehart back with Clemson after gun charge expunged

Capehart is a 6-foot-5, fifth-year senior from Hartsville who played 12 games in a reserve role in 2023. He finished with 15 tackles, five of them for loss, including a sack. Capehart was arrested and charged earlier this month with unlawfully possessing a firearm on campus and failure to exercise due care while operating a […]

Weekend watch: Best goalie streaming matchups

We’re treated to a light amuse bouche to end the work week before Saturday’s 13-game slate kicks off with the Blues and Red Wings at noon. Of Friday’s trio of contests, Wild/Oilers sparkles as a potential goal-friendly affair as both teams are proving capable of scoring at present. Elsewhere, the struggling Blackhawks host the Jets […]

Auston Matthews nets 2nd straight hat trick for Maple Leafs

Amid consistent “M-V-P!” chants raining down from the rafters, Matthews broke a tie for the Toronto record for hat tricks in a season with six, passing Reg Noble (1917-18), Babe Dye (1924-25) and Darryl Sittler (1980-81). Matthews also had his team-record 73rd multigoal game, two more than Sittler. The American has 13 career hat tricks. […]

Maple Leafs’ Morgan Rielly suspended 5 games for cross-check

More Teams. More Games. Ridly Greig blasts a slap shot into the empty net as time is expiring, and Morgan Rielly takes exception and cross-checks him. (1:01) Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Morgan Rielly has been suspended five games by the NHL Department of Player Safety for a cross-check to the head of Ottawa Senators forward […]

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