Latest NHL Predictions

The three finalists for the Vezina are Pekka Rinne, Connor Hellebuyck, and Andrei Vasilevskiy.

Coyotes, Ekman-Larsson nearing agreement on eight-year extension - Arizona SportsThe Coyotes are nearing an agreement with defensemanOliver Ekman-Larssonon an eight-year contract extension, multiple sources told ArizonaSports.com on Monday. The contract extension would kick in for the 2019-20 season

To start, we'll touch on the various prediction models. For a full reminder on what each of the models was check out the introarticle. In short, we had one model that used a team’s goal differential, a scoring system that took into account goal and chance differentials, my personal expert opinion, a

If we know one thing about the NHL Draft this year, it’s that there’s a lot of difference in opinion over what order to rank the top 10-or-so prospects.The Arizona Coyotes have the No. 5 pick, and the opinions around hockey media are pretty divided on who the best prospects are, who will go in the t

The Vegas Golden Knights hope to regain home ice advantage while taking a 2-1 series lead. The Vegas Golden Knights are averaging 3.3 goals per game and are scoring on 21.4 percent of their power play opportunities. Jonathan Marchessault leads Las Vegas with eight goals, Reilly Smith has 16 assists

Who's game 7 win was more impressive? Cavs or Warriors?

Before you make your pick to hoist Stanley Cup, you need to see what SportsLine expert David Kelly has to say. A Toronto-born hockey analyst with multiple advanced degrees, Kelly is on a mind-blowing run with his NHL picks.

On one hand, a team that has dominated all season can fulfill expectations and play for the Stanley Cup. On the other, this generation’s greatest scorer in Alex Ovechkin can finally reach hockey’s grandest stage in his 13th season.

The Arizona Coyotes hold the No. 5 pick in Friday’s NHL Draft.The Coyotes are looking to build on a wealth of young talent, part of which took the team’s AHL affiliate, the Tucson Roadrunners, to the AHL playoffs this past season.But it’s what they do at the NHL level that fans are anxious to see, a

In Red Wings LandDetroit Red Wings ‘have to get it right’ in draft crucial to rebuild|FreepYup. This draft could very well decide the fate and direction of theRed Wingsorganization the next few years.Thank goodness that the draft is finally here. I’m super pumped for round one to begin tonight. I’m

The Buffalo Sabres are hoping that defenseman Rasmus Dahlin is the player that can help them become playoff contenders once again. He is certain to be the first player selected in the NHL Draft, and when the league convenes in Dallas Friday. The draft will be televised by NBCSN at 7:30 p.m. ET and c

Every year, the hockey world experiences a handful of oddities at the NHL Draft. Seeing as they occur each spring we shouldn’t be surprised but typically are. Whether it was the New Jersey Devilsacquiring Cory Schneiderfor the seventh-overall pick in 2013, Seth Jonesdropping to fourth-overalland bei

Last night, the Washington Capitals defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-0 to advanced to the Stanley Cup Finals for only the second time in franchise history. They came back from a 3-2 series deficit in large part due to goalie Braden Holtby, who recorded back-to-back shutouts after having not had on

The one game left on the NHL playoff schedule before the Stanley Cup Final should be a quite a doozy. The Washington Capitals forced Game 7 in the Eastern Conference Final by way of a 3-0 victory on home ice over the Tampa Bay Lightning. As the series shifts back to Amalie Arena for the final time,

The Vegas Golden Knights can take a stranglehold on the Western Conference final on Friday night if they are able to hold off the Winnipeg Jets and earn a victory in Game 4 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The Golden Knights had to withstand a strong third-period flurry from the visiting Jets in

The first draft of the Tom Dundon era begins tonight, oddly enough, in his own backyard. Wait, let me clarify that a bit. It’s in Dallas, where the majority owner of the Carolina Hurricanes makes his home. And while the NHL could literally hold their annual selection meeting in Dundon’s backyard, i

Ichiro Suzuki, now a team executive with the Mariners, took in a bit of Thursday's game against the Yankees from the dugout wearing a fake mustache, sunglasses and gray hoodie....

Robert Williams, who fell to the Celtics at No. 27 in Thursday's draft, admitted to sleeping through the team's introductory conference call Friday morning due to a "good night's sleep after a busy two days."...

Coming off a disappointing draw, Lionel Messi hopes to snap a five-match scoreless drought at the World Cup in a clash with Croatia, which can advance to its first knockout round since 1998 with a win....

The Cavaliers have not made Kevin Love available for trades entering Thursday's draft, and regardless of what decision LeBron James makes about his future, they have interest in keeping Love, sources said....