Last Word On Hockey

Toronto Maple Leafs star Mitch Marner is unavailable to play against the Calgary Flames. The team announced about half an hour before the game that their leading scorer wouldn’t play due to a lower-body injury. This is Toronto’s second game of their four meetings on their Western Conference road trip. They’re coming off a dramatic 4-3 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on … [Read more...] about Toronto Maple Leafs Star In Jeopardy For 4 Nations Face-Off, Will Not Play Against Calgary Flames

Ryan Hartman has been given a ten-game suspension for his hit on Tim Stutzle. The suspension is the fifth of Hartman’s 11-year NHL career. That fact didn’t help lessen the length of the suspension for Hartman. #mnwild Ryan Hartman has been suspended 10 games by @NHLPlayerSafety for smashing #GoSensGo Tim Stutzle’s face into the ice. — Frank Seravalli (@frank_seravalli) … [Read more...] about Minnesota Wild Forward Suspended for Rough Play

Welcome back to NHL Predictions. Each day, Last Word on Hockey takes a look at the games that are scheduled and offers insight and analysis to help predict who will be victorious in head-to-head matchups. In today’s round of NHL Predictions, we are looking at the game between the Ottawa Senators vs Nashville Predators. Be sure to check out more NHL Predictions as the 2024-25 … [Read more...] about NHL Predictions: February 3 Ottawa Senators vs Nashville Predators

The hits just keep on coming for the New York Islanders. They continue to be bitten by the injury bug as yet another regular goes down. The latest injury comes in the form of the team’s best player, Mathew Barzal. He went down after he blocked a Darren Raddysh slapshot off the left knee. With 1:20 to play in the third period in their 3-2 overtime win against the Tampa Bay … [Read more...] about New York Islanders Lose Superstar Forward Indefinitely

We have now seen most of the dust settle on the Carolina Hurricanes big trade to bring in Mikko Rantanen and Taylor Hall. In are those two and out are Martin Necas and Jack Drury. As soon as the trade happened, most assumed Rantanen would line up beside fellow Finn Sebastian Aho while Hall was a bit more of a question mark as to where he’d fit. While we have the benefit of now … [Read more...] about How the Carolina Hurricanes Blockbuster Trade Reshapes Their Forward Lines

The Vancouver Canucks Friday night trades remade them. They flew to Dallas with one team and are returning home to face Detroit with another. Canucks Friday Night Trades Not a Fire Sale Vancouver has been one of the more interesting teams in the NHL this season. Their slow start prompted speculation about trades to improve their defence, then their wingers, and finally, we … [Read more...] about The Vancouver Canucks Friday Night Shuffle

Welcome back to NHL Predictions. Each day, Last Word on Hockey reviews the scheduled games and offers insight and analysis to help predict who will win in head-to-head matchups. Today, we preview the game between the Montreal Canadiens and the Anaheim Ducks. Check out more NHL Predictions as the 2024-25 season continues. NHL Predictions Montreal Canadiens vs Anaheim Ducks Head … [Read more...] about NHL Predictions: February 2 Montreal Canadiens vs Anaheim Ducks

Welcome to a Sunday edition of NHL Predictions! A week from today, we will be tuning in to Super Bowl LIX. As we wait one more week for the big game, the NHL gives us plenty of hockey to enjoy. Sunday has nine games of NHL action to enjoy. For this installment, we are going to look at the St. Louis Blues and Utah Hockey Club game. NHL Predictions St. Louis Blues vs. Utah Hockey … [Read more...] about NHL Predictions: February 2nd St. Louis Blues Vs. Utah Hockey Club

Team Finland has announced that they are adding two defencemen to their roster for the upcoming 4 Nations Face-Off. Henri Jokiharju of the Buffalo Sabres and Urho Vaakanainen of the New York Rangers have been added to the roster. Team Finland Adds Defencemen #NYR defenseman Urho Vaakanainen has been added to the Team Finland roster for the #4Nations Face-Off. … [Read more...] about Team Finland Adds Defencemen to 4 Nations Roster