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3 Takeaways From Stars’ 4-1 Win Over Flyers

Marc Sautter | January 10, 2025

The Dallas Stars (26-13-1) stayed hot in Philadelphia, defeating the Flyers (17-20-5) 4-1 in one of their more impressive victories of the season thus far. The Stars are on a…

Categories Dallas Stars

3 Takeaways From Dallas Stars’ Gutsy 3-2 Win Over Utah

Marc Sautter | December 24, 2024

The Dallas Stars (20-13-0) head into the Christmas break with a hard-fought road win after beating the Utah Hockey Club (16-12-6) 3-2 at the Delta Center on Monday night. All…

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Stars Defeat Utah HC 2-1

Jeremy Schouppe | December 3, 2024

The Utah Hockey Club and Dallas Stars played the first game of their four-game season series on Monday night at the Delta Center. Utah came into this one looking to…

Categories Dallas Stars, NHL News, Utah Hockey Club

5 Best NHL Backup Goaltenders

Ryan Szporer | August 11, 2024

*This article was most recently updated in July 2024 Great starters can generally transform into great backups as their careers wind down in the NHL. The reverse isn’t necessarily as…

Categories NHL Goaltending

Maple Leafs News & Rumors: Cowan, Woll, DeSmith & Joshua

The Old Prof | June 13, 2024

In this edition of Toronto Maple Leafs News & Rumors, I’ll share that Easton Cowan is determined to secure a spot on the team coming out of training camp this…

Categories Column, News and Rumors, Toronto Maple Leafs

Maple Leafs News & Rumors: Tavares, DeSmith, Marner & McCabe

The Old Prof | May 20, 2024

Things are still up in the air just days after the Toronto Maple Leafs‘ coaching change. However, there’s no shortage of news to report. First, there’s the good news that…

Categories Column, Editor's Choice, News and Rumors, Toronto Maple Leafs

Avalanche Have a Goaltending Problem, and It’s Not Georgiev

Kerry Collins | May 18, 2024

The Colorado Avalanche’s season came to a close on Friday (May 17), eliminated by an overtime goal from a former fan favorite in Denver. It was Matt Duchene’s only goal…

Categories Avalanche Goaltending, Colorado Avalanche

Canucks Starting Arturs Silovs in Game 4 vs. Predators

Lukas Bernasiewicz | April 28, 2024

When it rains it pours. After filling in for Thatcher Demko in both Games 2 and 3, Casey DeSmith has now been ruled out with an injury and prospect goaltender…

Categories Nashville Predators, NHL News, Vancouver Canucks

Canucks Perform Uno Reverse to Down Predators in Game 3

Edgar Chaput | April 27, 2024

If watching Game 3 of the Vancouver Canucks-Nashville Predators series felt a lot like Game 2, but with the clubs reversing their roles, that would be a fairly accurate assessment.…

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Canucks News & Rumors: Demko, Pettersson & Tocchet

Sartaaj Bhullar | April 25, 2024

In this edition of the Vancouver Canucks News & Rumors, Thatcher Demko is injured and Casey DeSmith steps in for the club. Additionally, Elias Pettersson struggles in Game 2 as the Nashville Predators…

Categories Column, News and Rumors, Vancouver Canucks

Canucks’ Rebuilt Defence & Goaltending Have Led to Contention

Matthew Zator | March 25, 2024

On March 25, 2023, the Vancouver Canucks were 32-34-5, good for 69 points. Fast forward a year later, and they are 45-18-8 and a full 29 points better in the…

Categories Canucks Management, Vancouver Canucks

Casey DeSmith: Canucks’ Biggest Surprise of 2023-24

The Old Prof | December 21, 2023

On Tuesday night (Dec. 19) in Nashville, Vancouver Canucks goaltender Casey DeSmith was on his game yet again. In the Canucks convincing 5-2 win over the Nashville Predators, DeSmith stopped…

Categories Vancouver Canucks
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