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Elias Pettersson injured by Panthers’ Mike Matheson

Elias Pettersson injured by Panthers’ Mike MathesonElias Pettersson is having a fantastic start to his NHL career. He’s now encountered his first road block. The 19-year-old was tossed to the ice by Panthers’ Mike Matheson during the third period of Saturday’s victory and was forced to leave the contest. Pettersson, who...

Brady Trettenero

Evgeny Kuznetsov snipes goal from insane angle

Evgeny Kuznetsov snipes goal from insane angleEvgeny Kuznetsov is on a different level this season. The 26-year-old Russian forward is establishing himself as one of the most dynamic and electric players in the game on a Washington squad that already boasts the immensely talented Alexander Ovechkin and Nicklas Backstrom. Kuznetsov showed...

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Marc-Andre Fleury stymies Flyers

Marc-Andre Fleury stymies FlyersMarc-Andre Fleury put on a show Saturday afternoon against the Philadelphia Flyers at the Wells Fargo Center. The former Penguins’ netminder stopped all 26 shots he faced as the Golden Knights shutout the Flyers 1-0 to end a three-game losing streak (0-3-0). It was the...

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Working the Wire: Early Season Targets

Working the Wire: Early Season TargetsWe’re a week and a half into the NHL season and lines and rosters are finally starting to take shape. We always say you can lose a league on draft day, but you can’t win one. A sharp and watchful eye on your league’s waiver...

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Senators Place Ceci, Dzingel, Formenton on Injured Reserve

Senators Place Ceci, Dzingel, Formenton on Injured ReserveThe Ottawa Senators placed Cody Ceci, Ryan Dzingel, and Alex Formenton on injured reserve on Friday. In a pair of corresponding moves, the team recalled defenseman Christian Jaros and forward Nick Paul from Belleville (AHL). Ceci was announced out with a lower-body injury but is...

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Phil Kessel nets natural hat trick against Vegas

Phil Kessel nets natural hat trick against VegasHoly moly, Phil. Pittsburgh forward Phil Kessel recorded his first hat trick with the Penguins and sixth of his NHL career Thursday evening against the Vegas Golden Knights. After Vegas opened the scoring, Kessel scored the next three — with the final two coming on...

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David Pastrnak dangles Oilers for gorgeous goal

David Pastrnak dangles Oilers for gorgeous goalWelcome to the highlight reel, David Pastrnak. As if he hasn’t been there before. The crafty Boston Bruins’ forward scored one of the best goals of this early-NHL season Thursday evening against the Edmonton Oilers. With Boston on a first-period power play, Pastrnak showed off...

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NHL reduces Austin Watson’s 27-game suspension

NHL reduces Austin Watson’s 27-game suspensionAustin Watson’s 27-game suspension for domestic violence has been reduced to 18 games by an arbitrator, the NHL and NHLPA said in a joint statement Thursday evening. The Nashville Predators’ forward was suspended 27 games by the NHL in September for “unacceptable off-ice conduct”. Commissioner Gary Bettman...

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UNLOCKED: Line Matching – October 11th

UNLOCKED: Line Matching – October 11thLine Matching will typically be posted in the early afternoon (EST) once most teams have wrapped up their morning skates. Line Matching for afternoon games (on weekends) will be posted in the morning prior to puck-drop. This post looks at which teams will have an...

DailyFaceoff/Corsica NHL Bets (October 11th)

DailyFaceoff/Corsica NHL Bets (October 11th)Last night, the highest value and highest probability Corsica Hockey Bets went 1-1, bring the record to 4-1 on the season. The Arizona Coyotes came through in a shootout at +135 underdogs, but the Ottawa Senators were unable to cover the +1.5 spread at home...

Betting, Fantasy

Shattenkirk, Donato Highlight Scratches for ThursdayKevin Shattenkirk will be a healthy scratch for the Rangers on Thursday, according to head coach David Quinn. Shattenkirk has posted a -4 rating through the first three games of the season but does have a 54.3 CF%. The benching of Vladislav Namestnikov showed that...

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Brady Tkachuk scores first NHL goal

Brady Tkachuk scores first NHL goalIt wasn’t pretty, but Brady Tkachuk will take it. Tkachuk potted his first NHL goal Wednesday evening against the Philadelphia Flyers. Keith, Matthew and Brady Tkachuk have now all scored their first career NHL goal against the Flyers. Tkachuk appeared to kick/ re-direct the puck...

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UNLOCKED: Line Matching – October 10th

UNLOCKED: Line Matching – October 10thLine Matching is typically reserved for Premium Members ONLY, but we are having issues with Users signing-in, so it will be released for FREE today until we get this issue resolved. This post looks at which teams will have an advantage at 5v5. It looks at...

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DailyFaceoff/Corsica NHL Bets (October 10th)

DailyFaceoff/Corsica NHL Bets (October 10th)In case you missed it, we launched a Betting section yesterday that features state-of-the-art NHL Bet Predictions from Corsica Hockey. Corsica went 3-for-3 in the bets that we highlighted yesterday, taking CGY on the Moneyline (+140) and against the Spread (+1.5 | -190). They also...

Betting, Fantasy

Ilya Kovalchuk scores first goal with Kings

Ilya Kovalchuk scores first goal with KingsIlya Kovalchuk has his first goal in the NHL since 2013. After joining the Los Angeles Kings in the offseason, the former NHL superstar potted his first goal with his new team Tuesday evening against the Winnipeg Jets. Kovalchuk took a great feed from blueliner...

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