The Edmonton Oilers fired head coach Todd McLellan on Tuesday and replaced him with legendary coach, Ken Hitchcock, who came out of retirement to join the Oilers. After 20 games, the Oilers started the season 9-10-1 and languishing at the bottom of the Pacific Division. The team needed a wake-up […]
Dallas Stars forward Jamie Benn and Columbus Blue Jackets winger Josh Anderson engaged in a classic hockey fight in the first period last night, and the two whaled on each other in a heavyweight bout. The Blue Jackets defeated the Stars 2-1 and beat them twice in the span of […]
It’s not a great time to be a New York City sports fan. The Giants and Jets are at the bottom of the NFL. In the NBA, the Knicks haven’t been to the playoffs since 2013, and the Brooklyn Nets since 2015. The NHL’s Rangers and Islanders didn’t make the […]
In the NFL the saying is beware of the team coming off a bye week, and the Arizona Cardinals proved that adage true yet again. The Kansas City Chiefs won, but got only their second defeat against the spread this season, falling to 8-2 when they couldn’t cover 16.5 points […]
Seven Ottawa Senators players issued an apology on Monday after the publication of a video in which they sharply criticized an assistant coach during an Uber ride ahead of a game with the Phoenix Coyotes last month. In the video, the players share the opinions of assistant coach Martin Raymond, […]
The Montreal Canadiens broke an 83-year-old record by scoring two goals in two seconds in the team’s 6-4 win over the defending Stanley Cup Champions Washington on Thursday. The previous record was three seconds, held by the St. Louis Eagles on March 12, 1935 against the Detroit Red Wings. Frank […]
The NHL has announced that MGM Resorts will be its first official sports betting partner, making it the second major professional sports league in the United States to strike a deal with the gaming operator. The NBA announced a similar deal with MGM in September, making the firm its “official […]
The NHL season is just a little past two weeks and already there are some surprising winners and losers. Teams that were supposed to be close to the cellar in their divisions are battling for first place, while others that were supposed to dominate have not. There have also been […]
Less than two weeks after a family vacation, and two years removed from his last action in the NFL, veteran quarterback Derek Anderson will start for the Buffalo Bills on Sunday against the Indianapolis Colts. The 35-year-old signal caller will be expected to try and prevent the Bills from sliding […]
The NHL season is a week old and tempers are already flaring. The Nashville Predators beat the Winnipeg Jets 3-0, but the physical night was highlighted by 76 penalty minutes and an old school hockey fight and a rare line brawl in the second period. The NHL cleaned up its […]
Anyone want a job as a kicker in Green Bay? The Packers might be looking for one after their current kicker, Mason Crosby missed four field goal attempts and an extra point in Green Bay’s 31-23 loss to the Detroit Lions. The Packers were a pick ’em going on the […]
The ownership group trying to bring an NHL expansion team to Seattle got one step closer to its goal when the league’s board of governors’ executive committee recommended proceeding with Seattle’s application. The only step remaining is a vote by the other owners, that will take place Dec. 3-4 when […]
It will be hard to recapture the magic that the Vegas Golden Knights had last year, but one area sportsbook is ready to try with the betting public. The Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook has put out nine proposition bets on the home town team in advance of Thursday’s opener against […]
The defending Stanley Cup champion Washington Capitals will be without winger Tom Wilson for the first quarter of the season, as the NHL Department of Player Safety announced he would be suspended for 20 games following an illegal hit in a preseason game. The hit in question came on Sunday, […]
Outside of the Vegas Golden Knights, NHL teams haven’t traditionally attracted a ton of attention from sports bettors. But according to a new study by Nielsen Sports, the league could still see significant benefits from legalized sports betting. According to the study, which was commissioned by the American Gaming Association […]
The NHL season starts Wednesday with four games to provide a glimpse of what type of competition could be in store as reconstituted and reshuffled teams take the ice. The Toronto Maple Leafs host the Montreal Canadians. The line opened with Toronto at -220 and Montreal at +180. Station Casinos […]
According to Finnish media reports, Philadelphia Flyers forward Jori Lehtera is being considered by police as a possible suspect in a cocaine ring that operated out of Finland. Lehtera, who hails from Finland, has already been questioned by police in his home country as one of 23 suspects that are […]
Sports leagues may not have had much success in convincing states to pay “integrity fees” when people bet on their games, but the New Jersey Devils are showing that leagues and franchises have plenty of earning potential when it comes to legalized sports betting. In an interview with Bloomberg TV, […]
William Hill US and the Vegas Golden Knights have announced that they have entered into a multi-year partnership that will see the sportsbook heavily advertised in the NHL franchise’s arena. The agreement is the first of its kind between a sportsbook and an NHL team, and comes at a time […]
The Ottawa Senators agreed to trade defenseman Erik Karlsson to the San Jose Sharks on Thursday, ending months of speculation that Ottawa would look to find a new home for the two-time Norris Trophy winner. In exchange for the high-scoring defenseman, the Sharks sent a first-round pick and a second-round […]
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