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During a recent episode of Halford and Brough, the hosts shared a sentiment that’s becoming harder to ignore: if you want to win in the NHL playoffs, you need a power forward who is hard to play against—someone who brings a blend of physicality, offence, and a little bit of a mean streak. For the…
The Three Musketeers. David Crosby, Stephen Stills and Graham Nash. The Marx Brothers. History is filled with trios that are simply great together. And that’s definitely true in the NHL. Hockey lines have been labeled as far back as the 1920s when Bun Cook, Frank Boucher and Bill Cook formed the Rangers’ A-Line which was…
Mikael Backlund and Marcus Johansson scored two goals each as Sweden beat Denmark 6-2 to take the bronze medal Sunday at the men’s hockey world championship in Stockholm. It was the second straight third-place finish for Sweden while fourth place was the best-ever result for Denmark. With a star-studded team of NHL players, Sweden was…
On Saturday, May 24, the Minnesota Frost hosted the Ottawa Charge for Game 3 of the Professional Women’s Hockey League (PWHL) Walter Cup Final. This game went into several overtimes to determine the winner. Ultimately, the Frost won 2-1 in the third overtime. With Minnesota’s win, the Frost now lead the best-of-five series 2-1. Charge Back at Full Strength A few hours before Game…
May 25 is one of the most memorable days in National Hockey League history. Not only was a bold prediction made true, but three Stanley Cup champions were crowned as well. The THW time machine is warmed up and ready to take us back to relive all the best moments from this historic date. Mark…
The Dallas Stars take on the Edmonton Oilers in Game 3. Western Conference Final matchup at Rogers Place this afternoon. Here are the projected/expected lineups sourced from NHL.com staff writers, independent correspondents, and others. Western Conference Final, Game 3 3 p.m. ET; CBC, TVAS, SN, ESPN+, ABC Best-of-7 series tied 1-1 Stars projected lineup Mikael…
The 2025 IIHF World Championship ended with disappointment for Team Canada, but plenty of their players had positive takeaways from the tournament, perhaps none more so than Macklin Celebrini of the San Jose Sharks. At just 18 years of age, he followed up a strong rookie season by making his first appearance with Canada’s senior…
About 40 to 41 minutes into Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Final, the Carolina Hurricanes played their best hockey in the series to date. They went down in the first period, 1-0, after the puck went into the net off of Dmitry Orlov’s foot. All playoff teams get bad bounces; it happens. Thankfully, Logan…
The Florida Panthers continued their domination of the Carolina Hurricanes in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Final, bringing the Hurricanes to the brink of elimination as the series record stands at 3-0. With both Sam Reinhart and Sean Walker injured and out for their respective teams, Pyotr Kochetkov called upon as the Hurricanes’ starting…
The Minnesota Frost and the Ottawa Charge faced off in Game 3 of the PWHL Finals on Saturday afternoon, May 24 in St. Paul, Minnesota. The lineups were the same as Game 2, with the exception of the Frost, who were without Dominique Petrie due to an upper-body injury, but the Charge gained a player…
