Laval came into Friday’s matchup against the Syracuse Crunch looking to get headed back in the right direction. Laval had dropped five of its previous seven games and had averaged less than 2.5 goals per game during the stretch.
With Syracuse sitting just three points behind Laval in the North Division, the Rocket needed to regain some distance in the standings.
The lines stayed fairly consistent from Monday, with the only change to the forward core being Xavier Simoneau’s return. Fl...
The Calgary Flames meet the San Jose Sharks on Saturday and are -110 on the moneyline, with the latter at -110.
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Flames vs. Sharks Favorite, Moneyline, Total
Favorite: Flames (-110)
Underdog: Sharks (-110)
Total: 6
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How to Watch Flames vs. Sharks
Date: Saturday, January 31, 2026
Time: 4 p.m. ET
How to watch on TV: ESPN+
Location: Calgary, Alberta
Venue: Scotiabank Saddledome
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The Pittsburgh Penguins are pegged by oddsmakers to top the New York Rangers when they play on Saturday at 3:30 p.m. ET, with the Penguins at -196 on the moneyline, and the visiting Rangers at +162.
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Penguins vs. Rangers Favorite, Moneyline, Total
Favorite: Penguins (-196)
Underdog: Rangers (+162)
Total: 6.5
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How to Watch Penguins vs. Rangers
Date: Saturday, January 31, 2026
Time: 3:30 p.m. ET
How to watch o...
The Florida Panthers are moderate favorites (-153) at home versus the Winnipeg Jets (+128) on Saturday at 4 p.m. ET.
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Panthers vs. Jets Favorite, Moneyline, Total
Favorite: Panthers (-153)
Underdog: Jets (+128)
Total: 5.5
Best Panthers vs. Jets Promo Codes
How to Watch Panthers vs. Jets
Date: Saturday, January 31, 2026
Time: 4 p.m. ET
How to watch on TV: ESPN+
Location: Sunrise, Florida
Venue: Amerant Bank Arena
Live Stream: Watch this ga...
Looking for best bets for the Utah Mammoth versus Dallas Stars game on Saturday at 9 p.m. ET? See below for some tips.
Best Mammoth vs. Stars Prop Bets
Player & Team
Odds to Score a Goal
Goals & Games Played
Jason Robertson, Stars
+150
30 G in 54 GP
Nick Schmaltz, Mammoth
+180
19 G in 54 GP
Wyatt Johnston, Stars
+180
28 G in 54 GP
Mikko Rantanen, Stars
+195
19 G in 51 GP
Clayton Keller, Mammoth
+195
16 G in 54 GP
M...
On Saturday at 10 p.m. ET, the Edmonton Oilers will meet the Minnesota Wild at Rogers Place. If you’re thinking about making a wager, we have best bets suggestions in this article.
Best Oilers vs. Wild Prop Bets
Player & Team
Odds to Score a Goal
Goals & Games Played
Connor McDavid, Oilers
+105
34 G in 55 GP
Kirill Kaprizov, Wild
+125
29 G in 55 GP
Leon Draisaitl, Oilers
+130
26 G in 52 GP
Zach Hyman, Oilers
+150
22 G in 36 GP
M...
What are the best bets for the upcoming Vegas Golden Knights versus Seattle Kraken matchup at T-Mobile Arena, on Saturday, Jan. 31 at 10 p.m. ET? We have suggestions for you below.
Best Golden Knights vs. Kraken Prop Bets
Player & Team
Odds to Score a Goal
Goals & Games Played
Jack Eichel, Golden Knights
+140
19 G in 46 GP
Mark Stone, Golden Knights
+155
20 G in 37 GP
Pavel Dorofeyev, Golden Knights
+180
24 G in 53 GP
Tomas Hertl, Golden ...
Aryna Sabalenka faces Elena Rybakina in a blockbuster Australian Open women’s final as the power rivals meet again in Melbourne.
The Leafs have an afternoon game in Vancouver, local time.
Montreal Canadiens news and notes
If Juraj Slafkovský and Ivan Demidov continue to develop their chemistry over the next few years, there’s no telling what their offensive contributions could look like. [ TVA Sports ]
Nick Suzuki, Cole Caufield, and Lane Hutson are all on pace for career years and developing as a group of stars the like of which the Canadiens haven’t seen in decades. [ RDS ]
Caufield should get consideration for the Hart Trophy. [ TVA Sports ]
Caufield he...
Better still wasn’t good enough for the Blackhawks on Friday night at the United Center, as they suffered their fifth straight defeat in a 4-2 loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets.
The first 19 minutes of the opening period did not have a goal, then the final minute had two of them. First, Charlie Coyle scored to give CBJ a brief 1-0 lead:
Werenski feeds Coyle to open the scoring pic.twitter.com/WnUahTVeah — BHF (@BlackhawksFocus) January 31, 2026
With just three seconds left...
Elche CF (12th, 24pts) vs FC Barcelona (1st, 52pts)* *Standings at the time of writing Competition/Round: 2025-26 La Liga, Matchday 22 Barcelona Outs & Doubts: Gavi, Pedri, Andreas Christensen (out) Elche Outs & Doubts: Aleix Febas, Héctor Fort (out), Rafa Mir, Álvaro Núñez, Josan (doubt) Date/Time: Saturday, January 31, 2026, 9pm CET/WAT (Barcelona & Nigeria), 8pm […]
An early hole proved to be too much for the Wolf Pack to overcome, and they fell in the rivalry matchup.
It’s Friday afternoon, which means a fresh episode of Oilersnation Radio is ready to massage your eardrums with an hour of off-season Oilers talk. On today’s podcast, the fellas discussed the Oilers’ win over the Sharks, the Bobby McMann trade rumours, Connor McDavid’s heater, line combos, and more. We kicked off the Friday episode of ONR…
The Celtics were coming off of a tough loss at the hands to the Atlanta Hawks and needed a bounce back. They found it on Friday night, with a wire to wire 112-93 win over the Kings. It was Payton Pritchard’s night as he scored 29 points while dishing out 8 assists. Jaylen Brown missed […]
Andrey Arshavin is well past his playing days, but when Real Madrid enter the conversation, he still speaks like someone who has skin in the game. In a recent appearance on Russia’s Match TV, the former Zenit and Arsenal midfielder was asked about Madrid’s new era under Álvaro Arbeloa. “As a Barcelona fan, I hope […]
The Flyers seem to have something of a revolving door situation going on as it relates to their roster, and it seems that they’ve made one more adjustment as they move into the final trio of games before the Olympic break. The rug seems to have well and truly been pulled out from under the Flyers — their losing streak has now stretched to three games again, and they have just two wins in their last 10 games — and they’re throwing anything and everything they can at the wall, and hoping that th...
There’s a lot of smoke, but we’re still not sure if there’s any fire.
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On January 28th in 1937, Montreal Canadiens superstar Howie Morenz fractured his leg in four places when he crashed awkwardly into the corner boards and Chicago Blackhawks blueliner Earl Seibert landed on top of him.
The three-time Stanley Cup (1924, 1930, 1931) and Hart trophy winner (1928, 1931, 1932), who led the NHL in points twice (1928, 1931), goals once (1928), and the Canadiens in both
On January 26th in 2001, Steve Sullivan of the Chicago Blackhawks was belittled by an out-spoken Avalanche fan as the forward left the ice upon having his nose bloodied by an Alex Tanguay highstick, resulting in a dozen stitches.
Sullivan returned to score two shorthanded goals and see the same fan struck by an errant puck from a Patrick Roy clearing attempt. Revenge was sweet for Sullivan who
On January 26th in 2011, the top pick from the 2006 NHL Draft, St Louis Blues blueliner Erik Johnson, scored an own goal firing a rebound past backstop Ty Conklin on a failed clearing attempt five minutes into the opening frame. The miscue was credited to Calgary Flames forward David Moss.
Moss would add another goal leading his team to a 4-1 victory, marking the Flames fourth straight win and
On January 25th in 2004, Washington Capitals owner and AOL executive Ted Leonsis attacked season ticket holder Jason Hammer, grabbing his neck and throwing him to the ground, in response to the fan's game long heckling and insulting sign "Caps Hockey; AOL Stock -- See a Pattern?".
Embarrassed by the outburst Leonsis apologized to Hammer the next day and the pair agreed to move past the melee.
After Friday’s practice, Craig Berube discussed the vibe of the team after six straight losses, William Nylander’s return on Saturday, and inserting Marshall Rifai into the lineup. What is the vibe of the team coming off a sixth straight loss? Berube: I talked to the team after the game. I talked to them again this […]
The post Craig Berube on the difference in the Leafs’ mistake-ridden play this season: “We put pucks deep the second or third most in the NHL last year… It’s not an easy way t...
The Edmonton Oilers were not good during the Decade of Darkness. Aside from being in the playoff conversation in 2007-08 and 2012-13 (mainly because of the lockout), the Oilers were almost always at the bottom of the league. From 2006-07 until 2015-16, the Oilers didn’t make the playoffs once, hence the nickname the “Decade of…