NHL Schedule Today, April 9: Games, Storylines, Wild Card Races and Playoff Picture
Full Thursday, Apr. 9 NHL schedule with biggest storylines, wild-card races, and projected playoff matchups.

Full Thursday, Apr. 9 NHL schedule with biggest storylines, wild-card races, and projected playoff matchups.

Full Tuesday, Apr. 7 NHL schedule with storylines, wild-card races, and projected playoff matchups.

The NHL’s insane late-season coaching carousel continued on Easter Sunday, with New York Islanders general manager Mathieu Darche dropping a bombshell by replacing Patrick Roy with Pete DeBoer behind the bench. It seems like nobody is safe these days, with Stanley Cup champion Bruce Cassidy, Jim Hiller and Dean Evason all getting the boot in […] The post ClutchPoints’ NHL Power Rankings, Week 24: Playoff races are getting just ridiculous appeared first on ClutchPoints.

The Pittsburgh Penguins were without goaltender Stuart Skinner on Sunday, as he missed the matchup against the Florida Panthers due to an upper-body injury. Skinner had played the full 60 minutes in a 6-3 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday but did not dress for either of the back-to-back games against Florida. With […] The post Penguins’ Stuart Skinner dealing with upper-body injury after Panthers game absence appeared first on ClutchPoints.

Sunday's NHL slate features seven games with major playoff and lottery implications across both conferences.

All Times Eastern Australian Rules Football AFL Men’s — Round 4 Hawthorn Hawks vs. Geelong Cats — FS1/Fox One, 1:01 a.m. (Monday) Bundesliga Matchday 28 1. FC Union Berlin vs. FC St. Pauli — ESPN+, 9:20 a.m. Eintracht Frankfurt vs. 1. FC Köln — ESPN+, 11:20 a.m. Bundesliga Highlights Show — ESPN+, 3:30 p.m. College…

Don’t count the St. Louis Blues out of the playoff race just yet. After a 6-2 drubbing of the Anaheim Ducks on the road on Friday night, Jim Montgomery’s club has reduced the magic number for a Western Conference postseason berth to just three. While it’s still improbable, as the Blues have only seven games […] The post Jim Montgomery calls Blues’ huge win vs. Ducks one of best performances of year appeared first on ClutchPoints.

Chris Pronger airs unheard locker-room tale of Mike Keenan laying into Wayne Gretzky after Blues' shellacking by Red Wings sportskeeda.com

A new report has surfaced, fueling Toronto Maple Leafs rumors, naming an unlikely candidate for the team's GM role. The post Maple Leafs Rumors: New Report Makes Explosive Claims appeared first on Heavy Sports.

The Los Angeles Kings defeated the St. Louis Blues on Wednesday to pull into the second wild card spot in the Western Conference with eight games left to play. Now, they hope they can hold onto it, or perhaps, pull into the first wild card spot, or even move up in the division. The last […] The post Kings’ dream seeding, matchup scenarios for 2026 NHL Playoffs appeared first on ClutchPoints.

Trevor Moore and the Los Angeles Kings picked up a huge win on Wednesday over the St. Louis Blues. The Kings are in contention for the Stanley Cup Playoffs. And this win brought Los Angeles into sole possession of the final Wild Card spot in the West with eight games remaining. The Kings and Blues […] The post Kings’ Trevor Moore gets ‘dangerous’ praise after OT winner vs. Blues appeared first on ClutchPoints.

The St. Louis Blues are in contention for the Stanley Cup Playoffs following a brutal start to the season. However, they need all the points they can get from their few remaining games. Robert Thomas and his teammates played a direct postseason rival in the Los Angeles Kings on Wednesday night. Unfortunately, results did not […] The post Blues’ Robert Thomas drops ‘disappointing’ message after Kings loss appeared first on ClutchPoints.

The 2025-26 NHL season is nearing its end. The Florida Panthers are close to being eliminated from postseason contention. As a result, it is a near-guarantee that we will have a new Stanley Cup champion in 2026. For those eliminated, like the Panthers, their attention turns toward the 2026 NHL Draft. With the season entering […] The post 2026 NHL Mock Draft 5.0: Pre-playoff predictions as regular season nears end appeared first on ClutchPoints.

All the way back in 2000, the playoff-bound New Jersey Devils fired head coach Larry Robinson 74 games into the season, replaced him with Robbie Ftorek, and went on to win the Stanley Cup. A full 26 years later, the Vegas Golden Knights are hoping to follow a similar blueprint after shockingly replacing Bruce Cassidy […] The post ClutchPoints’ NHL Power Rankings, Week 23: Maple Leafs, Golden Knights going through changes appeared first on ClutchPoints.

It’s the offseason for ESPN Monday Night Football voice Joe Buck, but he still got some sports play-by-play in during an NHL game between the St. Louis Blues and Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday at Enterprise Center. In the third period, Buck was interviewed as a spectator on the FanDuel Sports Midwest broadcast while St.…

The San Jose Sharks have watched Macklin Celebrini thrive during the 2025-26 season. The former first overall pick has become one of the best players in the world before even turning 20 years old. Celebrini is a legitimate candidate for the Hart Trophy as NHL MVP. On Monday, he put a stamp on his candidacy. […] The post Watch Sharks’ Macklin Celebrini notch his 100th point of sophomore season appeared first on ClutchPoints.

The Minnesota Wild are on a 7-7-2 run since the Olympic break. However, they’re still incredibly close to locking up a playoff spot very soon.The next time the Wild win a game, they will be locked in. This rang true on Saturday as well. If Minnesota didn’t get crushed by the Bruins and instead won, […] The post Minnesota Wild News: Wild Can Clinch Playoffs on Monday Night appeared first on Heavy Sports.

It has been a horrible season for the Toronto Maple Leafs. Players, such as William Nylander, have spoken out about the struggles of the Maple Leafs this season. On Saturday, the Maple Leafs were the victim of a blowout, falling to the St. Louis Blues 5-1. After the game, head coach Craig Berube spoke about […] The post Craig Berube rips Maple Leafs after dismal Blues loss appeared first on ClutchPoints.

Craig Berube blamed all of his players except for one after the Leafs lost 5-1 to the Blues on Saturday.

Craig Berube calls out Maple Leafs’ effort after 5-1 loss to Blues, pointing to major concerns as the season continue to crumble.

Toronto Maple Leafs face the St. Louis Blues tonight. Find the TV schedule, live stream info, and how injuries impact depth.

Minnesota Wild trade rumors link the team to Robert Thomas, raising questions about Bill Guerin's upcoming summer moves.

It has been a season of change for the St. Louis Blues, which hasn’t led to much success on the ice. Doug Armstrong, the Blues General Manager and President of Hockey Operations will be turning over the GM job to Alex Steen at the end of this season, which has people questioning Armstrong’s future with […] The post Blues losing two front office staffers amid Alex Steen promotion appeared first on ClutchPoints.

The San Jose Sharks are falling behind in the Western Conference Wild Card race. They still have some time to make up lost ground before the end of the season. However, they cannot afford bad losses like the one they suffered on Thursday against the St. Louis Blues. The Sharks and Blues played well into […] The post Sharks’ Ryan Warsofsky finds silver lining in ‘frustrating’ Blues loss appeared first on ClutchPoints.
