Canucks' Jim Rutherford Urged to Block Noise on Elias Pettersson Trade Talk
Jim Rutherford faces key call on Elias Pettersson trade amid growing pressure.

Jim Rutherford faces key call on Elias Pettersson trade amid growing pressure.

Connor Bedard sat out of 12 games in the 2026 NHL season for the Chicago Blackhawks due to a shoulder injury. The injury, which he picked up on December 12 last year, not only resulted in Chicago missing the 20-year-old, it has also led to him pulling out of the upcoming IIHF World Championship in […] The post Why Blackhawks’ Connor Bedard won’t play for Canada at IIHF World Championship appeared first on ClutchPoints.

Chicago Blackhawks forward Connor Bedard will not represent Canada at the 2026 IIHF World Championship in Switzerland, with the decision centered on recovery from a shoulder injury sustained during the NHL season, NHL insider Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet reported Friday morning. The 20-year-old, suffered the injury on Dec. 12, 2025, in a game against the […] The post Blackhawks’ Connor Bedard makes World Championships decision amid shoulder injury appeared first on ClutchPoints.

Vincent Trocheck's early season absence was much more than a simple upper-body injury.

The Seattle Kraken have been eliminated from postseason contention. As a result, the team is only playing for pride at this point. Unfortunately, the grind of the NHL season takes no breaks. And the Kraken will have to do battle without forward Jaden Schwartz as a result. Schwartz will not skate in Wednesday’s contest against […] The post Kraken get brutal Jaden Schwartz injury update before Golden Knights clash appeared first on ClutchPoints.

One of the Rangers’ most promising young players became the latest rookie to add optimism to the final leg of this lost season.

Macklin Celebrini breaks Wayne Gretzky’s mark with record goal involvement and joins elite teenage scorers in historic NHL season.

J.T. Miller hasn’t looked like himself for much of the season, recording his fewest points per game in seven years.

Bailey Johnson is back covering the Capitals. Johnson announced on social media Tuesday that she has returned to the Washington Post to cover Washington’s push through the final stretch of the NHL season, which is a development that felt unthinkable two months ago. The Post eliminated its entire sports department in February, ending a relationship…

The embarrassing defensive effort led to Ilya Sorokin being pulled for just the second time this season, as the Islanders allowed their most goals this season and gave away a pair of two-goal advantages, as well as a massive opportunity.

It would be understandable if games like Sunday’s from Igor Shesterkin started to blend in for the Rangers, even if head coach Mike Sullivan insisted that’s not the case — if, over the past six-plus seasons as he emerged as one of the best goaltenders in the league, periods like the first frame against the...

Noah Laba looks ready to rejoin the Rangers rookie class. Just seven days after being labeled “week to week” with a lower-body injury, the third-line center was a full participant in practice Saturday. Barring a setback, Laba could return for Sunday afternoon’s game against the Panthers at Madison Square Garden. “He skated at full [speed]” coach...

The Detroit Red Wings are playing must-win games late in the 2025-26 NHL season. Detroit is looking to snap a nine-year playoff drought, and has slipped as of late. They need two points from the Buffalo Sabres on Friday. If John Gibson has his say, Detroit certainly has a fighting chance. The Red Wings offense […] The post Red Wings’ John Gibson robs Rasmus Dahlin with unreal kick save in Sabres clash appeared first on ClutchPoints.

William Nylander flatly refuses to get into a post-mortem of the Toronto Maple Leafs' season from hell.

Auston Matthews trade talk is too early to call according to Elliotte Friedman despite Toronto's disappointing NHL season.
