As more and more members of the Vancouver Canucks go down with injury, more players are getting opportunities to showcase themselves. Tom Willander is the latest to crack the lineup this season, as he took line rushes alongside Pierre-Olivier Joseph and is expected to play in tonight’s game against the New York Rangers.

Many of the underlying analytics so far this season have not been pretty, but a few indicate better results may be around the corner.

New York Rangers goaltender Igor Shesterkin has covered up much of the poor play of teammates as the Blueshirts have started 3-5-2 to begin the new season.

The New York Rangers could look to trade former 16th overall pick Brennan Othmann, as Sportsnet hockey insider Elliotte Friedman reported.

The New York Rangers have opened the new NHL season off fairly slowly, and things have looked a little bleak to start. Even with a coaching change this summer,

The Carolina Hurricanes started the season red hot, winning their first five straight before suffering their first loss. Since that start, they are 1-2-0.

Established teams like the Maple Leafs, Lightning, Oilers and Wild can't afford slow starts with risers like the Mammoth off to hot starts.

J.T. Miller said that there are no excuses for the Rangers after they were beaten by the Flames, who hadn't won since Oct. 8.

Welcome back to another NHL Predictions. Each day, our writers here at Last Word on Hockey look at the games and give in-depth analysis. Our team breaks down the key matchups, storylines, and stats, then makes predictions based on how they might play out.