The Leafs put rookie Easton Cowan up on PP1 in their last game. Carolina, meanwhile, has three players with almost zero offensive production on its top unit right now: Sean Walker (one point), Andrei Svechnikov (three) and Nikolaj Ehlers (four).

On a busy night in the National Hockey League, the Tampa Bay Lightning and Colorado Avalanche get set for a marquee matchup. Both teams entered the 2025-26 season with expectations to be postseason contenders, with the Avalanche hoping they can put things together to make a deep run in the Stanley Cup Playoffs.

After a double-digit dose of hockey on Tuesday night, we have a handful of NHL games on the docket for Wednesday night. The Utah Mammoth visit the Toronto Maple

Coach Martin St. Louis placed in his faith in struggling netminder Sam Montembeault for a second straight game, and while the boo birds came in the rough first period where he allowed three goals on the first five shots he faced,

Laughton’s return (“I hope I don’t see the gym for a long time”), Steven Lorentz’s recovery from a board crash in Columbus and the return of winger Matias Maccelli after a scratch would mean Easton Cowan, Sammy Blais and Calle Jarnkrok on the outside based on the last full practice Tuesday.

Katie Gaus, Ryan Kennedy and Michael Traikos recap the NHL’s Frozen Frenzy, react to contract extensions for Logan Cooley and Thomas Harley and much more.

We have another Tuesday night full of hockey action with 10 NHL games on the docket. The New York Islanders host the Boston Bruins in one of the early games at

Our Sabres vs. Maple Leafs predictions expect Auston Matthews to find the back of the net against a team he's dominated throughout his career.