With the large amount of games on tonight’s NHL schedule, it might be hard to know where to start. We at the Last Word on Hockey have helped narrow your focus to our best bets. This round of NHL Predictions will help condense the slate into three best bets and one prop bet of the night. NHL Predictions Detroit Red Wings vs Toronto Maple Leafs Head-to-Head: Red Wings 1-1 Maple Leafs TV: CBC; Sportsnet; Bally Sports Detroit; ESPN+ Our opening game of NHL predictions has the Detroit Red Wings just trying to stay alive against the Toronto Maple Leafs. Alex Lyon is the expected starter for the Red ..read more

The Vancouver Canucks have punched their ticket to the 2024 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs and are looking to finish the 2023-24 regular season strong. The whole season has been a breath of fresh air for Canucks fans as the last decade has been a dark one. The players, of course, deserve a ton of credit and there are a few who have really impressed. Every season the Vancouver Canucks have team awards. One for team MVP, Most Exciting Player, Unsung Hero, and Best Defenceman. Fans vote on the awards and the winners are unveiled before the final home game of the regular season. Us at Last Word wi ..read more

At the start of the Vancouver Canucks season, no one thought signing Dakota Joshua would be a priority. 15 goals and a spot on one of the best third lines in the NHL later, though… Someone Will Sign Dakota Joshua We covered Joshua’s early history and just how well he’s done in Vancouver earlier this year. The Canucks got him because they were a little desperate and a lot willing to take a chance. So they offered a 26-year-old winger with 42 NHL games played a two-year, one-way contract. It’s the sort of deal that epitomized the Jim Benning era of free-agent signings. Big, risky swings at what ..read more

Welcome back to another day of NHL Predictions. Each day, Last Word on Hockey takes a look at the games that are happening and gives our predictions for each one, breaking down head-to-head and other factors that may play in. We also have a featured game of the day, which is considered must-watch TV. Today’s featured game is the Anaheim Ducks vs Vancouver Canucks. Be sure to check out more NHL predictions in the coming days. We want to wish our readers a very Happy Easter to those that celebrate. NHL Predictions Anaheim Ducks vs Vancouver Canucks Head-to-Head: Ducks 0-2 Canucks TV: TNT; Max ..read more

It’s time for another round of NHL rumours as we near the start of April. We’re almost to the start of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. However, there’s no fooling around when it comes to the summer. Teams are going to have to give raises to some deserving players. Other executives are going to have to make their best pitches to keep unrestricted free agents off the market. Today’s Easter weekend edition of NHL rumours focuses on the Vancouver Canucks and Philadelphia Flyers. All NHL rumours come from the original source and are subject to change. NHL Rumours Vancouver Canucks Rumour: The Daily Face ..read more

With the large amount of games on tonight’s NHL schedule, it might be hard to know where to start. We at the Last Word on Hockey have helped narrow your focus to our best bets. This round of NHL Predictions will help condense the slate into three best bets and one prop bet of the night. NHL Predictions New York Islanders vs Florida Panthers Head-to-Head: Islanders 1-1 Panthers TV: MSGSN; Bally Sports Florida; ESPN+ Our opening game of NHL predictions has the New York Islanders trying to stay in the fight for a Stanley Cup Playoff spot. However, the Isles will have to play a very good Florida ..read more

There hasn’t been a good Vancouver Canucks playoff rival in over a decade. Which is fair enough, as they haven’t had any home playoff games in over a decade, either. It’s time to change that. Canucks Need Playoffs to Make Rivals The whole point of changing the NHL playoff format is to create rivalries. There’s nothing in the regular season that can recreate a best-of-seven series. Even when teams played each other a half-dozen times or more, there were often months between games. Heck, depending on what happens at the trade deadline, teams could change dramatically between meetings. The Battl ..read more

Welcome to another set of NHL Rumours! That playoff race is in full force and it is amazing to see the way they are shaping out. New faces have begun to shine in new places and now the real chaos begins. However, the buzz surrounding the future is also churning, making for intriguing decisions down the stretch. Today’s NHL Rumours swirl around the Vancouver Canucks and the league itself. NHL Rumours Vancouver Canucks Rumour: Elliote Friedman on 32 Thoughts discusses the future of Nikita Zadorov It was not a trade deadline move but the Vancouver Canucks did acquire Nikita Zadorov from the Calg ..read more

Artūrs Šilovs has returned to the Vancouver Canucks for now. There was some talk about whether Nikita Tolopilo or Zach Sawchenko could get the call, but why? Second Time Lucky for Artūrs Šilovs Šilovs certainly wasn’t the most fêted goalie prospect in the Canucks pipeline. When he was taken in the 2019 entry draft, Michael DiPietro had already been pressed into service for one NHL game. That was a disastrous showing, but it tells you who they thought would be in Vancouver. The OHL goaltender was tearing up the league, and the Canucks were desperate. Šilovs, on the other hand, was putting up r ..read more

Welcome back to another day of NHL Predictions. Each day, Last Word on Hockey takes a look at the games that are happening and gives our predictions for each one, breaking down head-to-head and other factors that may play in. We also have a featured game of the day, which is considered must-watch TV. Today’s featured game is the Colorado Avalanche vs Vancouver Canucks. Be sure to check out more NHL predictions in the coming days. NHL Predictions Los Angeles Kings vs St Louis Blues Head-to-Head: Kings 1-1 Blues TV: TNT; Max; Bally Sports Midwest Our opening game of NHL predictions is the Los A ..read more