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The Toronto Maple Leafs were forced to finish their contest against the Florida Panthers without centre David Kampf. The fourth liner played 8:10 for Toronto before going to the dressing room, unable to play out the rest of the game. The Leafs played through nearly half the game with just 11 forwards. William Nylander and others filled in for Kampf’s absence on the fourth … [Read more...] about Toronto Maple Leafs Centre Out With Injury

For most of this season, the Toronto Maple Leafs have committed to a power-play strategy that not many teams consider around the league. Toronto has gone with a five-forward power play as their first unit for a large chunk of this campaign. Lately, it’s been proven to be effective as the Maple Leafs are fifth in the league for power-play percentage. The top unit shows no signs … [Read more...] about Toronto Maple Leafs Proving Critics Wrong With Five-Forward Power Play

Montreal Canadiens prospect Oliver Kapanen‘s season in Sweden has come to a close. His club, Timra IK, was eliminated from the playoffs, meaning Kapanen is now free to return to North America. Kapanen already signed his ELC back in June and has also seen some NHL action. He began the season in Montreal before the Canadiens brass deemed he wasn’t NHL-ready and returned him to … [Read more...] about Canadiens Prospect Oliver Kapanen Could be Headed Back to Montreal

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. For this edition, we will look at the Washington Capitals taking on the Boston Bruins. Don’t forget to check out more NHL … [Read more...] about NHL Predictions: April 1 Washington Capitals vs Boston Bruins

Welcome to another edition of NHL Predictions! Wow, April already? We are in the final days of the NHL regular season. It feels like the season just started yesterday. Well, time flies when you are having fun! We have more fun today to kick off the new month. Today may be April Fool’s Day, but we are not joking when we say we have an old hockey rivalry to look at today. The St. … [Read more...] about NHL Predictions: April 1st St. Louis Blues Vs. Detroit Red Wings