Cooper’s 594 wins are second-most all-time through any coach’s first 1,000 games, trailing only another Hockey Hall of Fame member in Scotty Bowman, who collected 598 wins. He is the fifth coach in NHL history to reach 1,000 games for one franchise.

My Bruins vs. Oilers predictions and NHL picks expect a convincing win from Edmonton with superstar Connor McDavid taking center stage tonight. The Edmonton Oilers are trending in the right direction with an active 9-3-1 stretch that has positioned them atop the Pacific Division, and they’re also up to 10-3-3 on home ice for the campaign.

loanDepot park, home of MLB 's Miami Marlins, is the site of the Winter Classic. The venue will have a capacity of 35,300 for the game, according to the NHL. The outdoor game is set for 8 p.m. ET/7 p.m. CT/5 p.m. PT. The Winter Classic will air on TNT and truTV.

The NHL will cross a long-anticipated market off the list for outdoor games, hosting the first such matchup in Florida on Friday. The Florida Panthers will host the New York Rangers in the Winter Classic at LoanDepot Park, the home of MLB's Miami Marlins.

Hockey Canada announced today their roster and staff for the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026. Included on the roster is Panthers forward Brad Marchand, joining forward Sam Reinhart who was named to the preliminary roster in June 2025.

The outdoor portion weeklong festivities in St. Paul will close today at 1:30 because of winter weather conditions.

The Canadians will be looking to build off their 4 Nations Face-Off title triumph last February. The 4 Nations Face-Off, which was conducted by the NHL and featured Canada, Finland, Sweden and the United States, marked the first best-on-best international hockey tournament since the 2016 World Cup of Hockey.

The National Hockey league has hosted 43 outdoor games in its history. But none are as ambitious as this week's matchup at the Marlins' home stadium LoanDepot Park in Miami.

Ahead of USA Hockey's official roster reveal on Friday, Clayton Keller, Tage Thompson and Seth Jones will reportedly be on the squad for the 2026 Olympics.

At the other end of the rink, Calgary No. 1 Dustin Wolf has been automatic on home ice, posting six consecutive wins while posting an elite .939 SV% and 1.66 GAA. Of course, he also went 20-8-4 with respective .921 and 2.33 marks at the Scotiabank Saddledome last season.

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