Carolina is 12-1 so far in the postseason, and bounced back from a 6-2 shellacking in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals to win four straight against the youthful Montreal Canadiens. 

Two of the NHL's youngest and most exciting playoff teams will collide in Round 2, as the Montreal Canadiens and slight betting favourite Buffalo Sabres get set for battle. 

For the first time since 2014, when Canada won gold in Sochi, men’s hockey at the Winter Olympics will feature the world’s best, with NHLers back in the fold after a dozen years. 

When the 2026 World Junior Hockey Championships get underway on Boxing Day in Minnesota, Team Canada will set off for their record-extending 21st gold medal.

On the eve of the 2025/26 season, the Oilers slot in second on the odds board, with the second shortest odds to win the Stanley Cup at +800* – just a touch behind the favourite Carolina Hurricanes, at +750. 

Amid the heartache of last year’s Game 7 loss, McDavid became the second player this century to win the Conn Smythe on the losing end of the Stanley Cup Final. McDavid could join an illustrious club of multiple-time Conn Smythe winners, as the +105 betting favourite to win the award this time around.

As history has shown, you have to be in it to win it -- and this time around, Canada will have five cracks at Lord Stanley’s Cup. 

With new stars like Nathan MacKinnon, Connor McDavid, and Cale Makar about to represent Canada in best-on-best international hockey for the first time, Team Canada is ready to challenge for the title once again.

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