NHL 2020-21 Recap Week 14 – Kirill Kaprizov Calderworthy, Blue Jackets tumble, West hot, Devils Penguins wild game
The New Jersey Devils and Pittsburgh Penguins played a wild game on Tuesday night. The Penguins jumped out to a 6-0 lead, and you thought, game over. But not...
NHL 2019-20 Recap Week 20 – Rangers hot, MacKenzie Blackwood is red hot, Oilers grow without McDavid
One of the hottest teams, besides the Tampa Bay Lightning, is surprisingly the New York Rangers. The Rangers have won seven of their last eight and now find themselves...
NHL 2019-20 Recap Week 17 – Oilers and Flames combust, bottom of Eastern Conference tightens, Golden Knights and Hurricanes have great ending
There’s no better rivalry right now in the NHL than the Battle of Alberta. The Calgary Flames and Edmonton Oilers flat out despise each other and hockey is better...
NHL 2019-20 Recap Week 7 – Maple Leafs move on from Babcock, Andre Burkovsky rolls, Devils and Bobby Ryan hit rock bottom
The Toronto Maple Leafs fired coach Mike Babcock this week and I can’t say I’m all that surprised. I know they wanted to fire him after last season’s playoff...
NHL 2019-20 Recap Week 2 – Avalanche emerge as early favorites, Roope Hintz dazzles, the Wild hit rock bottom
The common denominators in all the current top teams (Sabres, Avalanche, Oilers) in the NHL are dynamic scoring lines, young defensemen and average goaltending. Not exactly the recipe for...
NHL 2018-19 Recap Week 3 – Penguins and Lightning early favorites, Crosby and McDavid shine, Canadian teams finally on NBCSN
As the calendar turns to November this week, we are left with only two teams who have one loss in regulation. The Tampa Bay Lightning and the Pittsburgh Penguins....
NHL 2018-19 Recap Week 2 – Oilers regressing, NHL threesomes, Canadiens balanced, Kings struggling
The Oilers, as a team, have scored 13 goals. Connor McDavid has 11 points. Meaning McDavid has figured into 85% of the Oilers offense. That’s quite a large percentage....
NHL 2017-18 Recap Week 25 – Last spots in the West, Hart trophy race, Bruins and Lightning battle, Capitals big win
In one of the closer playoff races involving multiple teams, either the Anaheim Ducks, St. Louis Blues, Colorado Avalanche or Los Angeles Kings will just miss out on a...
NHL 2017-18 Recap Week 12 – Winter Classic New York style, Bruins, Panthers, Rakell rolling
The tenth anniversary of the NHL Winter Classic was today. Hard to imagine it’s been ten years already. Where does the time go? Sidney Crosby was so young then....
NHL 2017-18 Recap Week 4 – Duchene finally traded, New York teams hot, Central Division tight, Kings coaching change long overdue
The big news this week was the three way trade involving the Avalanche, Senators and Predators. The Avalanche have been playing better than expected this season and Matt Duchene...