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....
2018 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs – Round 3 Conference Finals Preview
After posting a sterling eight for eight record in the first round, I posted a paltry one for four in the second round. This wasn’t surprising as the second...
2018 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs – Round 2 Preview
The first round of the NHL playoffs were lacking in much drama. Most of the games were blowouts and we had more sweeps than Game 7’s. Something I never...
NHL 2017-18 Recap Week 21 – Capitals vs Maple Leafs outdoors, Panthers rising, Carter back, Islanders tumbling
The Capitals and Maple Leafs met in the third NHL outdoor game of the season. It seems like it’s been even less than three though. NBC did a good...
NHL 2017-18 Recap Week 11 – Dynamic NHL Duos, Matthew Barzal Calder candidate, Blackhawks and Penguins playoff runs look over
There’s nothing like dynamic duos leading an NHL team. The Penguins won a few Stanley Cups with Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin and the Blackhawks did so with Jonathan...
NHL 2017-18 Recap Week 9 – Wilson and Carr emerge, Subbans meet, Kings hot, Senators not
It’s not always the big stars that grab the headlines and have long point streaks. Sometimes it’s the guys that have taken awhile to find their groove in the...
NHL 2017-18 Recap Week 5 – Ducks vs Kings Round 1, Charlie Lindgren time in Montreal, Oilers up and down week, Golden Knights first misstep
The freeway face-off series is one of the best in hockey. Even if it’s between markets not associated with traditional hockey ones. You know you are always going to...
NHL 2017-18 Recap Week 2 – Kings on the rebound, Stamkos and Kucherov start hot, Canadiens and Oilers struggle
Surprise, surprise but the Los Angeles Kings are the only team without a regulation loss. And that’s a pretty big deal for several reason. The first one being you...
2016-17 NHL Season Recap – Part 3 – Worst of the Season
Worst of the Year Disappointing Teams Dallas Stars Their season can best be described as, what the heck was that? They slightly get a pass because in the first...
NHL 2016-17 Recap Week 25 – Pacific Division still up for grabs, Bottom of Eastern Conference still a mess, Sharks wilting at the worst time and much more
This is the last regular season column of the NHL season. And what a highly entertaining season it has been. Still quite a few things to be decided as...