NHL 2021-22 Recap Week 7 – Tight Eastern Conference, Avalanche breaking out, Canucks dreadful penalty kill November 29, 2021 Share Tweet Plus+ Pinit The Eastern Conference is very crowded. Seven teams have six or fewer losses. Ten have seven losses or less. Five teams had a three games or more winning streak... Tagged in Alex Ovechkin Andrei Vasilevskiy Boston Bruins Braden Holtby Brock Boeser Cale Makar Carolina Hurricanes Colorado Avalanche Columbus Blue Jackets Connor McDavid Dallas Stars Edmonton Oilers Elias Pettersson Evander Kane Florida Panthers Jake Allen Jamie Benn Joe Pavelski Joe Thornton Leon Draisaitl Matt Murray Nazem Kadri New Jersey Devils New York Islanders Nicolas Deslauriers Ottawa Senators Patrick Marleau Pittsburgh Penguins Roope Hintz San Jose Sharks Seattle Kraken Sidney Crosby Toronto Maple Leafs Troy Terry Tyler Seguin Vancouver Canucks Vegas Golden Knights Washington Capitals Filed in Weekly Recaps
NHL 2021-22 Recap Week 6 – Oilers hot but for how long, Islanders rough start, Lucas Raymond’s great start November 22, 2021 Share Tweet Plus+ Pinit The Edmonton Oilers are rolling and outscoring everyone to death. That's fun to watch, especially when Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl show off their skills as McDavid did again... Tagged in Alex DeBrincat Anaheim Ducks Arizona Coyotes Artemi Panarin Cale Makar Calgary Flames Clayton Keller Colorado Avalanche Columbus Blue Jackets Connor McDavid Dallas Stars Darnell Nurse Detroit Red Wings Edmonton Oilers Elias Pettersson Jakub Voracek Leon Draisaitl Lucas Raymond Marcus Foligno Matt Duchene Montreal Canadiens New York Islanders New York Rangers Ottawa Senators Reilly Smith Roope Hintz Ryan Getzlaf Trevor Zegras Troy Terry Winnipeg Jets Filed in Weekly Recaps
NHL 2021-22 Recap Week 5 – Ducks and Kings roll, Ovechkin sizzles, Caufield struggles, NHL has bad week November 15, 2021 Share Tweet Plus+ Pinit There was a stretch where all three California teams made the playoffs. The last two seasons, none did. But that may change this season. Tagged in Adam Henrique Alex Ovechkin Anaheim Ducks Brett Hull Buffalo Sabres Cam Fowler Carey Price Chicago Blackhawks Cole Caufield Columbus Blue Jackets Connor McDavid Edmonton Oilers Jeff Skinner Leon Draisaitl Liam O'Brien Los Angeles Kings Minnesota Wild Montreal Canadiens Morgan Rielly New York Rangers Patrice Bergeron Pittsburgh Penguins Ryan Getzlaf San Jose Sharks Seattle Kraken St Louis Blues Troy Terry Wayne Gretzky Filed in Weekly Recaps
NHL 2021-22 Recap Week 4 – Eichel traded, Coyotes stink, Maple Leafs goalies doing well November 8, 2021 Share Tweet Plus+ Pinit Jack Eichel has finally been traded to the likeliest of teams, the Vegas Golden Knights. The price wasn't high for me: Alex Tuch, a prospect and a first and... Tagged in Anaheim Ducks Arizona Coyotes Boston Bruins Brock Nelson Buffalo Sabres Clayton Keller Connor McDavid Edmonton Oilers Frederik Andersen Jack Eichel James Reimer Jarred Tinordi Jonathan Quick Jordan Eberle Lawson Crouse Leon Draisaitl Los Angeles Kings Mario Lemieux Martin Jones Matthew Tkachuk Minnesota Wild Nolan Patrick Patrice Bergeron Patrick Kane Philadelphia Flyers San Jose Sharks Seattle Kraken Thatcher Demko Toronto Maple Leafs Vancouver Canucks Vegas Golden Knights William Karlsson Filed in Weekly Recaps
NHL 2021-22 Recap Week 3 – Quenneville resigns, Hurricanes ard Flames are scorching, Golden Knights inept power play November 1, 2021 Share Tweet Plus+ Pinit For the first time in the NHL, four teams started 5-0. The Blues and Oilers have since lost. The Capitals have yet to lose in regulation, but that doesn't... Tagged in Alex Ovechkin Auston Matthews Boston Bruins Cale Makar Calgary Flames Carolina Hurricanes Chicago Blackhawks Colorado Avalanche Darnell Nurse Darryl Sutter Detroit Red Wings Florida Panthers Jack Eichel jack johnson Joel Quenneville Johnny Gaudreau Luke Schenn Mark Stone Max Pacioretty Mitchell Marner Montreal Canadiens Nick Leddy Pittsburgh Penguins Ryan Getzlaf Stanley Cup Teemu Selanne Thomas Greiss Toronto Maple Leafs Vegas Golden Knights Washington Capitals Wayne Gretzky Filed in Weekly Recaps
NHL 2021-22 Recap Week 2 – Oilers, Blues, Sharks strong starts, Blackhawks and Maple Leafs slow starts October 25, 2021 Share Tweet Plus+ Pinit Edmonton Oiler stars Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl have picked up right where they left off, racking up massive amounts of points. Jesse Puljujarvi has continued his development. Tagged in Boston Bruins Brenden Dillon Chicago Blackhawks Connor McDavid Detroit Red Wings Duncan Keith Erik Karlsson Evander Kane Evgeni Malkin James Reimer Jonathan Toews Jordan Binnington Kirill Kaprizov Kris Letang Leon Draisaitl Logan Couture Marc-Andre Fleury Marcus Foligno Montreal Canadiens Patrick Kane Pittsburgh Penguins San Jose Sharks Seth Jones Sidney Crosby Toronto Maple Leafs Wayne Gretzky Winnipeg Jets Filed in Weekly Recaps
NHL 2021-22 Recap Week 1 – Barkley and the Kraken debut, Penguins roll without stars, ESPN plus blows, Kopitar and Bertuzzi shine October 18, 2021 Share Tweet Plus+ Pinit What an opening week for the NHL. No Auston Matthews, Nathan MacKinnon, Sidney Crosby, or Evgeni Malkin. The Seattle Kraken launched their season with jerseys everyone loves, and people... Tagged in Alex Nedeljkovic Alex Ovechkin Anaheim Ducks Anze Kopitar Arizona Coyotes Auston Matthews Brian Boucher Buffalo Sabres Columbus Blue Jackets Craig Anderson Detroit Red Wings ESPN Evander Kane Evgeni Malkin Jack Hughes Jake Guentzel Jeremy Roenick Marcus Foligno Nathan MacKinnon NBC New Jersey Devils Patrik Laine Pittsburgh Penguins Seattle Kraken Sidney Crosby Steve Yzerman Tampa Bay Lightning Tyler Bertuzzi Wayne Gretzky Filed in Weekly Recaps
2021-22 NHL Season Preview September 29, 2021 Share Tweet Plus+ Pinit I'm excited to get back to mostly normal after two unusual COVID seasons. Here's a peek at what to watch for in the 2021-22 NHL season. Will the Tampa Bay... Tagged in Adam Fox Alex DeBrincat Alex Nedeljkovic Andrei Vasilevskiy Artemi Panarin Bobby Ryan Boston Bruins Calgary Flames Carolina Hurricanes Carter Hart Chicago Blackhawks Cole Caufield Colorado Avalanche Corey Perry Dallas Stars Detroit Red Wings Duncan Keith Edmonton Oilers Elias Pettersson ESPN Evgeni Malkin Florida Panthers Frederik Andersen Jack Eichel Jack Hughes James Neal Jamie Benn Jonathan Toews Jordan Eberle Kirill Kaprizov Marc-Andre Fleury Marian Hossa Mika Zibanejad Minnesota Wild Montreal Canadiens Nathan MacKinnon New Jersey Devils New York Islanders New York Rangers Nico Hischier Nikita Kucherov Nolan Patrick Patrick Kane Patrik Laine Philadelphia Flyers Pittsburgh Penguins Seth Jones Sidney Crosby Stanley Cup Tampa Bay Lightning Taylor Hall Toronto Maple Leafs Vegas Golden Knights Filed in Season Previews
2020-21 NHL Season Recap – Part 3 – Worst of the Year August 14, 2021 Share Tweet Plus+ Pinit Disappointing Team - Vancouver Canucks - I was looking forward to seeing the Canucks taking the next step this season. But it was cautious optimism as young Pacific Division... Tagged in Anaheim Ducks Auston Matthews Chris Pronger Connor McDavid Dallas Stars drew doughty Duncan Keith Edmonton Oilers Elias Pettersson Frederik Andersen James Neal Joe Thornton John Tavares Jordan Eberle Leon Draisaitl Marc-Andre Fleury Matt Murray Minnesota Wild Robin Lehner Ryan Suter Scott Niedermayer Stanley Cup Taylor Hall Toronto Maple Leafs Vancouver Canucks Vegas Golden Knights Wayne Simmonds Winnipeg Jets Zach Parise Filed in Season Recaps
2020-21 NHL Season Recap – Part 2 – Best of the Year August 8, 2021 Share Tweet Plus+ Pinit Best Series - Colorado Avalanche vs. Vegas Golden Knights This was a highly anticipated series that everyone knew was coming. Even though it went six games and half were lopsided,... Tagged in Aleksander Barkov Carey Price Carolina Hurricanes Chicago Blackhawks Cole Caufield Colorado Avalanche Florida Panthers Gordie Howe Joe Thornton Joel Quenneville Jonathan Huberdeau Los Angeles Kings Montreal Canadiens Nashville Predators Nathan MacKinnon New York Islanders Patrick Marleau Seattle Kraken Sergei Bobrovsky Stanley Cup Tampa Bay Lightning Taylor Hall Toronto Maple Leafs Vegas Golden Knights Filed in Season Recaps
