NHL 2018-19 Recap Week 25 – Final playoff spots up for grabs, Hurricanes celebrations, Looming playoff questions
As we head into the last week of the season, we reflect on the banner year it was for offense in the NHL. We had multiple scorers over 100...
NHL 2018-19 Recap Week 19 – Blues on a roll, Ducks rebound, Tavares faces criticism
A couple of months ago I said I didn’t really see what the point of the Blues firing their head coach was. They weren’t a very good team and...
NHL 2018-19 Recap Week 16 – Central finally wins an All-Star game, USA women have skills, Chiarelli finally fired
Now in its fourth iteration of the 3 on 3 format, the All-Stars of the NHL showcased their skills in San Jose. Of course I use that term loosely,...
NHL 2018-19 Recap Week 14 – Oilers are a mess, Gaudreau is on fire, NHL Parity disappeared
The Edmonton Oilers are such a sad state of affairs it’s not even funny. Even when they win a game, it’s still sad. Their win over the Florida Panthers...
NHL 2018-19 Recap Week 12 – Bruins Blackhawks Winter Classic, Lightning on a roll, Stars Stars called out, William Nylander slumps
Another Winter Classic featuring two teams we’ve seen plenty of times before in these games. The Boston Bruins made their third appearance and the Chicago Blackhawks made their fourth....
NHL 2018-19 Recap Week 10 – Ovechkin red hot, Oilers and Ducks are streaking, Lightning still top team
When the Washington Capitals finally won the Stanley Cup, I was happy for Alex Ovechkin. I didn’t think he would ever win another one but I thought he would...
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....
2018-19 NHL Season Preview
Keeping with the same format as last year, and not doing unrealistic team by team analysis, let’s take a look at what to watch for in the 2018-19 NHL...
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 23 – Bruins the team to beat, Ovechkin nets 600, Blue Jackets hot, Islanders not
The Boston Bruins had a quite a week, First, the Bruins lost two defensemen against the Hurricanes and found themselves down 4-1 in the third period. But the Bruins...