What a first round of the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs! After some ugly lopsided games, we got five Game 7's, and all were close. That’s a first.
And so, we began our first normal NHL playoffs in three years. I got all the first-round matchups I wanted even though it wasn't looking good when the Nashville Predators
Entering the final week of the NHL season, only three spots are left to be clinched. Only one seed in the East is set, the top seed clinched by the Florida Panthers.
With about six games remaining, the East has finally and predictably been clinched. Everyone's current seeding should stay the same. The only drama is who will get the top spot in the Metropolitan.
We have ten games remaining, and almost nothing is settled. The Washington Capitals are locked into the last eastern wild card, and the Colorado Avalanche are the western top seed.
It's that time of the season when we hit milestones. Connor McDavid hit 100 points for the fifth time and 40 goals for the third time.
The Edmonton Oilers played a string of gloriously entertaining games this week. First was the Colorado Avalanche that ended in overtime off a lost puck that Nathan MacKinnon found and buried for the win.
We were all waiting to see where Claude Giroux of the Philadelphia Flyers would go. He was either going to the Colorado Avalanche or the Florida Panthers.
The annual Heritage Classic took place in Tim Horton's Field, featuring the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Buffalo Sabres. The Sabres are the first non-Canadian team to play and an odd choice.
Do you like drama, intrigue, and excitement? Then welcome to the race for the final spots in the Western Conference. Whose in the playoffs changes daily.
The Calgary Flames were the latest hot thing in the NHL. Winners of ten in a row, tying a franchise record, the Flames went to Vancouver and were extinguished in brutal fashion.
Jack Eichel played his first game in almost a year when he suited up for the Vegas Golden Knights against the Colorado Avalanche. The game was decent, but Eichel had more penalties than shots on goal, which isn't what you want.
