NHL 2022-23 Recap Week 16 Hurricanes come back, Maple Leafs and Penguins get big wins, Bettman says no tanking and more
This was a great week of NHL games with several recurring themes. Many will be touched upon later in the column.
NHL 2022-23 Recap Week 15 Stamkos scores 500th goal, Canucks hire Tocchet, All-Star rosters finalized and more
One of my favorite stats is plus/minus. The team with the most players in the top six almost always wins during the playoffs. In the regular season, that's not always the case.
NHL 2022-23 Recap Week 14 Kraken beat Bruins in Boston, Kraken and Oilers scoring depth, Panthers rough Vegas trip and more
What a week of crazy NHL games. The Vancouver Canucks scored three unanswered on the Pittsburgh Penguins, who then scored five unanswered, powered by Evgeni Malkin's four points.
NHL 2022-23 Recap Week 12 Fenway Winter Classic, Hurricanes eleven consecutive wins, Miller's hissy fit
The Pittsburgh Penguins faced the Boston Bruins in Fenway Park for the Winter Classic. And no, that wasn't a repeat.
NHL 2022-23 Recap Week 11 Bruins hot start, Makar's sportsmanship, Ovechkin passes Howe
As we near the halfway point of the NHL season, the Boston Bruins are still sitting pretty on top. Sixty-two wins are the record for an 82-game season, and the Bruins have 27.
NHL 2022-23 Recap Week 9 Maple Leafs and Marner on fire, Shane Wright scores, Tage Thompson really scores, Skinner suspended
The Toronto Maple Leafs are emerging as a Stanley Cup favorite. Despite the Boston Bruins and New Jersey Devils getting all the headlines, the Maple Leafs are better suited to win it all.
NHL 2022-23 Recap Week 6 Devils and Bruins stay hot, NHL goes streaking, Eastern Conference is already over
The New Jersey Devils have won 12 in a row, which is only good enough for second overall, thanks to the Boston Bruins.
NHL 2022-23 Recap Week 4 Bruins vs Penguins classic, Thompson and Hellebuyck hot, Playoff hopefuls struggling
What a game between the Boston Bruins and Pittsburgh Penguins. The Bruins jumped out to a 2-1 lead and then came the second period.
NHL 2022-23 Recap Week 3 Bruins hotter than ever, Islanders scoring, Devils growing, Thompson shines
This is the third week in a row I’ve talked about the Boston Bruins, which wasn’t planned, but it’s hard to ignore their play.
NHL 2022-23 Recap Week 2 Karlsson trade lingers, Dahlin makes history, Wright stuck
Two weeks into the season, we have three teams with no regulation losses, the Dallas Stars, Pittsburgh Penguins and St. Louis Blues, and one team with no regulation wins the Vancouver Canucks.
NHL 2022-23 Recap Week 1 Oilers bad omens, Stars strong start, Bruins and Penguins scoring
The Edmonton Oilers started this season the same way they played most of last season.
2021-22 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs First Round Preview
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 Predators were up 4-0 on the Coyotes.