Weekly Recaps
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 13 Surros and Rangers stop Hurricanes, Bedard Sweepstakes, Thompson joins elite club
The All-Star rosters were released, and we got some new faces. Tage Thompson, Matty Beniers, Andrei Svechnikov, Elias Pettersson, and Jason Robertson.
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 7 Crosby rolling, Kraken released, Jets vs Stars ending
Sidney Crosby had a November to remember. Crosby racked up 18 points in 13 games to move into seventh place in points this season.
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 5 Scoring is up, Eichel returns to Buffalo, Kane injured, Knight makes history
Goals, goals, goals. NHL scoring was up last year, and it ticks higher this year. We're just about at the three goals against a game mark.
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 2021-22 Recap Week 25 Getzlaf retires, Matthews big week, playoffs unsettled, some-goalie-love
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.
NHL 2021-22 Recap Week 21 Heritage Classic, Matthews and Gaudreau hot, Kings playoff bound, Eichel returns
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.
NHL 2021-22 Recap Week 19 Flames extinguished, Perry hits 400, Stadium Series in Nashville, Maple Leafs Red Wings go wild
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.
NHL 2021-22 Recap Week 16 Vegas has all star skills, Rocky Wirtz needs to grow up and more
Although Las Vegas doesn't come to mind when you think of Hockey, this year's NHL All-Star festivities showed there's no better place to hold such an event.