Weekly Recaps
NHL 2024-25 Recap Week 8 Laine resurgence, Jets crash, Rangers trade captain, Blackhawks fire coach
Patrik Laine resurges in Montreal, the Winnipeg Jets crash down to reality, the New York Rangers trade their captain but still lose, the Chicago Blackhawks fire their coach
NHL 2023-24 Recap Week 25 Penguins and Red Wings inch closer, three way scoring race, Devils and Rangers brawl
The Red Wings and Penguins inch closer to the final playoff spots. The three way scoring race tightens. The Rangers and Devils rack up fights and penalty minutes.
NHL 2023-24 Recap Week 24 What is a hand pass? Someone disses Hyman and the Capitals might be playoff bound
What is a hand pass? Why is someone attacking Zach Hyman's fifty goals? Can the Washington Capitals make the playoffs with that awful goal differential?
NHL 2023-24 Recap Week 6 Kings and Jets dominate, Rangers and Bruins pull away and Fleury's Mask
The Jets and Kings have Novembers to Remember, The Rangers and Bruins pull away, and the NHL doesn't like Marc-Andre Fleury's mask.
NHL 2023-24 Recap Week 5 Oilers get new coach but no defense, Panarin streaks, Possible overtime rule change
The Oilers get a new coach but still can't play defense, Panarin's streak hits 15, possible overtime rule changes and the Stars choke again.
NHL 2023-24 Recap Week 2 Frozen Frenzy, Avalanche, Bruins, Golden Knights lose, Canucks and Oilers bounce back
ESPN unleashes Frozen Frenzy, the Avalanche, Golden Knight and Bruins all record their first losses, while the Canucks and Oilers bounce back.
NHL 2022-23 Recap Week 20 Stars and Bruins win epic games, race for the eastern wildcards, Devils get Meier
We had a few gems this week. The Boston Bruins and Seattle Kraken played to a 6-5 beauty in Seattle
NHL 2022-23 Recap Week 17 Matthew Tkachuk wins All-Star MVP and breakaway challenge, Hurricanes comeback again, Horvat traded to Islanders
ESPN’s second year covering the NHL All-Star skills competition seemed very different than the first, unless I don’t remember last year.
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 10 Ovechkin hits 800 goals, NHL wants 84 games, Coyotes at home, East now over
Alex Ovechkin did what only two other players have done before, score 800 goals. He hit it in style with a hat trick against the Chicago Blackhawks on ESPN.
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 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.