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 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 22 Epic comebacks, wild card race heats up, Blackhawks and Sabres win
A bevy of NHL teams have epic comebacks, the wild card races become interesting and the Sabres and Blackhawks win.
NHL 2023-24 Recap Week 20 Central Division race heats up, Panthers and Predators hot, Penguins a mess
The Central Division race heats up, the Florida Panthers and the Nashville Predators stay hot, the Pittsburgh Penguins are a mess
NHL 2023-24 Recap Week 12 All-Star game rosters announced, the red hot Jets have company in the division and NHL
The NHL All-Star rosters are announced with some interesting choices. The Jets are hockey's hottest team but they have company in their own division and the NHL.
NHL 2022-23 Recap Week 25 The race for the final wild cards, NHL scoring is up, Teams lament trading Filip Gustavsson
The Boston Bruins won the President’s trophy in the most anti-climatic race in history. Unfortunately, the Bruins probably jinxed themselves, as it’s been ten years since a winner has won the Stanley Cup.
NHL 2022-23 Recap Week 24 McDavid's memorable 60th goal, Ferguson's memorable start, Ovechkin and Crosby net milestones
And down the stretch they come. While the Boston Bruins chase history, everyone else except the Atlantic Division chase seeding.
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 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 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 2021-22 Recap Week 26 playoffs almost set, Price returns, Panthers Avalanche and Blues roll
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.
NHL 2021-22 Recap Week 22 Giroux Giordano Lindholm traded, Eichel injured again and more
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.