Weekly Recaps
NHL 2023-24 Recap Week 14 Islanders fire coach, Fleury passes Roy, Matthews scores more, Jones finally scores
Islanders tap Roy as coach the same week Fleury passes Roy in wins. Seth Jones scores his first while Matthews scores more. Maple Leafs beat Flames via a hand pass.
NHL 2023-24 Recap Week 13 Halfway point, overtimes galore, Matthews keeps scoring but Maple Leafs choke
The halfway point of the season, overtimes galore, Matthews keeps scoring but the Maple Leafs choke.
NHL 2023-24 Recap Week 9 Blues fire their coach, the connorverse, resilient Maple Leafs, Tkachuk screwed
The Blues jump on the coach firing bandwagon, round one of the connorverse, the Maple Leafs look great in defeat, Brady Tkachuk was screwed by the refs.
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 22 Stars and Maple Leafs have big wins, Bruins inch closer to history, Offsides isn't consistent
My preseason favorites to win the Stanley Cup, the Toronto Maple Leafs and Dallas Stars, have been racking up impressive wins lately.
NHL 2022-23 Recap Week 19 Hurricanes rock NC State, tight Pacific division, Maple Leafs get O’Reilly, comeback victories
I like nothing more than a tight race during the final stretch run. Since most playoff races are lacking, the Pacific Division will provide all the drama.
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 8 Kraken vs Kings thriller, Marner and Ovechkin set records, Bad week for Binnington and Letang
The Seattle Kraken beat the Los Angeles Kings in a thrilling 9-8 overtime game which tied it for the twenty-first highest-scoring game in NHL history.
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.
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.