Weekly Recaps
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 21 NHL trades, Devils fire coach, Stars comeback
The NHL trade deadline brought us no bad trades for once. The Devils fire another coach and the Stars make an epic comeback against the Sharks.
NHL 2023-24 Recap Week 18 Stadium Series in New Jersey, the NHL makes a bad call worse, more Matthews hat tricks, great games this week
The Stadium Series double dips in New Jersey, the NHL makes a bad call worse, more Auston Matthews hat tricks, and many great games this week.
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 11 Seattle Winter Classic, Bedard overtime winner, Bruins rolling, Avalanche choke
The Winter Classic heads to Seattle, Connor Bedard becomes youngest ever to score in overtime, the Bruins return to form and the Avalanche choke away a four goal lead.
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 23 Stars and Oilers clash, Binnington fights, Owen Tippett emerges, goalie interference is inconsistent
The Dallas Stars faced the Edmonton Oilers in a likely Western Conference Finals preview, and the outcome was good news if you’re an Oilers fan.
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 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 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.