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 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 10 Senators fire another coach, Oilers go to NYC, Stars rolling
The Ottawa Senators jump on the coach firing bandwagon, the Edmonton Oilers visit New York City, the Dallas Stars are rolling and the Vegas Golden Knights have injuries again.
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 21 Trades galore, McDavid scoring at will, Lightning have a bad week and Coyotes love big contracts
Several NHL teams were busy before the trade deadline. Some are more notable than others.
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 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 2021-22 Recap Week 23 Oilers fun week, Atlantic is best, J T Miller shines, Dadonov still a Golden Knight
The Edmonton Oilers played a string of gloriously entertaining games this week. First was the Colorado Avalanche that ended in overtime off a lost puck that Nathan MacKinnon buried for the win.
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.