Matthews Thriving Under Added Pressure Anthony Fusco | December 23, 2016 In the one hundred years of Toronto Maple Leafs history, you may be surprised to learn that they have only drafted first overall twice. The first came way back in…
Recap: Dubnyk and Wild Outlast Canadiens Ryan Szporer | December 23, 2016 It wasn’t exactly the goaltending duel it was made out to be, but the Minnesota Wild nonetheless stood tall on Thursday, beating the Montreal Canadiens 4-2. In the end, Devan…
Recap: Blue Jackets Take NHL’s Top Spot By Trampling Penguins Mark Scheig | December 23, 2016 The Columbus Blue Jackets made a bold statement Thursday night, even if it’s just game 31 for them. Scott Hartnell scored a hat trick. Sam Gagner, Alexander Wennberg, Brandon Saad…
Recap: Slow Start Dooms Sabres in Loss to Carolina Chad DeDominicis | December 23, 2016 The Buffalo Sabres have fallen into a habit of getting off to bad starts over the past two weeks. Tonight was no different. The Hurricanes jumped out to a 2-0…
Dubnyk & Price Battle for Crease Supremacy Mark Bowie | December 22, 2016 When the casual hockey fan is asked who they believe is the best goaltender in today’s NHL, the most common response is “Carey Price.” There’s no arguing that Price is…
Mr. Zero: Jacob Markstrom Trevor Connors | December 22, 2016 Jacob Markstrom, despite some inconsistency early on, has been a reliable 1B goaltender alongside Ryan Miller the past season and a half for the Vancouver Canucks. With Miller aging and…
Thomas Vanek’s Price Tag Brandon Peleshok | December 22, 2016 When general manager Ken Holland traded Pavel’s Datsyuk’s contract to the Arizona Coyotes during the summer, he freed up $7.5 million for the Detroit Red Wings to pursue free agents. The…
Worst Hurricanes Trades Ever Josh Burns | December 22, 2016 Recently I did an article in which I highlighted some of the best trades made in Canes’ franchise history. So in keeping with this general theme, I thought it would…
Preview: Jets Look for Revenge in Rematch Against Canucks Trevor Beggs | December 22, 2016 It’s not often that you see a road team play back to back games in the same arena, but that’s exactly what we have on Thursday night as the Canucks…
Preview: Avalanche Desperate for Points Against Leafs Sebastian Noble | December 22, 2016 Tonight, the Colorado Avalanche will host the revived Toronto Maple Leafs in their second and last meeting of the season. Colorado are currently not enjoying a four-game losing streak and thus…
Preview: Lightning Turn to Vasilevskiy Against Blues Steven DiOssi | December 22, 2016 The Tampa Bay Lightning host the St. Louis Blues on Thursday in their second and last meeting of the 2016-17 regular season. The game marks the first one for Andrei…
Barracuda Hot Headed Into Break Zachary DeVine | December 22, 2016 The San Jose Barracuda completed their pre-holiday break with seven of 10 possible points, punctuated by a tough 6-3 win over the Pacific Division-leading Stockton Heat. With two of the Barracuda’s…
