Fun With Numbers: 2011/2012 NHL Regular Season Edition Derek Neumeier | April 24, 2012 As another NHL regular season has passed us by, hockey stat junkies everywhere have another endless sea of numbers to sift through, everything from goals to goals against, shots on…
Game 7 Preview: Caps / Bruins Matt Stephen | April 24, 2012 Game 7 History: In the Capitals franchise history they have lost 78% of their Game 7 opportunities. Caps fans may want to close their eyes and scroll past these stats,…
Thuggish Buffoonery: AKA The NHL Playoffs Joe Wilson | April 24, 2012 Ah, Spring… When otherwise sportsmanlike players make decidedly unsportsmanlike plays. In game one of the Predators/Red Wings series, the man on the left gripped Henrik Zetterberg by the back of the…
Home Ice Disadvantage Matt Stephen | April 23, 2012 The regular season isn’t worth much once you get into the playoffs. Home ice advantage in these playoffs is the almighty reward at the end of a long 82-game season,…
Bruins’ Tyler Seguin Silences Doubters, Sends Series Back to Boston Bob Mand | April 22, 2012 Tied 2-2 on the road in the third period, Boston Bruins followers were already preparing themselves for a potential eulogy for the defending Stanley Cup Champs. Down three games to…
8 Underacheiving NHL Playoff Performers Tim Kolupanowich | April 22, 2012 Every year the NHL playoffs brings out the best in some and the worst in others. For every pleasant surprise there is an equal and opposite disappointment and no players…
Boston Bruins on the Brink of Elimination after Loss to Caps Bob Mand | April 21, 2012 The Boston Bruins dropped game five of their best-of-seven series with the Washington Capitals 4-3 at TD Garden on Saturday afternoon. The Caps lead the series three games to…
Stop Hitting Yourself: How the Boston Bruins are Antagonizing Their Way to Victory Matt Stephen | April 18, 2012 It’s a no brainer, but in the playoffs so far six of the eight series are being won by the team who has taken the fewest penalties. That doesn’t necessarily…
THW Has Spoken: And the Stanley Cup Winner is…. Anatoliy Metter | April 17, 2012 Last week, fellow writer Stephen Stoneman (@Stonemanstephen) asked members of THW who they thought would make it to the Stanley Cup Finals and who the eventual victor would be. While…
Playoff Pool Chutes And Ladders: A Brave New World! Chris Wassel | April 17, 2012 Welcome to the second season ladies and gentlemen. Just because the regular season is over does not mean the fantasy fun ends. Playoff pools are becoming more popular than ever.…
The Unbelievability of Braden Holtby, Washington Capitals’ X-Factor Wayne Whittaker | April 15, 2012 By Wayne Whittaker, Boston Bruins Correspondent Alex Ovechkin. Tim Thomas. Alexander Semin. Zdeno Chara. These are marquee names in the game of hockey. Any one of these players could easily…
Boston Bruins’ Anemic Attack Cause for Concern versus Caps Bob Mand | April 15, 2012 The Boston Bruins head to Washington following a disappointing split of their first two games against the Capitals. Both contests went to overtime and on each occasion the Black and…