Capitals Can’t Afford to Blink in the Metro This Season THW Staff | January 3, 2026 If you needed a reminder of just how unforgiving life can be in the Metropolitan Division, the last four weeks provided a masterclass. Go back to early December. The Washington…
NHL’s Metropolitan Division Is Tight as Can Be, But Is It Actually Good? Alex Chauvancy | December 5, 2025 The Metropolitan Division looked to be on a downward trend heading into the season, but boy was I wrong about that. After last night’s (Dec. 4) slate of games, just…
Are the Blue Jackets a Legitimate Threat to Win the Metropolitan Division? Wesley Minke | October 30, 2025 The Columbus Blue Jackets have opened the 2025-26 season with a 6-4-0 record through their first 10 games and have seen stiff competition in those games. Of the first 10…
Raz’s 2025-26 Standings Predictions: Metropolitan Division Raz Devraj | September 30, 2025 Going back to the Eastern Conference for the last installment of my standings predictions series for the 2025-26 NHL season, we have the Metropolitan Division. When you take a look…
Predicting the Metropolitan Division’s Top 3 Teams for 2025-26 Sylvie McCarthy | September 8, 2025 Hockey season is about to be back in full swing, and the playoff conversations will soon follow. The Metropolitan Division will not be very strong this season, but who will…
Ranking the Rangers’ Toughest Metropolitan Opponents This Season Anthony Russo | September 3, 2025 Not too long ago, the Metropolitan Division was considered arguably the strongest in the NHL, with the Pittsburgh Penguins led by Sidney Crosby and the emerging Carolina Hurricanes at the…
NHL’s Metropolitan Division Is Weakest It’s Been in Years Entering 2025-26 Alex Chauvancy | August 23, 2025 The Metropolitan Division used to be the NHL’s crown jewel, but that has changed in recent years. It’s now arguably the league’s weakest, and though some teams did improve this…
Predicting the Rangers’ Place in the Metro Division in 2025-26 Nicholas Seitz | August 4, 2025 Heading into last season, the Rangers were expected to finish top three in the Metropolitan Division. But a bevy of problems ultimately led to them becoming one of the most…
Every Team’s Top Breakout Candidate for 2025-26: Metropolitan Division Justin Giampietro | July 25, 2025 This is the third edition of my top breakout candidates for each team in 2025–26, with the Atlantic Division covered here and the Central Division covered here. Next up is…
How the NHL’s Metropolitan Division Became the Worst Mike Fink | July 22, 2025 The last time a team from the Metropolitan Division won the Stanley Cup title or even won the Eastern Conference was in 2018. That was when the Washington Capitals had…
Reviewing the Metropolitan Division Teams’ 2024-25 Seasons & Previewing the Offseason Sylvie McCarthy | May 19, 2025 The Carolina Hurricanes are the last Metropolitan Division team remaining in the postseason, which means the other seven have begun their offseason journeys. For some teams, that means new head…
Early Season Overreactions for the Blue Jackets Jonathon Robson | October 26, 2024 The Columbus Blue Jackets have only played six games this season and currently sit at a 3-3 record. In spite of the many injuries already plaguing the roster, they have…