NHL’s Metro Division Could Be Full of Surprises This Season Sylvie McCarthy | July 22, 2026 The Carolina Hurricanes and the Pittsburgh Penguins were the highlights of the Metropolitan Division last season. Barring a catastrophe, the Hurricanes will remain at the top of the Metro in…
Where Do the Canadiens Rank in a Loaded Atlantic Division? William Bourget | July 16, 2026 The Montreal Canadiens surprised many people last season by reaching the Eastern Conference Final, proving that their rebuild is well ahead of schedule. However, if there is one thing standing…
Penguins’ Metro Gap Shows Dubas’ Work Is Not Done Colin Witte | July 13, 2026 The Pittsburgh Penguins have made their offseason more interesting. That is not the same as making themselves clearly better than the teams they are chasing. That is the uncomfortable part…
Rangers Can Be a Top 3 Team in the Metro Division This Season Lucas Standel | July 9, 2026 The past two seasons have not been very kind to the New York Rangers. They have missed the playoffs and have traded away so many familiar faces in order to…
Hurricanes Clinch 4th Division Title in 6 Seasons After 6-5 Overtime Win Over Bruins Zach Martin | April 7, 2026 For the fourth time in six seasons, the Carolina Hurricanes are division champions. After defeating the Boston Bruins 6-5 in overtime on Tuesday night (April 7), the Hurricanes claimed their…
Devils’ Record With a 3-2-1 Points System Daniel Amoia | March 24, 2026 There’s been no doubt that the 2025-26 season has been a disaster for the New Jersey Devils; in a season where they were supposed to see a leap forward, they…
3 Metropolitan Division Teams That Could Challenge the Penguins’ Playoff Position Sylvie McCarthy | February 22, 2026 The NHL season has been on pause since Feb. 6 for the Winter Olympics in Milan, Italy. No one expected the Pittsburgh Penguins to be in second place in the…
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…
