Penguins 12 Days of Hockeymas: 11 Playoff Series With the Capitals Jake Deemer | December 14, 2020 The ’12 Days of Christmas’ is a classic holiday song first published in its current form in 1908. In a nod to the classic carol, join The Hockey Writers as we count down…
Lightning Finding Amazing Value in Bogosian Eugene Helfrick | August 29, 2020 Heading into the 2020 NHL trade deadline, it was clear that the Tampa Bay Lightning would be buyers. With a stockpile of draft capital and a playoff position all but…
Lightning Finding Their Postseason Magic Once Again Eugene Helfrick | August 20, 2020 If you had told Tampa Bay Lightning fans that the team would eliminate the Columbus Blue Jackets 4-1 before the start of the 2019 Playoffs, the general response wouldn’t have…
Islanders’ Overtime Playoff Goals: Reliving All 34 of Them Matt Rothman | July 31, 2020 Playoff hockey always brings out some of the best moments of the season. Before the start of the 2020 playoffs, the New York Islanders have been to the postseason 25…
Pros and Cons for St. Louis Blues in Proposed 24-Team Playoff Structure Colleen Flynn | May 24, 2020 With the announcement of a 24-team playoff structure on the table, the St. Louis Blues will have a bye in the first round. How it will play out could pose as a good or bad situation. It’s a difficult call.…
Penguins’ 13 Seasons of Playoff Memories: Eastern Conference Final Christy Walters | April 1, 2020 The Pittsburgh Penguins hold the longest active streak for consecutive playoff appearances in the NHL with 13 seasons. Though they failed to advance to the Eastern Conference Final in the…
Bruins, Other Top Teams May Not Love Possible Playoff Structure Carrie Salls | March 18, 2020 Obviously, right now no one really knows when or if the 2019-20 National Hockey League season will resume. If it does, and it seems like the league wants to do…
Maple Leafs Believe, but Game 7 Ghosts Linger The Canadian Press | April 23, 2019 TORONTO — Connor Brown and the Maple Leafs sent all the right messages ahead of Game 7 last year. He insists this time they actually mean it. Toronto heads into the finale of a back-and-forth Eastern Conference quarterfinal with the Bost…
Maple Leafs & Bruins – Game 7 History Goes Back 78 Years The Canadian Press | April 23, 2019 Tuesday night’s Boston Bruins-Toronto Maple Leafs contest marks the fifth Game 7 in history between the Original Six rivals. Like the four previous Game 7s, the 2019 series finale will be played in Boston. All four so far have featured third-period com…
NHL Playoffs: Atlantic Bracket a Brutal Path to East Final The Canadian Press | April 9, 2019 Three of the top seven teams in the NHL are packed into a four-team murderers’ row playoff bracket and only one can reach the Eastern Conference final. The Tampa Bay Lightning’s reward for finishing 21 points ahead of the rest of the league during the …
Why the NHL Should Integrate Goal Line Technology Evan Peterson | May 1, 2018 If Game 2 of the Washington Capitals versus Pittsburgh Penguins series taught us anything, it was that there is still no conclusive ruling on what a controversial goal is or…
In Defense of the NHL Playoff Format Peter Ferrell | April 5, 2018 As the 2017-18 National Hockey League season winds down and the Stanley Cup Playoffs approach, it is becoming increasingly apparent the current playoff format, introduced for 2013-14, is widely despised.…
