3 Takeaways From Kings’ Freeway Face-Off Loss Austin Stanovich | December 1, 2021 The Los Angeles Kings kicked off the season’s first Freeway Face-Off with an exciting 5-4 shootout loss to the Anaheim Ducks. The game was a rollercoaster, with the Kings scoring three goals in the…
Pittsburgh Penguins Top Rivalries of the Crosby Era THW Archives | November 14, 2021 Hockey rivalries have been around since the NHL was founded 1917. The Pittsburgh Penguins have had rivals since they joined the league in 1967 with the six-team expansion. Among the…
Capitals & Penguins Fans Must Accept That Rivalry is About to Change Carl Knauf | October 1, 2021 The Washington Capitals and Pittsburgh Penguins compete in one of the fiercest rivalries, not just on the ice, but in all of sports. The last 16 years consisted of some…
Los Angeles Kings’ Greatest Rivals Quinn McLellan | September 28, 2021 The Los Angeles Kings joined the NHL in the 1967-68 season. A hockey team that has been around for over half a century is bound to have some intense rivalries,…
Canadiens-Bruins Rivalry Will Be Reignited After a Year Away Ben Wagner | September 15, 2021 The Montréal Canadiens/Boston Bruins rivalry is the most storied in the National Hockey League. The two teams have battled each other every season for nearly 100 years, producing some of…
Kraken’s Inaugural Schedule Features Challenging Second Half Nick Pinkerton | August 11, 2021 The Seattle Kraken‘s inaugural season begins just two months from now and continues through, at least, April 2022. Below I break down the team’s regular season schedule on a monthly…
Canadiens Can Compete With Maple Leafs in a First Round Series Ben Wagner | May 4, 2021 The Montréal Canadiens’ most recent victory made their playoff future a little clearer. With that win, the Canadiens now have 57 points to the Calgary Flames’ 47 with eight games…
Penguins Weekly: Pens-Caps Rivalry Continues to Amaze Jake Deemer | May 3, 2021 If the 2020-21 NHL season has brought us anything, it has brought us some fantastic rivalries. We’ve seen teams from the East and West create rivalries, like Dallas and Tampa…
NHL 2020-21 Divisional Format Has Some Value Moving Forward Mike Fink | April 28, 2021 A few weeks into the 2020-21 NHL season, it looked like more divisional play would not only create more heated rivalries, but also be an aspect that the NHL could…
NHL Rivalries Come at a Premium in Upcoming Playoffs Patrick Smith | February 17, 2021 Geography is the big divider for NHL teams ever since the 1980s. Rivalries form in the east and west where teams in their conferences see each other far more than…
Lightning & Blue Jackets Are Building a Heated Rivalry Frank Quartarone | January 28, 2021 The Tampa Bay Lightning have begun the young season pretty solidly, going 3-1 in the first four games. They currently sit fourth in this year’s makeshift Central Division. That said,…
The NHL’s New North Division Will Re-Ignite the Canadiens-Maple Leafs Rivalry Ben Wagner | January 14, 2021 It’s no secret that the rivalry between the Montréal Canadiens and Toronto Maple Leafs has sputtered over the past few decades or so. What used to be the National Hockey…
