Posts tagged with "Rivalries"
Off the Crossbar: NBC’s 'Rivalry Night' Becomes Just 'Night'
August 11th, 2017 With a robust broadcast schedule of almost 100 regular-season games, NBC Sports is committed to covering the NHL in 2017-18. And according to their schedule of 28 Wednesday ‘Rivalry Night’ games, they’re also determined to invent rivalries where none have existed for years or at all. The History of Rivalry Night NBC’s...
Penguins vs. Flyers: Through the Eyes of the Fans
February 25th, 2017 If you asked 10 random people to name the best rivalry in sports, you might get 10 different answers. If you polled 10,000 Pennsylvania hockey fans on the same question, you would get the same answer from every one of them. The Pittsburgh Penguins and the Philadelphia Flyers will clash tonight in the final outdoor contest of the...
Blue Jackets-Penguins by the Numbers
February 3rd, 2017 Friday night, another chapter will be written in one of the NHL's most underrated rivalries as the Columbus Blue Jackets and Pittsburgh Penguins square off in the Steel City. This will be the second matchup of four total this season. The two teams will clash again two weeks from today in Columbus on February 17 and the final meeting...
5 Games Predators Fans Should Watch In December
December 4th, 2015 The Nashville Predators had a rough end to the month of November with a scoring drought, a few losses and a rash of injuries during Thanksgiving week. However, things are still on schedule for the Predators as they currently sit in third place in the Central Division as of Dec. 3 in one of the automatic playoff spots. Nashville got...
Preds Poll: Who is Nashville's Biggest Rival?
August 8th, 2015 The Nashville Predators have only been playing hockey since 1998, but there are some rivalries that have been forged. The one question is who is Nashville’s biggest rival? We break down the teams and make a case why they’re rivals with the Predators. Chicago Blackhawks The one team that popped up the most was the Chicago...
Historic Rivalries: Who Makes the Ducks Quack?
June 18th, 2015 In the past three seasons the Ducks have fallen in game seven to three different teams. Rivalries are built upon playoff failure or success. What’s interesting is that the Ducks have faced three teams for the first time in the playoffs in the last two seasons. Los Angeles, Chicago, and Winnipeg were all opponents that had not faced...
