NHL’s Longest Active Playoff Streaks Ryan Gagne | December 21, 2025 The NHL plays 82 regular season games, and out of 32 teams, only 16 advance to the Stanley Cup Playoffs, one of professional sports’ most challenging tournaments to win a…
Longest NHL Games in the Post-Expansion Era Scott Roche | December 12, 2025 The atmosphere, the do-or-die mentality and, in the end, the reception of the most iconic trophy in sports: there’s nothing quite like playoff hockey. All the way from Game 1…
Top 10 Longest Stanley Cup Playoff Streaks Ryan Gagne | October 23, 2025 The 2025-26 NHL season is here, with playoff aspirations very much alive throughout the league. Some teams have been a consistent presence in the postseason, with the Toronto Maple Leafs…
How Much Do Players Get Paid in the Playoffs? Matthew Zator | September 27, 2025 How much do players get paid in the playoffs?
State of the World the Last Time the Maple Leafs Advanced to the Conference Finals Spencer Lazary | July 16, 2025 It has been a very long time since the Toronto Maple Leafs have advanced to the Conference Finals. In fact, it hasn’t happened since 2002, which was 23 years ago.…
History of NHL Coaches in the Playoff Handshake Line & Why They Belong Jeremy Schouppe | July 13, 2025 The handshake line is a time-honored NHL tradition at the end of a Stanley Cup Playoff series. The NHL is the only professional sports league in North America where players…
Ranking the Maple Leafs’ Recent Game 7 Losses By Level of Heartbreak Ben Fisher | May 18, 2025 Seven is an unlucky number for the Toronto Maple Leafs. Sure, it hangs from the rafters in honour of two legendary defencemen, King Clancy and Tim Horton, and was also…
A Brief History of the NHL’s Playoff Handshake Line Christopher Babos | May 5, 2025 Following the five-game series victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning, Florida Panthers head coach Paul Maurice made headlines with his comment on one of the NHL’s most highly-regarded traditions, the…
NHL Releases 2025 Stanley Cup Playoff Schedule Spencer Lazary | April 17, 2025 The NHL has released the schedule for the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs. Now that the Montreal Canadiens clinched the final spot last night against the Carolina Hurricanes, the playoff bracket…
Remembering What Made Mario Lemieux the Greatest Shawn Nicholls | April 23, 2024 *This article was originally published in 2018 Equal parts exhilarating and devastating, sports are quite simply unpredictable. Ask the city of Pittsburgh. This week 25 years ago, Penguins fans experienced…
2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs Bracket Ryan Gagne | April 20, 2024 Follow every game of the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs with insightful opinions, highlights, and breaking news. Whether your favorite team is battling for the most coveted trophy in professional sports,…
3 Stanley Cup Winners That Made a Late Season Goalie Change Andrew McGuinness | April 3, 2024 No position is more heavily scrutinized heading into the Stanley Cup Playoffs than goaltending. Many mighty squads have met their demise over the years when their backstop turned into a…