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3 Takeaways from the Golden Knights Win Over the Sharks

Michael Vidakis | May 13, 2021

Last night was the final game on the regular-season schedule for the Vegas Golden Knights, wrapping up their fourth regular season in franchise history. As all NHL teams want to…

Categories Vegas Golden Knights

Wild Weekly: Finishing Out Tough Week with A Win

Mariah E. Stark (Holland) | May 3, 2021

Welcome to this week’s installment of Minnesota Wild Weekly, which will take a look at the past week of Wild hockey. It will include notes, the biggest takeaways, and of…

Categories Column, Minnesota Wild

Coyotes’ Season All But Over

Haynes Evans | April 30, 2021

As the Arizona Coyotes approach their final six games of the season, hope is pretty much all but over. The team currently sits in fifth place with a mark of…

Categories Arizona Coyotes, Commentary

Blues Can Extinguish the Red Hot Wild

Matt Eichhorn | April 28, 2021

After a terrific two-game winning streak against the Colorado Avalanche, the St. Louis Blues finally looked to be hitting their stride. Playing some of their best hockey of the season,…

Categories Minnesota Wild, St Louis Blues

Golden Knights Cup Hopes Ride on Capturing Top Division Spot

Brett Pickler | April 26, 2021

The Vegas Golden Knights have been on a roll as they enter the final stretch of the regular season. They have just set a franchise record for winning their ninth…

Categories Commentary, Vegas Golden Knights

Golden Knights Know What’s at Stake in Battle for Honda West Division

Ben Fisher | April 21, 2021

In what has been a wild, unpredictable 2020-21 NHL season, the battle for divisional supremacy between the Vegas Golden Knights and Colorado Avalanche has been one element that has largely…

Categories Vegas Golden Knights

Wild Weekly: Back in the Win Column with 3 Straight Wins

Mariah E. Stark (Holland) | April 19, 2021

Welcome to this week’s installment of Minnesota Wild Weekly, which will take a look at the past week of Wild hockey. It will include notes, the biggest takeaways, and, of…

Categories Column, Minnesota Wild

Coyotes’ Next 4 Games Can Make or Break Season

Haynes Evans | April 9, 2021

The Arizona Coyotes currently at the time of this article sit at fourth place in the Honda West Division with a record of 19-16-5 for 43 points. With a loss…

Categories Arizona Coyotes

Golden Knights Should Be Worried About the Wild

Ben Fisher | April 7, 2021

An emphatic 6-1 win over the St. Louis Blues on Monday night may have erased the memory of the Vegas Golden Knights’ three-game losing streak and taken part of the…

Categories Minnesota Wild, Vegas Golden Knights

Blues’ Home-Ice Struggles Sting as Playoff Race Tightens

Rob Staggenborg | March 29, 2021

An old adage claims home is where the heart is. For the St. Louis Blues this season, home has been where a loss is. The Blues are a frustrating 0-5-2…

Categories St Louis Blues

3 Reasons Why the Wild Could Win the West Division

Lucas Burrell | March 17, 2021

The Minnesota Wild have had a surprisingly strong start to this 56-game, shortened season. At the midway point of 2020-21, the team sits second in the west and seventh in…

Categories Advanced Stats, Minnesota Wild

2020-21 Divisions Aren’t as Exciting as NHL Had Hoped

Ben Wagner | March 4, 2021

When the National Hockey League first announced that the 2020-21 regular season’s format would consist of 56 games and be limited to divisional opponents only, many fans (myself included) were…

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