The Winnipeg Jets started the final stretch of the NHL’s 2025-26 campaign with a victory and they will need to pile up a lot more of those if they hope to qualify for the playoffs. The win over Vancouver did allow our team to close the gap to the final wildcard spot from 11 pts to 9 pts, so the True Northers took a good first step if they want to book a spot in the post-season.
The next obstacle in Winnipeg’s path is the Anaheim Ducks, who they will square off against in another late nigh...
Heading into the Olympic break, the Chicago Blackhawks’ penalty kill ranked No. 1 in the NHL with an 85.7 percent conversion rate. Last season it was ranked 14th overall (79.3 percent) and was 27th in the 2023-24 season (75.8 percent). I thought it would be a good exercise to take a look at a couple of their recent games and examine what’s made the Blackhawks’ penalty kill so successful this season.
Chalk Talk
Assistant coach Michael Peca runs the Hawks’ penalty kill and has mov...
Let’s start this off by stating the chances of Steven Stamkos ending up in Tampa between now and next Friday are extremely low. If we were betting people, we would put it at a 17.5% chance, but it’s an off day, it’s the height of trade deadline craziness, and you’re probably bored at work on a Friday, so why not spend a few minutes diving a little deeper into a Stamkosian reunion.
[Ed. Note. After this was published Steven Stamkos himself clarified the situation by stating that there was ...
The Dodgers play two games on Saturday, their first of two split-squad games this spring. Both such days involve both the Texas Rangers and Chicago Cubs. This time, the Cubs come to Camelback Ranch and the game vs. Texas is in Surprise. On March 15, the Dodgers host the Rangers and travel to Mesa to […]
For the NHL Unites Pride Cup, teams from Seattle and Vancouver will face off this weekend in British Columbia for unity and the trophy.
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The Edmonton Oilers welcomed us all back in classic Oily fashion. They gave us a glimmer of hope Tuesday night, and then left us with nothing at all. Despite holding two separate two-goal leads, the Oilers managed to leave Anaheim with nothing but a bitter taste. Arguably with more questions as to why the team…
His play in Belleville yields both optimism and areas for major improvement, and the NHL could provide a better development opportunity at this stage.
The Buckeyes of Ohio State come to Munn this weekend in the final home stand of the regular season. Friday night is an 8:30pm puck drop and Saturday is at 8pm. Both games are available on BTN. MSU sits atop the rankings in both polls and in the conference. Winning all remaining games will set […]
Barcelona now know their path in the Champions League knockouts as the Blaugrana will face Newcastle after the Round of 16 draw was made on Friday. The Catalans avoided the other possible Round of 16 matchup against reigning champions PSG and were also placed in the side of the knockout bracket without many — if […]
The run-up to the start of the NFL’s 2026 league year is underway. The new league year begins on Wednesday, March 11th, at which time all teams must be under the salary cap, trades can again be executed, and free agents may begin signing contracts with new teams. However, a few pieces of the puzzle […]
How badly do the Seattle Kraken want to make a splash at this deadline, specifically to upgrade their offense? We know that they were in on the Artemi Panarin sweepstakes with the New York Rangers. But we've just learned how insane their extension offer to Panarin was. The Kraken are firmly in the playoff race, currently holding down the second Wild Card spot, going into Friday's play. But they remain near the bottom of the league in goals per game. Their 2.81 mark places them 25th. They...
Yes, that was me.
Standing behind the glass as the Colorado Avalanche went through their pre-game warmups afforded me the perfect opportunity to troll Team Canada one last time, and perhaps simultaneously irk Avalanche superstar Nathan MacKinnon leading up to the Minnesota Wild’s return to act...
Texas Rangers lineup for February 27, 2026, against the Chicago White Sox. Spring keeps springing along, and the Rangers have a spring-y lineup today for their game at the White Sox. This is especially true since Josh Jung has been scratched due to hamstring soreness and Corey Seager is under the weather, with Skip Schumaker […]
A look at the projected lineups and pre-game interviews.
As the league resumes play, we take a deeper dive into Ethan Belchetz, Mathis Preston, and Carson Carels.
Let’s continue looking at potential free agents the Jets could acquire. Last week we outlined Alec Pierce, Nakobe Dean, and Bryan Cook as three potential players the Jets could have interest in. Let’s take a look at three other potential strong fits: Isaac Seumalo We’ll start with the oldest player on this list: offensive guard […]
We already knew it before the Olympics, but these last two games right out of the break confirmed it: The New Jersey Devils’ season is over. There are a million different reasons on the micro level why this has become one of the most disappointing Devils seasons in my lifetime, but on the macro level, […]
It was a tough night for goaltenders and public address announcers in Raleigh last night as the two teams combined for nine goals. For the Lightning, who were on the wrong end of the 5-3 score, it meant an end to their latest winning streak. After six victories, the Bolts were on the losing side for just the third time in 2026.
During the winning streak they scored 25 goals while allowing just 12 (and 5 of those came in one game) with Nikita Kucherov (who else) leading the way. The winger...
The Flyers ended last season with an .879 team save percentage. This was nearly 10 points below the San Jose Sharks — a team who was openly tanking — for the worst team save percentage in the NHL. It’s comfortably the worst mark since the turn of the century, though this year’s Ottawa Senators (.873) are giving it a real run. The front office then came to the logical conclusion that the roster simply can’t be evaluated correctly if they’re spending their time fishing the puck out of their own ...
The Olympics are over. The players are back. The postseason starts now. The Minnesota Golden Gophers women’s hockey team begins their postseason run this weekend when they host the St. Cloud State Huskies in a Best-of-Three WCHA First Round Playoff series at Ridder Arena. Minnesota will look to advance to the WCHA Final Faceoff held […]
The Edmonton Oilers snapped their four-game losing streak emphatically, handing the Los Angeles Kings an 8-1 beating in their home barn on Thursday night. Coming off a frustrating 6-5 loss to the Anaheim Ducks in which they surrendered three separate leads, the Oilers delivered their most complete performance of the season to get back in…
Calgary Flames fans have heard plenty of deadline noise, but the MacKenzie Weegar chatter has a pretty big catch right now. Even with more teams calling lately, the Flames have reportedly not yet asked Weegar to waive his full no-trade clause.
MacKenzie Weegar no-trade clause keeps Flames in control
According to David Pagnotta of The Fourth Period , the interest has picked up over the last week or two, with the Ottawa Senators and Detroit Red Wings among the clubs poking around. ...
Vincent Trocheck survived, Igor Shesterkin did everything he could, and the Rangers still lost—because of course they did.
The Philadelphia Flyers are approaching this trade deadline from a unique angle. While most other teams who are several points out of a playoff spot, are gearing up to sell off their pending free agents or possibly move on from some core pieces, the Flyers don’t really have much of that. No bounty of veterans who they can get a heaping pile of draft picks for to help their rebuild, it’s just going to largely be status quo.
That is except one specific player.
Rasmus Ristolainen is the...
The Carolina Panthers have spent the last few seasons turning around the narrative of the on-field product, culminating in an unlikely NFC South division crown this past season. Off the field, the players have not seen as much growth. While the Panthers overall rank rose from 25th overall in 2025 to 23rd overall in 2026, […]