Day: February 18, 2023

The Kraken Defeat the Flyers for the Second Time in Their Last 3 Games

In their past three games, the Seattle Kraken played the Philadelphia Flyers twice and the Winnipeg Jets once. They defeated the Flyers both times and lost to the Jets. Seattle has been in a close fight with the LA Kings and the Vegas Golden Knights for the number one spot in the Pacific Division. Currently, […]

LGP 56: O’Reilly and Acciari to Make Leafs Debut

The Leafs and Canadiens faceoff tonight in a classic Hockey Night in Canada matchup, but this time, the focus is on the Leafs as they recently acquired Ryan O’Reilly and Noel Acciari. Both players will be making their debut less than 24 hours after being acquired by the Leafs and will look to help the […]

NO QUIT! Rangers Overcome Terrible First Period To Stun Oilers With 5-4 Shootout Victory

It may be lazy for a team to adopt and carry over a slogan or hashtag from season to season. However, when the Rangers are exhibiting this high level of play coupled with unquestioned resiliency, there isn’t a better mantra that describes it than “NO QUIT.” It’s the only way to frame the Rangers’ unbelievable […]

Game Preview: Devils vs Penguins

The Pittsburgh Penguins are set to take on the New Jersey Devils today at 5:30. The Devils are currently 35-14-5, while the Penguins are currently 27-18-9. The game will be available to be viewed on AT&T Sportsnet Pittsburgh, MSG, ESPN+, and Sportsnet NOW. Devils forward Jack Hughes is set to return from an upper-body injury […]

Fantasy Hockey Advice: February 18th

Welcome to my weekly fantasy hockey advice column. As with most things I do (notable exceptions being NarrativeDrivenHockey and the NHL vibes model), this advice is based solely on the data. I use the datadrivenhockey NHL player stats projection model (which you can read about here) along with info on which players are rostered (Yahoo […]

Penguins Blow 4-2 Lead, Fall To Isles 5-4

The Pittsburgh Penguins fell to the New York Islanders 5-4 last night at UBS Arena. Forward Anders Lee and forward Brock Nelson each had two goals and an assist, and goalie Ilya Sorokin made 40 saves for the Islanders, who improved to 28-23-7. The Islanders won their first game since February 7th. They were 0-1-2 […]

Maple Leafs & Canadiens Becoming Trading Candidates

The Toronto Maple Leafs made their first major splash of the 2023 NHL Trade Deadline season, acquiring both Ryan O’Reilly and Noel Acciari from the St. Louis Blues. O’Reilly is naturally the big-name player in this deal, as he will give the Maple Leafs another legitimate top-six center and a marvelous leader with a Stanley […]

Elliott Coming Up Big For Lightning So Far This Season

Life as the backup goaltender is not easy. For Tampa Bay Lightning backup Brian Elliott it’s made more difficult because starter Andrei Vasilevskiy is one of the best in the NHL. Elliott has taken it in stride and been a solid, if not above average, netminder behind Vasilevskiy. That gives Lightning head coach Jon Cooper […]

Kent Johnson’s development has been a bright spot for the Columbus Blue Jackets

While not the best rookie in the NHL this season, the Columbus Blue Jackets Kent Johnson is showing what made him an elite prospect and shows the sky is the limit. Among NHL rookies, Johnson is fifth in points with 27, fourth in goals with 12, and ninth in assists with 15. Kent Johnson is […]

Komets Complete Comeback on the Road

The Fort Wayne Komets (24-15-4-2) took to the ice Friday night to complete their four-game road trip versus the Cincinnati Cyclones (28-12-5-3); this was the team’s seventh matchup of the year, having split the first six, three games apiece. The Komets came into tonight’s matchup, winning two in a row and eight of the last […]