Day: April 22, 2023

ECHL: Reading Royals Take Advantage on Home Ice to Lead the Series 2-0

The Reading Royals capitalized on their home-ice advantage by taking both games to lead the series against the Maine Mariners 2-0. The Reading Royals took Game 2 of the series against the Maine Mariners with a 5-3 victory with new goal scorers for all eight goals of the game. The Royals kept the same starting […]

ECHL Playoffs: Cincinnati Cyclones Win Penalty Filled Game, Take 2-0 Series Lead Against Fort Wayne Komets

The Cincinnati Cyclones hosted the Fort Wayne Komets for game two of their 1st round matchup on Saturday night at Heritage Bank Center. One significant change took place for the Cyclones, as they decided to ride the hot goaltending of Beck Warm as the starter for the game. Warm came in for Mark Sinclair in […]

ECHL: South Carolina Stingrays Get Chompted By Florida Everblades

North Charleston, SC- It was not a great start for the Rays in their quest for the Kelly Cup. To start the opening period, Josh Wilkins would take a slashing major and a slashing misconduct six minutes into his first game back while the Everblades walked away with a cross-checking minor from the altercation. Wilkins would […]

ECHL: Newfoundland Growlers Hand Adirondack Thunder Second Straight Blowout Loss

Glens Falls, NY- The Newfoundland Growlers, for the second straight night, came into the Cool Insuring Arena and took care of business as they defeated the Adirondack Thunder by a score of 7-1, and have allowed 15 goals over the last six periods. Coming off a tough loss on Friday Night, the Thunder needed to […]

NHL: First Round Game 3 Preview: Avalanche at Kraken

COLORADO AVALANCHE (1-1) VS SEATTLE KRAKEN (1-1) 8:00 PM MT | CLIMATE PLEDGE ARENA The best-of-seven First Round series of the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs between the Colorado Avalanche and Seattle Kraken shifts to the Emerald City of Seattle with Game 3 slated on Saturday night at Climate Pledge Arena. The Avalanche will look to build […]

NHL News & Rumors: Maple Leafs, Canadiens, Penguins & Sharks

In this newest episode of Inside The Rink’s NHL News & Rumors column, we will be discussing some rumors centering around the Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens, Pittsburgh Penguins, and San Jose Sharks. Michael Bunting Done in Toronto? Toronto Maple Leafs forward Michael Bunting is one of the top pending unrestricted free agents heading into […]

Leafs RD1GM3 Preview: Can Toronto Shut Down Bounce Back Vasy?

It’s Game 3 tonight as the Leafs and Lightning face off in Tampa tonight, and the Leafs will look to play a complete game in hopes of getting their first series lead. The Leafs responded well in Game 2 after a Game 1 blowout by dominating the Lightning. Now that those two games are out […]

Line Over The Boards: Kings Take Series Lead Amidst Controversial OT

In the first playoff game at Crypto.com area this season, the LA Kings have established themselves in a pretty good spot. Not only did they establish a lead in the series (again), but they finally played a first period where they outshot, outhit, and outscored the Oilers. The Oilers have outscored the Kings 4-0 this […]

What is the Norris Trophy?

The Norris Trophy is awarded annually to the National Hockey League’s best defenseman. It is named after James Norris, a former owner of the Detroit Red Wings, and has been a fixture of the NHL awards ceremony since 1954. The origins of the Norris Trophy can be traced back to the mid-1950s when the NHL’s […]

Inside The Rink | DataDrivenHockey Daily NHL Game Predictions

Daily NHL Stanley Cup Playoff Predictions: April 22nd

Welcome to the daily playoff probabilities update. Here you can find win probabilities for each of the day’s NHL games, as well as player-level goal-scoring, point-producing, and “Top Threat” probabilities. These probabilities are calculated via the datadrivenhockey game simulation model, GPM1. Information about the model and links to get access to even more model outputs […]