Author: Patrick Hoffman
Patrick covers the NHL for Inside The Rink. He has previously covered the league for The Ultimate Hockey Fan Cave, WTP Sports, Sportsnet.ca, Kukla’s Korner, Spector’s Hockey, NHL Network Radio blog, TheHockeyNews.com, The Fourth Period, Stan Fischler’s “The Fischler Report”, as well as a slew of others.

Vintage Shesterkin Helps Rangers Beat Sabres
- Patrick Hoffman
- March 12, 2023
It has been an interesting season for New York Rangers All-Star goaltender Igor Shesterkin. He has close to 30 wins, has performed well on the road this season, and was named to his first All-Star game. On the other hand, both his goals-against average and save percentage have taken a big hit this season, and […]
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Wild Will Need Their Goaltending To Be Big Down the Stretch
- Patrick Hoffman
- March 10, 2023
For the last 11 games, everything went the Minnesota Wild’s way. The team gained at least a point in every game, and more importantly, they put themselves right in the thick of things in the Central Division. In fact, thanks to their recent stretch of outstanding play, as of this writing (Thursday, March 9), the […]
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Kings Continue Winning Ways
- Patrick Hoffman
- March 10, 2023
Going into the season, if one were to tell you that the Los Angeles Kings would be one of the league’s best teams this season, would you have believed them? I know that I would not have. Sure, I figured they had some good players and would find a way to squeak into the playoffs, […]
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Kaprizov to Miss 3-4 Weeks With a Lower Body Injury
- Patrick Hoffman
- March 9, 2023
The Minnesota Wild are/were absolutely rolling. The team is currently riding an 11-game point streak. As of this writing (Thursday, March 9), they are tied with the Dallas Stars, who have a game in hand on the Wild, for first place in the Central Division with a 37-21-7 record for 81 points. Unfortunately, there is […]
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Islanders Coming Back to Life At the Right Time
- Patrick Hoffman
- March 9, 2023
If you are a hockey fan who has followed the NHL closely this season, there is no doubt that you are paying close attention to the standings at this time of year. One of the great things about the NHL is that there is a lot of parity, which has certainly been the case this […]
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How Kane Can Have Success With the Rangers
- Patrick Hoffman
- March 9, 2023
There was a ton of excitement when the New York Rangers acquired All-Star and future Hall of Famer Patrick Kane last week. With Kane’s acquisition, fans figured he would slide right into the lineup and contribute right away. Since he was going to be playing with his old linemate and friend Artemi Panarin, fans thought […]
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An Idea for a New Show For the NHL Network
- Patrick Hoffman
- March 8, 2023
From 2013 to 2019, NBA TV had a show called “The Starters.” It was a show with four ordinary Canadian basketball fans discussing all things NBA. They would show highlights, interview players and other NBA personalities, do NBA trivia, and they always had a good time on the show as they made it a lot of fun […]
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Why the NHL Needs to Go to the 2026 Winter Olympics
- Patrick Hoffman
- March 7, 2023
Since the NHL All-Star Game has come and gone, I figured now would be as good a time as any to talk about another big-time hockey event that the NHL needs to be involved in. I am talking about the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina. While NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman has made it […]
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Why Aren’t We Talking About Draisaitl?
- Patrick Hoffman
- March 7, 2023
If you play for the Edmonton Oilers, then chances are that you are going to be overshadowed by Connor McDavid. This is obviously understandable. He is by far and away the best player in the world and is someone who has an unbelievable amount of skill and hockey smarts. In fact, as of this writing […]
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The Ultimate Hockey Video Game
- Patrick Hoffman
- March 7, 2023
I love playing hockey video games, especially the famed NHL series from EA Sports. I used to get every game in that series and always loved and enjoyed playing them. I have been playing these games since I was ten years old and am still playing today as an almost 40-year-old. Please do not judge […]
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