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Quick Strikes: Kucherov Heats Up; Defense Remains a Work in Progress

The 2023-24 regular season is two weeks old, and while there has been a little progress, the results have not come often enough for the Tampa Bay Lightning. They came back late to salvage one point out of the finale of a three-game road trip, all against Atlantic Division foes. Once they got back inside […]


This Week On Oilers Hockey: 11

A disappointing Oilers week this time around. A “scheduled” loss against a team they always get owned by, a “scheduled” win against a team they’ve started owning, and only one out of a possible four points against teams that are below them in the standings, one of them being the second last place team in […]


Boston Bruins Free-Agent Hitting the Market Wednesday

Plenty of rumors swirling around the Boston Bruins lately. Captain Patrice Bergeron will decide soon on his future. David Krejci might be coming back. General manager Don Sweeney does not expect major moves will out use buyout options for players like Nick Foligno and does not anticipate using Long Term Injured Reserve (LTIR) for some […]


Islanders’ Sorokin Named NHL’s Third Star of the Week

For the first time in what seems like a long time, the focus of New York goaltending is dressed in blue and orange.  New York Islanders goaltender Ilya Sorokin has been named the NHL’s Third Star of the Week for the week of Nov. 21-27. Sorokin, 27, went 3-0-0 in his appearances last week, posting […]


2023 NHL Draft Prospect Profile: Alexander Rykov

National Hockey League 2023 draft prospect Alexander Rykov was born in Magnitogorsk, Russia, on July 14, 2005. The 17-year-old winger is not a flashy offensive player, and his production does not jump off the page. However, the 5-foot-11, 170-pound forward does play a strong two-way game and is an aggressive forechecker. Overall, Rykov has. It […]


Game Recap: Edmonton Oilers vs. Arizona Coyotes | 04/12/2024

The Pesky Yotes In what could be the Coyotes final game as the “Arizona” Coyotes with relocation looming, the mentality for the team has been to focus on what they can control. The franchise confirmed that a team meeting was held before the game tonight regarding the relocation to Salt Lake City, Utah, which assures […]


Wild Will Need Their Goaltending To Be Big Down the Stretch

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 […]


NHL Games of the Week: November 26-December 2

We’ve made it past Thanksgiving, and the NHL has a full week of action on the horizon. There are some phenomenal matchups across the league this week, and as teams begin to reach the 20-game mark, wins and points are becoming increasingly important. Today, I’m going to choose what I believe are the five best […]


Could the Devils Be Interested in Adding Another Hughes in Jersey?

The Devils started the season as one of the hottest teams in the NHL, alongside the Boston Bruins and Vegas Golden Knights. Over the last month, the Devils have come back down to earth as they have struggled to string wins together. After going 13-1-0 in November, the Devils found themselves stumbling in December as […]


An Email Interview with Inside The Rink Writer Ana Kieu

This is a first for me since writing for this site, but I recently conducted an email interview with one of our writers. Her name is Ana Kieu. She covers the Dallas Stars and writes on other hockey-related topics as well. Ana was kind enough to take some time out of her busy schedule to […]