Alex Wennberg

NHL Game Preview: Winnipeg Jets at San Jose Sharks with Line Combinations 12/16/2024

The Winnipeg Jets and San Jose Sharks face off tonight.

NHL Game Recap: Lightning Moves Past Sharks Easily, Defeating Them 8-1

On Thursday, December 5th, the Lightning dominated the Sharks in Tampa Bay at Amalie Arena when they defeated them 8-1. Tampa Bay easily defeated San Jose, scoring five goals against them and Vitek Vanecek in the first period. Brandon Hagel scored twice, and Cam Atkinson, Conor Geekie, Jake Guentzel, Anthony Cirelli, Nick Perbix, and Nick […]

NHL Game Recap: Blackhawks Lose 3-2, Smith Scores 1st Two Goals To Hold Off Chicago

The Blackhawks headed to San Jose after an incredible 5-2 victory against the Colorado Avalanche on Monday, October 28th. Unfortunately, Chicago took a 3-2 loss. However, it was a close game in which both teams played well. Both Ryan Donato and Tyler Bertuzzi scored for the Hawks, and Will Smith scored his first two NHL […]

Don Waddell Confirms Patrik Laine’s Recovery, Discusses Elvis Merzlikins, And Pascal Vincent

Earlier this week the Columbus Blue Jacket’s new general manager Don Waddell sat for an interview on the Frankly Speaking Podcast with Frank Seravalli. In the interview, Seravalli asks some tough questions about the state of the Blue Jackets and key players Patrik Laine and Elvis Merzlikins. Patrik Laine Last week a photo of Laine […]

Opinion: Grading the 2024 Rangers Based on Their Performance in the Playoffs

With the Stanley Cup playoffs now in the rearview mirror for the New York Rangers, it is time to grade the team based on how they performed in the postseason. Head CoachPeter Laviolette: For all the right buttons he pressed in the regular season, he pressed a lot of wrong ones in the postseason. He was […]

Opinion: Why the Rangers Got Knocked Out of the Playoffs

Everything seemed to be in place for the New York Rangers when it came to making a run at the Stanley Cup in the 2024 postseason. They had one of the league’s top point producers in Artemi Panarin. They had one of the league’s best goaltenders in Igor Shesterkin and their special teams were more […]

New York Rangers “No Panic in NY” Attitude Has Team Holding a 2-1 Lead in ECF

The New York Rangers hold a 2-1 series lead over the Florida Panthers after their 5-4 OT win on Sunday afternoon. Despite blowing a two-goal third-period lead where the Panthers scored two goals in a 1:54 span, the Blueshirts found a way to get the game to overtime thanks to the stellar play of goalie […]

Rangers Have Lots to Work On Despite Leading Series Over the Panthers

Since Game 4 of the second round against the Carolina Hurricanes, the New York Rangers have not been all that great. They have not played well defensively, they have not been careful with the puck, some of their big guns have gone quiet, and they have not looked like the team that was the best […]

Rangers Loss Reminiscent of Last Round

Game one of the Eastern Conference Finals is in the books and, for the New York Rangers, there may be some similarity in how they feel this morning to the way the Carolina Hurricanes felt after each of the first three games of their round two matchup with the Rangers. But for a bounce here […]

Filip Chytil skating for the New York Rangers

Opinion: Rangers Need to Make Minor Adjustments to Even Up Series with Panthers

After being shutout 3-0 in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals, the New York Rangers need to go into Game 2 ready to pounce on the Florida Panthers, or the series could end up being a gloomy one for the Blueshirts. Now, the Rangers did not play terribly in Game 1. They got good […]