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With no games on Sunday, I thought we’d see how individual and team performances differed between this season (2023-24) and last season (2022-23). Specifically, we’ll focus on the greatest power-play decline/improvement, team offenses, and player shot averages. Let’s get into it! Greatest Power Play Decline: Buffalo Sabres (-6.8%) Last Season: 23.4% (Rank: 9) This Season: [...]

Stuart Skinner and the Oilers’ power play carried the team to a series-clinching 2-1 victory over Dallas on Sunday. Connor McDavid and Evan Bouchard factored in on both of Edmonton’s goals while Zach Hyman and Leon Draisaitl posted a point apiece. I guess you could say Edmonton’s stars outplayed the Dallas Stars - although that [...]

Panthers 3, Bruins 2 (Panthers lead series 3-1) What a difference a week can make. Last Monday, the Bruins had stolen both Game 1 and home-ice advantage in their second-round series with the Panthers. Three-straight losses later and Boston is on the brink of elimination, heading to enemy territory for a do-or-die Game 5.  After [...]

Avalanche 5, Jets 1 (Colorado leads 3-1) A dominant performance on Sunday gave Colorado a commanding 3-1 lead in their first-round series against Winnipeg. The Avalanche were led by a hat trick from Valeri Nichushkin, who moves into a tie with Zach Hyman as the leading goal-scorer of these playoffs. Both players have six goals through four [...]

Panthers 3, Lightning 2 (Panthers lead series 1-0) During Sunday’s playoff opener, captain Steven Stamkos led the Lightning with a goal and an assist. Stamkos had an outstanding final quarter of the regular season, amassing 30 points in his final 20 appearances to sit top-10 in scoring during that stretch. Early indications suggest he’s carried [...]

On Sunday evening, the Ducks signed 20-year-old Cutter Gauthier to a three-year entry-level deal. Drafted fifth overall in 2022, Gauthier was traded from Philadelphia earlier in the season in exchange for Jamie Drysdale and a second-round draft pick. He led the NCAA with 38 goals in 41 games for Boston College and should make his [...]

Saturday’s New York matinee saw the Rangers secure a 3-2 shootout win over the Islanders. With the victory, NYR maintains their narrow lead in the Presidents’ Trophy race, with Dallas and Carolina being the only teams that can catch them. Although they came away with the loss, the Islanders have now limited opponents to two [...]

Lucas Raymond led Detroit to a 3-1 win over Buffalo, posting a goal and power-play assist on Sunday. Raymond just turned 22 and is on pace for 67 points this season. I don’t think he’s received enough recognition for the level of production he’s managed at such a young age. With Alex DeBrincat and Patrick [...]

Although there was only one game on Sunday, it served as a make-or-break matchup for many fantasy leagues. I personally suffered the less favourable of those fates, losing my semi-final matchup on Vancouver’s game-winning goal, as my opponent collected assists from J.T. Miller and Conor Garland. For a while I was inconsolable, regretting every lineup [...]