Eastern Edge

Welcome back to Eastern Edge. Let's whip around the Eastern Conference to see who is producing, who is not, which teams are surging, which are sliding, and everything between. Washington Capitals // 21-7-2 // L7 Days: 2-0-0 Andrew Mangiapane missed Monday night’s game against the Dallas Stars with an illness.  Alex Ovechkin is traveling with [...]

Washington Capitals // 19-6-2 // L7 Days: 2-0-1 For a team that limped into the playoffs last year on Charlie Lindgren’s shoulders, the Capitals are top of the Eastern Conference and top of the NHL standings. The team has certainly held down the fort while Alex Ovechkin has been on the shelf – which might [...]

Half of the teams in the Eastern Conference carry a 100% points percentage this week, and a quarter of the conference with a 0% points percentage and a quarter going .500. This makes for a lot of movement in the conference standings – the Rangers fall a few spots, the Flyers rise a few and [...]

We’re officially at the one-quarter mark through the season. Only a few days away from American Thanksgiving, the point of the season that some believe to be the true measuring stick of whether a team is a playoff team or not. The Devils take the top spot in the Eastern Conference this week - almost [...]

Carolina now leads the conference, Washington continues to skyrocket, the Flyers surge past .500 and Pittsburgh continues to struggle. Let’s check in on our Eastern Conference. All stats and records are up to date as of Monday afternoon.   Carolina Hurricanes // 13-4-0 // L7 Days: 3-1-0 Martin Necas cannot be stopped. He’s completely overshadowing [...]

Welcome to the Eastern Edge, the landscape of the Eastern Conference has changed shape quite a bit over the last week. Carolina has jumped into the top three teams, Toronto is on a three-game winning streak without Auston Matthews, and Buffalo is now tied for the final Wild Card spot.  Florida Panthers // 11-3-1 // [...]

Welcome to the Eastern Edge, the landscape of the Eastern Conference has changed shape quite a bit over the last week. Carolina has jumped to the top, Washington is among the best, and Montreal continues to slide. Let’s look at the teams and what has changed (or not).  Florida Panthers // 9-3-1 // L7 Days: [...]

Welcome to another edition of the Eastern Edge — coming to you from the Dominican Republic. The family and I are on vacation but that hasn’t stopped the East from changing shape. Let’s break down some trends in the Eastern Conference:Florida Panthers // 7-3-1 // L7 Days: 3-1-0 Alexander Barkov is back, and Anton Lundell [...]

Hello everyone, TJ Branson here taking over the Eastern Edge column. As I get accustomed to this space, forthcoming articles will be focused on updates and changes. Today I want to set a sort of baseline with which to begin my take on this column. We’re almost to the ten game mark in the NHL [...]

The injury bug is already getting frisky, contracts are being signed, and young players on the rise are getting their first chance on the NHL stage after cracking lineups out of training camp - hockey is all the way back. Unless the weather continues to have an impact, tonight’s NHL board features three juicy matchups, [...]