Hockey Rambling

Ahead of Sunday’s game against the Jets, Washington recognized T.J. Oshie for reaching the 1000-game milestone recently. He rose to the occasion, tallying two assists as the Caps won 3-0 against Winnipeg. I’m sure many wrote Oshie off after he opened this season with just two points in his first 19 appearances. Surprisingly, the 37-year-old [...]

Proving that no goalie is immune to a rough start during the fantasy playoffs, Connor Hellebuyck was pulled midway through the game against the Islanders after allowing five goals. Granted, he had already faced 27 shots, so the blame isn’t necessarily on Hellebuyck personally and can at least be partially shifted to the team in [...]

Tom Wilson has been suspended six games for high-sticking Noah Gregor during Wednesday’s game. Wilson’s track record and the fact that he was offered an in-person hearing meant that the length of the suspension was no surprise. Barring a successful appeal (which I don’t see happening but you never know with the Department of Player [...]

Dylan Larkin was back in the lineup on Thursday night for Detroit as the Red Wings had a big home matchup against the New York Islanders. The captain had missed eight games due to injury and the team went 2-6 in that time, and one of their wins was a miracle late-minute comeback against Columbus. [...]

Tyler Seguin returned to the Dallas Stars lineup on Wednesday night with his team hosting Arizona. Seguin had missed 11 games with a lower-body injury, an injury that resulted in Logan Stankoven getting recalled. This was the first time Dallas has something resembling their postseason lineup all healthy and in place (with a couple minor [...]

The Flyers made Sean Couturier a healthy scratch just a month after naming him captain, and they went out and had a quick start against the Leafs, scoring 19 seconds in before holding on for the 4-3 win. Couturier has struggled of late, and the drop-off stated back in December when he sustained a minor [...]

Wayne Simmonds is set to retire as a Philadelphia Flyer as it was announced he will sign a one-day contract with the team to officially end his NHL career. At his peak in the 2010s, Simmonds was one of the premiere power forwards in the league who would upon for 25-30 goals, 50-60 points, and [...]

With an assist on Sunday, Jack Roslovic now has three points in six games since joining the Rangers. Although he’s been skating on the top line beside Mika Zibanejad and Chris Kreider, his average ice time in New York is a measly 14:44. To provide some perspective, he was averaging nearly 19 minutes a night [...]

Brady Tkachuk filled the stat sheet on Saturday with three goals (two on the power play) and six shots. His hat trick goal was the game-winner for the Senators in overtime, stealing an extra point that was much-needed by an Islanders team trying to cling on to a playoff spot. Tkachuk has 13 shots over [...]

If you streamed Laurent Brossoit on Friday, he got the job done for you and then some. Brossoit made 21 saves as the Jets easily handled Anaheim by a score of 6-0. Brossoit has now posted shutouts in back-to-back games and has five consecutive wins and quality starts. It would behoove the Jets to keep [...]