Category Archives: NHL

By: Mike Rifkin In Wednesday’s loss to the Golden Knights, Capitals captain Alexander Ovechkin scored twice giving him 50 on the season. It is the ninth time in Ovechkin’s career that he has reached the 50 goal mark, the only other two players in NHL history to have achieved this were Wayne Gretzky and MikeContinue reading “The Great Eight Hits 50 Again”

By: Mike Rifkin As we enter the final two weeks of the NHL regular season we know the eight teams in the Eastern Conference. We do not know who will be playing who (Preview will be up before the playoffs begin) but here are players who need to have a good playoffs for their teamContinue reading “Players To Watch/Under Pressure Eastern Conference Teams”

By : Mike Rifkin With their 5-1 victory over the Ottawa Senators the New York Rangers have made the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the first time since 2017. On February 8th 2018 the Rangers front office wrote a letter to the fan base explaining that the team was going to go through a full rebuild. Continue reading “Back In The Playoffs”

By : Mike Rifkin As we come down the stretch of the NHL season one of the most interesting debates is who should win the Hart Trophy as league MVP. There are cases to be made for a lot of players including Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl of the Oilers, Auston Matthews of the MapleContinue reading “Huberdeau For The Hart”

By : Mike Rifkin With their victory over the Buffalo Sabres on Sunday the Florida Panthers were the first team in the NHL to clinch a spot in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. The Panthers have made the playoffs for the third consecutive season, but the team has not won a playoff series since 1996 whereContinue reading “Pressure On Bob”

By: Mike Rifkin It was a tough weekend for the New York Rangers as they lost their games to the Pittsburgh Penguins and Vancouver Canucks by a combined score of  6-2. The Rangers were shutout for the first five periods of the back to back.  The Rangers currently sit in third place in the MetropolitanContinue reading “Wake Up Call”

By: Mike Rifkin On Thursday the Edmonton Oilers fired head coach Dave Tippett. The Oilers returned from the All- Star Break with back to back losses to the Vegas Golden Knights and the Chicago Blackhawks. Edmonton was outscored 8-1 in those two games. Tippett was 95-62-14 as the Oilers head coach and 1-7 in theContinue reading “Oil Spill”

By Mike Rifkin We have reached the NHL All Star break and here are my picks for the NHL awards along with the biggest surprise and disappointments from both conferences. HART : Alex Ovechkin Capitals: The Capitals Captain has 29 goals and 58 points in his age 36 season. He is on pace to haveContinue reading “NHL AWARDS”

By: Mike Rifkin As we approach the NHL All Star break it means we are at about the halfway point of the regular season. Which means the trade deadline and playoffs are fast approaching. This article will look at four teams who are currently outside of the playoffs who I think can make a runContinue reading “Four Teams To Watch”

By: Mike Rifkin Everybody loves the All Star Games. They are games for the fans, Thursday night the NHL announced who will be participating in the All Star Game in Las Vegas. Now there are two things that drive me nuts about All Star Games and how participants are selected. The first is fan voting,Continue reading “NHL ALL STAR DUMBEST RULE AND SNUBS”