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Alexander Mogilny's Hall of Fame Evolution
From defector to scorer, underachiever to champion to snub, Mogilny’s path to the Hall of Fame wasn’t a straight line.
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🏒 2024-25 NHL Team Elo Power Rankings & Goals Above Replacement Player Ratings 📉
Power ratings and forecasts for every NHL team and player this season.
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The Florida Panthers Are a Dynasty That Rose From a Sweep
Florida was once the NHL’s most irrelevant team. Now they’ve won two straight Cups — and showed the rest of the league how to bounce back from a…
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Would the Florida Panthers Be a Dynasty If They Win the Cup?
A second straight Stanley Cup (in a third Final in a row) would put Florida in rare NHL company — but how rare?
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The Panthers and Oilers Remain Hockey's Ultimate Toss-Up
With the series tied 1-1 after a couple OT thrillers — and with nearly every stat knotted up — this Stanley Cup rematch is delivering big on its promise…
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Who Wins A Championship Rematch?
The Stanley Cup Final is Florida vs. Edmonton again, so let's take a cross-sport look at times the same teams played for a title in back-to-back years …
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Are We Headed for a Panthers-Oilers Stanley Cup Rematch?
With another one of Florida’s patented, blindsiding sweeps on the table — and Edmonton surging ahead of Dallas — we’re closing in on a rare NHL Finals…
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This Might Be the NHL’s Most Competitive Final Four Ever
While other leagues spiral into chaos, the NHL has delivered a Final Four so evenly matched, it’s basically a four-way coin flip.
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The Leafs Are Blowing This. (Of Course They Are.)
Once up 2-0 on the defending champs, Toronto's blowout loss Wednesday has pushed them to the brink.
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The NHL Playoffs Are Down to Eight — Including (Somehow) the Jets. But the Cup Is Up for Grabs.
While the Presidents' Trophy-winning Winnipeg Jets survived, the 2025 Stanley Cup chase is as open — and unpredictable — as ever.
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A Brief History of Toronto Maple Leaf Playoff Choke Jobs
Toronto keeps inventing new ways to lose in the playoffs. And if they blow a 3-0 lead to Ottawa, it will be their most on-brand collapse yet.
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What’s a Home Playoff Game Worth Now?
Since the pandemic, we've seen some interesting changes to the effects of home advantage.
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