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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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When Will Alex Ovechkin Break Wayne Gretzky's NHL Goals Record?
Our new Ovi Tracker projects his path to 894+ career goals.
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The Dallas Stars Have Leveled Up — Now It’s Time to Win the Cup 🏆
With Mikko Rantanen on board, Dallas has all the pieces to win it all... and no excuses left.
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A Trio of Goons: NHL Trade Deadline + Ovechkin/Gretzky Edition!
Neil and Walt chat with the great Gare Joyce about deadline moves, Ovi's record chase and Canada's strained relationship with Wayne Gretzky.
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The NHL Trade Deadline Has Made a Comeback in Recent Years
More productive players were on the move in the past few seasons. Will that trend continue in 2025?
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How the NHL Standings Would Change If Teams Stuck with Their Original Talent
What if every NHL team only kept the players who debuted for them? Some would rise, others would fall — and a few should regret what might have been.
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Keith Tkachuk Was a Damn Good Power Forward
The 5-time All-Star for the Coyotes and Blues is the father of today's bruising scorers — both figuratively and literally.
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My 🔥 Burning Questions 🔥 for the Second Half of the NHL Season
The Stanley Cup chase is wide-open, the MVP race is heating up, droughts are in danger of ending, and Cinderella stories are forming.
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Once a Mismatch, the U.S. and Canada Finally Meet as Hockey Equals
The Canadians and Americans have played in plenty of big games before — but never anything quite like Thursday's 4 Nations Face-Off final.
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Who Rules Best-on-Best International Hockey?
And are the four nations of the 4 Nations actually the top, uh, four nations?
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We’re Living in the Golden Age of Elite NHL Defensemen
Quinn Hughes, Cale Makar and Zach Werenski are a blueline trio unlike any we've seen before.
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The Pittsburgh Penguins Are In Hockey Hell
All good things must eventually come to an end — but by putting off the inevitable, Pittsburgh now finds itself in an impossible situation.
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