Jimmy Howard was the reason why the Red Wings got as far as they did this past season. Detroit had a mediocre offense (19th), power…
The Maple Leafs made the playoffs for the first time in nine seasons. With the talent they have, the Leafs should hopefully start another run…
The Washington Capitals were 2-8-1 through 11 games and were heading towards the bottom of the league. Somehow, they pulled off an amazing comeback and…
The Canadiens won a tough division but fell apart in the playoffs. Montreal had plenty of value in fantasy in 2013 so let’s take a…
The New York Islanders were led by John Tavares in 2013. The Isles made the playoffs and Tavares was a finalist for the MVP. Things are looking up…
The Blues would have likely been a top-3 seed if not for the throttling Chicago gave the rest of the league. Unfortunately they wound up…
The Canucks got the short end of the stick in the playoffs. The shortest end possible to say the least. Vancouver won the Northwest Division…
The Ducks had six players score at least 10 goals on the season and two goaltenders with at least 15 wins each. They won the…
The Minnesota Wild were a playoff team largely due to goaltender Niklas Backstrom and some timely offense. Sometimes it showed up in bunches while other…
The New Jersey Devils missed the playoffs primarily because of injuries to their star players and poor performances by those filling in for them. Injuries killed…
Despite the best efforts of Jakub Voracek, Claude Giroux, Wayne Simmonds, Kimmo Timmonen and Ilya Bryzgalov, things certainly didn’t turn out to be Always Sunny…
At the end of Shawshank Redemption, Andy Dufresne crawls through a sewage pipe and finds his freedom outside of jail. That’s the best analogy for…
As shocking as it is to believe, the Tampa Bay Lightning didn’t make the playoffs. They had the Art Ross Trophy winner in Martin St.…
No Cam Do: The Story of the 2013 Carolina Hurricanes Team Name: Carolina Hurricanes Record: 19-25-4, 3rd in Southeast, No Playoffs Player of the Season:…
The Jets looked like they had it all put together for a playoff berth. Carolina faltered, the Jets made up ground and held a good…
The Buffalo Sabres shuffled their way to the cellar of the Northeast Division in 2013. It’s not that bad of a place to be given…
In the first seven days we took a look at the Western Conference teams that missed the playoffs. Over the next seven days we’ll take…
The Calgary Flames found themselves getting hosed quite often last season. The goaltending situation was a mess and Calgary got hammered on a few nights…
Will the real Edmonton Oilers please stand up, please stand up? The team that nobody could figure out is up next in our 30 Teams…
No Offense, No Defense, No Chance. It’s the Story of the 2013 Colorado Avalanche. Team Name: Colorado Avalanche Record: 16-25-7, Fifth in Northwest, No Playoffs…
The Jackets came so close to the playoffs it was frustrating. They had an incredible year on defense but it was the offense that left…
There are Stars in the sky but there were no Stars in the Stanley Cup Playoffs in 2013 following a .500 season. Dallas missed the…
The second installment in our series takes a look at the Nashville Predators. They found themselves as the prey more often than the Predator in…
Today, we’ll take a look at the Phoenix Coyotes as the first team in our 30 Teams in 30 Days series as we start to…
Hey everyone. After the grind of a compressed season, we’ve taken a little time off here but will get back to work this week with…
Nail Yakupov recorded his first NHL hat trick in the Oilers’ final game of the season. Yakupov was all the offense Edmonton would need in…
The Winnipeg Jets saw their season end when the Montreal Canadiens put up a three-goal third period to send Blake Wheeler and the Jets home…
Martin St Louis rang up a hat trick for the Tampa Bay Lightning as the raked the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-2. Steven Stamkos added a…
Alex Ovechkin was one of five goal scorers for Washington as they knocked off the Winnipeg Jets 5-3 to claim the Southeast Division title and…
Jimmy Howard turned in a 34-save shutout and Johan Franzen scored twice as the Detroit Red Wings kept their playoff hopes alive with a 4-0…
James van Riemsdyk scored twice and James Reimer made 49 saves as the Toronto Maple Leafs downed the Ottawa Senators 4-1 for their first playoff…
Brad Richards netted a hat trick to power the NY Rangers to an 8-4 win over the reeling Buffalo Sabres. Rick Nash, Carl Hagelin and…
Logan Couture’s two goals and two assists paced the San Jose Sharks in a 6-1 rout of the Minnesota Wild. Marty Havlat added a pair…
The Columbus Blue Jackets took up residence in the eighth spot in the Western Conference when Fedor Tyutin scored 2:19 into overtime to defeat the…
Alex Ovechkin scored his league-leading 28th goal of the season as Washington pounded Toronto 5-1 for an eighth straight win. Ovechkin had a super-slow start…
(In light of the events in Boston earlier in the day, we’re going to keep this wrap-up super-short. Each team will be limited to five…
The Detroit Red Wings got 22 saves from Jimmy Howard as he blanked the Nashville Predators 3-0. Justin Abdelkader, Henrik Zetterberg and Johan Franzen each…
Craig Anderson made 33 saves as the Ottawa Senators blanked the New Jersey Devils 2-0 to send them to a ninth straight loss. Ottawa fired…
Troy Brouwer scored twice and Braden Holtby made 43 saves as the Washington Capitals knocked off the Carolina Hurricanes 3-1. Washington has won six straight…
The Pittsburgh Penguins used a three-goal third period to break open a 2-2 game and down the Carolina Hurricanes 5-3. Pascal Dupuis led the Penguins…