0 comments by David Rogers on 12/16/2014
The Washington Capitals and the Florida Panthers are in the NHL record books after participating in the longest shootout in league history. The skills competition lasted 20 rounds (not a typo) and featured some truly laughable efforts from several defensemen. If you have 18 minutes to spare, watch this in its entirety. Roberto Luongo’s reaction […]
0 comments by David Rogers
The San Jose Sharks put out an intentionally horrible video for the holidays titled Holiday Sweater. The result was probably worse than any of the players and coaches could have imagined. Here’s a look at the Sharks watching their awful video for the very first time. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHH7iBa3gwQ
0 comments by Laura Astorian
Taylor Hall is (inexplicably) on the trade block right now as the Edmonton Oilers prepare to blow their franchise up everywhere but where they should, which is the front office. Of course, when hockey fans hear that one of the game’s best forwards might be trade bait, they salivate and throw around proposals that they […]
0 comments by Mike Burse
Currently Rick Nash, a member of the New York Rangers, is on pace to score 52 goals this year along with 38 assists for 90 points. Both the on pace goals and points would eclipse career highs of 41 goals and 79 points. This is a stark contrast to last season when he finished with […]
0 comments by David Rogers on 12/15/2014
John Tavares was frustrated with Marek Zidlicky after a collision at center ice. Tavares took exception to Zidlicky’s knee/trip and retaliated with a spear in the groin. Remarkably, the spear only resulted in a two-minute penalty for slashing.
0 comments by David Rogers
The Edmonton Oilers are a fascinating group to follow. Perhaps the most mismanaged franchise the sport has seen in recent memory is reportedly preparing to shop around Taylor Hall. This comes from a new report from Darren Dreger who believes the Oilers are ready to deal the talented young forward. The full transcript of Dreger’s […]
0 comments by David Rogers
Did last week’s fights deliver one of the best of 2014-15? You be the judge, but we’re always excited when two captains start throwing punches. Aside from that, the other major story here involves NHL officials and the fact they’re breaking up fights earlier and earlier. Unless you’re going to ban fighting, ban it, otherwise […]
0 comments by Mike Burse
What goes into this ranking? Shot attempts for percentage, offensive/defensive zone starts, goals for percentage and puck luck are the elements of this analytic power ranking. Last week’s NHL Analytics Power Rankings on Puck Drunk Love can be found here. Keep in mind that based on the 2013-14 NHL season, 13 out of 16 playoff teams […]
0 comments by Joe Webb
The Chicago Blackhawks will be ringing in the New Year by taking on the Washington Capitals at Nationals Park on January 1 as part of the 2015 NHL Winter Classic. Over the past several years the Winter Classic has grown to be a tent pole event on the NHL calendar, and this year is no […]
0 comments by Derek Rocco on 12/14/2014
This will blow your mind. These two goals from the Red Wings occurred 11 years apart, but are identical even down to the advertising on the boards. The GIF on the left is Pavel Datsyuk scoring on Roberto Luongo 11 years ago. The GIF on the right is Gustav Nyquist scoring the exact same goal […]
0 comments by David Rogers
The Los Angeles Kings have been a difficult team to analyze so far in 2014-15. At home, the Kings are a strong side with an 11-4-1 record. On the road, their record is 4-6-5. It’s been a tale of two teams and the Kings are currently performing below the great expectations assigned to the defending Stanley […]
0 comments by David Rogers
When Sidney Crosby was recently interviewed by the media, no one could take their eyes off the right side of his face. Crosby’s puffy cheek seemed to be a pretty clear indicator that he had the mumps, but the team was cautious in saying why they were resting the star forward this weekend. The Penguins […]
0 comments by David Rogers
Tomas Hertl has one of the best personalities in hockey and it’s always a joy to hear him interviewed. Try not to smile as he describes the action during the intermission between the Sharks and Predators. His comment about how happy he is to score because “not too many goals this year,” is tremendous. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TS03c0lFPG4 […]
0 comments by David Rogers on 12/13/2014
The NHL hasn’t even decided on whether or not a team will be calling Las Vegas home, but that hasn’t stopped one prospective owner from thinking about team names. William Foley, the man linked to a Vegas club, had an interview with Elliotte Friedman and he revealed what he had in mind as far as team names […]
0 comments by David Rogers
Glass shattering at a hockey game is an extremely dangerous situation. It’s actually remarkable that we don’t hear about serious injuries more often considering how many times we’ve seen glass shatter in the lower levels of hockey. Another scary incident occurred down in the ECHL between the Wichita Thunder and the Quad City Mallards. Todd […]
