Analysis & Opinion

• 000039 Nov 08, 2026 Panthers Lose Physical Sunday in Boston as Verhaeghe Ties Tkachuk for Team Lead Florida fell 4-1 to Boston with a season-high 72 penalty minutes and nine Bruins power plays. Carter Verhaeghe's 10th goal was the lone bright spot.
• 000040 Nov 08, 2026 Tom Wilson's Hit From Behind Leaves Vilmanis Hurt and the Panthers Waiting Tom Wilson's boarding major ended Sandis Vilmanis's Saturday after just over two minutes. Florida awaits a medical update before the Capitals visit in...
• 000030 Nov 08, 2026 Red Wings Unravel in Second Period, Fall 4-0 to Avalanche Detroit held Colorado scoreless through one period, then handed the Avalanche three power plays in the second and lost 4-0 at Ball Arena.
• 000018 Nov 08, 2026 Kraken's Late Charge Falls Short in 4-3 Loss to Rangers Seattle cut a 4-0 deficit to 4-3, but a holding penalty in the third and a near miss on the penalty kill left the Kraken empty-handed before Helsinki.
• 000127 Nov 06, 2026 Three Former Pistons Stumbling Out of the Gate With New Teams Schröder, Mykhailiuk and Hardaway Jr. have all started slowly with new teams while Detroit sits 6-2. Here's where each one's struggles are coming from...
• 000129 Nov 05, 2026 Duncan Robinson's Hot Shooting Is Hiding a Pistons Offense Problem Duncan Robinson's elite shooting has Detroit's offense looking better than it is. The Pistons have dropped to 16th in offensive efficiency, and regres...
• 000009 Nov 05, 2026 Golden Knights' Bottom Six Gets Sharper Roles Under Ryan Craig Ryan Craig has split Vegas's forward lines into clearly defined offensive and defensive jobs, and the zone-start numbers show how far he's pushed it.
• 000046 Nov 05, 2026 Vilmanis Erupts for Four Points as Panthers Edge Blackhawks 5-3 Sandis Vilmanis posted the first four-point game of his career, but Jacob Markström's .850 save percentage kept Chicago within reach in Florida's 5-3...
• 000048 Nov 03, 2026 Panthers fall 5-3 to Red Wings as Markström's save numbers keep slipping Florida never led in a 5-3 loss to Detroit. Markström made 24 saves in his return from injury, but the third-period effort is the bigger concern.
• 000146 Nov 02, 2026 Pistons Off to a 5-1 Start, but Holland, Huerter and Collins Are Trending the Wrong Way Detroit's 5-1 start looks strong on paper, but Ron Holland, Kevin Huerter and John Collins are all underperforming in ways that matter for a playoff p...
• 000097 Oct 31, 2026 McDavid's Record Start and Edmonton's Goalie Questions Head to UBS Arena Connor McDavid's record assist start leads the preview as the Oilers' net situation and a Halloween trip to UBS Arena set up a test for New York.
• 000019 Oct 31, 2026 Kraken's Turnovers and Penalty Kill Sink Them in Calgary Seattle's 6-2 loss to a surging Flames side came down to giveaways, a 0-for-2 penalty kill and a lineup shuffle that never found its footing.
• 000162 Oct 29, 2026 Pistons grind past Hornets: Reed's heavy minutes, Jenkins' lift and Holland's slide Detroit moved back to the top of the East at 4-1 with a 97-89 grinder over Charlotte. Paul Reed's workload, Daniss Jenkins' two-way play and Ron Holla...
• 000055 Oct 28, 2026 Tkachuk Pushes Panthers Offense in 5-1 Win Over Jets Matthew Tkachuk posted four assists in Florida's 5-1 win in Winnipeg, while Akira Schmid's shutout bid fell apart on a replay-confirmed Jets goal.
• 000168 Oct 28, 2026 Pistons Drop First Game to Knicks: Three Duds and a Bright Spot Detroit's 9-for-37 night from three cost it a double-digit lead against the 0-3 Knicks. Paul Reed was the one Piston who kept the offense afloat.
• 000172 Oct 27, 2026 Pistons Face Knicks Short-Handed, Thompson and Joe Questionable Ausar Thompson and Isaiah Joe are both questionable for Detroit's trip to Madison Square Garden, and Jalen Duren is out again with a hamstring strain.
• 000079 Oct 27, 2026 Tim Stützle's Early Pace Puts Him in the Top-20 Conversation Stützle's 16 points through 12 games, a Draisaitl milestone and a rebuilt two-way game make the case that his ceiling is higher than people thought.
• 000004 Oct 27, 2026 Rookie Postava Holds McDavid in Check as Red Wings Outlast Oilers in Shootout Michal Postava made his first NHL start count, stopping McDavid in the shootout as Detroit beat Edmonton 4-3 after a late Larkin tying goal.
• 000174 Oct 26, 2026 Gibbs Backs Campbell's Fourth-and-1 Gamble Against the Packers Jahmyr Gibbs stood behind Dan Campbell's fourth-and-1 call from the Lions' own 22. The stop was a two-yard loss, but the defense answered with a block...
• 000011 Oct 26, 2026 Trevor Connelly's Top-Line Jump Opens a Door for Vegas' Forward Group Trevor Connelly's late promotion to Eichel and Stone sparked the Golden Knights, and Ryan Craig now has several ways to reshape his forwards before Ot...
• 000175 Oct 26, 2026 Goff, St. Brown and a Bold Fourth-Down Call Carry Lions Past Packers 20-17 Jared Goff and the Lions' receivers were sharp, Dan Campbell's risky fourth-down call nearly backfired, and Detroit survived a last-second finish to b...