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Where Tampa’s Run Ranks Among the Best Sports Years of All Time
NHL

Where Tampa’s Run Ranks Among the Best Sports Years of All Time

The three major sports teams in the Tampa area shined this past year. But where does this stretch rank among the best professional sports years for a metro area?

10 months ago Donald Kolakowski
Lightning Strike: How Big Is Tampa Bay’s Edge Over Montreal Heading Into the Stanley Cup Final?
NHL

Lightning Strike: How Big Is Tampa Bay’s Edge Over Montreal Heading Into the Stanley Cup Final?

Tampa Bay has been a dominant team all season, while Montreal has turned it on in the playoffs. How much does the regular season success matter? “You can throw out…

11 months ago Ethan D. Cooperson
Lions and Tigers and Red Wings, Oh My! There’s No Place Like Detroit
NHL

Lions and Tigers and Red Wings, Oh My! There’s No Place Like Detroit

The four major teams in the Motor City have struggled mightily. But where does this stretch rank among the all-time worst sports years for a metro area?

12 months ago Donald Kolakowski
The Enigmatic Oilers, the Improbable Game 3 in Tampa and Other Stanley Cup Insights
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The Enigmatic Oilers, the Improbable Game 3 in Tampa and Other Stanley Cup Insights

Believe it or not, the regular season is finally over. With the playoffs now the focus, we take a look at some of the most intriguing aspects of each matchup.

1 year ago Ethan D. Cooperson
Mending Old Wounds: Can Auston Matthews and the Leafs Heal Decades of Heartbreak?
NHL

Mending Old Wounds: Can Auston Matthews and the Leafs Heal Decades of Heartbreak?

The Leafs have had the talent to make a title push for years. Now, with the team seemingly playing up to its potential, will Toronto finally hoist the Stanley Cup?

1 year ago Sacha Pisani
Ink-Stained Score Sheets, Blood-Stained Sweaters
NHL

Ink-Stained Score Sheets, Blood-Stained Sweaters

On Feb. 9, 2011, the Montreal Canadiens and Boston Bruins combined for 14 goals and far more penalty minutes in a turning-point regular-season game.

1 year ago Nathan Evans
Ink-Stained Score Sheets and Blood-Stained Sweaters
NHL Podcast

Ink-Stained Score Sheets and Blood-Stained Sweaters

Fourteen goals, 12 fighting majors, 182 penalty minutes and a goalie fight at center ice. When the Boston Bruins and the Montreal Canadiens met at TD Garden on Feb., 9…

1 year ago Kevin Chroust, Chris De Salvo
Clutch Skaters: It’s Time to Recognize the NHL’s All-Time Bests With the Game on the Line
NHL

Clutch Skaters: It’s Time to Recognize the NHL’s All-Time Bests With the Game on the Line

For other major sports, we talk plenty about clutch performances. Hockey deserves the same, so here are the numbers to back up that argument.

1 year ago Ethan D. Cooperson
The 7 Seconds or Less Suns, Gordie Howe Hat Tricks, and Other Sports Myths That Simply Aren’t True
NHL

The 7 Seconds or Less Suns, Gordie Howe Hat Tricks, and Other Sports Myths That Simply Aren’t True

Unsurprisingly, not all of the great sports legends are true. In fact, with the data to back it up, we can prove that some are blatantly false.

1 year ago Andrew Fenichel
Reads from The Analyst (US) – Trailer
NHL Podcast

Reads from The Analyst (US) – Trailer

If you like American sport – whether it is football, baseball, basketball or hockey – then you will love the Reads from The Analyst (US).  It is your audio home for…

1 year ago Graham Bell

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