Analysis · NHL
Owen Power Had Three Assists, but Buffalo's Best Sign Was How Many Players Got Involved
The Sabres' win over Columbus offered a glimpse of a more balanced attack, with Power helping drive it from the blue line.
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Owen Power Had Three Assists, but Buffalo's Best Sign Was How Many Players Got Involved
The Sabres' win over Columbus offered a glimpse of a more balanced attack, with Power helping drive it from the blue line.
Analysis · NHL
Kirill Kaprizov Is Scoring at a Wild Pace. Quinn Hughes Is Helping Make It Harder to Stop.
Minnesota's stars combined for seven points against San Jose, with the power play providing an early example of their connection.
Analysis · NHL
Cutter Gauthier Has Nine Goals in Four Games. Somehow, That's Only Half of Anaheim's Story.
Gauthier's franchise-record scoring streak and Anaheim's remarkable power play have turned the Ducks into one of hockey's most entertaining teams.
Analysis · NHL
Trevor Connelly Has Seven Goals Already. Vegas Might Have Found Another Weapon.
Trevor Connelly's late winner against Detroit showed why the Golden Knights' rookie is becoming more than a prospect for the future.
Feature · NHL
William Carrier Finally Scored. His New Opportunity in Carolina Makes It Even More Interesting.
Carrier's first goal of the season was a late winner, and his projected top-line role offers a closer look at what Carolina wants from him.
Feature · NHL
Daemon Hunt Knows What Making the NHL Feels Like. Nashville Is Giving Him Another Chance to Stay There.
Daemon Hunt knows what it feels like to make the NHL. What he's still looking for is a permanent spot there. Weeks after discussing that distinction in a one-on-one interview, the 24-year-old defenceman is facing it again, this time with the Nashville Predators
Feature · NHL
‘I Was Shocked’: Daemon Hunt Reacts to Nashville Predators Claim, Eyes Fresh NHL Opportunity
The 24-year-old defenceman tells Past The Play he was surprised by his departure from Minnesota, but his underlying numbers suggest Nashville could be getting more than his point totals indicate.
Original Research · NHL
Tim Peel Said Make-Up Calls Weren’t Real. More Than 44,000 Penalties Say Otherwise.
The team that received the previous power play took the next penalty more often than expected. The deeper you look, the harder it becomes to dismiss hockey’s oldest officiating suspicion.
Feature · NHL
Ryan White Finally Became a Wheat King. Just Not the Way He Expected
After leaving Brandon to chase an NHL career, White came home and found another side of the game.
Analysis · NHL
Toronto Paid for Darren Raddysh’s Breakout. History Says 22 Goals Probably Won’t Follow.
First-time 20-goal defencemen rarely repeat. Toronto’s bet depends on whether the process beneath Darren Raddysh’s breakout survives.
Analysis · NHL
The Bigger Risk in Toronto’s Sergei Bobrovsky Bet Isn’t His Age
Plenty of NHL goalies have stayed good at 38. None of the cap-era workhorses studied arrived there after anything close to the season Bobrovsky just had.
Analysis · NHL
Seattle Is Betting Depth Can Replace A Star. The Last 20 NHL Seasons Show What That Requires.
Teams without a top-end scorer can still win. The last 20 NHL seasons show that depth only works when it creates an elite advantage somewhere.
Analysis · NHL
No Hindsight: San Jose Breaks Through, Toronto Misses Out. Who Wins the Stanley Cup?
Every division, every playoff round, the Stanley Cup and the major awards. No revisions once the season starts.