On paper, the never ending battle between New York City’s NHL hockey teams doesn’t look like much this time around. The Rangers are tied for the Metropolitan Division lead with the Pittsburgh Penguins and both teams lead the surging Columbus …

Entertaining non-conference NHL game featuring last year’s #1 and #2 draft picks, Connor McDavid and Jack Eichel. The Buffalo Sabres enter this game having lost two straight most recently dropping a 3-2 overtime decision to the Washington Capitals last night. …

Metropolitan Division action on Thursday night as the Washington Capitals host the New York Islanders. The Capitals ran away from the rest of the league during the 2015-2016 regular season but so far are just another team in the pack. …

It’s a clear validation of how tough it is to win in the National Hockey League that the New York Islanders are tied for last place in the overall standings. The bench mark of regular season success in the NHL …

Strange days for the Carolina Hurricanes. The fans in Raleigh are now rivaling the Florida Panthers’ miserable supporters for worst in the league. In fact, they’re dead last in attendance at just over 11,000 per game despite putting a hard …

The defending Stanley Cup Champion Pittsburgh Penguins are off to a solid start this year and will try to build on that as they head to Brooklyn to take on the slumping New York Islanders. The Islanders have lost 3 …

All you need to know about the brutal Central Division you can learn by looking at the Winnipeg Jets. They’re playing reasonably well winning 4 of 5 and 5 of 7. That’s solid, but not incredible. They’ve got a ton …

If you’re a fan of defense you’re probably not a fan of the Philadelphia Flyers. Or vice versa. The Flyers have been an embarassment this year in their own end of the ice and they’re currently tied with the Calgary …

Atlantic Division battle at the TD Garden on Monday night as the Boston Bruins host the Buffalo Sabres. These teams are tied for sixth place in the division with 12 points. The Sabres are 5-4-2 on the year while Boston …

It’s been a good news/bad news situation this year for the Detroit Red Wings. They’re currently in second place in the Atlantic Division but trail the red hot Montreal Canadiens by 6 points. They opened the season with 6 wins …