It’s being thrown around all over NHL coverage. Pittsburgh or Detroit? Stats are flying left and right. The home team is 12-2 in the 14 game sevens Stanley Cup finals history. The last time the visiting team won a championship in game seven in the NHL was in 1971. In [...]
I’ll be the first to admit that I like it better when the referees put their whistles away late in a playoff game. I’d rather that the players decide the outcome, especially if it’s a close, hard-fought game. But this season, it’s almost gone overboard. Too many penalties are either ignored, or [...]
I’m obsessed with hockey numbers, but not just knowing how many goals players scored in any given season, or who has won the most Stanley Cups. I love finding patterns in the numbers as well. And from a historical perspective, things look good for the Detroit Red Wings to repeat as champions.
Since the [...]