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Lifelong hockey fan. Writing about hockey over at Rinkside Retrospectives on Substack. https://rinksideretrospectives.substack.com/
It's OT Winner Wednesday - Mikael Granlund scored to win Game 3 in overtime, 1-0, in the Wild's first-round series against the Avalanche on April 21, 2014. It was Minnesota's first win in the series en route to a Game 7 victory, their first series win since 2003. #NHL #hockey
October 1, 2025 at 6:05 PM
It's Tuesday, so that means a new article! Here's my look at Brett Hull's absurd goal-scoring exploits from 1989-90 to 1991-92 and how they rank compared to other monstrous 3-season totals. #NHL #hockey rinksideretrospectives.substack.com/p/brett-hull...
Brett Hull's Golden Run
1989-90 to 1991-92
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September 30, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Massive Season Monday! Patrik Elias scored 40 goals and had 56 assists for a career-best 96 points for the Devils in 2000-01. It surpassed his second-best total by 15 points. It stood as the Devils record for 22 years, until Jack Hughes surpassed him with 99 points in 2022-23. #NHL #hockey
September 29, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Stanley Cup Sunday! Michal Handzus won the only Cup of his career with the 2013 Blackhawks after being acquired from the San Jose Sharks. He had 3 goals and 8 assists in the playoffs in what was his second-last season in the NHL. #NHL #hockey
September 28, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Hat Trick Saturday! Steve Konowalchuk of the Washington Capitals scored his first career hat trick (and an assist) against the Winnipeg Jets in a 6-1 win on December 10, 1995. It was his first of three career hat tricks, all with the Capitals. #NHL #hockey
September 27, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Forty Save Friday! Lauren Brossoit of the Winnipeg Jets stopped 43 of 44 shots from the Vegas Golden Knights on January 15, 2019, to win 4-1. His save percentage was 0.977, and it was his 7th straight winning start. #NHL #hockey
September 26, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Thirty Goal Thursday! Martin Havlat scored 31 goals for the Ottawa Senators in 2003-04, the only time he surpassed the plateau. It was also one of his two career point-per-game seasons, with exactly 68 points in 68 games. #NHL #hockey
September 25, 2025 at 1:08 PM
OT Winner Wednesday! On May 4, 2008, Brenden Morrow scored in the 4th overtime to win 2-1 in Game 6 of the Dallas - San Jose second round series. The win propelled Dallas to the Western Conference Finals for the first time since 2000. It was the tenth longest game in NHL history. #NHL #hockey
September 24, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Article Tuesday! Here's my career retrospective on Matt Cullen, veteran of over 1500 NHL games. #NHL #hockey rinksideretrospectives.substack.com/p/career-ret...
Career Retrospective: Matt Cullen
An Elite Utility Player
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September 23, 2025 at 7:38 PM