The journal at a glance
| Section | What it covers | What to keep in mind |
|---|---|---|
| Hockey | The league, the season, the roles | Structure before highlights |
| NHL Realignment Project | Maps, conferences and travel | Assumptions come first |
| The Hockey Book of the Week | Histories, memoirs, tactics | Read the sources list |
| Sports | Other games in comparison | Every sport builds its own season |
| Fun and Games | Quizzes, polls, fan debates | Fun without the low blows |
| News | Following and verifying stories | Check the original source |
Hockey All articles →
How an NHL Season Is Structured, Part by Part
Preseason roster sorting, the long regular season, the trade deadline and a playoff format that plays like a different sport, explained part by part.
Reading NHL Standings: Points and Games in Hand
What points actually reward, why games in hand confuse everyone, which tie-breakers decide seasons, and three ways to read the same table calmly.
What a Goaltender Actually Does Between the Pipes
Positioning before reflexes, reading the play rather than the puck, and the routine that holds a goaltender together across a long, uneven season.
NHL Realignment Project All articles →
What Realignment Means for a League and Its Fans
Moving teams between conferences and divisions looks like a map exercise, but the promise and the cost land on rivalries, travel and the playoff path.
Conferences and Divisions: How They Shape a Season
Grouping decides the schedule, the playoff path and how often rivals meet. What conferences and divisions actually control, and why fans argue about them.
Travel, Time Zones and the NHL Schedule Debate
Distance is the easy part. Time zones change the body clock, which is why a genuinely fair schedule is harder to build than it looks on a map.
News All news →
Following Hockey News Well: Sources and Habits
A short list beats a long one. How to separate reporting from opinion, build a daily routine that fits a real life, and stop refreshing the feed.
Reading Trade Rumours Without Getting Fooled
How a single report becomes a rumour, why most of them never happen, and the language to watch for when reading a trade story during rumour season.
When Rules Change: What Fans Should Watch
Rule changes arrive slowly. What to check when one is announced, why the announcement is not the implementation, and how to follow it to the ice.
International Tournaments: Following the News
Different clocks, rosters that depend on availability, and national teams that are not clubs. How to follow a burst calendar without missing the story.
How to Verify a Hockey Claim Before Sharing It
Ask where the number came from, separate a measurement from an estimate, check the date, then decide whether to share it. A short verification checklist.
NHL standings today: points, games in hand and goal difference
Live NHL standings with points, games played, goal difference and streak for all 32 teams, plus what the numbers actually say about games in hand.
NHL 2026-27 so far: 32 teams and what the first weeks show
The 2026-27 NHL season in numbers: scoring rate, goal difference spread and the teams setting the pace, taken from the live standings feed.
Latest from the journal
Special Teams Explained: Power Play and Penalty Kill
What the penalty box changes, why a power play chooses between patience and pressure, and how killing a penalty is really about what to concede.
Why Line Changes Decide More Than Highlights Do
A shift is a budget. Line matching, deployment and change management explain why tight games turn on quiet decisions rather than one replay.
Relocation and Expansion: How Cities Join a League
Ownership comes first, then the building question. The steps between an idea and a roster, why expansion differs from relocation, and why it takes years.
Building a Realignment Map: Assumptions First
Start with assumptions rather than the map, decide how to count, and accept that goals trade against each other. Where armchair projects usually fail.
Why Hockey Books Still Matter in a Highlight Era
Long form forces a writer to commit to an argument. What histories, memoirs and tactics books give a reader that a highlight never will, and how to read them.
Classic Hockey Histories Every Reader Should Try
A good history explains an era instead of listing results. What to look for, why eras are the natural unit, and how to read a history critically.