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The Ottawa Senators continue to struggle defensively, in particular on the penalty kill. Fortunately, last night they were more disciplined against the New York Rangers, but some costly turnovers or poor decisions were to fault. The previous game against the Montreal Canadiens, the Habs were 2/3 on the man advantage. As of writing, the Sens possess the 31st ranked penalty kill, … [Read more...] about Defensively the Ottawa Senators Struggled and We Focus on the Penalty Kill

Normally we’d be in the midst of starting up another hockey season now, but we’re in a different world. Last Word on Hockey is still going to look back at each date’s historical significance to the game. We’ll remember the moments that shaped the sport of hockey that happened on this day. Here’s our look at this date in hockey history for November 28th, featuring Billy … [Read more...] about Today in Hockey History: November 28

Mathew Barzal and NY Islanders buried their chances against the league's best team … [Read more...] about Mathew Barzal and NY Islanders buried their chances against the league’s best team

The Metropolitan Division looked to be on a downward trend heading into the season, but boy was I wrong about that. After last night’s (Dec. 4) slate of games, just… … [Read more...] about NHL’s Metropolitan Division Is Tight as Can Be, But Is It Actually Good?

Prior to tonight’s game against Colorado, the Islanders announced (Twitter link) that winger Jonathan Drouin is listed as day-to-day with a lower-body injury. The 30-year-old is in his first season in New York after coming over from the Avs in free agency and while he hasn’t been scoring much (he has just three goals), he has picked up a dozen assists through his first 26 … [Read more...] about Drouin Day-To-Day With Lower-Body Injury