Is Habs-Lightning the best series of the first round?
Brandon Hagel led the charge for the Lightning with a Gordie Howe hat trick and Nikita Kucherov snapped a 16-game playoff goal drought as the Lightning tied their series with the Habs. Sean and Sean r...
22 Apr 54min
Slafkovsky, Thompson storm Stanley Cup playoff opening weekend
The Stanley Cup playoffs are back after a weekend packed with series-opening games. The guys give their thoughts on every Game 1 from both conferences, including a thrilling Sabres win in Buffalo, a h...
20 Apr 52min
Western Conference playoff preview
On a special edition of The Athletic Hockey Show, the guys preview all four Western Conference Stanley Cup playoff matchups, discuss what to expect when the postseason begins on Saturday, and make the...
17 Apr 1h 14min
Eastern Conference playoff preview
The Eastern Conference matchups are set! Hailey, Sean and Max preview all four East first round Stanley Cup playoff series, and are joined by Matt Fairburn from the Sabres beat, to preview the feel go...
16 Apr 1h 5min
Rick Bowness with the best coach rant in 20 years
The Columbus Blue Jackets lost 6 straight home games to end their season and Rick Bowness unloaded on the character and commitment of the team in his season ending press conference. Sean and Sean reac...
15 Apr 49min
Who are the NHL’s top 100 prospects?
On a special edition of The Athletic Hockey Show Prospect Series, Max and Scott break down Scott’s top 100 drafted NHL prospects ranking, discussing Michael Misa and Porter Martone in a tier of their ...
14 Apr 35min
Decoding Alex Ovechkin’s retirement plans
Alex Ovechkin very well may have played his final home game in a Washington Capitals uniform Sunday afternoon, but The Great 8 isn’t letting us know one way or another… at least not yet. And so, Max, ...
13 Apr 39min
Who has the NHL’s best prospect pool?
On today’s episode, the guys deep dive into Scott’s 2026 NHL prospect pool rankings, an annual list that includes evaluations of roughly 500 prospects and sorts the league’s farm systems from No. 32 t...
10 Apr 52min
