The NHL season is up to about 40 games played per team. It’s been a great year so far, with several really transcendent teams playing really well.

  It was here, and in the blink of an eye gone. The second annual Winter Classic (which has now been affirmed by the NHL to become an annual event) featuring the Blackhawks and Red Wings took place on New Year’s Day. While the Blackhawks took an early 3-1 lead and were extremely fiery during the first period of play, they could not sustain that energy throughout the game and ultimately fell 6-4

The Chicago Blackhawks won a franchise record 9th straight win last night against the Minnesota Wild, winning by a score of 4-1. They mentioned that they were feeling a little bit like the Boston Celtics and they have reached the same level that the San Jose Sharks are at this year

  Though the apex of the holiday has already come and gone, there’s still more one present for all the world to enjoy. The preparations are all but complete and a high-tech ice monitoring system has been installed at Wrigley Field in preparation for the 2009 Winter Classic.

Sidney Crosby was elected to be on the All Star team this year. And interestingly, he beat the record set by the Penguins Jaromir Jagr in 2000 with the Pittsburgh Penguins. 1,020,736 is that vote total and he beat it on Sunday

  In his last 12 seasons, Mats Sundin has tallied at least 72 points, making him one of the most durable and consistent players in recent NHL history. This is exactly the reasoning of why Vancouver Canucks GM Mike Gillis instantly signed him up for a one year contract, after they lost Trevor Linden

Last night, the Columbus Blue Jackets were in line to win a big game against the Chicago Blackhawks. They led all the way through the game up until the last four tenths of a second in the second period

  Led by the third youngest captain in NHL history, the Chicago Blackhawks have been extremely dominant in their last ten games. It was really never doubted that Jonathon Toews could lead the Hawks, it just wasn’t expected that he could do it so quickly and so efficiently. After posting a 6-2-2 record in the last ten games, the Hawks are now sitting in the 5-spot when it comes to the playoff picture in their conference.

Just wanted to make a few comments on several recent happenings in the NHL and here at HockeyAnalysis.com. Sean Avery: It is time that someone really put this guy in his place and I think it is really going to happen. Everyone is getting tired of his act and most importantly his teammates and

The ESPN Power Rankings are out and the teams have stayed about the same. There aren’t any big surprises and the rankings seem to be about right. At #1 are the San Jose Sharks who have won 20 games this season, including against some very good teams.