Energy Line with Nate Thompson and Julie Stewart-Binks open up discussing the Capitals-Canadiens series so far. Hockey Hall of Famer, six-time Stanley Cup champion, Game 7 founder and ESPN NHL analyst Mark Messier then joins the show. Messier discusses the thrilling Kings-Oilers series, key role players, Jack Eichel’s struggles, his dynamic on ESPN with P.K. Subban and advice to Nate on broadcasting. Messier gets into the Rangers drama, Chris Drury getting an extension, whether they will go after Mike Sullivan as their next head coach, his favorite Game 7 memory and his Stanley Cup prediction. Nate and JSB close the show breaking down the Jets-Blues series and Sullivan getting let go.

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Energy Line with Nate Thompson and Julie Stewart-Binks open up breaking down the first round of the playoffs so far. Former NHL winger, NHL Network and TSN analyst Mike Johnson then joins Nate and JSB. Johnson discusses the Maple Leafs’ 3-0 series lead, whether they can win the Stanley Cup, who he is rooting for from the teams he played for, the Wild’s lead on the Golden Knights and the battle for Florida.

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Energy Line with Nate Thompson and Julie Stewart-Binks open up breaking down some of the highlights from the first round so far of the Stanley Cup playoffs. They discuss what has stood out so far, which team has something to prove and Nate’s playoff memories. Daily Faceoff host and friend Jonny Lazarus then joins Nate and JSB. Lazzy gets into the Rangers firing Peter Laviolette, who his replacement could be, the Stanley Cup playoffs, who he is taking out of each conference and thoughts on the first round so far.

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Energy Line with Nate Thompson and Julie Stewart-Binks open up reacting to Frank Seravalli's comments on Nate. They get into the Stanley Cup playoffs, the seeding coming down to the final game, Ivan Demidov’s NHL debut, the battle for Florida between the Lightning and Panthers and they give out their predictions for who wins the Stanley Cup. Former NHL winger and ESPN NHL analyst Ryan Callahan then joins the crew live from Tampa before he calls the battle for Florida. Callahan discusses the Lightning and Panthers facing off against each other, how good Tampa is, why Nikita Kucherov should win MVP, why the Jets aren’t getting a lot of hype and what went wrong with the Rangers. Cally gets into his favorite playoff memories, how much he loved playoff hockey, who his sleeper picks are in this playoff run and Sam Rosen’s greatness. 

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Energy Line with Nate Thompson and Julie Stewart-Binks open up reacting to Alexander Ovechkin breaking the NHL all-time goals record. Former Capitals head coach Bruce Boudreau then joins Nate and JSB. Boudreau discusses getting emotional when Ovechkin broke the record, his memories coaching him with the Capitals, whether he plays next year, what made him such a great captain and Wayne Gretzky breaking some of his own records. They also look back to some fun stories from when Boudreau coached Nate with the Ducks.

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Energy Line with Nate Thompson & Julie Stewart-Binks open up talking about Alexander Ovechkin’s chase for the goals record, now being five away with nine games to go. They discuss Sidney Crosby continuing to thrive now for 20 years, whether he’s in the Mount Rushmore of hockey legends in the past 20 years, the Maple Leafs success and the Blues hot streak. JSB and producer Jake Brown then interview Nate about his playing career, dealing with drinking and drug issues and how recovery extended his career and changed his life. Nate and JSB wraps the show talking about Nate recently in the news with Kristin Cavallari revealing that they recently dated and how that all transpired before they get April Fools’ed to end the show on the made-up report that the PWHL would have a team in Hawaii as they give Julia Tocheri a call live, who came up with the joke.

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Energy Line with Nate Thompson and Julie Stewart-Binks open up talking about Julie’s trip to Bali. They also discuss Alex Ovechkin and The Gr8 Chase and whether he will break the record before the season ends. Wild GM and Hockey Hall of Famer Bill Guerin then joined Nate and JSB. He discusses playing against Nate, getting into the GM role and being the GM for 4 Nations Team USA and how they can improve moving forward. Guerin also talks about Alex Ovechkin and the Gr8 Chase, playing with and coaching Sidney Crosby, reacting to Pat Maroon retiring, the playoff push and how important Marc-Andre Fleury has been for the Wild this year.

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Energy Line with Nate Thompson and guest co-host Nick Alberga open the show talking about the final few weeks of the regular season and why it’s so exciting. They get into the post trade deadline and how players on new teams acclimate with their new teammates, the best cities on the road to go out, the GM meetings and Ilya Kovalchuk announcing his retirement. Dan and Chris Powers from the Empty Netters podcast join Nate and Nick. They discuss the playoff race in both conferences, the outlook for the Maple Leafs, the Bruins trading Brad Marchand, the Panthers outlook now after the trade, the Calder Trophy favorite and whether Alexander Ovechkin will break the record this season in The Gr8 Chase. 

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Energy Line with Nate Thompson and Julie Stewart-Binks opens up talking about all the trades that went down at the deadline. They get into the Brad Marchand trade to the Panthers, breaking down the other big trades that went down and the Aaron Ekblad PED suspension. Hurricanes GM Eric Tulsky then joins Nate and JSB to get into what went down at the trade deadline. He discusses his lack of sleep at the deadline, how he got into hockey, trading for Mikko Rantanen then trading him away and him not wanting to extend. Tulsky also breaks down getting Logan Stankoven, Rod Brind’amour’s comments and getting to work with him, his approach at the deadline and the outlook on the Hurricanes. Nate and JSB close the show looking at the post trade deadline playoff picture and giving out their flowers in the NHL this week.

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Energy Line with Nate Thompson and Julie Stewart-Binks opens up talking about the trade deadline coming on Friday. They discuss the times Nate was traded, how difficult it is for some of these players and teams that could be active in the next couple of days. President of hockey content at Daily Faceoff Frank Seravalli then joins Nate and JSB. Seravalli discusses the trade deadline, what moves may still be coming and why the Hurricanes likely keep Mikko Rantanen. The NHL insider also dives into what teams should be buying, the Rangers situation, the Maple Leafs plan, what the Jets may do and inside the life of an insider in the midst of all the rumors coming in to his phone. Nate and JSB close the show answering mailbag questions and give out their flowers for the week.

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