On The Ice and Behind the Benches Podcast (Maple Leafs Penguins, Rangers)

It's time for the Toronto Blue Jays Home Opener of the 2024 and they are ready to take on the Seattle Mariners who they faced off against into the 2022 MLB Wildcard Playoffs.

The Toronto Blue Jays enter their Home Opener with a record of 4 and 6 after dropping their past two series to the Houston Astros and New York Yankees and splitting the season Opening series with the Tampa Bay Rays.

The Seattle Mariners have also split a series with the Boston Red Sox's and dropped a series to the Cleveland Guardians and the Milwaukee Brewers to make of their record of 4 and 6.

It's the Blue Jays Home Opener and the Blue Jays are ready to take on the Seattle Mariners in front of their Home crowd and inside of a newly renovated Rogers Centre.

Thomas McGregor is getting you ready for the action right now on Blue Jays Pregame!

It's the Blue Jays Versus the Mariners coming up NEXT.

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Blue Jays, Mariners, NEXT!

Good things come to those who wait and we "Blue Jays" fans don't have to wait any longer to face Aaron Judge and the New York Yankees as they opened up a 3 game series of games first in Yankees Stadium with two games in the afternoon and one night game.

Coming in to this weekend series the Blue Jays had won three games and have lost four games meanwhile the New York Yankees were coming in to this weekend series having won six games and have lost one game this season.

Who will win this weekend series? (TOR or NYY) in the bronx.

It's the Blue Jays, it's the Yankees 3 game series Happening next from Yankees Stadium!!!

The Pittsburgh Penguins scored a huge 2-points in the Big Apple on Monday night when they avoided a season series sweep against the New York Rangers by beating the Rangers by a final score of (PIT 5-2 NYR) and now they look to do it again as they wrap up their final (Back-to-back) of the season and they will look another win to keep their Playoffs hopes alive when they face the New Jersey Devils for the final time this season.

The New Jersey Devils come into this game fresh off a (BUF 5-2 NJD) loss to the Buffalo Sabres on Friday, March, 29th, 2024 in Buffalo on Friday night looking to win the season series against the Pittsburgh Penguins after defeating the Penguins twice already by the same final score of (NJD 5-2 PIT) back in late November in Pittsburgh and mid March in Newark New Jersey (NJD 5-2 PIT)

Will the Penguins get one win over the Devils?

Will the Devils win the season series and sweep the Penguins?

Who will win this game?

The answers to come in due time.

It's the Penguins Versus the Devils coming up NEXT on Penguins Post Game!

Well it's the final back to back of 2023/2024 Pittsburgh Penguins Regular season and who better to start this final back to back of the season then with the final showdown against the New York Rangers who currently entering into game are trying to sweep the season series against the Penguins of the Steel city.

So can New York pull off a season series sweep tonight or do the Pittsburgh Penguins come up with a win of their very own and avoid the sweeping brooms of the Rangers and loss the season series in only two games for the Rangers and one game out the three meetings for the Penguins.

Join me in the studio as we break it all down from the stars of the game to players of the game and much more

It's another Crucial 2 points in need of a playoff hope to stay alive and it's a Back to Back starting tonight with the Penguins and the Rangers Final Showdown of these 2 teams and it comes your way Coming Up Next!!!

It's show time and now with the first of three games already in the books for the season series between the Columbus Blue Jackets and the Pittsburgh Penguins but now as they prepare for the final showdown it's anyone's guess who will win the season series of the four meetings.

The Columbus Blue Jackets came into this home & home series (Season series wrap-up) looking to get even with the Penguins after dropping their most recent game on Tuesday, March, 26th, 2024 to the Arizona Coyotes in the desert by a final score of (ARI 6-2 CBJ) and they have lost the last 3 meetings in this season series against Pittsburgh including game 1 of this home & home series on Thursday, March, 28th, 2024 by a final score of (PIT 3-2 CBJ).

The Penguins meanwhile have won the last 3 meetings in this season series including game 1 of this home & home series with their most recent victory at home coming against the Carolina Hurricanes and former teammate Jake Guentzel by a final score of (PIT 4-1 CAR) on (Tuesday, March, 26th, 2024).

Will the Blue Jackets get one against Pittsburgh?

Will the Penguins sweep the season series with Blue Jackets?

Who win this game?

It's A Hockey night in Columbus Ohio as we wrap up this home & home series and season series between the Pittsburgh Penguins and the Columbus Blue Jackets.

It's the Penguins Versus the Blue Jackets coming up NEXT!

After 3 straight losses the New Jersey Devils on Tuesday, March, 19th, 2024 (NJD 5-2 PIT) and losses to the Dallas Stars on Friday, March, 22nd, 2024 (DAL 4-2 PIT) most recently the Colorado Avalanche on Sunday, March, 24th, 2024 in Overtime (COL 5-4 PIT)

The Pittsburgh Penguins will remain home to battle the Columbus Blue Jackets in a Home and Home series finale starting tonight on home ice in front of the Home crowd inside PPG Paints Arena and one has to wonder about the Penguins of Pittsburgh playoff's hopes if they're still alive or the doors have been closed shut on them making it into the playoff this season.

A critical two points are at stake for both teams and only team can come out victorious in this season series and so we invite you to join us in the first of two games into this home and home series featuring the Columbus Blue Jackets and the Pittsburgh Penguins and it's Coming Up Next!...

After 3 straight losses the New Jersey Devils on Tuesday, March, 19th, 2024 (NJD 5-2 PIT) and losses to the Dallas Stars on Friday, March, 22nd, 2024 (DAL 4-2 PIT) most recently the Colorado Avalanche on Sunday, March, 24th, 2024 in Overtime (COL 5-4 PIT)

The Pittsburgh Penguins will return home to battle the Carolina Hurricanes and they will welcome back Jake Guentzel to Pittsburgh for the first time since being traded at the Trade Deadline on Friday, March, 8th, 2024.

The Carolina Hurricanes return looking to win the season series with Jake Guentzel returning to Pittsburgh after beating the Penguins in Late January (CAR 3-2 PIT) in Overtime in front of their home crowd and picking up a (CAR 2-1 TOR) victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Sunday night.

Will the Penguins get even in the season series?

Will the Hurricanes win the season series?

Will the Penguins get right in this game?

Who win this game?

The answers to come in due time.

It's A hockey night in Pittsburgh

It's the Penguins Versus the Hurricanes coming up NEXT!

The hockey season is nearing another successful and epic season of action as we say hello to the 2023/2024 NHL Stanley Cup Playoff but who's in and who's out of this season playoff race?

Plus Spring Training is in the rear-view-mirror and that means it's time for the 2024 Major League regular season as the sun begins to shine on another 162 game season.

I'm back in the studio to break it all down and setup the week of sports so we are glad you could join us.

Please Note: this a Tuesday pod episode for the week of April 2nd 2024 but was recored on the week of March 26, 2024 we hope you enjoy the show and always remember that no one gets an icing call on this podcast.

Happy Listenings

Team New York has a two game series lead over Team Boston but that could change if Boston is able to even the season series tonight on the road and New York is hopping for a 3 game series lead over the Team of Boston but no matter how this game works out both teams are hopping to get in the win column with a victory over each other.

The First ever Professional Women's Hockey League Playoff race is well underway and while it may be only 6 teams in the league the one thing that remains a clear picture is that only one of the teams can be the first in Professional Women's Hockey history to win it all.

So Join us as we head down the stretch for this exciting matchup between the Home Team of New York and their opponent in the Road Team of Boston Coming Up Next!!! on PWHL Recap.

The season of 162 games is officially underway, and after four games against Tampa Bay Rays.

The Toronto Blue Jays head to the Astrodome for three nights against the Houston Astros.

The Houston Astros are looking for their first win of the new season after dropping a 4-game series to New York Yankees at home on Opening Day weekend in Houston.

The Toronto Blue Jays come into this game following a season series split with the Tampa Bay Rays on Opening Day weekend at the Trop.

Who will this season series?

The answers to come in due time.

Blue Jays Pregame is here to stay and the only two places you can see it in audio are on the Sports For Beginners and On The Ice & Behind The Benches Podcast feeds with Blue Jays Game Recap following later after every select series this season only on Sports For Beginners.