Sharp Shooters

6 Pack

Minnesota wins in State of Hockey Night in Canada game vs Toronto

Blake Wheeler's 1K NHL game has Winnipeg win over Toronto 

(Yes - an episode where Toronto is talked about in 2 losses!)

St. Louis goalie Ville Husso helps Blues to extra time vs Florida

Nashville's OT magic over Montreal

Monday's division power ranking update

Colorado and Ottawa continue to score in rematch

Dallas goalie Anton Khudobin "officially" being shopped for trade

Chicago goes New York with mixed results

Will Arizona have a Vegas hangover? 

Recorded: December, 6, 2021.

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Central Division Hockey – The Podcast is written, hosted, engineered, and produced solely by Tim Bigelow. © 2021.

Required Additional "Post"age

Almost EBUGs and additional goal posts

Minnesota continues win streak to five

St. Louis wins when the opposition score first

Dallas continues division best win streak

Winnipeg lights the goal lamp

Colorado bounce back-to-back

Nashville gets shutout

Chicago shootout in the Capital

Arizona is a welcome mat for Vegas

Recorded: December, 4, 2021.

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Trend Keeping

Minnesota continues comebacks

St. Louis wins when the opposition score first

Nashville get a multi-goal goal scorer again

Dallas winning when getting the lead

Winnipeg outshoots it's way to a shutout loss

Chicago interim management team continues making moves

Arizona really is a rebuild in need of a building to play in come next year.

Recorded: December, 2, 2021.

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Central Division Hockey – The Podcast is written, hosted, engineered, and produced solely by Tim Bigelow. © 2021.

Your Playoff Road Map App Needs to be Re-Installed

Central Division team plays at least one head-to-head division game. Recap Minnesota's route win over Winnipeg; Dallas over Colorado; Chicago's overtime win over St. Louis; Colorado's dominance of Nashville: and Dallas' win in Arizona from this past weekend.

Next week look at each divisional team by points in the Standings currently. Minnesota; St. Louis; Winnipeg; Colorado; Nashville; Dallas; Chicago; and Arizona.

Also - how our power rankings for the teams differs from that order and more.

Recorded: November, 29, 2021.

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American Thanksgiving edition before every Central Division team plays at least one head-to-head division game this weekend.

Minnesota's arrives late in NJ but start the game on time.

Colorado continues winning extending win streak to six.

St. Louis wins over Vegas but fall to Detroit.

Dallas wins at home to Edmonton.

Winnipeg's losing streak extends to three in regulation.

Nashville's wins over Anaheim but fall to Vegas.

Chicago's finishes Western Canadian road trip in Calgary.

Arizona fall to Edmonton.

Recorded: November, 26, 2021.

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Central Division Hockey – The Podcast is written, hosted, engineered, and produced solely by Tim Bigelow. © 2021.

Trap Games

Dallas wins at home to St. Louis in a key all division match up.

Minnesota's back to back vs The Panthers and Lighting in Florida.

Arizona win two games in OT on a back to back.

Colorado avoids the trap game in Seattle.

Chicago's back to back split about who started in net.

Winnipeg's trap game in Vancouver.

Nashville's trap game in Montreal.

Recorded: November, 21 and 22, 2021.

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What Just Happened?

Tuesday Arizona wins in St. Louis and Thursday pick up another point.

St. Louis after the Arizona loss end their losing streak.

Winnipeg gets three of four points vs. Pacific leading Edmonton in a home and home two-set.

Quinn Hughes cross-checks Colorado to a win Wednesday.

Dallas' winning ways end in Minnesota as divisional rivals renew.

Nashville's offence doesn't make it through Canadian customs.

Chicago's interim coach remains undefeated.

Recorded: November, 19, 2021.

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Three or less regulation losses in 10GP playoff benchmark explained.

Plus: Saturday and Sunday games recap.

Head-to-head Nashville downs Arizona

Can Nashville continue to play well above expectations.

Arizona needs to add players due to injuries simply for moral.

First place Minnesota gets back in the win column with an unexpected hat trick all assisted by Ryan Hartman.

Winnipeg royally bookends wins around LA's win streak and Dylan Demelo scores.

St. Louis fall to a pair of other Division leading teams.

Colorado and Dallas score goals in Saturday wins but who is more likely to keep up the goal output this week.

Chicago didn't play but we do talk about them briefly as we set up Tuesday and Wednesday nights games.

Recorded: November, 15, 2021.

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It's not even playoffs to be saying it's a must win game but the early struggles in Dallas and Colorado were making it feel must win.

First look at Dallas losing to Nashville and Nashville's overtime win in St. Louis. A trio of NHL regulars end up on waivers. Dallas' Blake Comeau and Tanner Kero and Nashville's Rocco Grimaldi.

Minnesota's back-to-back games vs Divisional rival Arizona and Vegas.

Winnipeg's win over San Jose. Colorado's route of Vancouver.

Why Vancouver isn't playing good. (A Pacific Division aside)

Sam Girard media driven trade thoughts.

Arizona takes on Chicago for the first time head-to-head this season.

Recorded: November 12, & 13 2021.

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Central Division Hockey – The Podcast is written, hosted, engineered, and produced solely by Tim Bigelow. © 2021.

Player Surprises, Disappointments, and Standout Rookies for each Central Division team so far...

A look at the divisional shootout win by St. Louis and Winnipeg, and more. in this midweek edition. 

Recorded: November 10, 2021.

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Central Division Hockey – The Podcast is written, hosted, engineered, and produced solely by Tim Bigelow. © 2021.