Sam McCaig
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Toronto, ON, Canada
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For The Defense: The Active and All-Time Blueline Scoring Leaders For All 31 NHL Teams
Pittsburgh's Kris Letang is one of 10 NHL defensemen who's both the active and all-time leading D-man point producer for their respective franchise. → Read More
They Shoot, They Score: The Active and All-Time Goal Leaders For All 31 NHL Teams
Four active NHLers lead their team in all-time goals: San Jose's Patrick Marleau, Tampa Bay's Steven Stamkos, Vegas' William Karlsson and, of course, Washington's Alex Ovechkin. → Read More
Goalie Greats: The Active and All-Time Win Leaders For All 31 NHL Teams
Two goalies share the rare accomplishment of leading two NHL franchises in all-time wins. And while Roberto Luongo retired a couple years ago, the other stopper is still going strong. → Read More
Point Men: The Active and All-Time Scoring Leaders For All 31 NHL Teams
It might sound crazy, but it's not completely ridiculous to believe that Connor McDavid could one day break Wayne Gretzky's franchise record in Edmonton. → Read More
First-Quarter Report: Top 10 NHL Players By Position
You expect to see some of these players in the top 10 at their position. But there are a few surprises, too. → Read More
Rookie Radar: The best NHL freshmen so far
It's too early to hand out the Calder Trophy, but these kids are alright. → Read More
MVP Overview: Hart Trophy Favorites By Team
Take a team-by-team look at the odds-on favorites for NHL MVP honors this season. → Read More
NHL 2020-21: Team-by-team Stanley Cup odds
Every NHL team has a shot at winning the Stanley Cup – it's just that some teams have a better shot than others. → Read More
NHL 2020-21: Over/under point projections for all 31 teams
With four new divisions and a shortened 56-game schedule, here's how the oddsmakers are betting the NHL's 31 teams will fare this season. → Read More
The Great Goal Chase: Ovechkin shooting for Gretzky's all-time NHL record
Take a look at the NHL's top 10 all-time leaders and top 10 active leaders in career goals. → Read More
More Than Mr. Hockey: Marleau Has Howe's All-Time Record Within Reach
Take a look at the top 10 all-time and top 10 active leaders in NHL games played. → Read More
NHL All-Decade Team: A Superstar Squad 10 Years in the Making
Who have been the league's best players over the past 10 seasons, from 2010-11 through 2019-20? → Read More
St. Louis' all-time draft team: Two in the Hall, the rest in the Hall of Very Good
The Blues' all-time all-drafted team is a deep and talented contender, just like the St. Louis squad that finally raised the Stanley Cup for the first time last season. → Read More
Nashville's all-time draft team: The Preds' best defensemen together at last
It shouldn't come as any surprise that the Predators' all-time all-drafted team is an absolute beast on the blueline. → Read More
The 10 biggest UFA signings in the past 10 years
For the first time in recent memory, there's no NHL free-agency frenzy on July 1. Let's take this time to look back at the 10 biggest UFA deals from 2010 through 2019. → Read More
The Rangers' all-time draft team: Solid up front, stellar at the back
Most of the Rangers' best-ever players arrived before the advent of the NHL draft in 1963. When it comes to all-time draft picks, New York did its best work on the blueline and in net. → Read More
The Islanders' all-time draft team: It's all about that '80s Dynasty
The last NHL franchise to win four straight Stanley Cups features plenty of ring-bearing players on its all-time all-drafted team. → Read More
New Jersey's all-time draft team: Scouts and Rockies and Devils, oh my
Kansas City was awful, Colorado was almost equally as bad and New Jersey wasn't good for a long time, either. But then everything changed, mostly thanks to these Devils-drafted players. → Read More
The top 10 scorers from the past 15 NHL drafts
The No. 1 pick in the NHL draft usually measures up as the leading scorer, but there are some notable exceptions. Take a look at the top 10 scorers in the 15 NHL drafts from 2005 to 2019. → Read More
Franchise Leaders: Who owns the single-season wins record for all 31 NHL teams?
Roberto Luongo tied the NHL wins mark in 2006-07 – only to see Martin Brodeur break the record in the very same year. But at least Luongo remains the only goalie to lead two franchises in single-season wins. → Read More