The NHL MacGuffin

The NHL MacGuffin moves fast, so here’s a little catch-up.

The Flyers beat the Predators on Thursday night, and took The NHL MacGuffin home for a #MacGuffinMatchup earlier today.

That match, and The NHL MacGuffin, was won by the Ottawa Senators in OT, who will face the Utah Mammoth tomorrow night.

The Philadelphia Flyers just clinched The NHL MacGuffin in a shootout. They’re carrying it on the road for a #MacGuffinMatchup against the Nashville Predators on Thursday night.

(Again, not to be confused with the Vegas predator. #NoHart #BelieveSurvivors)

Les Canadiens de Montréal détenaient Le MacGuffin de la LNH jusqu'à il y a quelques minutes à peine…

The Montreal Canadiens had The NHL MacGuffin until just a few minutes ago…

Une victoire en prolongation offre aux Canadiens de Montréal le MacGuffin de la LNH. Le prochain match #MacGuffinMatchup aura lieu samedi à 19h00 heure de l'Est contre Ottawa.

An OT win gives the Montreal Canadiens The NHL MacGuffin. The next #MacGuffinMatchup: Saturday at 7:00PM Eastern vs Ottawa.

With a win on Saturday, the Seattle Kraken will host their next #MacGuffinMatchup against the Montreal Canadiens tomorrow at 10:30 PM Eastern.

Avec une victoire samedi, le Kraken de Seattle accueillera son prochain #MacGuffinMatchup contre les Canadiens de Montréal demain à 22h30, heure de l'Est.

The Seattle Kraken won The NHL MacGuffin in a 3-0 shutout on the road.
Tomorrow night, they’re back home to welcome the Edmonton Oilers to a #MacGuffinMatchup at 10:00 PM Eastern.

The Winnipeg Jets won, again, last night. On Thursday, they’re back home to take on the Seattle Kraken to host the next #MacGuffinMatchup

The Jets travel for a match tomorrow night. And with their win last night, they’re taking The NHL MacGuffin with them. The next #MacGuffinMatchup: Winnipeg at Calgary, 9:30 PM Eastern tomorrow night.

The Jets won last night. The next #MacGuffinMatchup will be Winnipeg taking on the Nashville Predators.

Not to be confused with the Vegas predator. #NoHart

A 5-2 win at home give the Philadelphia Flyers The NHL MacGuffin for the first time this season.

For their next #MacGuffinMatchup, they’ll face the Winnipeg Jets on Thursday night, 7:00 PM Eastern.

YouTube video by NBC4 Columbus Blue Jackets cannon during watch party

Happy Columbus Day, I guess? I didn’t realize we had a whole holiday to celebrate a city with a still new expansion hockey team.

Anyway, here’s their goal cannon. youtu.be/9f3PG9SpcjM?...

A commanding win for the Panthers last night, and they get to take The NHL MacGuffin on the road.

The Philadelphia Flyers get their first rematch #MacGuffinMatchup of the season on home ice tomorrow night at 7:00 PM Eastern.

A 2-1 win for the Florida Panthers lets them keep a grip on The NHL MacGuffin. Their next opponent before their chance to take it on the road: The Ottawa Senators. Your next #MacGuffinMatchup is tomorrow night at 7:00 PM Eastern.

The Florida Panthers take the first #MacGuffinMatchup of the 2025-26 season. They’ll take on the Philadelphia Flyers tomorrow night at 7:00 PM Eastern to defend their hold on The NHL MacGuffin.

Meanwhile, somebody gave me a lot of free time, and I ended up here.

if somebody wants to give me a lot of money, i promise to make something utterly and completely useless

Hey!
Guess what!
The season starts tomorrow!

The NHL MacGuffin was carried into the playoffs last season, ultimately giving the Florida Panthers the Stanley Cup AND The NHL MacGuffin, too!

They play the Chicago Blackhawks tomorrow at 5:00 PM Eastern in the season opener #MacGuffinMatchup

I’ll catch up later, but tonight at 7PM Eastern is the final #MacGuffinMatchup of the regular season.

The Boston Bruins have The NHL MacGuffin, and if they keep it, it’ll be frozen out of the playoffs.

On the other end of the ice, the New Jersey Devils have a chance to carry it into the playoffs.

894. And your humble admin was here for it.

Also, I'm disappointed in myself for missing the New York Islanders breaking their 2308 day MacGuffin drought when it happened.

The next #MacGuffinMatchup is tomorrow night at 10:30PM Eastern with the Seattle Kraken hosting the current MacGuffin Holders, the Dallas Stars.

Another catch-up post.
03/13 - BOS 3 - OTT 6 (OTT Claim)
03/15 - OTT 4 - TOR 2
03/18 - OTT 3 - MTL 6 (MTL Claim)
03/20 - MTL 3 - NYI 4 (NYI CLAIM!?!)
03/22 - CGY 4 - NYI 3 (CGY Claim)
03/25 - SEA 3 - CGY 4
03/27 - DAL 5 - CGY 2 (DAL Claim)

The Boston Bruins may have given up 2 goals in the first ~49 minutes of their #MacGuffinMatchup, but they rallied back with 3 goals in ~8 minutes to win The NHL MacGuffin.
They’ll have it on the road with them as they head to Ottawa to face the Senators.

The Florida Panthers won a 4-0 shutout game last night. They retain The NHL MacGuffin.

Their next #MacGuffinMatchup is against the Boston Bruins on Tuesday night, 7:00 PM Eastern.

A little bit of catch-up on The NHL MacGuffin:
02/23 - SEA 1 - TBL 4
02/25 - EDM 1 - TBL 4
02/27 - CGY 0 - TBL 3
03/01 - TBL 3 - WSH 1
03/03 - TBL 1 - FLA 2 (FLA Claims)
03/06 - CBJ 0 - FLA 3
Next #MacGuffinMatchup: Buffalo Sabres at Florida Panthers, tomorrow at 6:00 PM

Canada beat the U.S. 3 - 2 in overtime to win the NHL’s Four Nations Face-Off tournament. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had a message afterward …

Dedicated stall for Johnny Gaudreau

So… How are we doing, Hockeyland?

The 4 Nations Face-Off starts tonight at 8 PM Eastern, so with no real explanation, here are my picks for round 1.

Tonight: 🇨🇦🇸🇪 - I think the Canadian team will take this in regulation by 2.

Tomorrow: 🇺🇸🇫🇮 - Give me Finland for this one. Possibly going to OT.

Editorial note: For this half of the season, the banner and profile pic have been kept in honor of Matthew and Johnny Gaudreau. This will remain through the rest of the 4 Nations Faceoff. They will be changed upon the next transfer of the title.

We will continue to remember their legacy.

Tampa Bay’s win yesterday gives them The NHL MacGuffin over the #4NationsFaceOff break. We will be back with new updates on February 23 when they have their next #MacGuffinMatchup against the Seattle Kraken.