In this episode, we break down a massive night in the NHL — starting with Connor McDavid making more history, becoming one of the fastest players ever to hit 400 goals and 1,200 points. We also cover the latest injury news, with Thomas Chabot expected to miss 4–8 weeks after undergoing surgery. From there, we dive into a heated conversation about the NHL’s controversial loser point and what the league should do to fix overtime once and for all. Next, we reveal our Dream 2026 NHL Playoff Matchups, including the series we’re dying to see… and the ones we absolutely don’t want. Tampa vs Columbus? Buffalo vs Montreal? Islanders vs Penguins? Edmonton vs Vegas? We break it all down. To wrap things up, we hit the Eastern Conference Wild Card race and the Western Conference Wild Card race, looking at who’s surging, who’s slipping, and which teams control their own destiny.

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(00:00:00) Introduction

(00:03:41) McDavid Reaches Milestone

(00:11:39) Chabot Expected To Miss 4-8 Weeks

(00:15:44) Loser Point Convo

(00:32:07) Playoff matchups We Need To See

(00:42:06) Playoff Matchups We Do NOT Want

(00:51:34) East playoff race

(00:58:30) West Wild Card Update

(01:04:15) Outro

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The NHL playoff race is heating up and chaos is taking over both conferences. We break down the Eastern Conference Wild Card race and which teams are fighting for their playoff lives. The Ottawa Senators have been one of the hottest teams in the entire NHL lately — but can they keep it up? Then we dive into the Detroit Red Wings, who are in serious danger of missing the playoffs for the 10th straight season. We also get into the Western Conference wild card race and why the Nashville Predators appear to be the only team truly chasing that final playoff spot.

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(00:00) Welcome to CFB Pod

(08:18) East Playoff Race

(14:36) Wings Sliding

(30:42) West Playoff Race

(42:58) Outro

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The NHL has a serious accountability problem — and the GMs are fed up. In this episode of Checking From Behind, we break down everything that went down at the NHL GM meetings, where tensions boiled over around goaltender interference and player safety. GMs are frustrated, Bettman is on the defensive, and players are being left unprotected. We then dive into the AJ Greer hit on Connor Zary and ask the question everyone is thinking — does the Department of Player Safety need serious changes? A phone hearing for that hit? Really? Plus, the Colorado Avalanche become the first team to clinch a playoff spot, and Nathan MacKinnon weighs in on whether the NHL should bring back 5v5 overtime in the regular season. Spoiler: he's not a fan. Connor McDavid called the Pacific Division a "pillow fight" — we react and take a full look at both the East and West wild card races heading into the week. And to close things out, we go through some proposed NHL rule changes making the rounds on social media. Are any of them actually good ideas?

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(00:00:00) Intro

(00:07:18) GM Meetings Got Heated

(00:11:03) DOPS Issues

(00:20:48) Avs Clinch Playoff Spot

(00:24:56) 5v5 OT In Reg Szn??

(00:33:17) Playoff Races

(00:38:17) Pacific Division

(00:52:15) NHL Rule Changes Proposed

(01:04:36) Outro

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