Faceoff: Inside the NHL

This episode captures the intensity, chaos, and psychological warfare of the 2025 Stanley Cup Final: a rematch fueled by history, and high stakes. This episode dives deep into the identity and mindset of the league's most reviled and revered agitators-led by Matthew Tkachuk, now joined by hockey's super pest, Brad Marchand.

Seth Jarvis has heard it all. Too small. Too young. Too immature. Too unserious to be a star in the National Hockey League. Since the moment he entered the league, critics have been quick to write him off-a flashy, undersized forward with a permanent smirk and a playing style that bucks tradition. But beneath the youthful charm and quick wit is a fiercely competitive player who has spent his entire career proving people wrong. And now, in the 2024-25 season, he's out to do it again-not just for himself, but for the team that believed in him from the start: the Carolina Hurricanes. This is more than a coming-of-age story. This is a season of reckoning. Despite regular-season dominance and postseason flashes of brilliance, Carolina has repeatedly fallen short when it matters most. Whether it's injuries, bad luck, or sheer inability to finish the job, the team has built a reputation as perennial contenders who can't quite clear the final hurdle.

Brendan Shanahan's master plan-nearly a decade in the making-is being tested under the most intense spotlight imaginable: the Stanley Cup Playoffs in hockey-obsessed Toronto. After years of front-office restructuring, building through the Draft, free-agent bets, and high-profile coaching changes, the Toronto Maple Leafs are entering what may be the most pivotal postseason in recent history.

As the National Hockey League enters a period of profound transition, two of the league's most iconic figures-Sidney Crosby and An

The hockey world has always been known how to rally around its own, but nothing could prepare it for the seismic loss of one of the game's most beloved stars. This emotionally charged episode delves deep into the untimely and tragic death of NHL superstar Johnny Gaudreau, and the reverberations left in its wake.

Brady Tkachuk is the second born son of NHL legend, Keith Tkachuk. He has operated in the long shadows cast by his father and older brother for his whole career.