🥩 STEAKS

WHAT'S AT STAKE
ON SKATES TONIGHT?

STEAKS is a nightly heat-check for pro hockey. We don't predict who wins — we rate how much is on the line in every game, so you know which ones are worth your night and which ones are just a salad.

Missed a game or all the games? Check out The Digest for spoiler-free ratings on what the most entertaining DVR watch is.

THE IDEA

NOT SCORES. STEAKS.

Every team's playoff run, streaks, and grudges feed one game temperature.
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We read the standings

Playoff cutlines, division races, games in hand, magic numbers, tiebreakers — pulled live and scored.

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We rate the stakes

We use a proprietary recipe to rate how much is on the line.

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You pick your plate

Filter the slate by flavor or by SIDES, then flip any card after the game for a spoiler-safe Digest rating.

THE MENU

FIVE WAYS TO COOK

From can't-miss to just-a-salad — where each game lands comes down to what's actually on the line that night.
GAME CARDS

THE RECIPE

Every game on the regular-season slate is one card. Here's what each part is telling you.
12345 ☄️ SIZZLING
BOS
44–28–6
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TOR
46–25–7
🫧 BUBBLE 🏒 DIV LEADER ⚔️ HISTORIC RIVALS
▸Win and Toronto clinches the Atlantic; Boston is three points back with a game in hand.
▸Original Six rivalry — they've met in the playoffs seven times.
⟳ FLIP FOR THE DIGEST ★★★★☆
1

The tier badge

The headline flavor. One glance tells you how much tonight matters — here, SIZZLING.

2

The matchup

Away @ home, with live records. Logos pulled from the league feed.

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SIDES badges

Quick-read status tags — bubble teams, division leaders, rivalries, hot streaks. All click-filterable.

4

The scouting report

Plain-language context carrots: what's on the line, who's chasing what, the storyline behind the stakes.

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Flip for the Digest

After puck drop, flip the card for a spoiler-safe star rating and the key ingredients of how it played out.

Illustrative example — not a live game.
THE SIDES

KNOW YOUR ROLE

A constant legend above the slate. Each badge is a one-glance status — and a filter.
TWO LOCATIONS

NHL & PWHL

NHL

NHL

All 32 teams, every night, October to the Cup. Full standings, clinch scenarios, live clocks.

PWHL

PWHL

All 8 teams, 30-game season, top four to the Walter Cup. Full standings, clinch scenarios, live clocks.