Episode 8: Week 1 of the NHL recap

In this week-one recap, we break down the chaos around the league, dig into Utah's dominant opening wins and standout performances, and unpack Vegas's uneven start and goaltending concerns. We debate stars, power-play success, and the early analytics trends, hand out player-of-the-week picks, and update the prediction standings before looking ahead to week two. Plus: first impressions of the Delta Center remodel, opening-night arena vibes, merch limits and scalping frustration, and some hockey-nerd fan-encounter tangents to close things out.

Update: During the editing process, our friends at Slapshot Utah submitted their week 2 predictions, so we've included them at the very end of the show.