June 5, 2026
The Coin Flip Kings and Paupers of the 2025-26 NHL Season
Ranking every NHL team's luck in close games, from the Rangers' brutal losses to San Jose's improbable wins.
June 4, 2026
The NHL's Hidden Curse: New York Rangers and the Season That Kept Taking
New York's 10.8-point gap between expected and actual results was quietly one of hockey's cruelest stories.
June 2, 2026
Carolina Hurricanes 4-5 Vegas Golden Knights: The Margins Went Against Carolina Hurricanes | Playoffs
Carolina Hurricanes 4-5 Vegas Golden Knights. SOG: 27-23. Per-game CURSD luck breakdown.
May 21, 2026
Carolina Hurricanes 2-6 Montréal Canadiens: The Margins Went Against Carolina Hurricanes | Playoffs
Carolina Hurricanes 2-6 Montréal Canadiens. SOG: 27-22. Per-game CURSD luck breakdown.
May 20, 2026
Colorado Avalanche 2-4 Vegas Golden Knights: The Margins Went Against Colorado Avalanche | Playoffs
Colorado Avalanche 2-4 Vegas Golden Knights. SOG: 38-28. Per-game CURSD luck breakdown.
May 18, 2026
Buffalo Sabres 2-3 Montréal Canadiens (OT): Buffalo Sabres Robbed by the Numbers | Playoffs
Buffalo Sabres 39 shots, Montréal Canadiens 25 shots. Final 2-3 in OT. Buffalo Sabres on the wrong side of finishing variance.
May 14, 2026
Buffalo Sabres 3-6 Montréal Canadiens: Buffalo Sabres Robbed by the Numbers | Playoffs
Buffalo Sabres 36 shots, Montréal Canadiens 26 shots. Final 3-6. Buffalo Sabres on the wrong side of finishing variance.
May 14, 2026
The Canucks Finished Dead Last in Our Luck Index. They Earned Most of It.
Vancouver posted the NHL's worst Luck Index at -47, but the real curse was the team itself.
May 13, 2026
Colorado Avalanche 4-3 Minnesota Wild (OT): A Fair Result | Playoffs
Colorado Avalanche 4-3 Minnesota Wild in OT. SOG: 34-20. Per-game CURSD luck breakdown.
May 8, 2026
The NHL's Pythagorean Gap: Who Got Lucky, Who Got Robbed
The Rangers' goal differential said they were mediocre. Their record said it was worse than that.
May 6, 2026
Buffalo Sabres 4-2 Montréal Canadiens: The Margins Went Against Montréal Canadiens | Playoffs
Buffalo Sabres 4-2 Montréal Canadiens. SOG: 16-28. Per-game CURSD luck breakdown.
May 4, 2026
29 Shots to 9. Tampa Bay Still Lost. This Shouldn't Be Possible.
Montreal scored 2 goals on 9 shots. Tampa scored 1 on 29. The probability of this outcome: 4.65%.
May 3, 2026
Colorado Avalanche 9-6 Minnesota Wild: The Margins Went Against Minnesota Wild | Playoffs
Colorado Avalanche 9-6 Minnesota Wild. SOG: 43-36. Per-game CURSD luck breakdown.
May 3, 2026
Tampa Bay Lightning 1-2 Montréal Canadiens: The Margins Went Against Tampa Bay Lightning | Playoffs
Tampa Bay Lightning 1-2 Montréal Canadiens. SOG: 29-9. Per-game CURSD luck breakdown.
April 30, 2026
Anaheim Ducks 5-2 Edmonton Oilers: The Margins Went Against Edmonton Oilers | Playoffs
Anaheim Ducks 5-2 Edmonton Oilers. SOG: 31-27. Per-game CURSD luck breakdown.
April 30, 2026
Minnesota Wild 5-2 Dallas Stars: A Fair Result | Playoffs
Minnesota Wild 5-2 Dallas Stars. SOG: 21-23. Per-game CURSD luck breakdown.
April 23, 2026
The Rangers Deserved Better. They Also Deserved This.
New York's season was cursed by close-game carnage, but the underlying team wasn't good enough to outrun it.
April 19, 2026
Bruins Outplay Sabres, Lose Anyway in Buffalo
Boston generates the better of the play, trails by a goal, and heads home down a game in the series.
April 18, 2026
2026 NHL Playoffs: Which Teams Will Surprise, According to the CURSD Score
Vegas at -48, Buffalo at +68. The CURSD Score says some teams earned their spot and some are there on credit.