Dimitri Filipovic is joined by Thomas Drance to take a closer look at the wild card races that are shaping up in both conferences, where the teams involved are at halfway through the year, and whether there could be an actual changing of the guard this season.

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Dimitri Filipovic is joined by Meghan Angley and AJ Haefele to talk about the impact Mackenzie Blackwood has had in Colorado since arriving, the team's offensive profile amidst all of their early season injuries up front, Nathan MacKinnon's change in approach, and evaluating where the Avalanche are at now at the midseason mark.

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Dimitri Filipovic is joined by Jack Han to break down the success the Blue Jackets top line is having this year, why Mika Zibanejad's individual play has been a microcosm of the Rangers team struggles, things teams have been doing to create more offense this season, and player usage in penalty kill and 3v3 situations.

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