NHL Streak Watch
NHL Streak Watch, Edmonton Oilers's Run Hits 4
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Somebody is always rolling and somebody is always spiraling, that is what makes a league a league. Here is the current NHL streak board, longest runs first.
Count them up and six teams are currently on streaks of at least three, so there is no shortage of momentum stories to argue about.
The win-column crowd
Edmonton Oilers just keep stacking, four wins in a row, the best active streak going. At some point a run stops being a coincidence and starts being a statement, and they are somewhere past that point.
Dallas Stars carry a 4-game winning run of their own.
Carolina Hurricanes join the party at 3 straight.
Going the wrong way
The skid to watch belongs to Anaheim Ducks, losers of three in a row. Runs like this always end eventually; the only question is how much damage gets done before they do.
Minnesota Wild are on a slide of their own at 3 straight losses.
At a glance
The full board, longest runs first:
| Team | Active streak |
|---|---|
| Edmonton Oilers | won 4 straight |
| Dallas Stars | won 4 straight |
| Anaheim Ducks | lost 3 straight |
| Minnesota Wild | lost 3 straight |
| Carolina Hurricanes | won 3 straight |
Worth remembering
A 4-game run is long enough that it stops being a footnote and starts being the lead, expect it to come up in every broadcast until it ends.
Streaks end, that is the one thing every single one of them does. They tell you where a team has been, loudly, and nothing at all about where the next game is going.