In fact, when it comes to teams the Blue Jackets have played the most, Detroit sat at the top entering the season with 92 games between the franchises. Between the geographic proximity and the constant battles, the Red Wings were the Jackets' initial main rival from their days in the Western Conference.
Montreal Canadiens vs. Boston Bruins: This rivalry is considered by many as the most intense and longest-standing in the NHL. It dates back to 1924 when the Bruins joined the league. Since then, these two teams have faced each other a record 34 times in the playoffs, with the Canadiens holding a 25-9 advantage.
The Canadiens–Maple Leafs rivalry is the oldest in NHL history. From 1943–79, the two teams met each other in the playoffs 15 times, and faced off in five Stanley Cup Finals.
Who are the Atlanta Falcons' Biggest Rivals? The Atlanta Falcons' biggest rivalry is with the New Orleans Saints. They have notable rivalries with divisional opponents the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Carolina Panthers as well.
The Kraken almost instantly become rivals with the Canucks, and these teams will certainly see their fair share of one another for years to come.
Some of the most notable rivalries of the Edmonton Oilers include the Calgary Flames, Los Angeles Kings, and Vancouver Canucks. These rivalries stem from factors such as geographical proximity and historical clashes, which have collectively fostered an intensely competitive atmosphere on the ice.
The Canadiens–Maple Leafs rivalry is an ice hockey rivalry between the Montreal Canadiens and Toronto Maple Leafs, two professional ice hockey clubs in the National Hockey League (NHL).
The Toronto Maple Leafs are the most popular Canadian NHL team in Canada, followed by the Edmonton Oilers (largely on the strength of the games greatest player in Connor McDavid) and the storied Montreal Canadiens are the third most popular Canadian-based NHL team.
The 1976-77 Montreal Canadiens are considered the best team in modern NHL history. They played 80 games that season and only lost eight of them while outscoring opponents 387-171. Montreal scored more goals than any other team in the league while giving up fewer tallies than any other club.
''Mad Anthony'' Wayne. In October 1790, Blue Jacket joined Little Turtle in leading a multi-tribal confederacy to defeat Harmar at the head of the Maumee River. Then in August 1794, Indians suffered a pivotal defeat in the Battle of Fallen Timbers in Ohio, when Blue Jacket's warriors were defeated by General Wayne.
The Blackhawks–Red Wings rivalry is a historic rivalry in the National Hockey League (NHL) between the Chicago Blackhawks and Detroit Red Wings.
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles vs
Manly and Parramatta have built a fierce rivalry since the 1970s. They met in the 1976 Grand Final in which Manly denied the Parramatta club a maiden premiership. However, the Eels won both the 1982 and 1983 Grand Finals against Manly.
The longest overall winning streak belongs to the 1992-93 Pittsburgh Penguins who won 17 games in a row. The longest home and away streak are owned by the Detroit Red Wings who won 23 straight last season at home and 12 consecutive road games in the 2005-06 season.
Chris Nilan
Chris “Knuckles” Nilan saw more fights than almost any other fighter in NHL history. Nilan averaged more penalty minutes per game than any other player in league history and also holds the record for most penalty minutes in a single game (42).
The Celtics–Lakers rivalry is a National Basketball Association (NBA) rivalry between the Boston Celtics and the Los Angeles Lakers. The Celtics and the Lakers are the two most storied franchises in the NBA, and the rivalry has been called the greatest in the league.
The Devils and Rangers are two of the three teams that play in the New York City metropolitan area, the other being the New York Islanders. All three teams have fierce, bitter rivalries with each other, as well as with the other (now formerly) Atlantic Division teams, the Philadelphia Flyers and Pittsburgh Penguins.
Since entering the NHL in 2017, the Knights quickly established a rivalry with the Sharks.
The team's name comes from the mythical kraken of Scandinavian folklore and its resemblance to the native giant Pacific octopus, which is found in the waters of the Puget Sound, near Seattle.
The Kraken are the first professional hockey team to play in Seattle since the Seattle Totems of the Western Hockey League played their last game in 1975, and the first Seattle hockey team to compete for the Stanley Cup since the Seattle Metropolitans, who won the Cup in 1917 and folded in 1924.