There’s a lot of chaos between it just being Aries season in general, a Gemini Mars cycle that has knocked around two of the best teams in the league, and a potentially dramatic Pisces Mercury.
It’s another week of the NHL and horoscopes where anything can happen, including Leo teams going on a hot streak out of nowhere.
Stat Leaders
Connor McDavid: 63 points, 42 assists (Capricorn)
Auston Matthews: 31 goals (Virgo)
Brendan Lemiuex: 59 PIM (Pisces)
Andrei Vasilevskiy: .930 Save % (Cancer)
EAST DIVISION
• Boston Bruins: Highest concentration in Taurus
Several Bruins players remain on the Covid protocol list.
Horoscope: They need a cosmic intervention to get some scoring.
Do: Score a five on five goal Don’t: Spread Covid
• Buffalo Sabres: Highest concentration in Sagittarius
Woof.
Horoscope: I remain speechless.
Do: Win a game maybe Don’t: :/
• Washington Capitals: Highest concentration in Taurus
Virgo Alex Ovechkin is still producing.
Horoscope: We’re a couple of weeks away from a Taurus Venus, but the Caps have had things together for a while anyways.
Do: Best players Don’t: Suspensions
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• New York Rangers: Highest concentration in Aquarius
Aries Mika Zibanejad is on a roll.
Horoscope: The further away we get from Aquarius season, the better the Rangers seem to play?
Do: Get it together David Quinn Don’t: Get away from best players
• New York Islanders: Highest concentration in Aquarius
The Isles might need to add a scorer to keep their roll going.
Horoscope: Suddenly they’ve lost two in a row. Aries season has not been kind to the Islanders scoring.
Do: Offense Don’t: Complacency
• New Jersey Devils: Highest concentration in Scorpio
Sagittarius Mackenzie Blackwood is playing at another level.
Horoscope: This has felt like a big week for Scorpios already so it’s no surprise a Scorpio moon on Tuesday is fueling that.
Do: Mackenzie Blackwood x3 Don’t: Lose to the Bruins, apparently
• Philadelphia Flyers: Highest concentration in Taurus
It’s getting ugly for Gemini goalie Carter Hart.
Horoscope: Something isn’t working, and panicking isn’t the answer but it’s really not going well.
Do: Beat the Sabres at least Don’t: Negative scoring margin
• Pittsburgh Penguins: Highest concentration in Leo/Taurus
Taurus goalie Tristan Jarry being out would not be good.
Horoscope: They’re on a hot streak, the stars be damned.
Do: Top offense Don’t: Panic in net
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CENTRAL DIVISION
• Detroit Red Wings: Highest concentration in Aquarius
Scorpio Filip Hronek has been their best player.
Horoscope: The Blue Jackets wins were nice!
Do: Power play Don’t: Let a defenseman be your best scorer
• Tampa Bay Lightning: Highest concentration in Gemini
Is this another Norris run for Scorpio Victor Hedman?
Horoscope: Suddenly they have just a one point lead on the Hurricanes. Gemini Mars can be a fickle time.
Do: Win some key games Don’t: Fall behind out of nowhere
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• Florida Panthers: Highest concentration in Virgo
Aquarius Aaron Ekblad missing the rest of the season is rough luck.
Horoscope: Last week’s Virgo moon kept the Panthers playing the way they have all season.
Do: Selke watch Don’t: Drop off
• Carolina Hurricanes: Highest concentration in Cancer
Gemini Dougie Hamilton has points in 14 straight games.
Horoscope: The Libra full moon was supposed to have a big effect on Cancers, and the Hurricanes are playing like one of the best teams in hockey.
Do: Goalies Don’t: Lose focus
• Nashville Predators: Highest concentration in Gemini
Suddenly the Predators are in it?
Horoscope: Scorpio Pekka Rinne remembered how to goalie and the Gemini Preds are on a role.
Do: Goalies Don’t: Listen to me apparently.
• Dallas Stars: Highest concentration in Gemini and Cancer
They are lucky to have so many games in hand.
Horoscope: The games in hand are going to be huge for this utterly confusing team.
Do: Young players Don’t: Miss this opportunity
• Chicago Blackhawks: Heaviest concentration in Aries
They have a favorable schedule during Aries season.
Horoscope: Aries season is not helping the Blackhawks at all it turns out.
Do: Goalies Don’t: Spiral
• Columbus Blue Jackets: Heaviest concentration in Cancer
Scorpio David Savard could be the first guy gone at the deadline.
Horoscope: Like any good Cancer, the Blue Jackets are emotional and don’t know what to do.
Do: Trades Don’t: Lose to the Red Wings imo
DENVER, COLORADO - MARCH 8: Derick Brassard #16 of the Arizona Coyotes celebrates after scoring a goal against the Colorado Avalanche at Ball Arena on March 8, 2021 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Michael Martin/NHLI via Getty Images)
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WEST DIVISION
• Minnesota Wild: Highest concentration in Virgo and Cancer
Taurus Kirill Kaprizov is a legitimate star.
Horoscope: The Minnesota Wild vibe train is not stopping any time soon.
Do: Home success Don’t: Falter with late schedule
• St. Louis Blues: Highest concentration in Cancer and Aries
Things aren’t going to get easier for the Blues with their schedule.
Horoscope: The Blues have slumped here at the end as they are finally getting a bit healthier. Not very Aries of them.
Do: Health Don’t: Fall out of playoff positioning.
• Arizona Coyotes: Highest concentration in Leo
Capricorn Conor Garland would be a great get at the trade deadline.
Horoscope: The Coyotes have won some nice games here, keep creating that momentum.
Do: Goals Don’t: Inconsistency
• San Jose Sharks: Highest concentration in Aries
Capricorn Brent Burns is not having a good year.
Horoscope: Not great, Bob!
Do: Next season Don’t: Sharks
• Vegas Golden Knights: Highest concentration in Leo
Taurus Mark Stone is not slowing down.
Horoscope: There really isn’t too much to say about a team that’s dominated on the ice despite a really quiet time period for Leos.
Do: Good goalies Don’t: Lose on the road
• Anaheim Ducks: Heaviest concentration in Aquarius
They should probably see what they can get for Taurus Rickard Rickell.
Horoscope: They do a lot of weird personnel things but that’s being an Aquarius for you.
Do: Play Danton Heinen Don’t: Be reluctant to make moves
• Los Angeles Kings: Highest concentration in Libra
Scorpio Dustin Brown might be on the move if this keeps out.
Horoscope: The Libra full moon didn’t help a Kings team that’s now lost three in a row.
Do: Good trade deadline Don’t: Slump
• Colorado Avalanche: Highest concentration in Scorpio
Scorpio Cale Makar, still ridiculous.
Horoscope: No regulation losses in 10 games during a peak time of year for Scorpios.
Do: Keep rolling Don’t: Forget to tell everyone Cale Makar should win the Norris
EDMONTON, AB - FEBRUARY 15: Edmonton Oilers Left Wing Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (93) scores his second goal of the game on Winnipeg Jets Goalie Connor Hellebuyck (37) in the third period during the Edmonton Oilers game versus the Winnipeg Jets on February 15, 2021 at Rogers Place in Edmonton, AB. (Photo by Curtis Comeau/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
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NORTH DIVISION
• Vancouver Canucks: Heaviest concentration in Cancer and Libra
Doesn’t look great folks.
Horoscope: They’ve actually played well lately but it still feels impossible for them to climb back
Do: Keep fighting for it Don’t: Have a -20 scoring margin
• Calgary Flames: Heaviest concentration in Pisces
This season is slipping away real fast.
Horoscope: Pisces Mercury is a lot about the vibe, how you feel mentally about what’s ahead, and the Calgary vibe isn’t great.
Do: Trade deadline? Don’t: Keep falling
• Edmonton Oilers: Heaviest concentration in Cancer and Libra
Capricorn Connor McDavid something something.
Horoscope: Pretty good run for the Oilers in the middle of a Libra moon cycle.
Do: Keep rolling Don’t: Rely only on stars
• Winnipeg Jets: Heaviest concentration in Aries
Here come the Jets?
Horoscope: Aries season has been real good to the Jets. Have to enjoy what they’ve been doing the second half of the season.
Do: Keep offensive pace Don’t: Drop off
• Ottawa Senators: Heaviest concentration in Pisces
Capricorn Tim Stützle continues to have an impressive season.
Horoscope: Pisces Mercury could be nice to the Senators, in the sense they can keep causing trouble.
Do: More than 94 goals Don’t: Awful scoring margin
• Montreal Canadiens: Heaviest concentration in Leo and Taurus
Scorpio Eric Staal really adds to a Habs team that succeeds with its fixed signs.
Horoscope: The Habs are making moves and creating their own vibe, Leo style.
Do: Cole Caufield soon Don’t: Drop off
• Toronto Maple Leafs: Heaviest concentration in Gemini
Taurus Mitch Marner is on a tear.
Horoscope: A bit of a rough run during a Gemini Mars cycle that’s hit every Gemini pretty hard, but they seem to be a bit back on track.
Do: One game at a time Don’t: Leafs being Leafs
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