We have just finished the first month of the NHL season and there have been plenty of surprises from the strong starts by the Minnesota Wild and Los Angeles Kings in the west and the Washington Capitals and Tampa Bay Lightning in the east. Plus, some teams have unexpectedly struggled like the Edmonton Oilers and the Boston Bruins. We have our key takeaways on the first month of the season including the San Jose Sharks surprise three-game winning streak.

The PWHL has started the expansion process. Erica L. Ayala joins us for our bi-weekly Women's Hockey Spotlight to discuss this and a star player's cancer diagnosis on today's show.

And we preview the weekend of NHL action ahead including two games in Finland as part of the NHL Global Series.

All this and more on today's Locked On NHL Podcast with Rachel Donner and Gil Martin.

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