Five on Three

In this episode of Five on Three, Emma Leonardi, Trey Rodriguez and Abby Cristofaro break down the NHL draft lottery results, rounds one and two of the playoffs, and breaking news on the IIHF Canadian World team roster and the Hart trophy nominees.

On this week's episode of "Five on Three", Tucker Austin, Sophia Smith, Emma Leonardi, and Grace McCarron break down all the first round series in this year's Stanley Cup playoffs in progress and give updated predictions for which teams will move on to round two. They also touch on Sunny Mehta's introduction as the next General Manager of the New Jersey Devils.

On this week's episode of "Five on Three", Lydia Pirner, Grace McCarron, Sophia Smith, and Tucker Austin take a moment to remember the Islanders, Devils, and Rangers, who all miss the playoffs together for the first time since the Devils joined the NHL. The crew also lend their thoughts on the first round of the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs and give their predictions for which team can win it all.

In this episode of "Five on Three", Trey Rodriguez, Sophia Smith, Felicity Schlosser, and Ethan Bess discuss the Islanders and the upcoming Stanley Cup Playoffs. While also analyzing the Stanley Cup Playoffs, they give their predictions on who will make the Stanley Cup Final and who will get the final wild card spot in the East and West.

On this week's episode of "Five on Three", Grace McCarron, Abby Cristofaro, and Emma Leonardi give their thoughts on the Vegas Golden Knights making a late season change at head coach before checking in on the now-eliminated New York Rangers, the barely still alive New Jersey Devils, and the New York Islanders holding onto a playoff spot with the hardest remaining schedule in the NHL.

On this week's edition of Five on Three, Sophia Smith, Lydia Pirner, and Dominic Sansone, discuss the lack of playoff participation in the Tri-State area, the drastic differences in the Eastern and Western Conference races, and the Sabres still being on a heater.

On this week's episode of Five on Three, Grace McCarron, Sophia Smith, and Tucker Austin check in on the NYC-area squads, give their thoughts on the latest Radko Gudas incident, break down the Oilers' playoff chances with the injury to Draisaitl, and more.

In this episode of Five on Three, Emma Leonardi, Tucker Austin, and Grace McCarron discuss Olympic play thus far as we wait for quarterfinal results!

Trey Rodriguez, Max Spitza, and Abby Cristofaro discuss the upcoming Olympics, the Gavin McKenna assault case, and the typical tri-state teams drama. Max gets incredibly heated talking about his Rangers after the Panarin trade, and Trey commits treason and declares his support for Macklin Celebrini's Team Canada.

In this episode of Five on Three, Sophia Smith, Grace McCarron, Trey Rodriguez and Faris Amin break down the Islanders' series sweep of the Rangers, as well as some recent Metro trades. They also check in on the league standings in the runup to the Olympics.

On this week's episode of Five On Three, Tucker Austin, Lydia Pirner, and Dom Sansone recap the NHL standings and the Sabres new life, along with where that leaves the Islanders and Devils. And, oh yeah... that letter, again.

On this week's episode of 'Five on Three', Sophia Smith, Grace McCarron, and Tucker Austin take a look at the league-wide standings just past the halfway point in the season. The crew also analyzes the last week for the Islanders and Devils before... wait, the Rangers are giving up?

On the first episode of 'Five on Three' in 2026, Tucker Austin, Sophia Smith, and Max Spitza give their reactions to the Team USA and Team Canada Olympic rosters for this year's Winter Games. The crew also touches on the newest stories from around the NHL before diving into Matthew Schaefer and the happy-go-lucky New York Islanders, the 2026 Winter Classic champion New York Rangers, and the husk of a team once known as the New Jersey Devils.

On this week's episode of 'Five on Three', Grace McCarron, Sophia Smith, Lydia Pirner, and Ryan Deptula cover some of the headlines in the NHL, including initial reactions to the Minnesota Wild trading for the eldest Hughes brother, after their usual check-ins with the NYC metro area squads.

On this week's episode of Five on Three, Tucker Austin, Grace McCarron, and Emma Leonardi react to the news about the 2026 Olympic ice, breakdown recent injuries/trades within the NHL, mourn the injury to Ryan Leonard (the latest Jacob Trouba incident), and check in with the NYC-area teams.

Emma Leonardi, Grace McCarron. and Sophia Smith discuss the Islanders' recent success, the Capitals' potential in the Metro, the Rangers, and the Devils on the decline.

On this week's episode of "Five on Three", Sophia Smith, Emma Leonardi, and Tucker Austin help Lydia Pirner pick a player for her Rangers Winter Classic jersey. The Rangers' mediocrity derails things a bit before the crew checks in on the overachieving Islanders and the possibly-cursed Devils.

On this episode of Five on Three, Lydia Pirner, Grace McCarron, and Emma Leonardi remember the incredible career of NY Post writer Larry Brooks. They also recap the three goal week from Will Cuylle, the stellar play of the Isles, and touch on the Devils and Capitals.

Lydia Pirner, Sophia Smith and Faris Amin debrief how the Rangers got to where they are now, the heater Will Cuylle is on and more on the metro division

On this week's episode of Five on Three, Tucker Austin, Emma Leonardi, Jack Alexander, and Sophia Smith take a look at the NHL's best New Jersey Devils and their 6-game heater, a must-win scenario for the New York Rangers, marvel at the early career of Matthew Schaefer and the New York Islanders, and more.

On this week's episode of Five On Three, Tucker Austin, Sophia Smith, Emma Leonardi, and Lydia Pirner break down recent NHL news and discuss the start of the season for our local tri-state area teams.

Sophia Smith, Lydia Pirner, and Grace McCarron ring in the new year with a recap of the Rangers' opening night loss, a preview of the Islanders' season opener Thursday, and a look at the Devils' forecast for 2025.

In this week's episode of Five on Three, Grace McCarron, Sophia Smith, and Abby Cristofaro discuss the preseason nearing its end and some big contracts, including New Jersey's very own Luke Hughes.

We have two Five on Three debuts this week! Kurt Sippel and Emma Leonardi join Grace McCarron to talk some preseason hockey in the tri-state area. They debrief last night's Islanders victory at MSG and talk about more storylines around the league.

Our first Five on Three of the 2025-26 season! This week, Lydia Pirner, Sophia Smith, and Tucker Austin preview the Rangers, Islanders, and Devils in the leadup to preseason play this weekend, and talk about their thoughts on the Metro division.

The Florida Panthers are the 2025 Stanley Cup champions. On this season finale episode of Five on Three, Tucker Austin, Grace McCarron, and Sophia Smith break down Florida's dominant Game 6 performance before taking a look at the NHL Awards winners, and some of the first big trades of the offseason. They also give their thoughts on the Rangers, Islanders, and Devils heading into 2025-26.

On this week's episode of Five on Three, Lydia Pirner, Grace McCarron, and Dom Sansone discuss the Stanley Cup Champions and whether it’s safe to call them a dynasty. They also delve into what went wrong for Connor McDavid and the Oilers as well as discuss the closing chapter on the Rangers after Chris Kreider's departure.

Tucker Austin, Grace McCarron, and Trey Rodriguez break down game four of the Stanley Cup, give updated series predictions, and talk about the departure of Chris Kreider from the Rangers.

On this week's episode of Five on Three, Lydia Pirner, Tucker Austin, and Sophia Smith react to an electric Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Finals between the Edmonton Oilers and the defending champion Florida Panthers, give their predictions for the rest of the series, and cover other NHL news, including former Rangers assistant coach Dan Muse and his new job in Pittsburgh.

On this week’s episode of Five on Three, WFUV’s OT starting lineup — Tucker Austin, Grace McCarron, and Lydia Pirner — take to the mics to break down the Carolina Hurricanes getting sent home by the Florida Panthers and the potential for the Edmonton Oilers to do the same to the Dallas Stars tonight, setting up a potential USA–Canada Stanley Cup Final rematch. The crew also dives into Team USA’s gold at Worlds and what it means for the future of USA Hockey. Also, is there a Jonathan Toews… sweepstakes?

Dominic Sansone is joined alongside Sophia Smith and Naomi Rea as they discusses playoff hockey. Will Florida repeat what they did last year? Can the Hurricanes turn the tide? Will Dallas upset Edmonton and win the West? All of our predictions and insight on the matchups live on WFUV Sports Five on Three

Tucker Austin, Lydia Pirner, and Trey Rodriguez take to the mics to talk some puck breaking down the 2nd round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, the Mike Sullivan hiring for the Rangers, and the IIHF World Championships, and don't fret, Lydia mentions Will Cuylle.

On this week's episode of 5 on 3, NJ Devils beat reporters James Birle and Tucker Austin are joined by Lydia Pirner to discuss the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs, including a farewell to the 2024-25 Devils.

On this episode of Five on Three, Nick Palmer, Lydia Pirner, and Trey Rodriguez discuss the recent firings made by the Rangers and Islanders, the struggling Devils facing off against the Hurricanes, and break down the beginnings of some notable match-ups in an electric Stanley Cup Playoffs.

On this week’s episode of Five On Three, Tucker Austin, Sophia Smith, and Trey Rodriguez discuss the end of the season for the Rangers and Islanders, the Devils’ chances in their first-round playoff matchup, and give their dark horses and favorites to win the Stanley Cup.

OG trio James Birle, Nick Palmer, and Lou Orlando break down a potentially meaningless Rangers-Islanders game, the Devils postseason outlook as they ready for a Round 1 matchup against the Canes, and Alexander Ovechkin etching his name into history as he surpasses Wayne Gretzky for the most goals in NHL history.

On this week's episode of Five on Three, Lydia Pirner, James Birle and Sophia Smith break down the latest in NYC area locals before taking a look at the lackluster Eastern Conference wildcard race.

James Birle and Lydia Pirner get ditched by Lou Orlando but still break down all things NHL, dissecting last Friday’s chaotic trade deadline and its impact on the Tri-State Area teams and the league as a whole.

Lydia Pirner, Nick Palmer, and Grace McCarron take to the mics to forecast the upcoming NHL trade deadline while making sense of the chaotic nature of the tri-state area's local clubs as we cross the 3/4 mark of the regular season. Also, Will Cullye is Ronaldo? The crew breaks down the Rangers forward's soccer header of a goal earlier this week.

On this week's episode of Five on Three, Grace McCarron, James Birle and Sophia Smith break down the latest in NY-area hockey before taking a look into the upcoming trade deadline.

On this week's episode of Five on Three, Lydia Pirner, Jack Warner, and Grace McCarron talk Canada's Four Nations Win, the overwhelming success of the the tournament, and give their thoughts on the recent rumors of a New Orleans expansion within the NHL.

In this week's episode of Five on Three, James Birle, Nick Palmer, Sophia Smith and Lydia Pirner preview the Four Nations Faceoff, the first best-on-best international hockey tournament since 2016.

Nick Palmer, Daniel Melia, and Sophia Smith tackle the Islanders recent surge, JT Miller's first games on the Blueshirts, the Four Nations tournament, and Connor Hellebuyck's chances at a Hart trophy.

Lydia Pirner, James Birle, and Sophia Smith discuss the blockbuster Mikko Rantanen trade between Colorado, Carolina, and Chicago, the state of the Rangers, Islanders, and Devils, and the Four Nations Tournament.

On this week’s episode of Five on Three, Nick Palmer, Jack Warner, and Lydia Pirner talk about the tri-state NHL teams and give their thoughts on the bubble playoff teams.

Nick Palmer, James Birle, and Lou Orlando celebrate the Christmas break with a brand-new episode of Five on Three! THe fellas discuss Latvia's upset win over Canada in World Juniors, Ovechkin's return, the locals, and more!

On this week’s episode of Five on Three, James Birle, Grace McCarron, and Lydia Pirner break down the latest in New York hockey before making holiday wishes for each local NHL team.

On this week's episode, Lydia Pirner, Nick Palmer, and Sophia Smith break down recent headlines in the NHL before being joined by surprise guest Tucker Austin for some Devil's talk. The crew then reviews the Islanders' week before closing it out with with the Rangers and a special appearance by Lou Orlando.

Just over the 1/4 mark in the NHL season, Nick Palmer, Tucker Austin, and Lydia Pirner talk about the league's early season surprises, including Macklin Celebrini's hot start, the Minnesota Wild's scintillating stretch, and the Rangers' dysfunctional state. Stay 'till the end to hear the first-ever "Set The Tone, Bud!" segment, in which each host names a player that needs to get it going after a rough spell.

This week on 5 on 3, Grace McCarron, Naomi Rea, Sophia Smith, and special guest Lydia Pirner talk some general NHL news before getting into the NY Rangers and Islanders. The crew closes with some Devils talk.