Five on Three

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 g...

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.