OCTOBER 26, 2026

October 26, 2026, on the Pittsburgh Penguins front. This was a day of unbroken rule: nhl held the hill for all 21 tracked hours, and the crown never moved. Nobody in the elite ranks could put together an hour loud enough to take the summit.

The summit itself never fell, but the trenches were busy: 11 overtakes were logged among the elite ranks as challengers traded positions below the king.

Between them, the 8 tracked armies fired 4.5M engagements across the day. The single hottest hour belonged to nhl, who detonated 180.9K engagements in the 00:00 UTC hour alone.

In sheer volume, nhl was the loudest army of the day with 58% of tracked engagement, ahead of sportsnet (27%) and highlight (5%).

This day is still being fought — the record above covers the first 21 hours and will be sealed at midnight UTC. Watch it live →