Somehow the New York Islanders have found a way to beat the Penguins and Bruins in back to back series to advance to the 3rd round of the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs. The Islanders were the last seed (#4) to make it out of the Eastern Division and have made a nice little run so…
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The Toronto Maple Leafs blew a 3-1 series lead and went down in burning fashion last night.
The Maple Leafs completely self obstructed last night against the Montreal Canadiens to lose game 7 (3-1) at home. Toronto once held a 3-1 series lead with chances to end the series in game 5 and game 6. Both of those games were lost in 0T, and Toronto was feeling all of the pressure last…
Toronto vs Montreal in game 7 tonight. One team is feeling pressure, one team is feeling free
The Toronto Maple Leafs haven’t won a playoff series since 2004 and tonight they will go at it with the Canadiens to decide who plays the Winnipeg Jets in the 2nd round of the playoffs. At one point in the series, Toronto was up 3-1 with a chance to finish things up at home and…
The Vegas Golden Knights closed out their series vs the Wild last night in game 7 and it was electric!
Prior to last night, the Vegas Golden Knights had never closed out a playoff series on home ice. Last night, that changed as the Knights put in 6 goals on the Wild and Vegas’ Marc Andre Fleury only allowed 2 goals while stopping 18 shots on goal. Vegas Center Mattias Janmark (#26) had a hat…
The Edmonton Oilers got swept in 3-OT last night by Winnipeg and all of Connor McDavid’s regular season points suddenly don’t matter
The Edmonton Oiler’s team is one of the most unique I’ve seen in the NHL. They are so top-line heavy and it showed in the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs when they were up against a much more balanced team in the Winnipeg Jets. Connor McDavid had a stellar regular season. His stats…
What did Alex Ovechkin say to goalie Ilya Samsonov after Capitals’ game 3 loss to the Bruins?
Alex Ovechkin was visibly upset after the Capitals gave up the game winning goal to Boston in game 3 of the East Division Semifinals. There was definitely some sort of miscommunication between the Russian goaltender and defenseman Justin Shultz that led to the wrap-around goal by Bruins’ forward Craig Smith. And right after this happened,…
Why the Pittsburgh Penguins winning the East division was nothing short of a miracle…
Lets make it completely clear that I’m a diehard Pittsburgh sports fan so I may unintentionally show some bias for my city…but the fact that the Penguins won the East division is something that needs to be praised heading into the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Of all major sports teams, the Pittsburgh Penguins hold the longest…
Bruins vs Capitals – East Division Semifinal Preview
The Bruins and Capitals will go at it in the first round of the 2021 Stanley Cup Playoffs. Game 1 is Saturday, May 11 at 7:15pm eastern time following the Preakness. Washington got 2nd in the East division, so they hold home-ice advantage over Boston throughout the series. Currently, the Capitals are resting some key…
NHL Power Rankings: Shaking things up at the Trade Deadline
1. Colorado Avalanche – Colorado has been firing on all cylinders this season and will be front runners to win the Stanley Cup heading into the 2021 Stanley Cup Playoffs. Averaging over 3.50 goals a game, Colorado’s offensive fire power has created significant issues for opponents over the course of the season. 2. Tampa Bay…
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