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It was quite a night of upsets in the National Hockey League on Sunday, as both the President’s Trophy winning Boston Bruins and Jared Bednar’s Stanley Cup defending Colorado Avalanche were stunned in their respective Game 7s. Bednar gave credit where credit is due after a disappointing 2-1 loss to the Seattle Kraken in front […]

The Los Angeles Kings took Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers to Game 7 in the first round of last year’s Stanley Cup Playoffs during a first-round showdown. The two teams met again in the same round in the 2023 edition of the NHL postseason, but this time, the series ended one game shorter — […]

Matthew Tkachuk and the Florida Panthers authored one of the greatest playoff upsets in NHL history on Sunday night, highlighted by a come-from-behind Game 7 win on the road to send the Boston Bruins home earlier than anyone in the hockey world expected. Tkachuk had a perfect response to his team advancing to the second […]

The New York Rangers and New Jersey Devils will battle on Monday night for the last available spot in the second-round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs — and Rangers trade deadline acquisition Vladimir Tarasenko isn’t feeling the pressure ahead of the winner-take-all Game 7. “For me personally, I think it’s easier mentally [to prepare for […]

David Pastrnak, David Krejci and Patrice Bergeron have all played their entire career with the Boston Bruins — but the team could look a lot different next year after a stunning first-round collapse against the Florida Panthers. Pastrnak shared an emotional response to the fact that Sunday night could have been his last game playing […]

On January 28th, the Boston Bruins seemed to be well on their way to picking up another win in their ridiculous regular season campaign over the Florida Panthers. David Pastrnak had scored a go-ahead goal with under a minute left to go in the game, seemingly giving the Bruins a 3-2 win over the Panthers. […]

The greatest regular season in NHL history was all for naught as Patrice Bergeron and the Boston Bruins were absolutely stunned by the Florida Panthers in Game 7 of their first-round series at TD Garden on Sunday night. After leading the series 3-1 heading back to Boston, it looked like the first-round was all but […]

The Seattle Kraken have advanced to the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Seattle took down the defending champion Colorado Avalanche in Game 7 to punch their ticket forward. In the process, the Kraken have made a bit of NHL history. They are the first team to win their first-ever playoff series against a […]

The Minnesota Wild suffered yet another early playoff exit, this time coming at the hands of the Dallas Stars. The first round series wrapped on Friday, with the Stars defeating the Wild in six games. It marks eight years since the Wild have made it out of the first round of the playoffs and 20 […]

The Seattle Kraken have done it. In a historic upset, the Kraken have eliminated the defending Stanley Cup champion Colorado Avalanche. The NHL’s youngest franchise has its first taste of playoff success. Seattle’s victory ensures we will not have back-to-back Stanley Cup champions since 2018 and 2019. Furthermore, it ensures we won’t have the defending […]

Boston Bruins captain Patrice Bergeron may have played his final career game Sunday night. He shared an emotional moment with Brad Marchand after Boston fell in Game 7 to the Florida Panthers in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Beyond the emotional moment, Bergeron wasn’t 100% healthy in this series. In fact, he missed four games in […]

Remember that not-a-failure rhetoric of Milwaukee Bucks superstar forward Giannis Antetokounmpo after their embarrassing first-round exit at the hands of Jimmy Butler and the Miami Heat in the 2023 NBA Playoffs? Well, it’s become a big theme Sunday night in the world of hockey, with fans using that perspective by the Greek Freak to clown […]

Florida Panthers forward Carter Verhaeghe ended the greatest season in NHL history on Sunday night. His wrist shot found its way past Boston Bruins goaltender Jeremy Swayman in overtime to advance Florida to the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. It shocked many hockey fans, as Boston was the odds-on favorite to win the […]

The Boston Bruins have nothing to show for their historic 2022-23 regular season. Boston fell in Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs against the Florida Panthers, and are going home. With this loss, the attention now turns to the team’s older players. In particular, team captain Patrice Bergeron could have played his last career […]

The Florida Panthers have done it. They are moving on to the second round of the 2023 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs after showing the Boston Bruins the door following a 4-3 win on the road in Game 7 of this first-round matchup Sunday night. And it likely would not have been possible without the performance […]

The Boston Bruins lost a stunning Game 7 to the Florida Panthers in overtime, with Carter Verhaeghe scoring the overtime winner to send the Panthers to the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. The winner by Carter Verhaeghe sets up the Panthers to face the Toronto Maple Leafs in the second round of the […]

Patrice Bergeron might have already reached the end of the road of his storied NHL career after the Boston Bruins suffered a painful 4-3 overtime loss in Game 7 of their first-round series in the Stanley Cup Playoffs against the Florida Panthers. There is no official word yet that Patrice Bergeron is going to hang […]

The Florida Panthers had about one minute left in their season as they trailed the Boston Bruins in Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. All of that changed with a massive goal from defenseman Brandon Montour. Montour’s fifth goal of the series, and second of the game, tied the game late in the third […]

The 2022-23 NBA season for Ja Morant and the Memphis Grizzlies ended in brutal fashion, as they got thumped by the Los Angeles Lakers by 40 points last Friday. There are plenty of lessons to be learned from that early exit for the Grizzlies. For Ja Morant, one of the adjustments he’s looking to make […]

David Krejci has been in a ton of wars in the Stanley Cup Playoffs during his successful (and still ongoing) career in the NHL. He added more to his list of achievements in the league Sunday night when he produced a pair of helpers to put himself atop the all-time NHL list for most Game […]

Game 7 of the series between the Florida Panthers and the Boston Bruins has brought out the tension that is often associated with a decisive game. That tension bubbled to the midway through the first period when an official’s call sent members of both teams to the penalty box for roughing. Referee hot mic alert! […]

After Linus Ullmark struggled badly in the net in losses to the Florida Panthers in Games 5 and 6 of their first-round playoff series, the Boston Bruins have benched the likely Vezina Trophy winner in Game 7 in favor of Jeremy Swayman. Jeremy Swayman is starting Game 7 for the Boston Bruins. pic.twitter.com/UFte1zISQ5 — Short […]

The Winnipeg Jets saw their season come to an abrupt end when they lost their first-round playoff series to the Vegas Golden Knights in 5 games. After the elimination game, head coach Rick Bowness hit his team with a tirade as he questioned his players overall effort and desire. GM Kevin Cheveldayoff says Rick Bowness […]

The New Jersey Devils had a chance to eliminate the New York Rangers in Game 6 on Saturday, but they suffered an ugly 5-2 loss to set up a winner-take-all Game 7. Penalties were a major problem for the Devils, especially early in the game, and head coach Lindy Ruff wasn’t happy about them. “I […]

It wasn’t pretty, but the Edmonton Oilers managed to do just enough to pull out a Game 6 victory over the Los Angeles Kings to advance to the second-round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Connor McDavid once again had a big game for the Oilers, and after the big victory, he didn’t take too long […]

New York Jets fans have quite a few reasons to be fired up right now. Not only did they add some more young talent to their team in the now complete 2023 NFL Draft, but they also finally pulled off a trade with the Green Bay Packers for star quarterback Aaron Rodgers right before the […]

The Boston Bruins are looking to avoid a complete meltdown in Game 7 against the Florida Panthers after throwing away their two-game series lead with losses in Games 5 & 6. The Bruins two most recent losses have raised some big questions surrounding the team, but easily the biggest one revolves around who will be […]

The New York Islanders fell short in their series against the Carolina Hurricanes, suffering a first-round exit in the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs. It’s a disappointing result, given the Islanders’ efforts just to get to the postseason. They put together a really strong last few months of the season to squeak in and rebounded after […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs finally managed to break their nearly two decade long drought of winning a playoff series on Saturday night when they pulled off a 2-1 overtime victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 6. The Maple Leafs were obviously overjoyed to move on to the next round, but there may not […]

The Colorado Avalanche are gearing up for their huge Game 7 matchup against the Seattle Kraken on Sunday night, but they are going to have to find a way to overcome the loss of Andrew Cogliano if they want to win. Cogliano suffered a vicious hit from Jordan Eberle in the Avs Game 6 win, […]

The New York Rangers and the New Jersey Devils will play a pivotal Game 7, with the winner advancing to the second round to face the Carolina Hurricanes. We’re in New Jersey, sharing our NHL odds series, making a Rangers-Devils Game 7 prediction and pick while showing you how to watch. The Rangers defeated the […]

The streak is over! For nearly two decades, the Toronto Maple Leafs were the eternal meme of the NHL. They would make the playoffs almost every time, only to lose in the first round over and over again. Whether they were the favorites or the underdogs, they were unable to break this curse. Now, the […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs have finally done it. After not having won a playoff series since all the way back in 2004, they grinded out a 2-1 overtime victory against the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 6 to advance to the second-round of the postseason. While John Tavares will get a lot of praise, and […]

The Boston Bruins have backed themselves into quite a corner in their first-round playoff series against the Florida Panthers. After taking a 3-1 series lead, the B’s failed to close out the Panthers and Games 5 & 6, forcing them to return to the TD Garden for a do-or-die Game 7. After all this team […]

Toronto Maple Leafs fans can finally rejoice. The Leafs have won a playoff series for the first time in forever, defeating the Tampa Bay Lightning in six games with a Game 6 overtime win. The Maple Leafs did it in about as dramatic a fashion as you can imagine, grabbing an overtime winner in Game […]

The New York Rangers are in a desperate position as they face the New Jersey Devils Saturday night in Game 6 of their first-round playoff series. After winning the first 2 games of the season, they lost the next 3 and were on the verge of elimination as they hosted their rivals at Madison Square […]

Statistically speaking, Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Justin Holl has been the single worst player in the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs — and head coach Sheldon Keefe is finally doing something about it. After Holl replaced Timothy Liljegren at the team’s optional morning skate ahead of Game 6 against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday night, […]

The Winnipeg Jets’ season came to an end Thursday night at the hands of the Vegas Golden Knights. It started as a promising year for the Jets, hovering around the top of the Central Division for much of the season. By the end of the year though, they were just fighting for a playoff spot. […]

Seattle Kraken forward Jordan Eberle has avoided a suspension from the NHL’s Department of Player Safety after running Colorado Avalanche’s Andrew Cogliano into the boards from behind in Friday night’s 4-1 loss at Climate Pledge Arena. Cogliano was injured on the play, heading straight down the tunnel after the check while Eberle received only a […]