Stanley Cup Playoffs Articles - Page 25

Matt Rempe has been a controversial player for the New York Rangers since making his NHL debut with the Blueshirts earlier this season — and that did not change in Game 3 of the team’s Eastern Conference first-round series against the Washington Capitals on Friday night. Rempe caught Caps defenseman Trevor van Riemsdyk with a […]

Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers scored early and often en route to reclaiming the lead in their Western Conference first-round series against the Los Angeles Kings at Crypto.com Arena on Friday night. As he often is for this club, McDavid was the catalyst in the convincing 6-1 victory, helping the Oil steal back home-ice […]

After missing the first three games of his team’s Eastern Conference first-round series against the Boston Bruins, all signs point to Toronto Maple Leafs superstar William Nylander returning to the lineup ahead of a crucial Game 4 at Scotiabank Arena on Saturday night, head coach Sheldon Keefe confirmed. “We are preparing for Willy to play […]

The Colorado Avalanche stole home-ice advantage from the Winnipeg Jets after winning Game 2 in Manitoba, but they needed to capture Game 3 at Ball Arena on Friday night to keep it. And led by Nathan MacKinnon, that’s exactly what the Avs did, scoring five unanswered goals to beat the Jets and open up a […]

The Vancouver Canucks will attempt to take a commanding 3-1 series lead as they meet the Nashville Predators on Sunday for Game 4 at Bridgestone Arena. We’re here to share our NHL odds series, make a Canucks-Predators Game 4 prediction, and pick while showing you how to watch. The Canucks defeated the Predators 2-1 in […]

The New York Rangers will try to complete the series sweep as they face the Washington Capitals in Game 4 of the First Round series. We’re here to share our NHL odds series, make a Rangers-Capitals Game 4 prediction, and pick while showing you how to watch. The Rangers defeated the Capitals 3-1 in Game […]

They have their brooms ready to go in Raleigh, North Carolina, as the Hurricanes eye a series sweep over the New York Islanders on Saturday afternoon. Even a thunderous crowd in the UBS Arena might not be strong enough to stop this gloomy fate. The Grim Reaper is in Belmont Park, but Isles head coach […]

The Boston Bruins are one victory away from taking a stranglehold in their Eastern Conference first-round series with the Toronto Maple Leafs after a tight 4-2, Game 3 win at Scotiabank Arena on Wednesday night. And Jeremy Swayman, who was excellent as he has been against the Leafs all season, is starting to rattle some […]

The New York Islanders turned to Ilya Sorokin for Game 3 of their Eastern Conference first-round series against the Carolina Hurricanes, and the young Russian didn’t make it out of the second period in a 3-2 loss at UBS Arena. There was a time not too long ago when Sorokin was widely considered one of […]

They say you aren’t in trouble until you lose at home, and the Washington Capitals haven’t yet lost at home in their Eastern Conference first-round series against the New York Rangers. But Alex Ovechkin’s club needs to be a lot better than Games 1 and 2 at Madison Square Garden if they hope to climb […]

The Dallas Stars will attempt to pull out of the massive 0-2 hole they have put themselves in as they head to Sin City for a Game 3 showdown with the Vegas Golden Knights. We’re here to share our NHL odds series, make a Stars-Golden Knights Game 3 prediction, and pick while showing you how […]

The Boston Bruins look to take a commanding 3-1 series lead back to the TD Garden as they face the Toronto Maple Leafs in Game 1 of the First Round at Scotiabank Arena. We’re here to share our NHL odds series, make a Bruins-Maple Leafs Game 4 prediction, and pick while showing you how to […]

The Carolina Hurricanes looked like an absolute wagon down the stretch in 2023-24, and nothing has changed in their Eastern Conference first-round series against the New York Islanders. Fresh off a 3-2 victory on Thursday night at UBS Arena in Long Island, the Canes have a chance to eliminate the Isles in four straight. And […]

The Carolina Hurricanes look to complete the series sweep as they face the New York Islanders. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Hurricanes-Islanders Game 4 prediction, pick, and how to watch. The Hurricanes took the first two games of the series at home, including the amazing game two comeback. Down […]

The Tampa Bay Lightning are in a world of trouble after losing Game 3 of their Eastern Conference first-round series against the Florida Panthers at home on Thursday night. The Bolts are in a 3-0 hole after the 5-3 defeat and on the verge of being the first team eliminated from the 2024 Stanley Cup […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs have been without star forward William Nylander for three crucial games against the Boston Bruins in their Eastern Conference first-round series — and the hockey world might now know the reason why. Nylander is reportedly suffering from a severe migraine, Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman confirmed on Thursday. “According to multiple sources, William […]

Despite the Vancouver Canucks labelling star goaltender Thatcher Demko week-to-week — leaving his status for the rest of the team’s Western Conference first-round series against the Nashville Predators up in the air — the club received a positive update on Thursday. Although Casey DeSmith has already been pencilled in as the Game 3 starter, and […]

The Vegas Golden Knights have picked up right where they left off in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Following a 3-1 win in Game 2 of their first-round series against the Dallas Stars, the defending champs carry a 2-0 series lead back home with them to Vegas after snatching two victories in Dallas. The highlight of […]

The Los Angeles Kings picked up a vital 5-4 overtime win over the Edmonton Oilers in Game 2 of the first round, and defenseman Drew Doughty was a big part of the win to tie up the series at 1-1. The Kings’ performance in the 7-4 loss in Game 1 did not sit well with […]

The Los Angeles Kings needed a hero in Game 2 of their Western Conference first-round series against the Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday night — and it was the greatest Slovenian player of all time who came through. Anze Kopitar scored just over two minutes into overtime to help the Kings beat the Oilers 5-4 at […]

The New York Rangers are one win away from taking a stranglehold on their Eastern Conference first-round series with the Washington Capitals — and reinforcements could be on the way. Filip Chytil, who continues to ramp up his rehab in hopes of returning to the Blueshirts lineup at some point in the Stanley Cup Playoffs, […]

The NHL playoffs are in full swing right now and the Dallas Stars have a difficult test in the first round against the Las Vegas Golden Knights. Still, the Stars finished with the second most points in all of hockey this season and they were expected to make a deep run in the postseason. After […]

The Vancouver Canucks will face the Nashville Predators at Bridgestone Arena as the series shifts to Tennessee for Game 3 of the first round. We’re here to share our NHL odds series, make a Canucks-Predators Game 3 prediction, and pick while showing you how to watch. The Predators defeated the Canucks 4-1 in Game 2 […]

The Edmonton Oilers suffered a rough 5-4 overtime loss to the Los Angeles Kings in Game 2 of the first round on Wednesday, and Oilers goalie Stuart Skinner took a lot of flack from fans after the performance. Skinner spoke about what happened that led to the loss, citing puck luck for the Kings. “They’re […]

The New York Rangers will take a 2-0 series lead into our nation’s capitol as they face the Washington Capitals in Game 3 at the Verizon Center. We’re here to share our NHL odds series, make a Rangers-Capitals Game 3 prediction, and pick while showing you how to watch. The Rangers defeated the Capitals 4-3 […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs suffered a rough loss to the Boston Bruins in Game 3 of their first round series, but as they wait to prepare for Game 4, the Maple Leafs expect reinforcements, headlined by winger William Nylander, who has been out since the last week of the regular season due to an undisclosed […]

The Los Angeles Kings look to take the series lead as they host the Edmonton Oilers. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Kings-Oilers Game 3 prediction, pick, and how-to-watch. It was a high-scoring game one of the series. In the first, Zach Hyman scored to make it 1-0, and then […]

With the series tied at one game apiece, the Winnipeg Jets visit the Colorado Avalanche. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Jets-Avalanche Game 3 prediction, pick, and how-to-watch. In game one of the series, it was a high-scoring first period. Valeri Nichushkin scored first to give the Avalanche the lead, […]

Brad Marchand was the catalyst of a 4-2 Toronto Maple Leafs loss to the Boston Bruins in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference first-round series on Wednesday night — and Sheldon Keefe was not happy with the captain’s antics afterwards. “He gets calls, it’s unbelievable how it goes. We gotta play through that stuff. I […]

Although the Boston Bruins went away from Jeremy Swayman for Game 2 of their Eastern Conference first-round series against the Toronto Maple Leafs — and lost it — the star goaltender came through again for his team in a massive Game 3 victory at Scotiabank Arena on Wednesday night. Swayman was excellent again against Toronto, […]

Vincent Trocheck has been an absolute rock for the New York Rangers all season long — and nothing has changed in Round 1 of the team’s Eastern Conference first-round series against the Washington Capitals. Trocheck was instrumental to success once again on Tuesday night, scoring the team’s opening goal and adding an assist as the […]

Sam Bennett is a crucial piece of the Florida Panthers’ top-six — even scoring the team’s opening goal in Tuesday night’s Game 2, 3-2 overtime win against the Tampa Bay Lightning — but they’ll be without the veteran for at least the next seven days. Bennett was injured after blocking teammate Brandon Montour’s shot with […]

The New York Islanders are set to take on the Carolina Hurricanes in Game 3 of the first round series on Thursday, and after losing the first two games on the road to fall down 2-0 in the series, head coach Patrick Roy is making a change at goaltender, saying that Ilya Sorokin will start […]

The Carolina Hurricanes made one of the most thrilling postseason comebacks in franchise history against the New York Islanders in Game 2 of their Eastern Conference first-round series — but it came at the cost of key defenseman Brett Pesce. Pesce is week-to-week and expected to miss the rest of Round 1 after suffering a […]

The Vancouver Canucks did not pass their first test in the Stanley Cup Playoffs without starting goaltender Thatcher Demko, dropping Game 2 of their first-round matchup to the Nashville Predators 4-1 on Tuesday. Vancouver has to find a way to win without Demko as the 28-year-old is now week-to-week with an undisclosed injury, the Canucks […]

The Vancouver Canucks need their best players to be at their best if they hope to get out of the first-round of the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs — and that’s especially true without the services of star goaltender Thatcher Demko. That includes Elias Pettersson, who struggled mightily down the stretch in the regular-season and was […]

The Boston Bruins saw all the momentum they generated from their 5-1 Game 1 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs in their first-round playoff series vanish into thin air on Monday night. The B’s fought hard, but ultimately were outplayed by the Leafs in Game 2, and they allowed their longtime rival to knot the […]

The Carolina Hurricanes will take a commanding 2-0 series lead into Long Island for a Game 3 showdown with the New York Islanders on Thursday at UBS Arena. We’re here to share our NHL odds series, make a Hurricanes-Islanders Game 3 prediction, and pick while showing you how to watch. The Hurricanes rallied from a […]

Death, taxes and Carter Verhaeghe scoring clutch overtime goals for the Florida Panthers in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. The pride of Waterdown scored his fifth career postseason OT winner to lead the Cats to a 3-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 2 of their Eastern Conference opening-round series on Tuesday night. Not […]