Stanley Cup Playoffs Articles - Page 26

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 […]

The Colorado Avalanche needed a bounce-back game from Alexandar Georgiev in Game 2 of their Western Conference first-round series against the Winnipeg Jets on Tuesday night — and that’s exactly what they got. After posting a .696 save percentage and allowing seven goals in the opener, the Russian was superb at Canada Life Centre two […]

Alex Ovechkin has been the consistent driver of the Washington Capitals for nearly two decades — especially in the Stanley Cup Playoffs — but The Great Eight was in the spotlight for all of the wrong reasons during Tuesday night’s Game 2 loss to the New York Rangers. Ovechkin was held off the scoresheet for […]

Brad Marchand expected the Bruins’ Stanley Cup Playoffs matchup with the Toronto Maple Leafs to be a battle, but this is not quite the style of play he is accustomed to seeing from them. “They’re playing a really good, playoff-type game right now,” the B’s captain said Tuesday, per theScore.com’s Kayla Douglas. “You knew they […]

The Carolina Hurricanes are engaged in a heated Stanley Cup Playoffs series against the New York Islanders. Carolina took a 2-0 lead after a standout Game 2 performance from Sebastian Aho and Jordan Martinook. The two teammates helped the Hurricanes rally for a thrilling ending. Hurricanes achieve incredible Game 2 feat against Islanders Carolina trailed […]

For the first time in 2023-24, the Boston Bruins lost a hockey game to the Toronto Maple Leafs on Monday night. And they also lost one of their key trade deadline pickups after defenseman Andrew Peeke suffered an injury in the defeat. Peeke is week-to-week, Bruins head coach Jim Montgomery confirmed on Tuesday, and thus […]

Just days after making his triumphant return to the Vancouver Canucks’ starting lineup — and in the midst of the team’s first playoff series in four years — Thatcher Demko will be unavailable for Game 2 of the team’s Western Conference first-round series against the Nashville Predators at Rogers Arena on Tuesday night. And he […]

The floodgates were open early and often for the Edmonton Oilers in Game 1 of their Western Conference first-round series against the Los Angeles Kings on Monday night, culminating in a convincing 7-4 win in front of a raucous crowd at Rogers Place in Alberta. And Connor McDavid was the catalyst of the offense — […]

The Edmonton Oilers look to take a 2-0 lead as they face the Los Angeles Kings. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with an Oilers-Kings Game 2 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 […]

The Vegas Golden Knights came away with a 4-3 win over the Dallas Stars in Game 1 of the first round, and Mark Stone set the tone with the first goal of the game in his return from a lacerated spleen that he suffered on Feb. 20. He spoke on what he was feeling going […]

The Vegas Golden Knights look to win their second straight on the road as they face the Dallas Stars. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Golden Knights-Stars Game 2 prediction, pick, and how-to-watch. The Golden Knights took game one of the series, after an exciting first period of the game. […]

It is a pivotal game three as the Boston Bruins visit the Toronto Maple Leafs. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Bruins-Maple Leafs Game 3 prediction, pick, and how-to-watch. In game one of the series, the Bruins dominated. They scored on a goal rom Johnny Beecher in the first and […]

Colorado Avalanche netminder Alexandar Georgiev finished Game 1’s loss to the Winnipeg Jets with a .696 save percentage, allowing seven goals on just 23 shots in the opener of the team’s Western Conference first-round series. The Avs just needed a save — on a few occasions — and didn’t get it from the Russian in […]

It took nearly six full hockey games before the Toronto Maple Leafs led the Boston Bruins in 2023-24. But after a scintillating game-winning goal from Auston Matthews in the third period of Game 2 on Monday night, the Leafs have flipped the script and evened the best-of-7 series at a game apiece after a thrilling […]

The New York Islanders had Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs in their hands. They had a 3-0 lead over the Carolina Hurricanes midway through the second period. However, it all came crashing down in the third period. Jordan Martinook helped Carolina score five goals in the final frame to claim Game 2. The […]

The Boston Bruins have had the number of the Toronto Maple Leafs for most of the 2023-24 season. This trend continued on Saturday in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Jeremy Swayman backstopped Boston as they claimed a 5-1 win. In Game 2, though, coach Jim Montgomery went with Linus Ullmark in net. And […]

The New York Islanders had the Carolina Hurricanes right where they wanted them. Patrick Roy and his team had a 3-2 lead over Carolina in Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs with a little over two minutes remaining. However, New York simply fell apart. And Carolina skated away with a 5-3 victory in Game […]

The Carolina Hurricanes are playing Game 2 of their Stanley Cup Playoffs clash against the New York Islanders. However, they will need to finish this contest without one of their defenders. The team has announced that veteran rearguard Brett Pesce will not return to the game with a lower-body injury. It is not clear when […]

Adin Hill was a rock for the Vegas Golden Knights throughout the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs, leading the club to its inaugural championship just a year ago. But the 27-year-old will be watching from the bench for Game 1 of the team’s Western Conference first-round series against the Dallas Stars on Monday night. Logan Thompson, […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs haven’t beaten the Boston Bruins in a game of hockey in over a year, and they could have to try again without their No. 2 scorer on Monday night. William Nylander, who missed Game 1 with an undisclosed injury, was on the ice for morning skate but stayed out with the […]

The Winnipeg Jets and Colorado Avalanche treated the 15,225 in attendance at Canada Life Centre to an abs0lute shooting gallery in Game 1 of their Western Conference first-round series on Sunday night. And much to the delight of the fans in Manitoba, it was the home team that came out on top after a shooter’s […]

The Vancouver Cancuks look for a 2-0 lead in the series as they host the Nashville Predators. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Predators-Canucks Game 2 prediction, pick, and how-to-watch. After a slow start to the game, the Predators got on the board with a goal from Jason Zucker at […]

Is there a better playoff matchup than the Battle of Florida? Game 1 between the Tampa Bay Lightning and Florida Panthers was another electric chapter between the two rivals, with an absolutely ridiculous 109 hits combined between the two clubs. Although it was the Cats that come out on top of the Bolts 3-2 on […]

The Florida Panthers look for a 2-0 lead in the series as they host the Tampa Bay Lightning. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Lightning-Panthers Game 2 prediction, pick, and how-to-watch. Game one of the series saw the Panthers strike first. Same Reinhart scored just 6:17 into the game to […]

The New York Rangers look for a 2-0 lead in the series as they host the Washington Capitals. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Capitals-Rangers Game 2 prediction, pick, and how-to-watch. In game one of the series, the two teams played to a scoreless tie in the first period. In […]

The Vancouver Canucks earned their first home playoff win since 2015 on Sunday night, sending the raucous 18,967 in attendance at Rogers Arena home happy after a 4-2 victory over the Nashville Predators in Game 1 of their Western Conference first-round series. The Nucks found themselves down 2-1 entering the third period, but managed two […]

The Dallas Stars believe they are ready for a deep run in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. However, they need to get through a familiar foe if they want to accomplish that. Pete DeBoer and his team are in for another postseason clash with the Vegas Golden Knights beginning on Monday night. The two teams have […]

Some segments of the NHL fan base are feeling a sense of déjà vu as the Stanley Cup Playoffs kick off, with familiar matchups dominating the Round 1 landscape. The Los Angeles Kings and Edmonton Oilers are set to clash for the third consecutive year, while the Carolina Hurricanes and New York Islanders renew their […]

Much has been said about the Washington Capitals and their entry into the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Washington was one of the worst offensive teams in the league during the regular season. Franchise icon Alex Ovechkin even had a down year, at least in the first half. They were riding high on their playoff qualification, though. […]

The Colorado Avalanche are almost certainly unhappy with their opening game performance in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Colorado fell to the Winnipeg Jets in Game 1 on Sunday night. Many have taken aim at goaltender Alex Georigev for his poor performance in the first contest. After the game, head coach Jared Bednar stated the obvious. […]

The Colorado Avalanche are hoping to win the Stanley Cup once again in 2024. However, if Sunday night was any indication, big changes are needed to accomplish that goal. Colorado lost a slobberknocker with the Winnipeg Jets 7-6 on Sunday night after a rather horrific performance from goalie Alex Georgiev. Georgiev allowed seven goals on […]

The Tampa Bay Lightning are looking to avenge their first-round exit from last season. However, their redemption tour in the Stanley Cup Playoffs did not receive a positive start. Tampa Bay fell to their intrastate rival Florida Panthers in Game 1 on Sunday evening by the score of 3-2. After the game, head coach Jon […]

The New York Islanders take on the Carolina Hurricanes in game two of their playoff series. Below we will continue our NHL odds series with a Islanders-Hurricanes prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. The Islanders dropped the first game of this series on Saturday night. New York […]

The Los Angeles Kings take on the Edmonton Oilers as the Stanley Cup Playoffs begin! Below we will continue our NHL odds series with a Kings-Oilers prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. The Kings made the playoffs as the third seed in the Pacific division. They finished […]

Jeremy Swayman was excellent in the Boston Bruins’ 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs opener, turning aside 35 shots and helping his club open up a 1-0 lead on the Toronto Maple Leafs in their Eastern Conference first-round series. But despite the encouraging performance, B’s head coach Jim Montgomery still hasn’t made a decision on who will […]