Stanley Cup Playoffs Articles - Page 28

The Toronto Maple Leafs have been one of the NHL’s top regular-season teams for the last three seasons and they have put together winning records in seven straight seasons. They are an exciting, high-scoring team to watch as they are led by Auston Matthews and Mitchell Marner, and they are dangerous nearly every time they […]

The Florida Panthers will meet the Vegas Golden Knights in Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final. We are in Sin City, sharing our NHL odds series, making a Panthers-Golden Knights Game 2 prediction and pick while showing you how to watch. The Golden Knights defeated the Panthers 5-2 in Game 1 of the Stanley […]

The Dallas Stars’ playoff run ended on Monday, losing in the Western Conference Final to the Vegas Golden Knights. After getting themselves into a 3-0 hole, Dallas was able to battle back with back-to-back wins. However, a blowout loss in Game 6 ended the Stars’ shot at getting back to the Stanley Cup Final for […]

With the Stanley Cup Finals only days away, we are that much closer to finding out which player will be privileged enough to be a Conn Smythe Trophy award winner. Join us for our NHL odds series, where our Conn Smythe Trophy winner prediction and pick will be revealed. Throughout the rich history of the […]

Before all of us fall into a deep depression which is the NHL offseason, the electric conclusion of the season is right around the corner in what should be an entertaining Stanley Cup Final between the Vegas Golden Knights and the Florida Panthers. Let’s take a look at our NHL odds series, for our Stanley […]

The Dallas Stars fell short in their quest to continue their run in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Dallas lost to the Vegas Golden Knights in Game 6 on Monday in rather embarrassing fashion. Dallas lost 6-0 in a game they desperately needed to win. As a result, the Vegas Golden Knights will meet the Florida […]

The Vegas Golden Knights are off to the Stanley Cup Finals for the first time since 2018. They eliminated the Dallas Stars on Monday night, but Dallas wasn’t the only team on their mind. After the game, the Golden Knights took aim at the San Jose Sharks on social media. The Sharks had openly jumped […]

The Dallas Stars are out of the Stanley Cup Playoffs after losing Game 6 against the Vegas Golden Knights. Their performance in that Game 6, to put it lightly, was absolutely embarrassing. The Stars entered Game 6 with a chance to force a Game 7 in the Western Conference Finals. However, two goals from William […]

William Karlsson and the Vegas Golden Knights started Game 6 of their 2023 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs Western Conference Finals like a house on fire against the Dallas Stars. The Golden Knights zoomed to a 3-0 lead right in the opening period of Monday night’s contest, with Karlsson scoring the second goal. With William Karlsson […]

The Florida Panthers haven’t played a hockey game since dispatching the Carolina Hurricanes in Game 4 of the East Final to complete the sweep on May 25 — and the team is in full rest and recovery mode ahead of the Stanley Cup Final. “We just have a plan now of what we’re going to […]

Jamie Benn was the first player on the ice for the Dallas Stars at the morning skate on Monday, and made it clear that he was willing his team to victory in Games 4 and 5 against the Vegas Golden Knights as he served out his two-game suspension. “I was praying we were going to […]

The Dallas Stars are two wins away from making history against the Vegas Golden Knights in the 2023 Western Conference Final, but the team knows there is still a long way to go between them and the Stanley Cup Final. “We put ourselves in a really tough spot, and to get to this point right […]

Vegas Golden Knights head coach Bruce Cassidy was not at all happy with how much his team turned the puck over in Game 5 against the Dallas Stars — and he roasted the Arizona Coyotes out of left field during his post-game press conference. “To me, the [biggest indicator of our lack of] desperation was […]

The Vegas Golden Knights will attempt to seal a ticket to the Stanley Cup as they face the Dallas Stars in Game 6 of the Western Conference Finals. We are in Dallas, sharing our NHL odds series, making a Golden Knights-Stars prediction and pick while showing you how to watch. The Stars were dead in […]

The Boston Celtics aren’t the only team trying to pull off a miracle comeback from down 3-0 in a conference final series. The Dallas Stars are also having a go at it, and they’re now halfway to their comeback thanks to a 4-2 Game 5 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights on Saturday night. Ty […]

The Florida Panthers were the last team in the Eastern Conference to advance to the Stanley Cup Playoffs, and just over a week before, Keith Tkachuk went on a rant blasting the same team that will play in the Stanley Cup Final next week. On Mar. 29, Tkachuk made an appearance on TSN 1050 in […]

Only four teams in National Hockey League history have overcome an 0-3 series hole in the Stanley Cup Playoffs and emerged victorious — and that’s exactly what the Dallas Stars believe they can do against the Vegas Golden Knights in the 2023 Western Conference Final. Joe Pavelski was on the wrong end of the last […]

The Vegas Golden Knights are looking to avoid being the first team since 2014 to blow a 3-0 lead in a Stanley Cup Playoffs series against the Dallas Stars — and defenseman Alec Martinez knows all about being on the other side of it. Martinez’s Los Angeles Kings overcame a 3-0 deficit in the first […]

Florida Panthers star Sam Bennett made waves on social media on Wednesday for a huge hit he delivered to Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Jaccob Slavin in Game 4. Thankfully, Slavin is okay, and the hit was considered clean. In the moment, however, it was a bit scary. Bennett’s hit clearly shook Slavin, who did not return […]

It’s hard to picture Vegas Golden Knights star Jonathan Marchessault on any other team than the one he plays for now — but prior to the 2017 Expansion Draft, he was a member of the team he is now very likely to see in the Stanley Cup Final next week. The Florida Panthers exposed Marchessault […]

The Vegas Golden Knights were unable to complete the sweep of the Dallas Stars in Game 4, losing 3-2 in overtime and guaranteeing a Game 5 back at T-Mobile Arena on Saturday night. The team was not happy with the overall effort afterwards. “I thought they were way better today,” Golden Knights forward Jonathan Marchessault […]

Joe Pavelski has been leading by example all postseason long for the Dallas Stars, and he kept them alive with a rocket of an overtime goal against the Vegas Golden Knights in Game 4 of the Western Conference Final on Thursday night. The Stars won their second straight elimination game after defeating the Seattle Kraken […]

The Miami Heat and Florida Panthers are making South Florida a great place to be for sports fans, and Heat coach Erik Spoelstra gave the Cats their due after the team advanced to the Stanley Cup Final for the first time since 1996 on Wednesday night. “It’s unbelievable,” Spoelstra said, according to the Miami Herald’s […]

On Wednesday night, the Florida Panthers defeated the Carolina Hurricanes to complete a four-game sweep in the Eastern Conference Final. All of the attention is on the Panthers and their remarkable run to the Stanley Cup Final, and rightfully so. That said, it’s also important to consider the Hurricanes’ side of this outcome. If one […]

The Carolina Hurricanes entered the Eastern Conference Final with confidence that they could advance to their first Stanley Cup Final since 2006 — instead, they were swept by the Florida Panthers, losing 4-3 on Wednesday night at FLA Live Arena and 4-0 in the series. The Hurricanes have now lost 12 straight Eastern Conference Final […]

We are nearly a month removed from the Boston Bruins crushing Game 7 defeat at the hands of the Florida Panthers in the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, and it’s safe to say that the loss still stings pretty badly. After their historic regular season campaign, the Bruins coughed up a 3-1 lead […]

Jake Oettinger has been the backbone of the Dallas Stars all season, but he’s struggled mightily in the Western Conference Final, conceding 6.97 goals above expected against the Vegas Golden Knights as his team stands on the brink of elimination heading into Game 4. Still, Stars coach Peter DeBoer made it clear that they’ll go […]

Sports have a funny way of making bringing the most raw emotions out of the toughest people. The Florida Panthers did that on Wednesday night, advancing to the Stanley Cup Finals for the first time since 1996. The Panthers did not win the Stanley Cup in 1996. In their first season after relocating from Quebec […]

Carolina Hurricanes captain Jordan Staal got emotional as he addressed the media following their heartbreaking loss to the Florida Panthers in the Eastern Conference Finals. The sadness in Staal’s eyes was obvious as he tried to make sense of the painful sweeping loss that the Panthers just handed them, telling reporters that it certainly didn’t […]

The Florida Panthers advanced to the Stanley Cup Finals on Wednesday night. And who else besides superstar Matthew Tkachuk to play hero for the team once again? Tkachuk scored two goals on Wednesday to sink the Carolina Hurricanes in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Finals. His second goal was the biggest, as it won […]

Florida Panthers superstar Matthew Tkachuk couldn’t care less about the superstitions when it comes to touching the Eastern Conference Finals trophy. He’ll touch and hug it no matter what other people say. For those following the NHL faithfully, it’s pretty well known how a lot of players avoid touching the Conference Finals trophies after winning […]

The Carolina Hurricanes are out of the Stanley Cup Playoffs after being swept by the Florida Panthers. With this loss, the Hurricanes continue to live with a curse plaguing them in the Eastern Conference Finals. The Hurricanes have now lost 12 straight games in the Eastern Conference Finals dating back to 2006. Carolina won the […]

Matthew Tkachuk’s clutch goal to send the Florida Panthers to the Stanley Cup Final was simply insane. Not only did it come at such a crucial time for Florida, but it also made history with how late Tkachuk scored it. That kind of goal is what really makes sports heroes. Tkachuk scored his last-gasp game-winner […]

The Florida Panthers are headed to the Stanley Cup Finals for the first time since 1996. And in the process, they took themselves out of some unwanted company. The Panthers completed a sweep of the Carolina Hurricanes on Wednesday night to win the Eastern Conference Finals. This marks the first time the Panthers have ever […]

The Florida Panthers are one win away from the Stanley Cup Finals. And the Carolina Hurricanes are pulling out all the stops to extend this series. Even if “all the stops” lands a bit below the belt. The first period of Game 4 ended with the Panthers holding a 2-1 lead. A scrum between the […]

Matthew Tkachuk and the Florida Panthers are on the verge of clinching a berth in the 2023 Stanley Cup Finals after winning each of the first three games of the 2023 NHL Eastern Conference Finals series against the Carolina Hurricanes. The Panthers can get the job done as soon as Wednesday night with a Game […]

Florida Panthers star Anthony Duclair didn’t waste any time getting the team on the scoreboard in Game 4 of the NHL Eastern Conference Finals against the Carolina Hurricanes, as he quickly found the back of the net in less than a minute. To be more specific, Duclair needed just 41 seconds (FORTY-ONE!) to break the […]

The Carolina Hurricanes are in desperation mode in the 2023 NHL Stanley Cup Eastern Conference Finals against the Florida Panthers, as they are just a loss away from getting completely upset by Matthew Tkachuk and company. However, Game 4 of the series did not get off to a favorable start for the Hurricanes, with the […]

Dallas Stars captain Jamie Benn is paying the price for his dirty hit on Vegas Golden Knights star Mark Stone during Game 3 on Tuesday night. Per NHL Player Safety, the veteran has been suspended for two games for the cross-checking penalty. In all honesty, this suspension feels warranted. After Benn took down Stone, he […]