Stanley Cup Playoffs Articles - Page 32

Just over a week ago, Aleksander Barkov and the Florida Panthers were down 3-1 to the Boston Bruins and staring down a do-or-die Game 5 against the best regular season team in the history of the National Hockey League. Fast forward to Friday and the Panthers are up 2-0 on the Toronto Maple Leafs in […]

Florida Panthers forward Sam Bennett was out for blood in Thursday night’s Game 2 against the Toronto Maple Leafs, but after multiple borderline dirty plays on Matthew Knies and Michael Bunting, the agitator avoided a suspension from the NHL’s Department of Player Safety. Bennett was not disciplined for injuring Knies in the first period on […]

The Edmonton Oilers will attempt to snag a split as they face the Vegas Golden Knights in Game 2 of the Second-Round series. We’re in Sin City, sharing our NHL odds series, making an Oilers-Golden Knights Game 2 prediction and pick while showing you how to watch. The Golden Knights defeated the Oilers 6-4 in […]

Joe Pavelski has been putting the Dallas Stars on his back in the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs — and he made even more history in the process on Thursday night. After scoring four goals in Game 1’s loss to the Seattle Kraken earlier this week, Pavelski scored his fifth goal of the […]

Coach Sheldon Keefe’s Toronto Maple Leafs began their series with the Florida Panthers at Scotiabank Arena with designs on jumping out to a commanding lead, but now find themselves down 2-0 heading to South Florida after a shocking Game 2 loss. After the team’s first playoff series win in 19 years against the Tampa Bay […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs have their backs against the wall. They are now trailing the Florida Panthers in their second-round series, 2-0, following a devastating 3-2 loss in Game 2 on Thursday night at home. Despite the unenviable situation of the Maple Leafs at the moment, Toronto center Ryan O’Reilly isn’t sweating a lot. “It’s […]

The Florida Panthers have had plenty of memorable moments over the course of their 30 years as an NHL franchise. Record-setting Left winger Matthew Tkachuck added another one to the highlight reel on Thursday night, assisting on Gustav Forsling’s early second period goal to give Florida a 3-2 lead on the road against the Toronto […]

Florida Panthers have established an imposing 2-0 series lead in the second round versus the Toronto Maple Leafs, thanks in large part to the outstanding netminding of Sergei Bobrovsky thus far. In Game 2, Bobrovsky stepped up big time once again, as he turned things around following a slow start. Bobrovsky surrendered two goals in […]

Matthew Tkachuk and the Florida Panthers don’t have a single quit in them. They showed that again when they overcame a 0-2 deficit in Game 2 of their series against the Toronto Maple Leafs on the road Thursday night to score a 3-2 victory. In one of the most crucial moments in the contest, Matthew […]

Erv and Dani Di Giusto have taken cheering against the Toronto Maple Leafs to an entirely different level, and the pair has gone viral for wearing various opposing NHL team jerseys to Scotiabank Arena. The father and daughter duo are Montreal Canadiens fans who live in Toronto and own Maple Leafs season tickets, according to […]

Matt Boldy had a breakout campaign for the Minnesota Wild in 2022-23, but after struggling mightily in the Stanley Cup Playoffs, general manager Bill Guerin did not take it easy on the youngster. “In talking to a guy like Boldy, his style of play in the playoffs doesn’t…he’s got to change certain things in his […]

When Patrick Kane and Vladimir Tarasenko were traded to the New York Rangers, both expected that the star-studded team would be making a deep playoff run in 2022-23. But after that was derailed by a Game 7 loss to the New Jersey Devils in the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, neither player knows […]

The Las Vegas Golden Knights spoiled a four-goal performance from Leon Draisaitl en route to a 6-4 win over the Edmonton Oilers in Game 1 of their second-round Stanley Cup Playoff series on Wednesday night — and forward William Karlsson is confident they are the better team. “If we have a chance to dictate, we’re […]

The Carolina Hurricanes will attempt to go up 2-0 as they host the New Jersey Devils in Game 2 of the Second-Round Series. We’re in Raleigh sharing our NHL odds series, making a Devils-Hurricanes Game 2 prediction and pick while showing you how to watch. The Hurricanes steamrolled the Devils 5-1 in Game 1 to […]

No goaltender has played more hockey in the last four seasons than Tampa Bay Lightning superstar netminder Andrei Vasilevskiy — and after losing to the Toronto Maple Leafs in the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, the Russian got real about the toll it has taken on him. “The first 30-35 games I felt […]

The Edmonton Oilers fell in Game 1 of the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs on Wednesday night. Despite a four-goal performance from Leon Draisaitl, the Vegas Golden Knights skated away with a 6-4 victory. Wednesday’s loss marked the seventh straight Game 1 loss the Oilers have suffered. And it capped off a rather […]

The Edmonton Oilers got all they could ask for from star forward Leon Draisatil and then some on Wednesday night. Unfortunately for them, they wasted the effort. Edmonton lost to the Vegas Golden Knights in Game 1 of the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Draisaitl scored all four of Edmonton’s goals on Wednesday. […]

Another day, another wasted monster individual effort in the 2023 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs. On Tuesday, Joe Pavelski became the oldest player ever to score four goals in a playoff game in the NHL, albeit in a 5-4 overtime loss at home to the Seattle Kraken. Well, that was also the case Wednesday for the […]

The Carolina Hurricanes worried about being a bit rusty heading into Game 1 of their Stanley Cup Playoffs matchup against the New Jersey Devils. However, by the end of the night, those concerns were put to bed. The Hurricanes dominated the Devils, cruising to a 5-1 victory on Wednesday night. Carolina even chased standout rookie […]

The second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs is officially underway. However, it seems someone forgot to inform the New Jersey Devils of this development if their Game 1 performance against the Carolina Hurricanes is any indication. The Hurricanes dominated the Devils, emerging victorious by a score of 5-1 on Wednesday night. Carolina takes a […]

Weeks after concluding the best regular season in NHL history, the Boston Bruins have packed up their lockers and are done with their historic season, far sooner than they could have imagined. Three days since their Game 7 loss to the Florida Panthers, who overcame a 3-1 deficit in the series, the Bruins sent a […]

The Vegas Golden Knights and Edmonton Oilers open their second-round series on Wednesday night. Despite dropping their first game of the playoffs, Vegas rallied to win four straight games on route to eliminating the Winnipeg Jets in the first round. Meanwhile, the Oilers are coming off an entertaining series against the Los Angeles Kings, where […]

The Seattle Kraken face off with the Dallas Stars in game two of the second round in the Stanley Cup playoffs. This game will continue our Stanley Cup playoff odds series as we hand out a Kraken-Stars prediction and pick while letting you know how to watch. Game one was action packed. The Stars scored […]

The Florida Panthers just took game one on the road from the Toronto Maple Leafs. It’s time to continue our NHL playoff odds series with a game two prediction, pick, and how to watch. The Panthers kept the good times rolling in game one of the series. After being down 3-1 in their series with […]

The New Jersey Devils will take on the Carolina Hurricanes in the second round of the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs, with the series beginning on Wednesday night. These playoffs have been a thrill ride so far, and with this series looking to be the most evenly matched of the second round, it doesn’t seem like […]

Joe Pavelski lit up the lamp not just once, twice, or thrice in Game 1 of the Dallas Stars’ second-round series against the Seattle Kraken Tuesday night. The Stars’ veteran forward went off for four goals in the series opener, albeit in a 5-4 overtime loss for Dallas. Nevertheless, Joe Pavelski’s performance put his name […]

It is game one of the Western Conference semi-finals as the Edmonton Oilers face off against the Vegas Golden Knights. It’s time to continue our NHL odds series with a game one Oilers-Golden Knights prediction pick, and how to watch. For the Oilers, they finished the regular season just two points behind Vegas for the […]

Matthew Tkachuk and the Florida Panthers are still alive in the 2023 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs, and if they are to pull off another shocker in the second round following their stunning upset of the Boston Bruins, their star forward will have to sustain his high level of play this season. Well, it does look […]

It is game one of the Eastern Conference semi-finals as the New Jersey Devils face off against the Carolina Hurricanes. It’s time to continue our NHL odds series with a game one Devils-Hurricanes prediction pick, and how to watch. For the Devils, it took seven games to dispatch the Rangers. After being down two games […]

It’s going to take some time for the pain to completely subside for the Boston Bruins following their meltdown in the first round of the 2023 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs against the Florida Panthers. Bruins forward David Pastrnak perfectly encapsulates the feeling of losing the way they did to the Panthers in just three words. […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs will host Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Semifinal series against the Florida Panthers Tuesday night. The NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs have been thrilling thus far and there is no reason to expect that to change in this series. The Maple Leafs have finally won a playoff series for the first […]

The Florida Panthers defeated the undisputed best team in the National Hockey League in the first round of the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs — and according to superstar Matthew Tkachuk, they’ll now play the next best. “I guess the prize for knocking off the best team in the league is getting the second-best team in […]

The first-round of the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs was as unpredictable and chaotic as any in recent memory, with the NHL’s best ever regular season team and defending Stanley Cup champion both losing in the first round — and it was also the round of the road warrior. Visiting teams went 31-19 in the first […]

Cale Makar was the single best player in the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs, winning the Conn Smythe trophy as postseason MVP and leading the Colorado Avalanche to their first championship since 2001. He scored 29 points in 20 games to help the Avs clinch the Stanley Cup and proved he’s the best defenseman on the […]

The Florida Panthers really don’t want any Toronto Maple Leafs fans at FLA Live Arena in their second-round Stanley Cup Playoff series. The Panthers are restricting ticket sales for home games to residents of the United States in order to prevent the arena from being overrun by Leafs fans, according to Reuters. “The Maple Leafs […]

The Minnesota Wild were dealing with various injuries in their first-round Stanley Cup Playoff series against the Dallas Stars — most notably was Joel Eriksson Ek, who tried to play through a broken leg in Game 3. Although Eriksson Ek played only one shift in the the contest, he suited up with a fractured fibula […]

For the first time since 2019, the Tampa Bay Lightning will not be representing the Eastern Conference in the Stanley Cup Final — but captain Steven Stamkos still wants to retire in the city where he’s spent his entire career. “In my eyes, this is the only jersey I ever want to wear in my […]

It was another disappointing season for Marc-Andre Fleury and the Minnesota Wild, a team that showed flashes of elite play throughout the season but were unable to recapture that in the Stanley Cup Playoffs, bowing out in six games to the Dallas Stars. Fleury confirmed he will return for his 20th NHL season in 2023-24 […]

The New York Rangers failed to score a single goal against the New Jersey Devils in Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. And as a result, they are going home while their Hudson River rivals move on. The Devils won 4-0 on Monday night after another insane performance from rookie goaltender Akira Schmid. It […]