Stanley Cup Playoffs Articles - Page 34

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 […]

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 […]

Rick Bowness absolutely ripped into his team after an embarrassing performance in Game 5 against the Vegas Golden Knights ended the Winnipeg Jets’ season — and a few of his players were not happy with the comments. “I thought Bones had an opportunity to address us as a team. He could’ve been honest with us, […]

The Seattle Kraken and the Colorado Avalanche will battle in an epic Game 7 showdown in the first-round series. We are in Colorado, sharing our NHL odds series, making a Kraken-Avalanche Game 7 prediction and pick while showing you how to watch. The Avalanche defeated the Kraken 4-1 in Game 6 to force an epic […]

The Boston Bruins put together a historic regular season campaign during the 2022-23 regular season, but unfortunately, none of that matters anymore. After an ugly 7-5 loss in Game 6, the Bruins will be forced to return to Boston for Game 7 against the Florida Panthers with their season now on the line. After all […]

The Florida Panthers will meet the Boston Bruins in Game 7 of the first-round series, with the winner advancing to the second round. We are in Beantown, sharing our NHL odds series, making a Panthers-Bruins Game 7 prediction and pick while showing you how to watch. The Panthers defeated the Bruins 7-5 in Game 6 […]

The Boston Bruins are on the brink of elimination after their Game 6 loss in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. And there could be major changes ahead of Game 7 against the Florida Panthers. One of the biggest roster decisions head coach Jim Montgomery faces is goaltender Linus Ullmark. Ullmark is far and away the favorite […]

The Florida Panthers are one win away from completing the upset of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. They can knock out the Boston Bruins on Sunday after their historic 2022-23 NHL season. Florida won Game 6 on Friday by a score of 7-4. This sets up the decisive winner take all Game 7 in Boston. Both […]

The Boston Bruins completed one of the greatest regular season campaigns in NHL history. On Sunday, however, all of that history could be for naught with one more loss. The Bruins lost Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs against the Florida Panthers on Friday. The two teams will now play a winner take all […]

The Colorado Avalanche find themselves in a do-or-die Game 6 on Friday night in a series they were heavily favored to win against the Seattle Kraken — and they remain without Valeri Nichushkin, who has been away from the team since an altercation with a woman in a  Seattle hotel room over the weekend. More […]

The Boston Bruins have another opportunity to close out the Florida Panthers at FLA Live Arena in Game 6 on Friday night, and they could get a huge boost as David Krejci will be a game-time decision for the contest. “David Krejci plans to take warmups,” wrote The Athletic’s Fluto Shinzawa on Friday. Krejci also […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs could not close out the series against the Tampa Bay Lightning in game five. Now they head to Tampa to attempt to do it in game six. It’s time to continue our NHL odds series, with a Maple Leafs- Lightning game six prediction, pick, and how to watch. Andrei Vasilevskiy put […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs were unable to advance to their first Eastern Conference semifinal since 2004 on Thursday night, losing on home ice to the Tampa Bay Lightning and setting up a Game 6 back in Florida on Saturday — and coach Sheldon Keefe was not happy with his team’s defensive effort. Justin Holl has […]

On paper, the Minnesota Wild and Dallas Stars series is probably the tightest matchup of any in the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs — but if the Wild want to force a deciding Game 7, they’re going to need more from Kirill Kaprizov. The Russian superstar hasn’t found the scoresheet since scoring in […]

A week ago, the New York Rangers were up 2-0 on the New Jersey Devils and seemed to be cruising towards the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. On Friday, they find themselves down 3-2 in the series with a do-or-die Game 6 on tap for Saturday night at Madison Square Garden. If you’re […]

The Carolina Hurricanes are one of four teams that can book their ticket to the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs with a win on Friday night — and coach Rod Brind’Amour is considering replacing Antti Raanta with Frederik Andersen against the New York Islanders. “Earlier there was no chance and now he’s definitely […]

The Edmonton Oilers will attempt to end the season for the Los Angeles Kings as the two teams meet for Game 6 of the first-round series. We are at Crypto, sharing our NHL odds series, making an Oilers-Kings Game 6 prediction and pick while showing you how to watch. The Oilers defeated the Kings 6-3 […]

The Winnipeg Jets looked to be in solid shape after stealing Game 1 against the Golden Knights in Las Vegas — but it all went downhill after that as Rick Bowness’ team lost four straight and became the first team eliminated from the Stanley Cup Playoffs in 2023. Bowness had no patience for his team […]

The New Jersey Devils will attempt to close out the first-round series as they meet the New York Rangers for Game 6. We are at Madison Square Garden, sharing our NHL odds series, making a Devils-Rangers Game 6 prediction and pick while showing you how to watch. The Devils shut out the Rangers 4-0 in […]

The Vegas Golden Knights became the first NHL team to advance to the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs after a convincing 4-1 win in Game 5 to send the Winnipeg Jets home — and the team has aspirations to go all the way in 2023. “I think it was our best, or closest […]

After reaching the Stanley Cup Final for three consecutive years and winning two titles, elimination games are not something the Tampa Bay Lightning have gotten too familiar with — unless it’s talking about the other team. But after blowing two home leads in Games 3 and 4, Jon Cooper’s team finds themselves down 3-1 to […]

The Boston Bruins fell in overtime to the Florida Panthers for the second time this series.  They hit the road to Florida with a chance to close out the Panthers in game six. We continue our NHL odds series, with a Bruins-Panthers Game six prediction, pick, and how to watch. It was a Linus Ullmark […]

The Winnipeg Jets are on the verge of losing in the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the third time in the last five seasons, but they could have one of their best players back in Nikolaj Ehlers for a do-or-die Game 5 in Las Vegas against the Golden Knights on Thursday. Ehlers […]

The Carolina Hurricanes will make a second attempt to win the series, as the New York Islanders attempt to force game seven. It’s time to continue our NHL odds series with a Hurricanes-Islanders game six prediction, pick, and how to watch. In game five, the Islanders took a 1-0 lead in the first period, and […]

The Dallas Stars are one win away from advancing to the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs on Friday night — and they could have a crucial piece of their team back as Joe Pavelski is a game-time decision for the contest. Pavelski hasn’t played since getting absolutely destroyed by Minnesota Wild defenseman Matt […]

The defending Stanley Cup champion Colorado Avalanche will attempt to stay alive as they face the Seattle Kraken in Game 6 of the first-round series. We’re in Seattle, sharing our NHL odds series, making an Avalanche-Kraken Game 6 prediction and pick while showing you how to watch. The Kraken defeated the Avalanche 3-2 at Ball […]

The Boston Bruins never had a stranglehold in Game 5 like they had during Games 3 & 4 of their first-round playoff series against the Florida Panthers, but for much of the night, it was clear they were the team playing better hockey. Yet when the final buzzer sounded, it was the Panthers that managed […]

Jared Bednar knows what it feels like to be at the highest peak of being a head coach in the NHL. After all, he steered the Colorado Avalanche to a Stanley Cup title in the 2021-22 season. This time, though, he and the Avs are on the brink of elimination right in the very first […]

The Colorado Avalanche are the defending Stanley Cup champions. However, their title defense could end prematurely at the hands of the Seattle Kraken on Friday. Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs ended with Colorado on the losing end of a 3-2 score. And as with many other games this postseason, the Avalanche’s loss comes […]

The Florida Panthers saved their season on Wednesday with a big win against the Boston Bruins in Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Bruins fans were certainly stunned, but the Panthers knew they had a great chance of winning. Panthers forward Sam Bennett spoke to the media following the Game 5 victory. He pulled […]

The Florida Panthers came into Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs against the Boston Bruins needing a win to save their season. Florida got their win, with a play by goalie Sergei Bobrovsky literally saving their season. With seven seconds left in the third period, a faceoff occurred in the Panthers’ offensive zone. The […]

The Florida Panthers were thought by many as nothing more than sacrificial lambs for the Boston Bruins in the first round of the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs. But that’s not how things are unfolding the series, with the Panthers lasting for at least six games against the Presidents’ Trophy-winning Bruins following a series-extending 4-3 overtime […]

Boston Bruins goaltender Linus Ullmark certainly wants to forget how Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs against the Florida Panthers ended. And it seems he is taking a page from the playbook of popular TV show Ted Lasso to do so. The Bruins lost on Wednesday after Ullmark attempted to clear the puck from […]

The Boston Bruins had a chance to advance to the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs on Wednesday. However, the Florida Panthers had other plans for Game 5. The Panthers defeated the Bruins in overtime to force a Game 6 back in South Florida. Boston lost the game on a brutal turnover from star […]